@aztec/p2p 0.0.1-commit.c2eed6949 → 0.0.1-commit.c52d6e7

package/src/msg_validators/attestation_validator/fisherman_attestation_validator.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import type { EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
-import { type CheckpointAttestation, PeerErrorSeverity, type ValidationResult } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import {
+  type CheckpointAttestation,
+  type CoordinationSignatureContext,
+  PeerErrorSeverity,
+  type ValidationResult,
+} from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import type { ConsensusTimetable } from '@aztec/stdlib/timetable';
 import { Attributes, Metrics, type TelemetryClient, createUpDownCounterWithDefault } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 
 import type { AttestationPoolApi } from '../../mem_pools/attestation_pool/attestation_pool.js';
@@ -18,10 +24,15 @@ export class FishermanAttestationValidator extends CheckpointAttestationValidato
 
   constructor(
     epochCache: EpochCacheInterface,
+    timetable: ConsensusTimetable,
     private attestationPool: AttestationPoolApi,
     telemetryClient: TelemetryClient,
+    opts: {
+      signatureContext: CoordinationSignatureContext;
+      clockDisparityMs: number;
+    },
   ) {
-    super(epochCache);
+    super(epochCache, timetable, opts);
     this.logger = this.logger.createChild('[FISHERMAN]');
 
     const meter = telemetryClient.getMeter('FishermanAttestationValidator');
@@ -54,8 +65,7 @@ export class FishermanAttestationValidator extends CheckpointAttestationValidato
       return { result: 'accept' };
     }
 
-    const proposalId = message.archive.toString();
-    const proposal = await this.attestationPool.getCheckpointProposal(proposalId);
+    const proposal = await this.attestationPool.getCheckpointProposal(message.payload.header.slotNumber);
 
     if (proposal) {
       // Compare the attestation payload with the proposal payload
@@ -84,9 +94,7 @@ export class FishermanAttestationValidator extends CheckpointAttestationValidato
       }
     } else {
       // We might receive attestations before proposals in some cases
-      this.logger.debug(
-        `Received attestation for slot ${slotNumberBigInt} but proposal not found yet. ` + `Proposal ID: ${proposalId}`,
-      );
+      this.logger.debug(`Received attestation for slot ${slotNumberBigInt} but proposal not found yet.`);
     }
 
     return { result: 'accept' };

package/src/msg_validators/proposal_validator/README.md

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Only runs on validator nodes. Non-validator nodes use a default handler that tri
 
 **Escape hatch**: during escape hatch periods (`isEscapeHatchOpenAtSlot`), re-execution and slashing are both disabled, and the proposal is rejected locally.
 
-**Conditional re-execution**: rules 22-24 only run when at least one condition is true: `fishermanMode` enabled, `slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty > 0` with `validatorReexecute`, committee membership with `validatorReexecute`, `alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals`, or `blobClient.canUpload()`.
+**Conditional re-execution**: rules 22-24 only run when at least one condition is true: `fishermanMode` enabled, `slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty > 0`, committee membership, `alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals`, or `blobClient.canUpload()`.
 
 **Slashing**: only `state_mismatch` and `failed_txs` trigger on-chain slashing (`OffenseType.BROADCASTED_INVALID_BLOCK_PROPOSAL`, gated by `slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty > 0`). Unknown errors during re-execution do NOT slash.
 

package/src/msg_validators/proposal_validator/block_proposal_validator.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 import type { EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
-import type { BlockProposal, P2PValidator, ValidationResult } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import type { BlockProposal, CoordinationSignatureContext, P2PValidator, ValidationResult } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import type { ConsensusTimetable } from '@aztec/stdlib/timetable';
 
 import { ProposalValidator } from '../proposal_validator/proposal_validator.js';
 
 export class BlockProposalValidator implements P2PValidator<BlockProposal> {
   private proposalValidator: ProposalValidator;
 
-  constructor(epochCache: EpochCacheInterface, opts: { txsPermitted: boolean; maxTxsPerBlock?: number }) {
-    this.proposalValidator = new ProposalValidator(epochCache, opts, 'p2p:block_proposal_validator');
+  constructor(
+    epochCache: EpochCacheInterface,
+    timetable: ConsensusTimetable,
+    opts: {
+      txsPermitted: boolean;
+      maxTxsPerBlock?: number;
+      maxBlocksPerCheckpoint?: number;
+      skipSlotValidation?: boolean;
+      signatureContext: CoordinationSignatureContext;
+      clockDisparityMs: number;
+    },
+  ) {
+    this.proposalValidator = new ProposalValidator(epochCache, timetable, opts, 'p2p:block_proposal_validator');
   }
 
   async validate(proposal: BlockProposal): Promise<ValidationResult> {

package/src/msg_validators/proposal_validator/checkpoint_proposal_validator.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,30 @@
 import type { EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
-import type { CheckpointProposal, P2PValidator, ValidationResult } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import type {
+  CheckpointProposal,
+  CoordinationSignatureContext,
+  P2PValidator,
+  ValidationResult,
+} from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import type { ConsensusTimetable } from '@aztec/stdlib/timetable';
 
 import { ProposalValidator } from '../proposal_validator/proposal_validator.js';
 
 export class CheckpointProposalValidator implements P2PValidator<CheckpointProposal> {
   private proposalValidator: ProposalValidator;
 
-  constructor(epochCache: EpochCacheInterface, opts: { txsPermitted: boolean; maxTxsPerBlock?: number }) {
-    this.proposalValidator = new ProposalValidator(epochCache, opts, 'p2p:checkpoint_proposal_validator');
+  constructor(
+    epochCache: EpochCacheInterface,
+    timetable: ConsensusTimetable,
+    opts: {
+      txsPermitted: boolean;
+      maxTxsPerBlock?: number;
+      maxBlocksPerCheckpoint?: number;
+      skipSlotValidation?: boolean;
+      signatureContext: CoordinationSignatureContext;
+      clockDisparityMs: number;
+    },
+  ) {
+    this.proposalValidator = new ProposalValidator(epochCache, timetable, opts, 'p2p:checkpoint_proposal_validator');
   }
 
   async validate(proposal: CheckpointProposal): Promise<ValidationResult> {
@@ -18,6 +35,12 @@ export class CheckpointProposalValidator implements P2PValidator<CheckpointPropo
 
     const blockProposal = proposal.getBlockProposal();
     if (blockProposal) {
+      // The terminal block is carried inside the checkpoint proposal rather than gossiped as a
+      // standalone block proposal, so apply the per-checkpoint block ceiling to it here too.
+      const indexResult = this.proposalValidator.validateBlockIndexWithinCheckpoint(blockProposal);
+      if (indexResult.result !== 'accept') {
+        return indexResult;
+      }
       return this.proposalValidator.validateTxs(blockProposal);
     }
 

package/src/msg_validators/proposal_validator/proposal_validator.ts

@@ -1,48 +1,91 @@
 import type { EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
 import { NoCommitteeError } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
 import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { MAX_ATTESTABLE_BLOCKS_PER_CHECKPOINT } from '@aztec/stdlib/deserialization';
 import {
   type BlockProposal,
   type CheckpointProposalCore,
+  type CoordinationSignatureContext,
   PeerErrorSeverity,
   type ValidationResult,
+  hasValidSignatureContext,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
-
-import { isWithinClockTolerance } from '../clock_tolerance.js';
+import type { ConsensusTimetable } from '@aztec/stdlib/timetable';
 
 /** Validates header-level and tx-level fields of block and checkpoint proposals. */
 export class ProposalValidator {
   private epochCache: EpochCacheInterface;
+  private timetable: ConsensusTimetable;
   private logger: Logger;
   private txsPermitted: boolean;
   private maxTxsPerBlock?: number;
+  private skipSlotValidation: boolean;
+  private signatureContext: CoordinationSignatureContext;
+  private clockDisparityMs: number;
 
   constructor(
     epochCache: EpochCacheInterface,
-    opts: { txsPermitted: boolean; maxTxsPerBlock?: number },
+    timetable: ConsensusTimetable,
+    opts: {
+      txsPermitted: boolean;
+      maxTxsPerBlock?: number;
+      maxBlocksPerCheckpoint?: number;
+      skipSlotValidation?: boolean;
+      signatureContext: CoordinationSignatureContext;
+      clockDisparityMs: number;
+    },
     loggerName: string,
   ) {
     this.epochCache = epochCache;
+    this.timetable = timetable;
     this.txsPermitted = opts.txsPermitted;
     this.maxTxsPerBlock = opts.maxTxsPerBlock;
+    this.skipSlotValidation = opts.skipSlotValidation ?? false;
+    this.signatureContext = opts.signatureContext;
+    this.clockDisparityMs = opts.clockDisparityMs;
     this.logger = createLogger(loggerName);
   }
 
   /** Validates header-level fields: slot, signature, and proposer. */
   public async validate(proposal: BlockProposal | CheckpointProposalCore): Promise<ValidationResult> {
     try {
-      // Slot check: use target slots since proposals target pipeline slots (slot + 1 when pipelining)
-      const { targetSlot, nextSlot } = this.epochCache.getTargetAndNextSlot();
+      // Cross-chain replay check: reject proposals that carry a foreign signing domain.
+      if (!hasValidSignatureContext(proposal, this.signatureContext)) {
+        this.logger.warn(`Penalizing peer for proposal with foreign signature context`, {
+          chainId: proposal.signatureContext.chainId,
+          rollupAddress: proposal.signatureContext.rollupAddress.toString(),
+          expectedChainId: this.signatureContext.chainId,
+          expectedRollupAddress: this.signatureContext.rollupAddress.toString(),
+        });
+        return { result: 'reject', severity: PeerErrorSeverity.LowToleranceError };
+      }
 
+      // Slot check: the tight checkpoint proposal receive window (`[receiveStart - δ, target_slot_start -
+      // E - D + δ]`) is the sole acceptance gate, applied to both block and checkpoint proposals. The
+      // window itself bounds which slots are valid, so far/wrong slots fall outside it. Every block
+      // proposal for slot N is sent before the checkpoint proposal for slot N, so nothing legitimate can
+      // arrive after the checkpoint receive deadline; gating block proposals on the same window rejects
+      // late block proposals at p2p ingress. The attestation deadline remains their re-execution/
+      // validation deadline downstream, not their arrival gate.
       const slotNumber = proposal.slotNumber;
-      if (slotNumber !== targetSlot && slotNumber !== nextSlot) {
-        // Check if message is for previous slot and within clock tolerance
-        if (!isWithinClockTolerance(slotNumber, targetSlot, this.epochCache)) {
-          this.logger.warn(`Penalizing peer for invalid slot number ${slotNumber}`, { targetSlot, nextSlot });
+      if (!this.skipSlotValidation) {
+        // Proposal receive window: [checkpoint_proposal_receive_start, checkpoint_proposal_receive_deadline],
+        // widened by the configured clock-disparity tolerance on both ends.
+        const startSeconds = this.timetable.getCheckpointProposalReceiveStart(slotNumber);
+        const deadlineSeconds = this.timetable.getCheckpointProposalReceiveDeadline(slotNumber);
+        const nowMs = Number(this.epochCache.getEpochAndSlotNow().nowMs);
+        if (
+          nowMs < startSeconds * 1000 - this.clockDisparityMs ||
+          nowMs > deadlineSeconds * 1000 + this.clockDisparityMs
+        ) {
+          this.logger.warn(`Penalizing peer for invalid slot number ${slotNumber}`, {
+            slotNumber,
+            nowMs,
+            windowStartSeconds: startSeconds,
+            windowDeadlineSeconds: deadlineSeconds,
+          });
           return { result: 'reject', severity: PeerErrorSeverity.HighToleranceError };
         }
-        this.logger.verbose(`Ignoring proposal for previous slot ${slotNumber} within clock tolerance`);
-        return { result: 'ignore' };
       }
 
       // Signature validity
@@ -54,7 +97,11 @@ export class ProposalValidator {
 
       // Proposer check
       const expectedProposer = await this.epochCache.getProposerAttesterAddressInSlot(slotNumber);
-      if (expectedProposer !== undefined && !proposer.equals(expectedProposer)) {
+      if (expectedProposer === undefined) {
+        this.logger.warn(`Penalizing peer for proposal with no expected proposer for current slot ${slotNumber}`);
+        return { result: 'reject', severity: PeerErrorSeverity.HighToleranceError };
+      }
+      if (!proposer.equals(expectedProposer)) {
         this.logger.warn(`Penalizing peer for invalid proposer for current slot ${slotNumber}`, {
           expectedProposer,
           proposer: proposer.toString(),
@@ -62,6 +109,19 @@ export class ProposalValidator {
         return { result: 'reject', severity: PeerErrorSeverity.MidToleranceError };
       }
 
+      // A block proposal whose index lands at or beyond the hard attestable ceiling is structurally
+      // impossible garbage, so reject it immediately at ingress. Indices in
+      // `[maxBlocksPerCheckpoint, MAX_ATTESTABLE_BLOCKS_PER_CHECKPOINT)` are over the consensus limit
+      // but structurally valid proposer misbehavior; they pass gossip validation here so the offending
+      // proposal can be retained and re-broadcast as slashing evidence (handled downstream in the p2p
+      // service), rather than penalizing the relaying peer.
+      if ('indexWithinCheckpoint' in proposal) {
+        const indexResult = this.validateBlockIndexWithinCheckpoint(proposal);
+        if (indexResult.result !== 'accept') {
+          return indexResult;
+        }
+      }
+
       return { result: 'accept' };
     } catch (e) {
       if (e instanceof NoCommitteeError) {
@@ -71,6 +131,28 @@ export class ProposalValidator {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Rejects a block proposal whose index within its checkpoint lands at or beyond the hard attestable
+   * ceiling `MAX_ATTESTABLE_BLOCKS_PER_CHECKPOINT` (a structurally impossible index that can never be
+   * part of any checkpoint we could attest to). `indexWithinCheckpoint` is 0-based, so a ceiling of 72
+   * rejects the 73rd block.
+   *
+   * Indices in `[maxBlocksPerCheckpoint, MAX_ATTESTABLE_BLOCKS_PER_CHECKPOINT)` are over the configured
+   * consensus limit but still structurally valid: they are proposer misbehavior, not relaying-peer
+   * fault, so they are *not* rejected here. The p2p service retains and re-broadcasts the first such
+   * proposal per (slot, proposer) as slashing evidence and skips processing it. Applies to standalone
+   * block proposals and to the terminal block embedded in a checkpoint proposal.
+   */
+  public validateBlockIndexWithinCheckpoint(proposal: BlockProposal): ValidationResult {
+    if (proposal.indexWithinCheckpoint >= MAX_ATTESTABLE_BLOCKS_PER_CHECKPOINT) {
+      this.logger.warn(
+        `Penalizing peer for proposal with indexWithinCheckpoint ${proposal.indexWithinCheckpoint} >= attestable ceiling ${MAX_ATTESTABLE_BLOCKS_PER_CHECKPOINT}`,
+      );
+      return { result: 'reject', severity: PeerErrorSeverity.MidToleranceError };
+    }
+    return { result: 'accept' };
+  }
+
   /** Validates transaction-related fields of a block proposal. */
   public async validateTxs(proposal: BlockProposal): Promise<ValidationResult> {
     // Transactions permitted check

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/README.md

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ This validator is invoked on **every** transaction potentially entering the pend
 - Startup hydration — revalidating persisted non-mined txs on node restart
 
 Runs:
-- DoubleSpend, BlockHeader, GasLimits, Timestamp, AllowedSetupCalls
+- DoubleSpend, BlockHeader, GasLimits, MaxFeePerGas, Timestamp, AllowedSetupCalls
 
 Operates on `TxMetaData` (pre-built by the pool) rather than full `Tx` objects.
 
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ The `AllowedSetupCallsMetaValidator` checks a precomputed boolean flag (`TxMetaD
 | `MetadataTxValidator` | Chain ID, rollup version, protocol contracts hash, VK tree root | 4.18 us |
 | `TimestampTxValidator` | Transaction has not expired (expiration timestamp vs next slot) | 1.56 us |
 | `DoubleSpendTxValidator` | Nullifiers do not already exist in the nullifier tree | 106.08 us |
-| `GasTxValidator` | Gas limits are within bounds (delegates to `GasLimitsValidator`), max fee per gas meets current block fees, and fee payer has sufficient FeeJuice balance | 1.02 ms |
+| `GasTxValidator` | Gas limits are within bounds (delegates to `GasLimitsValidator`), max fee per gas meets current block fees (delegates to `MaxFeePerGasValidator`), and fee payer has sufficient FeeJuice balance | 1.02 ms |
 | `GasLimitsValidator` | Gas limits are >= fixed minimums and <= AVM max processable L2 gas. Used standalone in pool migration; also called internally by `GasTxValidator` | 3–10 us |
+| `MaxFeePerGasValidator` | Max fee per gas >= current block gas fees on both dimensions (DA and L2). Used standalone in pool migration; also called internally by `GasTxValidator` | 3–10 us |
 | `PhasesTxValidator` | Public function calls in setup phase are on the allow list | 10.12–13.12 us |
 | `AllowedSetupCallsMetaValidator` | Checks the precomputed `allowedSetupCalls` flag on `TxMetaData`. Used in pool migration instead of the full `PhasesTxValidator` | — |
 | `BlockHeaderTxValidator` | Transaction's anchor block hash exists in the archive tree | 98.88 us |
@@ -110,10 +111,19 @@ The `AllowedSetupCallsMetaValidator` checks a precomputed boolean flag (`TxMetaD
 | DoubleSpend | Stage 1 | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
 | Gas (balance + limits) | Stage 1 | Optional* | — | Yes | — |
 | GasLimits (standalone) | — | — | — | — | Yes |
+| MaxFeePerGas (standalone) | — | — | — | — | Yes |
 | Phases | Stage 1 | Yes | — | Yes | — |
 | AllowedSetupCalls | — | — | — | — | Yes |
 | BlockHeader | Stage 1 | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
 | Proof | Stage 2 | Optional** | Yes | — | — |
 
-\* Gas balance check is skipped when `skipFeeEnforcement` is set (testing/dev). `GasTxValidator` internally delegates to `GasLimitsValidator` as its first step, so gas limits are checked wherever `GasTxValidator` runs. Pool migration uses `GasLimitsValidator` standalone because it doesn't need the balance or fee-per-gas checks.
+\* Gas balance check is skipped when `skipFeeEnforcement` is set (testing/dev). `GasTxValidator` internally delegates to `GasLimitsValidator` and `MaxFeePerGasValidator` as its first steps, so gas limits and fee-per-gas are checked wherever `GasTxValidator` runs. Pool migration uses `GasLimitsValidator` and `MaxFeePerGasValidator` standalone because it doesn't need the balance check.
 \** Proof verification is skipped for simulations (no verifier provided).
+
+The gas-limit bounds `GasLimitsValidator` enforces here — the per-tx protocol maxima and the network admission limits — are documented in [`stdlib/src/gas/README.md`](../../../../stdlib/src/gas/README.md) under "Gas and Data Limits".
+
+## Fee-Per-Gas Rejection Strategy
+
+The `MaxFeePerGasValidator` and `InsufficientFeePerGasEvictionRule` reject and evict transactions whose `maxFeesPerGas` falls below the current block's gas fees. This is a simple strategy: if a tx can't pay the current fees, it gets rejected on entry and evicted after each new block.
+
+**Caveat**: This may evict transactions that would become valid again if block fees drop. A more nuanced approach would be to define a threshold (e.g., 50%) and only reject/evict when the tx's max fee falls below that fraction of the current fees. The current approach is simpler and ensures the pool doesn't accumulate transactions with low max fees that are unlikely to be mined soon.

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/aggregate_tx_validator.ts

@@ -11,22 +11,13 @@ export class AggregateTxValidator<T> implements TxValidator<T> {
   }
 
   async validateTx(tx: T): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
-    const aggregate: { result: string; reason?: string[] } = { result: 'valid', reason: [] };
+    const reasons: string[] = [];
     for (const validator of this.validators) {
       const result = await validator.validateTx(tx);
       if (result.result === 'invalid') {
-        aggregate.result = 'invalid';
-        aggregate.reason!.push(...result.reason);
-      } else if (result.result === 'skipped') {
-        if (aggregate.result === 'valid') {
-          aggregate.result = 'skipped';
-        }
-        aggregate.reason!.push(...result.reason);
+        reasons.push(...result.reason);
       }
     }
-    if (aggregate.result === 'valid') {
-      delete aggregate.reason;
-    }
-    return aggregate as TxValidationResult;
+    return reasons.length > 0 ? { result: 'invalid', reason: reasons } : { result: 'valid' };
   }
 }

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/allowed_public_setup.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ProtocolContractAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
-import { AuthRegistryArtifact } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/auth-registry';
 import { FeeJuiceArtifact } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts/fee-juice';
+import { AuthRegistryArtifact, STANDARD_AUTH_REGISTRY_ADDRESS } from '@aztec/standard-contracts/auth-registry';
 import type { AllowedElement } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 
 import { buildAllowedElement } from './allowed_setup_helpers.js';
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ export async function getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions(): Promise<AllowedElement[
   if (defaultAllowedSetupFunctions === undefined) {
     defaultAllowedSetupFunctions = await Promise.all([
       // AuthRegistry: needed for authwit support via private path (set_authorized_private enqueues _set_authorized)
-      buildAllowedElement(AuthRegistryArtifact, { address: ProtocolContractAddress.AuthRegistry }, '_set_authorized', {
+      buildAllowedElement(AuthRegistryArtifact, { address: STANDARD_AUTH_REGISTRY_ADDRESS }, '_set_authorized', {
         onlySelf: true,
         rejectNullMsgSender: true,
       }),
       // AuthRegistry: needed for authwit support via public path (PublicFeePaymentMethod calls set_authorized directly)
-      buildAllowedElement(AuthRegistryArtifact, { address: ProtocolContractAddress.AuthRegistry }, 'set_authorized', {
+      buildAllowedElement(AuthRegistryArtifact, { address: STANDARD_AUTH_REGISTRY_ADDRESS }, 'set_authorized', {
         rejectNullMsgSender: true,
       }),
       // FeeJuice: needed for claiming on the same tx as a spend (claim_and_end_setup enqueues this)

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/archive_cache.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export class ArchiveCache implements ArchiveSource {
   }
 
   public async getArchiveIndices(archives: BlockHash[]): Promise<(bigint | undefined)[]> {
-    const toCheckDb = archives.filter(n => !this.archives.has(n.toString())).map(n => n.toFr());
+    const toCheckDb = archives.filter(n => !this.archives.has(n.toString()));
     const dbHits = await this.db.findLeafIndices(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE, toCheckDb);
     dbHits.forEach((x, index) => {
       if (x !== undefined) {

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/cached_tx_validator.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import type { Tx, TxValidationResult, TxValidator } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
+
+import type { ITxValidationCache } from './tx_validation_cache.js';
+
+/** Wraps a {@link TxValidator} to cache its results in a shared {@link ITxValidationCache}. */
+export class CachedTxValidator<T extends Tx> implements TxValidator<T> {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly inner: TxValidator<T>,
+    private readonly validatorSymbol: symbol,
+    private readonly cache: ITxValidationCache,
+  ) {}
+
+  public static new<T extends Tx>(
+    inner: TxValidator<T> & { identifier: symbol },
+    cache?: ITxValidationCache,
+  ): TxValidator<T> {
+    return CachedTxValidator.newWithIdentifier(inner, inner.identifier, cache);
+  }
+
+  public static newWithIdentifier<T extends Tx>(
+    inner: TxValidator<T>,
+    identifier: symbol,
+    cache?: ITxValidationCache,
+  ): TxValidator<T> {
+    return cache ? new CachedTxValidator(inner, identifier, cache) : inner;
+  }
+
+  public validateTx(tx: T): Promise<TxValidationResult> {
+    return this.cache.getOrValidate(this.validatorSymbol, tx, () => this.inner.validateTx(tx));
+  }
+}

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/data_validator.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 export class DataTxValidator implements TxValidator<Tx> {
+  public readonly identifier: symbol = Symbol('DataTxValidator');
+
   #log: Logger;
 
   constructor(bindings?: LoggerBindings) {

package/src/msg_validators/tx_validator/factory.ts

@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ import type { TxMetaData } from '../../mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/tx_metadata.js';
 import { AggregateTxValidator } from './aggregate_tx_validator.js';
 import { ArchiveCache } from './archive_cache.js';
 import { type ArchiveSource, BlockHeaderTxValidator } from './block_header_validator.js';
+import { CachedTxValidator } from './cached_tx_validator.js';
 import { ContractInstanceTxValidator } from './contract_instance_validator.js';
 import { DataTxValidator } from './data_validator.js';
 import { DoubleSpendTxValidator, type NullifierSource } from './double_spend_validator.js';
-import { GasLimitsValidator, GasTxValidator } from './gas_validator.js';
+import { GasLimitsValidator, GasTxValidator, MaxFeePerGasValidator } from './gas_validator.js';
 import { MetadataTxValidator } from './metadata_validator.js';
 import { NullifierCache } from './nullifier_cache.js';
 import { AllowedSetupCallsMetaValidator, PhasesTxValidator } from './phases_validator.js';
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ import { SizeTxValidator } from './size_validator.js';
 import { TimestampTxValidator } from './timestamp_validator.js';
 import { TxPermittedValidator } from './tx_permitted_validator.js';
 import { TxProofValidator } from './tx_proof_validator.js';
+import { TxValidationCache } from './tx_validation_cache.js';
 
 /**
  * A validator paired with a peer penalty severity.
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ export function createFirstStageTxValidationsForGossipedTransactions(
   txsPermitted: boolean,
   allowedInSetup: AllowedElement[] = [],
   bindings?: LoggerBindings,
-  gasLimitOpts?: { rollupManaLimit?: number; maxBlockL2Gas?: number; maxBlockDAGas?: number },
+  gasLimitOpts?: { maxTxL2Gas?: number; maxTxDAGas?: number },
 ): Record<string, TransactionValidator> {
   const merkleTree = worldStateSynchronizer.getCommitted();
 
@@ -210,8 +212,9 @@ function createTxValidatorForMinimumTxIntegrityChecks(
     rollupVersion: number;
   },
   bindings?: LoggerBindings,
+  cache?: TxValidationCache,
 ): TxValidator {
-  return new AggregateTxValidator(
+  const aggregate = new AggregateTxValidator(
     new MetadataTxValidator(
       {
         l1ChainId: new Fr(l1ChainId),
@@ -222,10 +225,14 @@ function createTxValidatorForMinimumTxIntegrityChecks(
       bindings,
     ),
     new SizeTxValidator(bindings),
-    new DataTxValidator(bindings),
+    CachedTxValidator.new(new DataTxValidator(bindings), cache),
     new ContractInstanceTxValidator(bindings),
-    new TxProofValidator(verifier, bindings),
+    CachedTxValidator.new(new TxProofValidator(verifier, bindings), cache),
   );
+
+  // This validator is not state-dependent so we can cache it.
+  const identifier = Symbol('TxValidatorForMinimumTxIntegrityChecks');
+  return CachedTxValidator.newWithIdentifier(aggregate, identifier, cache);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -234,7 +241,7 @@ function createTxValidatorForMinimumTxIntegrityChecks(
  * are invalid against current state. State-dependent checks happen when the tx
  * enters the pending pool or during block building.
  */
-export function createTxValidatorForReqResponseReceivedTxs(
+export function createTxValidatorForOnDemandReceivedTxs(
   verifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
   {
     l1ChainId,
@@ -244,8 +251,9 @@ export function createTxValidatorForReqResponseReceivedTxs(
     rollupVersion: number;
   },
   bindings?: LoggerBindings,
+  cache?: TxValidationCache,
 ): TxValidator {
-  return createTxValidatorForMinimumTxIntegrityChecks(verifier, { l1ChainId, rollupVersion }, bindings);
+  return createTxValidatorForMinimumTxIntegrityChecks(verifier, { l1ChainId, rollupVersion }, bindings, cache);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -263,8 +271,9 @@ export function createTxValidatorForBlockProposalReceivedTxs(
     rollupVersion: number;
   },
   bindings?: LoggerBindings,
+  cache?: TxValidationCache,
 ): TxValidator {
-  return createTxValidatorForMinimumTxIntegrityChecks(verifier, { l1ChainId, rollupVersion }, bindings);
+  return createTxValidatorForMinimumTxIntegrityChecks(verifier, { l1ChainId, rollupVersion }, bindings, cache);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -283,24 +292,24 @@ export function createTxValidatorForAcceptingTxsOverRPC(
     setupAllowList,
     gasFees,
     skipFeeEnforcement,
+    isSimulation,
     timestamp,
     blockNumber,
     txsPermitted,
-    rollupManaLimit,
-    maxBlockL2Gas,
-    maxBlockDAGas,
+    maxTxL2Gas,
+    maxTxDAGas,
   }: {
     l1ChainId: number;
     rollupVersion: number;
     setupAllowList: AllowedElement[];
     gasFees: GasFees;
     skipFeeEnforcement?: boolean;
+    isSimulation?: boolean;
     timestamp: UInt64;
     blockNumber: BlockNumber;
     txsPermitted: boolean;
-    rollupManaLimit: number;
-    maxBlockL2Gas?: number;
-    maxBlockDAGas?: number;
+    maxTxL2Gas?: number;
+    maxTxDAGas?: number;
   },
   bindings?: LoggerBindings,
 ): TxValidator<Tx> {
@@ -330,13 +339,19 @@ export function createTxValidatorForAcceptingTxsOverRPC(
     new ContractInstanceTxValidator(bindings),
   ];
 
+  // Declared gas-limit admission is not fee enforcement, so it runs even when fees are skipped, but it is
+  // skipped during simulation: gas estimation submits intentionally-inflated `forEstimation` limits (above
+  // the per-tx max) and the wallet clamps the real tx to the admission limit afterward, so enforcing the
+  // limit on the estimation tx would reject a valid estimation. The fee-balance check below stays behind
+  // `skipFeeEnforcement`, and GasTxValidator is constructed without the limit opts so it does not re-run
+  // this same check.
+  if (!isSimulation) {
+    validators.push(new GasLimitsValidator<Tx>({ maxTxL2Gas, maxTxDAGas, bindings }));
+  }
+
   if (!skipFeeEnforcement) {
     validators.push(
-      new GasTxValidator(new DatabasePublicStateSource(db), ProtocolContractAddress.FeeJuice, gasFees, bindings, {
-        rollupManaLimit,
-        maxBlockL2Gas,
-        maxBlockDAGas,
-      }),
+      new GasTxValidator(new DatabasePublicStateSource(db), ProtocolContractAddress.FeeJuice, gasFees, bindings),
     );
   }
 
@@ -422,7 +437,8 @@ export async function createTxValidatorForTransactionsEnteringPendingTxPool(
   worldStateSynchronizer: WorldStateSynchronizer,
   timestamp: bigint,
   blockNumber: BlockNumber,
-  gasLimitOpts: { rollupManaLimit?: number; maxBlockL2Gas?: number; maxBlockDAGas?: number },
+  gasLimitOpts: { maxTxL2Gas?: number; maxTxDAGas?: number },
+  gasFees: GasFees,
   bindings?: LoggerBindings,
 ): Promise<TxValidator<TxMetaData>> {
   await worldStateSynchronizer.syncImmediate();
@@ -440,6 +456,7 @@ export async function createTxValidatorForTransactionsEnteringPendingTxPool(
   };
   return new AggregateTxValidator<TxMetaData>(
     new GasLimitsValidator<TxMetaData>({ ...gasLimitOpts, bindings }),
+    new MaxFeePerGasValidator<TxMetaData>(gasFees, bindings),
     new TimestampTxValidator<TxMetaData>({ timestamp, blockNumber }, bindings),
     new DoubleSpendTxValidator<TxMetaData>(nullifierSource, bindings),
     new BlockHeaderTxValidator<TxMetaData>(archiveSource, bindings),