@aztec/pxe 0.0.1-commit.b655e406 → 0.0.1-commit.b8a057fa

package/src/pxe.ts

@@ -1,43 +1,47 @@
-import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
-import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import type { PrivateEventFilter } from '@aztec/aztec.js/wallet';
+import { BlockNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
+import { Point } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/grumpkin';
+import { type Logger, type LoggerBindings, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { SerialQueue } from '@aztec/foundation/queue';
 import { Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { KeyStore } from '@aztec/key-store';
+import type { AccountPrivacyKeys, AccountPrivacySecretKeys } from '@aztec/key-store';
 import type { AztecAsyncKVStore } from '@aztec/kv-store';
-import { L2TipsKVStore } from '@aztec/kv-store/stores';
 import { type ProtocolContractsProvider, protocolContractNames } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
 import type { CircuitSimulator } from '@aztec/simulator/client';
 import {
   type ContractArtifact,
-  type EventMetadataDefinition,
+  EventSelector,
   FunctionCall,
-  FunctionSelector,
+  type FunctionSelector,
   FunctionType,
-  decodeFromAbi,
   decodeFunctionSignature,
-  encodeArguments,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/abi';
 import type { AuthWitness } from '@aztec/stdlib/auth-witness';
 import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
+import { GENESIS_BLOCK_HEADER_HASH, type L2TipsProvider } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import {
   CompleteAddress,
-  type ContractClassWithId,
+  type ContractInstancePreimage,
+  type ContractInstancePreimageWithAddress,
   type ContractInstanceWithAddress,
   type PartialAddress,
   computeContractAddressFromInstance,
-  getContractClassFromArtifact,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
 import { SimulationError } from '@aztec/stdlib/errors';
-import { siloNullifier } from '@aztec/stdlib/hash';
-import type { AztecNode, PrivateKernelProver } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
+import type { AztecNode, AztecNodeDebug, PrivateKernelProver } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
 import type {
   PrivateExecutionStep,
   PrivateKernelExecutionProofOutput,
   PrivateKernelTailCircuitPublicInputs,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/kernel';
-import { type NotesFilter, UniqueNote } from '@aztec/stdlib/note';
+import { computeAddressSecret } from '@aztec/stdlib/keys';
+import { deriveEcdhSharedSecretPoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/logs';
 import {
+  BlockHeader,
   type ContractOverrides,
+  type InTx,
   PrivateExecutionResult,
   PrivateSimulationResult,
   type ProvingTimings,
@@ -49,37 +53,176 @@ import {
   TxProfileResult,
   TxProvingResult,
   TxSimulationResult,
-  UtilitySimulationResult,
+  UtilityExecutionResult,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 import { inspect } from 'util';
 
+import { BlockSynchronizer } from './block_synchronizer/index.js';
 import type { PXEConfig } from './config/index.js';
+import { ContractClassService } from './contract/contract_class_service.js';
+import { ContractSyncService } from './contract/contract_sync_service.js';
+import { BenchmarkedNodeFactory } from './contract_function_simulator/benchmarked_node.js';
 import {
   ContractFunctionSimulator,
   generateSimulatedProvingResult,
 } from './contract_function_simulator/contract_function_simulator.js';
-import { readCurrentClassId } from './contract_function_simulator/oracle/private_execution.js';
-import { ProxiedContractDataProviderFactory } from './contract_function_simulator/proxied_contract_data_source.js';
-import { ProxiedNodeFactory } from './contract_function_simulator/proxied_node.js';
-import { PXEOracleInterface } from './contract_function_simulator/pxe_oracle_interface.js';
+import { displayDebugLogs } from './contract_logging.js';
+import { PXEDebugUtils } from './debug/pxe_debug_utils.js';
 import { enrichPublicSimulationError, enrichSimulationError } from './error_enriching.js';
+import { PrivateEventFilterValidator } from './events/private_event_filter_validator.js';
+import type { ExecutionHooks } from './hooks/index.js';
+import { JobCoordinator } from './job_coordinator/job_coordinator.js';
+import { TxResolverService } from './messages/tx_resolver_service.js';
 import {
   PrivateKernelExecutionProver,
   type PrivateKernelExecutionProverConfig,
 } from './private_kernel/private_kernel_execution_prover.js';
-import { PrivateKernelOracleImpl } from './private_kernel/private_kernel_oracle_impl.js';
-import { AddressDataProvider } from './storage/address_data_provider/address_data_provider.js';
-import { CapsuleDataProvider } from './storage/capsule_data_provider/capsule_data_provider.js';
-import { ContractDataProvider } from './storage/contract_data_provider/contract_data_provider.js';
-import { NoteDataProvider } from './storage/note_data_provider/note_data_provider.js';
+import { PrivateKernelOracle } from './private_kernel/private_kernel_oracle.js';
+import { AddressStore } from './storage/address_store/address_store.js';
+import { AnchorBlockStore } from './storage/anchor_block_store/anchor_block_store.js';
+import { CapsuleStore } from './storage/capsule_store/capsule_store.js';
+import { ContractStore } from './storage/contract_store/contract_store.js';
+import { FactStore } from './storage/fact_store/index.js';
+import { NoteStore } from './storage/note_store/note_store.js';
+import { openPxeStores } from './storage/open_pxe_stores.js';
+import { PrivateEventStore } from './storage/private_event_store/private_event_store.js';
+import { RecipientTaggingStore } from './storage/tagging_store/recipient_tagging_store.js';
+import { SenderTaggingStore } from './storage/tagging_store/sender_tagging_store.js';
 import {
-  type PrivateEvent,
-  PrivateEventDataProvider,
-} from './storage/private_event_data_provider/private_event_data_provider.js';
-import { SyncDataProvider } from './storage/sync_data_provider/sync_data_provider.js';
-import { TaggingDataProvider } from './storage/tagging_data_provider/tagging_data_provider.js';
-import { Synchronizer } from './synchronizer/index.js';
+  type SharedSecretKind,
+  TaggingSecretSourcesStore,
+} from './storage/tagging_store/tagging_secret_sources_store.js';
+import { persistSenderTaggingIndexRangesForTx } from './tagging/index.js';
+
+export type PackedPrivateEvent = InTx & {
+  packedEvent: Fr[];
+  eventSelector: EventSelector;
+};
+
+/** Options for PXE.proveTx. */
+export type ProveTxOpts = {
+  /** Addresses whose private state and keys are accessible during private execution. */
+  scopes: AztecAddress[];
+  /** Sender address used to derive discovery tags for private messages (notes, events, logs) this tx emits. */
+  senderForTags?: AztecAddress;
+};
+
+/** Options for PXE.profileTx. */
+export type ProfileTxOpts = {
+  /** The profiling mode to use. */
+  profileMode: 'full' | 'execution-steps' | 'gates';
+  /** If true, proof generation is skipped during profiling. Defaults to true. */
+  skipProofGeneration?: boolean;
+  /** Addresses whose private state and keys are accessible during private execution. */
+  scopes: AztecAddress[];
+  /** Sender address used to derive discovery tags for private messages (notes, events, logs) this tx emits. */
+  senderForTags?: AztecAddress;
+};
+
+/** Options for PXE.simulateTx. */
+export type SimulateTxOpts = {
+  /** Whether to simulate the public part of the transaction. */
+  simulatePublic: boolean;
+  /** If false, this function throws if the transaction is unable to be included in a block at the current state. */
+  skipTxValidation?: boolean;
+  /** If false, fees are enforced. */
+  skipFeeEnforcement?: boolean;
+  /** If true, kernel logic is emulated in TS for simulation */
+  skipKernels?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Pre-simulation overrides applied to the ephemeral fork and contract DB. Bundles publicStorage
+   * writes (no skipKernels required) and per-address (instance, artifact?) overrides used by both
+   * AVM-side public dispatch and PXE-side ACIR private dispatch (requires skipKernels: true).
+   */
+  overrides?: SimulationOverrides;
+  /** Addresses whose private state and keys are accessible during private execution */
+  scopes: AztecAddress[];
+  /** Sender address used to derive discovery tags for private messages (notes, events, logs) this tx emits. */
+  senderForTags?: AztecAddress;
+};
+
+/** Options for PXE.executeUtility. */
+export type ExecuteUtilityOpts = {
+  /** The authentication witnesses required for the function call. */
+  authwits?: AuthWitness[];
+  /** The accounts whose notes we can access in this call */
+  scopes: AztecAddress[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Supplies the set of "nice to have" contracts that every PXE preloads regardless of which wallet
+ * drives it. Today this is just the standard multi-call entrypoint: the SDK's self-paid account
+ * deploy flow ({@link DeployAccountMethod} with `from = NO_FROM`) routes its payload through it, so a
+ * PXE that did not register it would fail contract sync with an opaque "no contract instance" error.
+ *
+ * Returning a list keeps this extensible: a wallet may supply its own provider that preloads
+ * additional contracts. Injected the same way as {@link ProtocolContractsProvider} so the PXE never
+ * statically imports the bundled artifacts, keeping the bundle/lazy split intact.
+ */
+export type PreloadedContractsProvider = {
+  /** Returns the contract instances and artifacts the PXE should preload on startup. */
+  getPreloadedContracts: () => Promise<Array<{ instance: ContractInstanceWithAddress; artifact: ContractArtifact }>>;
+};
+
+/** Args for PXE.create. */
+export type PXECreateArgs = {
+  /** The Aztec node to connect to. */
+  node: AztecNode;
+  /**
+   * Optional debug API client. When provided, public function signatures are registered with the node so that
+   * node-side public-execution stack traces can be named. Skipped when the node does not expose the debug API.
+   */
+  nodeDebug?: AztecNodeDebug;
+  /** The key-value store for persisting PXE state. */
+  store: AztecAsyncKVStore;
+  /** The prover for generating private kernel proofs. */
+  proofCreator: PrivateKernelProver;
+  /** The circuit simulator for executing ACIR circuits. */
+  simulator: CircuitSimulator;
+  /** Provider for protocol contract artifacts and instances. */
+  protocolContractsProvider: ProtocolContractsProvider;
+  /**
+   * Contracts to preload on startup. Injected by the entrypoint with the bundle-or-lazy flavor that
+   * matches the runtime (bundle for node/eager browser, lazy for code-split browser), so the PXE
+   * never statically imports a standard-contract artifact and the bundle/lazy split stays intact.
+   */
+  preloadedContractsProvider: PreloadedContractsProvider;
+  /** PXE configuration options. */
+  config: PXEConfig;
+  /** Optional logger instance or string suffix for the logger name. */
+  loggerOrSuffix?: string | Logger;
+  /** Optional hooks to observe and influence contract execution. */
+  hooks?: ExecutionHooks;
+};
+
+/** A source from which PXE derives the tagging secrets it scans for to discover incoming private logs. */
+export type TaggingSecretSource =
+  /**
+   * Derives a shared secret via ECDH from an external `sender` address against every account registered in this PXE
+   * (present and future), so registering one sender applies it to all of them. The address is not secret, so unlike
+   * `arbitrary-secret` it can be reused freely across recipients.
+   */
+  | { kind: 'address-derived'; sender: AztecAddress }
+  /**
+   * A shared secret point provided directly, scoped to a single recipient. It bypasses ECDH, so it must not be
+   * reused across recipients (each would then be able to find the others' tags).
+   */
+  | { kind: 'arbitrary-secret'; recipient: AztecAddress; secret: Point }
+  /**
+   * A handshake known by the x-coordinate of its ephemeral public key (the value a recipient learns while authorizing
+   * an interactive handshake, which emits no discoverable announcement). The ephemeral key's y-coordinate is always
+   * positive by protocol construction, so the x-coordinate alone identifies it.
+   */
+  | { kind: 'handshake'; recipient: AztecAddress; ephPk: Fr };
+
+/**
+ * The registered form of a {@link TaggingSecretSource}.
+ */
+export type RegisteredTaggingSecretSource =
+  | Exclude<TaggingSecretSource, { kind: 'handshake' }>
+  /** A handshake's resolved shared secret, derived at registration from the handshake's ephemeral key. */
+  | { kind: 'handshake'; recipient: AztecAddress; secret: Point };
 
 /**
  * Private eXecution Environment (PXE) is a library used by wallets to simulate private phase of transactions and to
@@ -88,21 +231,35 @@ import { Synchronizer } from './synchronizer/index.js';
 export class PXE {
   private constructor(
     private node: AztecNode,
-    private synchronizer: Synchronizer,
+    private nodeDebug: AztecNodeDebug | undefined,
+    private db: AztecAsyncKVStore,
+    private blockStateSynchronizer: BlockSynchronizer,
     private keyStore: KeyStore,
-    private contractDataProvider: ContractDataProvider,
-    private noteDataProvider: NoteDataProvider,
-    private capsuleDataProvider: CapsuleDataProvider,
-    private syncDataProvider: SyncDataProvider,
-    private taggingDataProvider: TaggingDataProvider,
-    private addressDataProvider: AddressDataProvider,
-    private privateEventDataProvider: PrivateEventDataProvider,
+    private contractStore: ContractStore,
+    private noteStore: NoteStore,
+    private capsuleStore: CapsuleStore,
+    private factStore: FactStore,
+    private anchorBlockStore: AnchorBlockStore,
+    private senderTaggingStore: SenderTaggingStore,
+    private taggingSecretSourcesStore: TaggingSecretSourcesStore,
+    private recipientTaggingStore: RecipientTaggingStore,
+    private addressStore: AddressStore,
+    private privateEventStore: PrivateEventStore,
+    private contractSyncService: ContractSyncService,
+    private contractClassService: ContractClassService,
+    private txResolver: TxResolverService,
+    private l2TipsStore: L2TipsProvider,
     private simulator: CircuitSimulator,
     private proverEnabled: boolean,
+    private autoSync: boolean,
     private proofCreator: PrivateKernelProver,
     private protocolContractsProvider: ProtocolContractsProvider,
+    private preloadedContractsProvider: PreloadedContractsProvider,
     private log: Logger,
     private jobQueue: SerialQueue,
+    private jobCoordinator: JobCoordinator,
+    public debug: PXEDebugUtils,
+    private hooks: ExecutionHooks | undefined,
   ) {}
 
   /**
@@ -112,65 +269,133 @@ export class PXE {
    *
    * @returns A promise that resolves PXE is ready to be used.
    */
-  public static async create(
-    node: AztecNode,
-    store: AztecAsyncKVStore,
-    proofCreator: PrivateKernelProver,
-    simulator: CircuitSimulator,
-    protocolContractsProvider: ProtocolContractsProvider,
-    config: PXEConfig,
-    loggerOrSuffix?: string | Logger,
-  ) {
+  public static async create({
+    node,
+    nodeDebug,
+    store,
+    proofCreator,
+    simulator,
+    protocolContractsProvider,
+    preloadedContractsProvider,
+    config,
+    loggerOrSuffix,
+    hooks,
+  }: PXECreateArgs) {
+    // Extract bindings from the logger, or use empty bindings if a string suffix is provided.
+    const bindings: LoggerBindings | undefined =
+      loggerOrSuffix && typeof loggerOrSuffix !== 'string' ? loggerOrSuffix.getBindings() : undefined;
+
     const log =
       !loggerOrSuffix || typeof loggerOrSuffix === 'string'
         ? createLogger(loggerOrSuffix ? `pxe:service:${loggerOrSuffix}` : `pxe:service`)
         : loggerOrSuffix;
 
-    const proverEnabled = !!config.proverEnabled;
-    const addressDataProvider = new AddressDataProvider(store);
-    const privateEventDataProvider = new PrivateEventDataProvider(store);
-    const contractDataProvider = new ContractDataProvider(store);
-    const noteDataProvider = await NoteDataProvider.create(store);
-    const syncDataProvider = new SyncDataProvider(store);
-    const taggingDataProvider = new TaggingDataProvider(store);
-    const capsuleDataProvider = new CapsuleDataProvider(store);
-    const keyStore = new KeyStore(store);
-    const tipsStore = new L2TipsKVStore(store, 'pxe');
-    const synchronizer = new Synchronizer(
+    const info = await node.getNodeInfo();
+
+    // Source the genesis block hash from the node so PXE's L2BlockStream agrees with the node's
+    // archiver on the dynamic initial header hash. Without this the tip store would fall back to
+    // the static `GENESIS_BLOCK_HEADER_HASH` constant, which only matches deployments with the
+    // default empty genesis (timestamp 0, no prefilled public data) and diverges otherwise — the
+    // sync at block 0 would then get stuck in `areBlockHashesEqualAt` and abort. If the node does
+    // not return a genesis block (older node or test fixture) we fall back to the static constant.
+    const initialBlockHash = (await node.getBlock(BlockNumber.ZERO))?.hash ?? GENESIS_BLOCK_HEADER_HASH;
+
+    const proverEnabled = config.proverEnabled !== undefined ? config.proverEnabled : info.realProofs;
+    const {
+      addressStore,
+      privateEventStore,
+      contractStore,
+      noteStore,
+      anchorBlockStore,
+      senderTaggingStore,
+      taggingSecretSourcesStore,
+      recipientTaggingStore,
+      capsuleStore,
+      keyStore,
+      l2TipsStore,
+      factStore,
+    } = openPxeStores(store, initialBlockHash);
+    const contractClassService = new ContractClassService(node, contractStore);
+    const contractSyncService = new ContractSyncService(
       node,
-      syncDataProvider,
-      noteDataProvider,
-      taggingDataProvider,
-      tipsStore,
+      contractStore,
+      contractClassService,
+      noteStore,
+      createLogger('pxe:contract_sync', bindings),
+    );
+    const txResolver = new TxResolverService(node);
+
+    const synchronizer = new BlockSynchronizer(
+      node,
+      store,
+      anchorBlockStore,
+      noteStore,
+      privateEventStore,
+      factStore,
+      l2TipsStore,
+      contractSyncService,
+      contractClassService,
       config,
-      loggerOrSuffix,
+      bindings,
     );
 
+    const jobCoordinator = new JobCoordinator(store, bindings);
+    jobCoordinator.registerStores([
+      capsuleStore,
+      senderTaggingStore,
+      recipientTaggingStore,
+      privateEventStore,
+      noteStore,
+      factStore,
+      contractSyncService,
+    ]);
+
+    const debugUtils = new PXEDebugUtils(contractSyncService, noteStore, synchronizer, anchorBlockStore);
+
     const jobQueue = new SerialQueue();
 
     const pxe = new PXE(
       node,
+      nodeDebug,
+      store,
       synchronizer,
       keyStore,
-      contractDataProvider,
-      noteDataProvider,
-      capsuleDataProvider,
-      syncDataProvider,
-      taggingDataProvider,
-      addressDataProvider,
-      privateEventDataProvider,
+      contractStore,
+      noteStore,
+      capsuleStore,
+      factStore,
+      anchorBlockStore,
+      senderTaggingStore,
+      taggingSecretSourcesStore,
+      recipientTaggingStore,
+      addressStore,
+      privateEventStore,
+      contractSyncService,
+      contractClassService,
+      txResolver,
+      l2TipsStore,
       simulator,
       proverEnabled,
+      config.autoSync,
       proofCreator,
       protocolContractsProvider,
+      preloadedContractsProvider,
       log,
       jobQueue,
+      jobCoordinator,
+      debugUtils,
+      hooks,
+    );
+
+    debugUtils.setPXEHelpers(
+      pxe.#putInJobQueue.bind(pxe),
+      pxe.#getSimulatorForTx.bind(pxe),
+      pxe.#executeUtility.bind(pxe),
     );
 
     pxe.jobQueue.start();
 
-    await pxe.#registerProtocolContracts();
-    const info = await node.getNodeInfo();
+    await Promise.all([pxe.#registerProtocolContracts(), pxe.#registerPreloadedContracts()]);
     log.info(`Started PXE connected to chain ${info.l1ChainId} version ${info.rollupVersion}`);
     return pxe;
   }
@@ -178,19 +403,50 @@ export class PXE {
   // Internal methods
 
   #getSimulatorForTx(overrides?: { contracts?: ContractOverrides }) {
-    const pxeOracleInterface = new PXEOracleInterface(
-      ProxiedNodeFactory.create(this.node),
-      this.keyStore,
-      ProxiedContractDataProviderFactory.create(this.contractDataProvider, overrides?.contracts),
-      this.noteDataProvider,
-      this.capsuleDataProvider,
-      this.syncDataProvider,
-      this.taggingDataProvider,
-      this.addressDataProvider,
-      this.privateEventDataProvider,
-      this.log,
-    );
-    return new ContractFunctionSimulator(pxeOracleInterface, this.simulator);
+    return new ContractFunctionSimulator({
+      contractStore: this.contractStore,
+      contractClassService: this.contractClassService,
+      overrides: overrides?.contracts,
+      noteStore: this.noteStore,
+      keyStore: this.keyStore,
+      addressStore: this.addressStore,
+      aztecNode: BenchmarkedNodeFactory.create(this.node),
+      l2TipsStore: this.l2TipsStore,
+      senderTaggingStore: this.senderTaggingStore,
+      recipientTaggingStore: this.recipientTaggingStore,
+      taggingSecretSourcesStore: this.taggingSecretSourcesStore,
+      capsuleStore: this.capsuleStore,
+      factStore: this.factStore,
+      privateEventStore: this.privateEventStore,
+      simulator: this.simulator,
+      contractSyncService: this.contractSyncService,
+      txResolver: this.txResolver,
+      hooks: this.hooks,
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Best-effort debug function name for the class `address` runs at `anchorBlockHeader`. Used for log display only. */
+  async #getDebugFunctionName(
+    address: AztecAddress,
+    selector: FunctionSelector,
+    anchorBlockHeader: BlockHeader,
+  ): Promise<string> {
+    try {
+      const classId = await this.contractClassService.getCurrentClassId(address, anchorBlockHeader);
+      return classId ? await this.contractStore.getDebugFunctionName(classId, selector) : `${address}:${selector}`;
+    } catch {
+      return `${address}:${selector}`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Best-effort debug contract name for the class `address` runs at `anchorBlockHeader`. Used for log display only. */
+  async #getDebugContractName(address: AztecAddress, anchorBlockHeader: BlockHeader): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    try {
+      const classId = await this.contractClassService.getCurrentClassId(address, anchorBlockHeader);
+      return classId ? await this.contractStore.getDebugContractName(classId) : undefined;
+    } catch {
+      return undefined;
+    }
   }
 
   #contextualizeError(err: Error, ...context: string[]): Error {
@@ -213,7 +469,7 @@ export class PXE {
    *
    * Useful for tasks that cannot run concurrently, such as contract function simulation.
    */
-  #putInJobQueue<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+  #putInJobQueue<T>(fn: (jobId: string) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
     // TODO(#12636): relax the conditions under which we forbid concurrency.
     if (this.jobQueue.length() != 0) {
       this.log.warn(
@@ -221,109 +477,131 @@ export class PXE {
       );
     }
 
-    return this.jobQueue.put(fn);
+    return this.jobQueue.put(async () => {
+      const jobId = this.jobCoordinator.beginJob();
+      this.log.verbose(`Beginning job ${jobId}`);
+
+      try {
+        const result = await fn(jobId);
+        this.log.verbose(`Committing job ${jobId}`);
+
+        await this.jobCoordinator.commitJob(jobId);
+        return result;
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.log.verbose(`Aborting job ${jobId}`);
+        await this.jobCoordinator.abortJob(jobId);
+        throw err;
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   async #registerProtocolContracts() {
-    const registered: Record<string, string> = {};
-    for (const name of protocolContractNames) {
-      const { address, contractClass, instance, artifact } =
-        await this.protocolContractsProvider.getProtocolContractArtifact(name);
-      await this.contractDataProvider.addContractArtifact(contractClass.id, artifact);
-      await this.contractDataProvider.addContractInstance(instance);
-      registered[name] = address.toString();
-    }
+    const registered = Object.fromEntries(
+      await Promise.all(
+        protocolContractNames.map(async name => {
+          const { address, instance, artifact } =
+            await this.protocolContractsProvider.getProtocolContractArtifact(name);
+          await this.contractStore.addContractArtifact(artifact);
+          await this.contractStore.addContractInstance(instance);
+          return [name, address.toString()] as const;
+        }),
+      ),
+    );
     this.log.verbose(`Registered protocol contracts in pxe`, registered);
   }
 
-  async #isContractClassPubliclyRegistered(id: Fr): Promise<boolean> {
-    return !!(await this.node.getContractClass(id));
-  }
-
-  async #isContractPublished(address: AztecAddress): Promise<boolean> {
-    return !!(await this.node.getContract(address));
-  }
-
-  async #isContractInitialized(address: AztecAddress): Promise<boolean> {
-    const initNullifier = await siloNullifier(address, address.toField());
-    return !!(await this.node.getNullifierMembershipWitness('latest', initNullifier));
-  }
-
-  async #getFunctionCall(functionName: string, args: any[], to: AztecAddress): Promise<FunctionCall> {
-    const contract = await this.contractDataProvider.getContract(to);
-    if (!contract) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Unknown contract ${to}: add it to PXE by calling server.addContracts(...).\nSee docs for context: https://docs.aztec.network/developers/resources/debugging/aztecnr-errors#unknown-contract-0x0-add-it-to-pxe-by-calling-serveraddcontracts`,
-      );
-    }
-
-    const functionDao = contract.functions.find(f => f.name === functionName);
-    if (!functionDao) {
-      throw new Error(`Unknown function ${functionName} in contract ${contract.name}.`);
-    }
-
-    return {
-      name: functionDao.name,
-      args: encodeArguments(functionDao, args),
-      selector: await FunctionSelector.fromNameAndParameters(functionDao.name, functionDao.parameters),
-      type: functionDao.functionType,
-      to,
-      hideMsgSender: false,
-      isStatic: functionDao.isStatic,
-      returnTypes: functionDao.returnTypes,
-    };
+  async #registerPreloadedContracts() {
+    const contracts = await this.preloadedContractsProvider.getPreloadedContracts();
+    await Promise.all(
+      contracts.map(async ({ instance, artifact }) => {
+        if (artifact) {
+          await this.registerContractClass(artifact);
+        }
+        await this.registerContract(instance);
+      }),
+    );
+    this.log.verbose(`Registered preloaded contracts in pxe`, {
+      contracts: contracts.map(({ instance }) => instance.address.toString()),
+    });
   }
 
   // Executes the entrypoint private function, as well as all nested private
   // functions that might arise.
-  async #executePrivate(
-    contractFunctionSimulator: ContractFunctionSimulator,
-    txRequest: TxExecutionRequest,
-    scopes?: AztecAddress[],
-  ): Promise<PrivateExecutionResult> {
+  async #executePrivate({
+    contractFunctionSimulator,
+    txRequest,
+    anchorBlockHeader,
+    scopes,
+    jobId,
+    senderForTags,
+  }: {
+    contractFunctionSimulator: ContractFunctionSimulator;
+    txRequest: TxExecutionRequest;
+    anchorBlockHeader: BlockHeader;
+    scopes: AztecAddress[];
+    jobId: string;
+    senderForTags?: AztecAddress;
+  }): Promise<PrivateExecutionResult> {
     const { origin: contractAddress, functionSelector } = txRequest;
 
     try {
-      const result = await contractFunctionSimulator.run(
-        txRequest,
+      await this.contractSyncService.ensureContractSynced(
         contractAddress,
         functionSelector,
-        undefined,
-        // The sender for tags is set by contracts, typically by an account
-        // contract entrypoint
-        undefined, // senderForTags
+        (privateSyncCall, execScopes) =>
+          this.#executeUtility(contractFunctionSimulator, privateSyncCall, [], execScopes, jobId),
+        anchorBlockHeader,
+        jobId,
         scopes,
       );
+
+      const result = await contractFunctionSimulator.run(txRequest, {
+        anchorBlockHeader,
+        scopes,
+        jobId,
+        senderForTags,
+      });
       this.log.debug(`Private simulation completed for ${contractAddress.toString()}:${functionSelector}`);
       return result;
     } catch (err) {
       if (err instanceof SimulationError) {
-        await enrichSimulationError(err, this.contractDataProvider, this.log);
+        await enrichSimulationError(err, this.contractStore, this.contractClassService, anchorBlockHeader, this.log);
       }
       throw err;
     }
   }
 
   /**
-   * Simulate a utility function call on the given contract.
+   * Execute a utility function call on the given contract.
    * @param contractFunctionSimulator - The simulator to use for the function call.
    * @param call - The function call to execute.
    * @param authWitnesses - Authentication witnesses required for the function call.
    * @param scopes - Optional array of account addresses whose notes can be accessed in this call. Defaults to all
    * accounts if not specified.
-   * @returns The simulation result containing the outputs of the utility function.
+   * @param jobId - The job ID for staged writes.
+   * @returns The execution result containing the outputs of the utility function.
    */
-  async #simulateUtility(
+  async #executeUtility(
     contractFunctionSimulator: ContractFunctionSimulator,
     call: FunctionCall,
-    authWitnesses?: AuthWitness[],
-    scopes?: AztecAddress[],
+    authWitnesses: AuthWitness[] | undefined,
+    scopes: AztecAddress[],
+    jobId: string,
   ) {
     try {
-      return contractFunctionSimulator.runUtility(call, authWitnesses ?? [], scopes);
+      const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
+      const { result, offchainEffects } = await contractFunctionSimulator.runUtility(
+        call,
+        authWitnesses ?? [],
+        anchorBlockHeader,
+        scopes,
+        jobId,
+      );
+      return { result, offchainEffects };
     } catch (err) {
       if (err instanceof SimulationError) {
-        await enrichSimulationError(err, this.contractDataProvider, this.log);
+        const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
+        await enrichSimulationError(err, this.contractStore, this.contractClassService, anchorBlockHeader, this.log);
       }
       throw err;
     }
@@ -335,11 +613,11 @@ export class PXE {
    * It can also be used for estimating gas in the future.
    * @param tx - The transaction to be simulated.
    */
-  async #simulatePublicCalls(tx: Tx, skipFeeEnforcement: boolean) {
+  async #simulatePublicCalls(tx: Tx, skipFeeEnforcement: boolean, overrides?: SimulationOverrides) {
     // Simulating public calls can throw if the TX fails in a phase that doesn't allow reverts (setup)
     // Or return as reverted if it fails in a phase that allows reverts (app logic, teardown)
     try {
-      const result = await this.node.simulatePublicCalls(tx, skipFeeEnforcement);
+      const result = await this.node.simulatePublicCalls(tx, skipFeeEnforcement, overrides);
       if (result.revertReason) {
         throw result.revertReason;
       }
@@ -347,7 +625,14 @@ export class PXE {
     } catch (err) {
       if (err instanceof SimulationError) {
         try {
-          await enrichPublicSimulationError(err, this.contractDataProvider, this.log);
+          const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
+          await enrichPublicSimulationError(
+            err,
+            this.contractStore,
+            this.contractClassService,
+            anchorBlockHeader,
+            this.log,
+          );
         } catch (enrichErr) {
           this.log.error(`Failed to enrich public simulation error: ${enrichErr}`);
         }
@@ -371,103 +656,94 @@ export class PXE {
     txExecutionRequest: TxExecutionRequest,
     proofCreator: PrivateKernelProver,
     privateExecutionResult: PrivateExecutionResult,
+    anchorBlockHeader: BlockHeader,
     config: PrivateKernelExecutionProverConfig,
   ): Promise<PrivateKernelExecutionProofOutput<PrivateKernelTailCircuitPublicInputs>> {
-    const simulationAnchorBlock = privateExecutionResult.getSimulationAnchorBlockNumber();
-    const kernelOracle = new PrivateKernelOracleImpl(
-      this.contractDataProvider,
+    const kernelOracle = new PrivateKernelOracle(
+      this.contractStore,
+      this.contractClassService,
       this.keyStore,
       this.node,
-      simulationAnchorBlock,
+      anchorBlockHeader,
+    );
+    const kernelTraceProver = new PrivateKernelExecutionProver(
+      kernelOracle,
+      proofCreator,
+      !this.proverEnabled,
+      this.log.getBindings(),
     );
-    const kernelTraceProver = new PrivateKernelExecutionProver(kernelOracle, proofCreator, !this.proverEnabled);
     this.log.debug(`Executing kernel trace prover (${JSON.stringify(config)})...`);
     return await kernelTraceProver.proveWithKernels(txExecutionRequest.toTxRequest(), privateExecutionResult, config);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Syncs with the node only when `autoSync` is enabled.
+   * When `autoSync` is disabled, callers (typically a wallet) are
+   * responsible for invoking `pxe.sync()` at the right granularity.
+   */
+  async #maybeSync(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.autoSync) {
+      await this.blockStateSynchronizer.sync();
+    }
+  }
+
   // Public API
 
-  public getContractInstance(address: AztecAddress): Promise<ContractInstanceWithAddress | undefined> {
-    return this.contractDataProvider.getContractInstance(address);
+  /**
+   * Triggers a sync of PXE state with the node, regardless of the `autoSync` config flag. Use this to
+   * batch syncs across composite flows when `autoSync` is disabled (e.g. one sync per simulate+send
+   * instead of one per inner PXE call). Serialized through the job queue.
+   */
+  public sync(): Promise<void> {
+    return this.#putInJobQueue(() => this.blockStateSynchronizer.sync());
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns the contract class metadata given a contract class id.
-   * The metadata consists of its contract class, whether it has been publicly registered, and its artifact.
-   * @remark - it queries the node to check whether the contract class with the given id has been publicly registered.
-   * @param id - Identifier of the class.
-   * @param includeArtifact - Identifier of the class.
-   * @returns - It returns the contract class metadata, with the artifact field being optional, and will only be returned if true is passed in
-   * for `includeArtifact`
-   * TODO(@spalladino): The PXE actually holds artifacts and not classes, what should we return? Also,
-   * should the pxe query the node for contract public info, and merge it with its own definitions?
-   * TODO(@spalladino): This method is strictly needed to decide whether to publicly register a class or not
-   * during a public deployment. We probably want a nicer and more general API for this, but it'll have to
-   * do for the time being.
+   * Returns the block header up to which the PXE has synced.
+   * @returns The synced block header
    */
-  public async getContractClassMetadata(
-    id: Fr,
-    includeArtifact: boolean = false,
-  ): Promise<{
-    contractClass: ContractClassWithId | undefined;
-    isContractClassPubliclyRegistered: boolean;
-    artifact: ContractArtifact | undefined;
-  }> {
-    const artifact = await this.contractDataProvider.getContractArtifact(id);
-    if (!artifact) {
-      this.log.warn(`No artifact found for contract class ${id.toString()} when looking for its metadata`);
-    }
+  public getSyncedBlockHeader(): Promise<BlockHeader> {
+    return this.#putInJobQueue(() => {
+      return this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
+    });
+  }
 
-    return {
-      contractClass: artifact && (await getContractClassFromArtifact(artifact)),
-      isContractClassPubliclyRegistered: await this.#isContractClassPubliclyRegistered(id),
-      artifact: includeArtifact ? artifact : undefined,
-    };
+  /**
+   * Returns the address preimage of the contract instance at a given address, if it's registered in the PXE.
+   * @param address - The contract address.
+   * @returns The contract instance address preimage if found, undefined otherwise.
+   */
+  public getContractInstance(address: AztecAddress): Promise<ContractInstancePreimageWithAddress | undefined> {
+    return this.contractStore.getContractInstance(address);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns the contract metadata given an address.
-   * The metadata consists of its contract instance, which includes the contract class identifier,
-   * initialization hash, deployment salt, and public keys hash; whether the contract instance has been initialized;
-   * and whether the contract instance with the given address has been publicly deployed.
-   * @remark - it queries the node to check whether the contract instance has been initialized / publicly deployed through a node.
-   * This query is not dependent on the PXE.
-   * @param address - The address that the contract instance resides at.
-   * @returns - It returns the contract metadata
-   * TODO(@spalladino): Should we return the public keys in plain as well here?
+   * Returns the contract artifact for a given contract class id, if it's registered in the PXE.
+   * @param id - Identifier of the contract class.
+   * @returns The contract artifact if found, undefined otherwise.
    */
-  public async getContractMetadata(address: AztecAddress): Promise<{
-    contractInstance: ContractInstanceWithAddress | undefined;
-    isContractInitialized: boolean;
-    isContractPublished: boolean;
-  }> {
-    let instance;
-    try {
-      instance = await this.contractDataProvider.getContractInstance(address);
-    } catch {
-      this.log.warn(`No instance found for contract ${address.toString()} when looking for its metadata`);
-    }
-    return {
-      contractInstance: instance,
-      isContractInitialized: await this.#isContractInitialized(address),
-      isContractPublished: await this.#isContractPublished(address),
-    };
+  public async getContractArtifact(id: Fr): Promise<ContractArtifact | undefined> {
+    return await this.contractStore.getContractArtifact(id);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Registers a user account in PXE given its master encryption private key.
-   * Once a new account is registered, the PXE will trial-decrypt all published notes on
-   * the chain and store those that correspond to the registered account. Will do nothing if the
-   * account is already registered.
+   * Registers a user account in PXE.
+   *
+   * PXE holds the account's four privacy secret keys but only the *public* message-signing and fallback keys: their
+   * secret keys are withheld, since PXE is not trusted to hold them.
+   *
+   * Does nothing if the account is already registered.
    *
-   * @param secretKey - Secret key of the corresponding user master public key.
+   * The four privacy secret keys can be retrieved later with {@link getAccountSecretKeys}.
+   *
+   * @param keys - The account's privacy keys: four secret keys plus the message-signing and fallback public keys.
    * @param partialAddress - The partial address of the account contract corresponding to the account being registered.
    * @returns The complete address of the account.
    */
-  public async registerAccount(secretKey: Fr, partialAddress: PartialAddress): Promise<CompleteAddress> {
+  public async registerAccount(keys: AccountPrivacyKeys, partialAddress: PartialAddress): Promise<CompleteAddress> {
     const accounts = await this.keyStore.getAccounts();
-    const accountCompleteAddress = await this.keyStore.addAccount(secretKey, partialAddress);
-    if (accounts.includes(accountCompleteAddress.address)) {
+    const accountCompleteAddress = await this.keyStore.addAccount(keys, partialAddress);
+    if (accounts.some(a => a.equals(accountCompleteAddress.address))) {
       this.log.info(`Account:\n "${accountCompleteAddress.address.toString()}"\n already registered.`);
       return accountCompleteAddress;
     } else {
@@ -475,57 +751,191 @@ export class PXE {
       this.log.debug(`Registered account\n ${accountCompleteAddress.toReadableString()}`);
     }
 
-    await this.addressDataProvider.addCompleteAddress(accountCompleteAddress);
-    await this.noteDataProvider.addScope(accountCompleteAddress.address);
+    await this.addressStore.addCompleteAddress(accountCompleteAddress);
     return accountCompleteAddress;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Registers a user contact in PXE.
+   * Retrieves the four privacy secret keys PXE holds for a registered account (nullifier-hiding, incoming-viewing,
+   * outgoing-viewing, tagging).
+   *
+   * These do NOT grant control over an account's assets, e.g. they are insufficient to impersonate the account or to
+   * spend notes, but they _do_ guard the account's privacy. Parties that have knowledge of these keys can decrypt all
+   * messages sent to the account, discover all of their on-chain activity, including notes, events, etc.
    *
-   * Once a new contact is registered, the PXE will be able to receive notes tagged from this contact.
-   * Will do nothing if the account is already registered.
+   * Security is paramount when handling these keys, which should itself be a very rare occurrence. Other than exporting
+   * and then importing an account into a separate PXE/wallet, there is typically no need for a wallet to ever access
+   * these keys. Applications should NEVER be given access to them.
    *
-   * @param address - Address of the user to add to the address book
-   * @returns The address address of the account.
+   * @throws If the account is not registered.
    */
-  public async registerSender(address: AztecAddress): Promise<AztecAddress> {
-    const accounts = await this.keyStore.getAccounts();
-    if (accounts.includes(address)) {
-      this.log.info(`Sender:\n "${address.toString()}"\n already registered.`);
-      return address;
-    }
+  public getAccountSecretKeys(account: AztecAddress): Promise<AccountPrivacySecretKeys> {
+    return this.keyStore.getAccountSecretKeys(account);
+  }
 
-    const wasAdded = await this.taggingDataProvider.addSenderAddress(address);
+  /**
+   * Registers a source from which this PXE derives the tagging secrets it scans for to discover incoming private logs.
+   * See {@link TaggingSecretSource} for the meaning of each variant. Does nothing if the source is already registered.
+   *
+   * After a new source is added we clear the cache tracking which contracts have finished syncing, so every contract
+   * re-syncs against the new source's logs (whose notes/events could belong to any contract). Already-discovered
+   * notes/events are not discarded.
+   */
+  public async registerTaggingSecretSource(source: TaggingSecretSource): Promise<void> {
+    let wasAdded: boolean;
+
+    switch (source.kind) {
+      case 'address-derived':
+        wasAdded = await this.#registerSender(source.sender);
+        break;
+      case 'arbitrary-secret':
+        wasAdded = await this.#registerSharedSecret(source.recipient, 'arbitrary-secret', source.secret);
+        break;
+      case 'handshake':
+        wasAdded = await this.#registerSharedSecret(
+          source.recipient,
+          'handshake',
+          await this.#deriveHandshakeSecret(source.recipient, source.ephPk),
+        );
+        break;
+      default: {
+        const _: never = source;
+        throw new Error('Unhandled tagging secret source kind');
+      }
+    }
 
     if (wasAdded) {
-      this.log.info(`Added sender:\n ${address.toString()}`);
-    } else {
-      this.log.info(`Sender:\n "${address.toString()}"\n already registered.`);
+      // Queued to avoid wiping while a job is in flight.
+      await this.#putInJobQueue(() => Promise.resolve(this.contractSyncService.wipe()));
     }
+  }
 
-    return address;
+  /**
+   * Removes a previously registered tagging secret source, identified by its registered form (see
+   * {@link getTaggingSecretSources}). Does nothing if it was not registered.
+   */
+  public async removeTaggingSecretSource(source: RegisteredTaggingSecretSource): Promise<void> {
+    switch (source.kind) {
+      case 'address-derived': {
+        const { sender } = source;
+        const wasRemoved = await this.taggingSecretSourcesStore.removeSender(sender);
+        this.log.info(
+          wasRemoved
+            ? `Removed sender:\n ${sender.toString()}`
+            : `Sender:\n "${sender.toString()}"\n not registered in PXE.`,
+        );
+        break;
+      }
+      case 'arbitrary-secret':
+      case 'handshake': {
+        const { kind, recipient, secret } = source;
+        const wasRemoved = await this.taggingSecretSourcesStore.removeSharedSecret(recipient, kind, secret);
+        this.log.info(
+          wasRemoved
+            ? `Removed ${kind} shared secret for recipient:\n ${recipient.toString()}`
+            : `No ${kind} shared secret registered for recipient:\n ${recipient.toString()}`,
+        );
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        const _: never = source;
+        throw new Error('Unhandled tagging secret source kind');
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   /**
-   * Retrieves the addresses stored as senders on this PXE.
-   * @returns An array of the senders on this PXE.
+   * Retrieves the tagging secret sources registered in this PXE, in their registered form. Without a filter it
+   * returns every source; pass `{ kind }` to narrow to a single variant. See {@link RegisteredTaggingSecretSource}.
    */
-  public getSenders(): Promise<AztecAddress[]> {
-    return this.taggingDataProvider.getSenderAddresses();
+  public getTaggingSecretSources<K extends RegisteredTaggingSecretSource['kind']>(filter: {
+    kind: K;
+  }): Promise<Extract<RegisteredTaggingSecretSource, { kind: K }>[]>;
+  public getTaggingSecretSources(): Promise<RegisteredTaggingSecretSource[]>;
+  public async getTaggingSecretSources(filter?: {
+    kind?: RegisteredTaggingSecretSource['kind'];
+  }): Promise<RegisteredTaggingSecretSource[]> {
+    const [senders, secrets] = await Promise.all([
+      this.taggingSecretSourcesStore.getSenders(),
+      this.taggingSecretSourcesStore.getAllSharedSecrets(),
+    ]);
+
+    const sources: RegisteredTaggingSecretSource[] = [
+      ...senders.map((sender): RegisteredTaggingSecretSource => ({ kind: 'address-derived', sender })),
+      ...secrets.map(({ recipient, kind, secret }): RegisteredTaggingSecretSource => ({ kind, recipient, secret })),
+    ];
+
+    return filter?.kind ? sources.filter(source => source.kind === filter.kind) : sources;
+  }
+
+  /** Registers a sender, skipping addresses that belong to a local account. Returns whether it was newly added. */
+  async #registerSender(address: AztecAddress): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!(await address.isValid())) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Address ${address} is not valid: it does not correspond to a point on the Grumpkin curve. Cannot register it as a sender.`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const accounts = await this.keyStore.getAccounts();
+    if (accounts.some(a => a.equals(address))) {
+      this.log.info(`Sender:\n "${address.toString()}"\n already registered.`);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const wasAdded = await this.taggingSecretSourcesStore.addSender(address);
+    this.log.info(
+      wasAdded ? `Added sender:\n ${address.toString()}` : `Sender:\n "${address.toString()}"\n already registered.`,
+    );
+    return wasAdded;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Removes a sender in the address book.
+   * Derives the shared secret of a handshake from its ephemeral public key: `S = addressSecret(recipient) * ephPk`,
+   * the same derivation the recipient-side scan uses for handshakes discovered onchain. The ephemeral key is
+   * reconstructed from its x-coordinate with a positive y, matching how the protocol generates it.
+   *
+   * @throws If `ephPk` is not the x-coordinate of a Grumpkin curve point, or if `recipient` is not an account of
+   * this PXE, since the derivation needs its keys.
    */
-  public async removeSender(address: AztecAddress): Promise<void> {
-    const wasRemoved = await this.taggingDataProvider.removeSenderAddress(address);
+  async #deriveHandshakeSecret(recipient: AztecAddress, ephPk: Fr): Promise<Point> {
+    let ephPkPoint: Point;
+    try {
+      ephPkPoint = await Point.fromXAndSign(ephPk, true);
+    } catch {
+      throw new Error(`Ephemeral public key x-coordinate ${ephPk} does not correspond to a Grumpkin curve point.`);
+    }
 
-    if (wasRemoved) {
-      this.log.info(`Removed sender:\n ${address.toString()}`);
-    } else {
-      this.log.info(`Sender:\n "${address.toString()}"\n not in address book.`);
+    const completeAddress = await this.addressStore.getCompleteAddress(recipient);
+    if (!completeAddress || !(await this.keyStore.hasAccount(recipient))) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Recipient ${recipient} is not an account of this PXE. A handshake's shared secret can only be derived for an account whose keys are held.`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const ivskM = await this.keyStore.getMasterIncomingViewingSecretKey(recipient);
+    const addressSecret = await computeAddressSecret(await completeAddress.getPreaddress(), ivskM);
+    return deriveEcdhSharedSecretPoint(addressSecret, ephPkPoint);
+  }
+
+  /** Registers a resolved shared secret scoped to a recipient. Returns whether it was newly added. */
+  async #registerSharedSecret(recipient: AztecAddress, kind: SharedSecretKind, secret: Point): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!(await recipient.isValid())) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Recipient ${recipient} is not valid: it does not correspond to a point on the Grumpkin curve. Cannot register a shared secret for it.`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (secret.isZero() || !secret.isOnCurve()) {
+      throw new Error(`Shared secret ${secret} is not a valid non-zero point on the Grumpkin curve.`);
     }
+
+    const wasAdded = await this.taggingSecretSourcesStore.addSharedSecret(recipient, kind, secret);
+    this.log.info(
+      wasAdded
+        ? `Added ${kind} shared secret for recipient:\n ${recipient.toString()}`
+        : `${kind} shared secret already registered for recipient:\n ${recipient.toString()}`,
+    );
+    return wasAdded;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -534,7 +944,7 @@ export class PXE {
    */
   public async getRegisteredAccounts(): Promise<CompleteAddress[]> {
     // Get complete addresses of both the recipients and the accounts
-    const completeAddresses = await this.addressDataProvider.getCompleteAddresses();
+    const completeAddresses = await this.addressStore.getCompleteAddresses();
     // Filter out the addresses not corresponding to accounts
     const accounts = await this.keyStore.getAccounts();
     return completeAddresses.filter(completeAddress =>
@@ -548,101 +958,34 @@ export class PXE {
    * @param artifact - The build artifact for the contract class.
    */
   public async registerContractClass(artifact: ContractArtifact): Promise<void> {
-    const { id: contractClassId } = await getContractClassFromArtifact(artifact);
-    await this.contractDataProvider.addContractArtifact(contractClassId, artifact);
+    const contractClassId = await this.contractStore.addContractArtifact(artifact);
+    // Publishing the artifact's public function signatures to the node is part of "registering a class", so that
+    // node-side debugging works regardless of which entrypoint (registerContractClass or registerContract) was used.
+    const publicFunctionSignatures = artifact.functions
+      .filter(fn => fn.functionType === FunctionType.PUBLIC)
+      .map(fn => decodeFunctionSignature(fn.name, fn.parameters));
+    if (publicFunctionSignatures.length > 0) {
+      await this.nodeDebug?.registerContractFunctionSignatures(publicFunctionSignatures);
+    }
     this.log.info(`Added contract class ${artifact.name} with id ${contractClassId}`);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Adds deployed contracts to the PXE. Deployed contract information is used to access the
-   * contract code when simulating local transactions. This is automatically called by aztec.js when
-   * deploying a contract. Dapps that wish to interact with contracts already deployed should register
-   * these contracts in their users' PXE through this method.
+   * Registers a deployed contract instance so its private state can be synced and its functions simulated. The
+   * artifact for the class the instance runs must be registered separately via {@link registerContractClass}, before
+   * or after this call; registration performs no validation, so a missing or mismatched artifact only surfaces when
+   * the contract is later simulated. This is automatically called by aztec.js when deploying a contract.
    *
-   * @param contract - A contract instance to register, with an optional artifact which can be omitted if the contract class has already been registered.
-   */
-  public async registerContract(contract: { instance: ContractInstanceWithAddress; artifact?: ContractArtifact }) {
-    const { instance } = contract;
-    let { artifact } = contract;
-
-    if (artifact) {
-      // If the user provides an artifact, validate it against the expected class id and register it
-      const contractClass = await getContractClassFromArtifact(artifact);
-      const contractClassId = contractClass.id;
-      if (!contractClassId.equals(instance.currentContractClassId)) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `Artifact does not match expected class id (computed ${contractClassId} but instance refers to ${instance.currentContractClassId})`,
-        );
-      }
-      const computedAddress = await computeContractAddressFromInstance(instance);
-      if (!computedAddress.equals(instance.address)) {
-        throw new Error('Added a contract in which the address does not match the contract instance.');
-      }
-      await this.contractDataProvider.addContractArtifact(contractClass.id, artifact);
-
-      const publicFunctionSignatures = artifact.functions
-        .filter(fn => fn.functionType === FunctionType.PUBLIC)
-        .map(fn => decodeFunctionSignature(fn.name, fn.parameters));
-      await this.node.registerContractFunctionSignatures(publicFunctionSignatures);
-    } else {
-      // Otherwise, make sure there is an artifact already registered for that class id
-      artifact = await this.contractDataProvider.getContractArtifact(instance.currentContractClassId);
-      if (!artifact) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `Artifact not found when registering an instance. Contract class: ${instance.currentContractClassId}.`,
-        );
-      }
-    }
-
-    await this.contractDataProvider.addContractInstance(instance);
-    this.log.info(
-      `Added contract ${artifact.name} at ${instance.address.toString()} with class ${instance.currentContractClassId}`,
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Updates a deployed contract in the PXE. This is used to update the contract artifact when
-   * an update has happened, so the new code can be used in the simulation of local transactions.
-   * This is called by aztec.js when instantiating a contract in a given address with a mismatching artifact.
-   * @param contractAddress - The address of the contract to update.
-   * @param artifact - The updated artifact for the contract.
-   * @throws If the artifact's contract class is not found in the PXE or if the contract class is different from
-   * the current one (current one from the point of view of the node to which the PXE is connected).
+   * @param instance - The address preimage of the contract instance to register. The address is derived from it.
+   * @returns The address of the registered instance.
    */
-  public updateContract(contractAddress: AztecAddress, artifact: ContractArtifact): Promise<void> {
-    // We disable concurrently updating contracts to avoid concurrently syncing with the node, or changing a contract's
-    // class while we're simulating it.
+  public registerContract(instance: ContractInstancePreimage): Promise<AztecAddress> {
+    // Run inside the job queue so we can't race a concurrent simulation while writing the instance to the store.
     return this.#putInJobQueue(async () => {
-      const currentInstance = await this.contractDataProvider.getContractInstance(contractAddress);
-      if (!currentInstance) {
-        throw new Error(`Instance not found when updating a contract. Contract address: ${contractAddress}.`);
-      }
-      const contractClass = await getContractClassFromArtifact(artifact);
-      await this.synchronizer.sync();
-
-      const header = await this.syncDataProvider.getBlockHeader();
-
-      const currentClassId = await readCurrentClassId(
-        contractAddress,
-        currentInstance,
-        this.node,
-        header.globalVariables.blockNumber,
-        header.globalVariables.timestamp,
-      );
-      if (!contractClass.id.equals(currentClassId)) {
-        throw new Error('Could not update contract to a class different from the current one.');
-      }
-
-      await this.contractDataProvider.addContractArtifact(contractClass.id, artifact);
-
-      const publicFunctionSignatures = artifact.functions
-        .filter(fn => fn.functionType === FunctionType.PUBLIC)
-        .map(fn => decodeFunctionSignature(fn.name, fn.parameters));
-      await this.node.registerContractFunctionSignatures(publicFunctionSignatures);
-
-      currentInstance.currentContractClassId = contractClass.id;
-      await this.contractDataProvider.addContractInstance(currentInstance);
-      this.log.info(`Updated contract ${artifact.name} at ${contractAddress.toString()} to class ${contractClass.id}`);
+      const address = await computeContractAddressFromInstance(instance);
+      await this.contractStore.addContractInstance({ ...instance, address });
+      this.log.info(`Added contract at ${address}`, { address });
+      return address;
     });
   }
 
@@ -651,39 +994,7 @@ export class PXE {
    * @returns An array of contracts addresses registered on this PXE.
    */
   public getContracts(): Promise<AztecAddress[]> {
-    return this.contractDataProvider.getContractsAddresses();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * A debugging utility to get notes based on the provided filter.
-   *
-   * Note that this should not be used in production code because the structure of notes is considered to be
-   * an implementation detail of contracts. This is only meant to be used for debugging purposes. If you need to obtain
-   * note-related information in production code, please implement a custom utility function on your contract and call
-   * that function instead (e.g. `get_balance(owner: AztecAddress) -> u128` utility function on a Token contract).
-   *
-   * @param filter - The filter to apply to the notes.
-   * @returns The requested notes.
-   */
-  public async getNotes(filter: NotesFilter): Promise<UniqueNote[]> {
-    // We need to manually trigger private state sync to have a guarantee that all the notes are available.
-    await this.simulateUtility('sync_private_state', [], filter.contractAddress);
-
-    const noteDaos = await this.noteDataProvider.getNotes(filter);
-
-    const uniqueNotes = noteDaos.map(async dao => {
-      const completeAddresses = await this.addressDataProvider.getCompleteAddresses();
-      const completeAddressIndex = completeAddresses.findIndex(completeAddress =>
-        completeAddress.address.equals(dao.recipient),
-      );
-      const completeAddress = completeAddresses[completeAddressIndex];
-      if (completeAddress === undefined) {
-        throw new Error(`Cannot find complete address for recipient ${dao.recipient.toString()}`);
-      }
-      const recipient = completeAddress.address;
-      return new UniqueNote(dao.note, recipient, dao.contractAddress, dao.storageSlot, dao.txHash, dao.noteNonce);
-    });
-    return Promise.all(uniqueNotes);
+    return this.contractStore.getContractsAddresses();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -691,29 +1002,38 @@ export class PXE {
    * (where validators prove the public portion).
    *
    * @param txRequest - An authenticated tx request ready for proving
+   * @param scopes - Addresses whose private state and keys are accessible during private execution.
    * @returns A result containing the proof and public inputs of the tail circuit.
    * @throws If contract code not found, or public simulation reverts.
    * Also throws if simulatePublic is true and public simulation reverts.
    */
-  public proveTx(txRequest: TxExecutionRequest): Promise<TxProvingResult> {
+  public proveTx(txRequest: TxExecutionRequest, { scopes, senderForTags }: ProveTxOpts): Promise<TxProvingResult> {
     let privateExecutionResult: PrivateExecutionResult;
     // We disable proving concurrently mostly out of caution, since it accesses some of our stores. Proving is so
     // computationally demanding that it'd be rare for someone to try to do it concurrently regardless.
-    return this.#putInJobQueue(async () => {
+    return this.#putInJobQueue(async jobId => {
       const totalTimer = new Timer();
       try {
         const syncTimer = new Timer();
-        await this.synchronizer.sync();
+        await this.#maybeSync();
+        const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
         const syncTime = syncTimer.ms();
         const contractFunctionSimulator = this.#getSimulatorForTx();
-        privateExecutionResult = await this.#executePrivate(contractFunctionSimulator, txRequest);
+        privateExecutionResult = await this.#executePrivate({
+          contractFunctionSimulator,
+          txRequest,
+          anchorBlockHeader,
+          scopes,
+          jobId,
+          senderForTags,
+        });
 
         const {
           publicInputs,
           chonkProof,
           executionSteps,
           timings: { proving } = {},
-        } = await this.#prove(txRequest, this.proofCreator, privateExecutionResult, {
+        } = await this.#prove(txRequest, this.proofCreator, privateExecutionResult, anchorBlockHeader, {
           simulate: false,
           skipFeeEnforcement: false,
           profileMode: 'none',
@@ -743,15 +1063,20 @@ export class PXE {
           nodeRPCCalls: contractFunctionSimulator?.getStats().nodeRPCCalls,
         });
 
-        const preTagsUsedInTheTx = privateExecutionResult.entrypoint.preTags;
-        if (preTagsUsedInTheTx.length > 0) {
-          await this.taggingDataProvider.setLastUsedIndexesAsSender(preTagsUsedInTheTx);
-          this.log.debug(`Stored used pre tags as sender for the tx`, {
-            preTagsUsedInTheTx,
-          });
-        } else {
-          this.log.debug(`No pre tags used in the tx`);
-        }
+        // We keep track of which tagging indices we've used in this tx so that we don't repeat them in future txs
+        // (which would link them) without having to rely on this tx being mined (and us seeing the indices being used
+        // onchain).
+        // Note that this must happen _after_ proving as it requires the proof's public inputs, from which the kernels
+        // may have removed some logs due to note-nullifier squashing - this may lead to range of tagging indices we've
+        // actually used to being reduced.
+        await persistSenderTaggingIndexRangesForTx(
+          this.senderTaggingStore,
+          privateExecutionResult.entrypoint.taggingIndexRanges,
+          publicInputs,
+          () => txProvingResult.getTxHash(),
+          jobId,
+          this.log,
+        );
 
         return txProvingResult;
       } catch (err: any) {
@@ -762,20 +1087,16 @@ export class PXE {
 
   /**
    * Profiles a transaction, reporting gate counts (unless disabled) and returns an execution trace.
-   *
-   * @param txRequest - An authenticated tx request ready for simulation
-   * @param msgSender - (Optional) The message sender to use for the simulation.
-   * @param skipTxValidation - (Optional) If false, this function throws if the transaction is unable to be included in a block at the current state.
+   * @param txRequest - An authenticated tx request ready for simulation.
    * @returns A trace of the program execution with gate counts.
    * @throws If the code for the functions executed in this transaction have not been made available via `addContracts`.
    */
   public profileTx(
     txRequest: TxExecutionRequest,
-    profileMode: 'full' | 'execution-steps' | 'gates',
-    skipProofGeneration: boolean = true,
+    { profileMode, skipProofGeneration = true, scopes, senderForTags }: ProfileTxOpts,
   ): Promise<TxProfileResult> {
     // We disable concurrent profiles for consistency with simulateTx.
-    return this.#putInJobQueue(async () => {
+    return this.#putInJobQueue(async jobId => {
       const totalTimer = new Timer();
       try {
         const txInfo = {
@@ -791,16 +1112,25 @@ export class PXE {
           txInfo,
         );
         const syncTimer = new Timer();
-        await this.synchronizer.sync();
+        await this.#maybeSync();
+        const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
         const syncTime = syncTimer.ms();
 
         const contractFunctionSimulator = this.#getSimulatorForTx();
-        const privateExecutionResult = await this.#executePrivate(contractFunctionSimulator, txRequest);
+        const privateExecutionResult = await this.#executePrivate({
+          contractFunctionSimulator,
+          txRequest,
+          anchorBlockHeader,
+          scopes,
+          jobId,
+          senderForTags,
+        });
 
         const { executionSteps, timings: { proving } = {} } = await this.#prove(
           txRequest,
           this.proofCreator,
           privateExecutionResult,
+          anchorBlockHeader,
           {
             simulate: skipProofGeneration,
             skipFeeEnforcement: false,
@@ -852,12 +1182,7 @@ export class PXE {
    * In that case, the transaction returned is only potentially ready to be sent to the network for execution.
    *
    *
-   * @param txRequest - An authenticated tx request ready for simulation
-   * @param simulatePublic - Whether to simulate the public part of the transaction.
-   * @param skipTxValidation - (Optional) If false, this function throws if the transaction is unable to be included in a block at the current state.
-   * @param skipFeeEnforcement - (Optional) If false, fees are enforced.
-   * @param overrides - (Optional) State overrides for the simulation, such as msgSender, contract instances and artifacts.
-   * @param scopes - (Optional) The accounts whose notes we can access in this call. Currently optional and will default to all.
+   * @param txRequest - An authenticated tx request ready for simulation.
    * @returns A simulated transaction result object that includes public and private return values.
    * @throws If the code for the functions executed in this transaction have not been made available via `addContracts`.
    * Also throws if simulatePublic is true and public simulation reverts.
@@ -866,16 +1191,20 @@ export class PXE {
    */
   public simulateTx(
     txRequest: TxExecutionRequest,
-    simulatePublic: boolean,
-    skipTxValidation: boolean = false,
-    skipFeeEnforcement: boolean = false,
-    overrides?: SimulationOverrides,
-    scopes?: AztecAddress[],
+    {
+      simulatePublic,
+      skipTxValidation = false,
+      skipFeeEnforcement = false,
+      skipKernels = true,
+      overrides,
+      scopes,
+      senderForTags,
+    }: SimulateTxOpts,
   ): Promise<TxSimulationResult> {
     // We disable concurrent simulations since those might execute oracles which read and write to the PXE stores (e.g.
     // to the capsules), and we need to prevent concurrent runs from interfering with one another (e.g. attempting to
     // delete the same read value, or reading values that another simulation is currently modifying).
-    return this.#putInJobQueue(async () => {
+    return this.#putInJobQueue(async jobId => {
       try {
         const totalTimer = new Timer();
         const txInfo = {
@@ -891,40 +1220,49 @@ export class PXE {
           txInfo,
         );
         const syncTimer = new Timer();
-        await this.synchronizer.sync();
+        await this.#maybeSync();
+        const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
         const syncTime = syncTimer.ms();
 
+        if (overrides?.contracts && Object.keys(overrides.contracts).length > 0 && !skipKernels) {
+          throw new Error(
+            'Simulating with overridden contracts is not compatible with kernel execution. Please set skipKernels to true when simulating with overridden contracts.',
+          );
+        }
         const contractFunctionSimulator = this.#getSimulatorForTx(overrides);
-        // Temporary: in case there are overrides, we have to skip the kernels or validations
-        // will fail. Consider handing control to the user/wallet on whether they want to run them
-        // or not.
-        const skipKernels = overrides?.contracts !== undefined && Object.keys(overrides.contracts ?? {}).length > 0;
 
         // Execution of private functions only; no proving, and no kernel logic.
-        const privateExecutionResult = await this.#executePrivate(contractFunctionSimulator, txRequest, scopes);
+        const privateExecutionResult = await this.#executePrivate({
+          contractFunctionSimulator,
+          txRequest,
+          anchorBlockHeader,
+          scopes,
+          jobId,
+          senderForTags,
+        });
 
         let publicInputs: PrivateKernelTailCircuitPublicInputs | undefined;
         let executionSteps: PrivateExecutionStep[] = [];
 
         if (skipKernels) {
-          // According to the protocol rules, the nonce generator for the note hashes
-          // can either be the first nullifier in the tx or the hash of the initial tx request
-          // if there are none.
-          const nonceGenerator = privateExecutionResult.firstNullifier.equals(Fr.ZERO)
-            ? await txRequest.toTxRequest().hash()
-            : privateExecutionResult.firstNullifier;
           ({ publicInputs, executionSteps } = await generateSimulatedProvingResult(
             privateExecutionResult,
-            nonceGenerator,
-            this.contractDataProvider,
+            (addr, sel) => this.#getDebugFunctionName(addr, sel, anchorBlockHeader),
+            this.node,
           ));
         } else {
           // Kernel logic, plus proving of all private functions and kernels.
-          ({ publicInputs, executionSteps } = await this.#prove(txRequest, this.proofCreator, privateExecutionResult, {
-            simulate: true,
-            skipFeeEnforcement,
-            profileMode: 'none',
-          }));
+          ({ publicInputs, executionSteps } = await this.#prove(
+            txRequest,
+            this.proofCreator,
+            privateExecutionResult,
+            anchorBlockHeader,
+            {
+              simulate: true,
+              skipFeeEnforcement,
+              profileMode: 'none',
+            },
+          ));
         }
 
         const privateSimulationResult = new PrivateSimulationResult(privateExecutionResult, publicInputs);
@@ -933,8 +1271,11 @@ export class PXE {
         let publicOutput: PublicSimulationOutput | undefined;
         if (simulatePublic && publicInputs.forPublic) {
           const publicSimulationTimer = new Timer();
-          publicOutput = await this.#simulatePublicCalls(simulatedTx, skipFeeEnforcement);
+          publicOutput = await this.#simulatePublicCalls(simulatedTx, skipFeeEnforcement, overrides);
           publicSimulationTime = publicSimulationTimer.ms();
+          if (publicOutput?.debugLogs?.length) {
+            await displayDebugLogs(publicOutput.debugLogs, addr => this.#getDebugContractName(addr, anchorBlockHeader));
+          }
         }
 
         let validationTime: number | undefined;
@@ -943,7 +1284,8 @@ export class PXE {
           const validationResult = await this.node.isValidTx(simulatedTx, { isSimulation: true, skipFeeEnforcement });
           validationTime = validationTimer.ms();
           if (validationResult.result === 'invalid') {
-            throw new Error('The simulated transaction is unable to be added to state and is invalid.');
+            const reason = validationResult.reason.length > 0 ? ` Reason: ${validationResult.reason.join(', ')}` : '';
+            throw new Error(`The simulated transaction is unable to be added to state and is invalid.${reason}`);
           }
         }
 
@@ -994,55 +1336,55 @@ export class PXE {
           inspect(txRequest),
           `simulatePublic=${simulatePublic}`,
           `skipTxValidation=${skipTxValidation}`,
-          `scopes=${scopes?.map(s => s.toString()).join(', ') ?? 'undefined'}`,
+          `scopes=${scopes.map(s => s.toString()).join(', ')}`,
         );
       }
     });
   }
 
   /**
-   * Simulate the execution of a contract utility function.
-   *
-   * @param functionName - The name of the utility contract function to be called.
-   * @param args - The arguments to be provided to the function.
-   * @param to - The address of the contract to be called.
-   * @param authwits - (Optional) The authentication witnesses required for the function call.
-   * @param from - (Optional) The msg sender to set for the call.
-   * @param scopes - (Optional) The accounts whose notes we can access in this call. Currently optional and will
-   * default to all.
-   * @returns The result of the utility function call, structured based on the function ABI.
+   * Executes a contract utility function.
+   * @param call - The function call containing the function details, arguments, and target contract address.
    */
-  public simulateUtility(
-    functionName: string,
-    args: any[],
-    to: AztecAddress,
-    authwits?: AuthWitness[],
-    _from?: AztecAddress,
-    scopes?: AztecAddress[],
-  ): Promise<UtilitySimulationResult> {
-    // We disable concurrent simulations since those might execute oracles which read and write to the PXE stores (e.g.
+  public executeUtility(
+    call: FunctionCall,
+    { authwits, scopes }: ExecuteUtilityOpts = { scopes: [] },
+  ): Promise<UtilityExecutionResult> {
+    // We disable concurrent executions since those might execute oracles which read and write to the PXE stores (e.g.
     // to the capsules), and we need to prevent concurrent runs from interfering with one another (e.g. attempting to
-    // delete the same read value, or reading values that another simulation is currently modifying).
-    return this.#putInJobQueue(async () => {
+    // delete the same read value, or reading values that another execution is currently modifying).
+    return this.#putInJobQueue(async jobId => {
       try {
         const totalTimer = new Timer();
         const syncTimer = new Timer();
-        await this.synchronizer.sync();
+        await this.#maybeSync();
         const syncTime = syncTimer.ms();
-        const functionCall = await this.#getFunctionCall(functionName, args, to);
         const functionTimer = new Timer();
         const contractFunctionSimulator = this.#getSimulatorForTx();
-        const executionResult = await this.#simulateUtility(
+
+        const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
+        await this.contractSyncService.ensureContractSynced(
+          call.to,
+          call.selector,
+          (privateSyncCall, execScopes) =>
+            this.#executeUtility(contractFunctionSimulator, privateSyncCall, [], execScopes, jobId),
+          anchorBlockHeader,
+          jobId,
+          scopes,
+        );
+
+        const { result: executionResult, offchainEffects } = await this.#executeUtility(
           contractFunctionSimulator,
-          functionCall,
+          call,
           authwits ?? [],
           scopes,
+          jobId,
         );
         const functionTime = functionTimer.ms();
 
         const totalTime = totalTimer.ms();
 
-        const perFunction = [{ functionName, time: functionTime }];
+        const perFunction = [{ functionName: call.name, time: functionTime }];
 
         const timings: SimulationTimings = {
           total: totalTime,
@@ -1052,13 +1394,19 @@ export class PXE {
         };
 
         const simulationStats = contractFunctionSimulator.getStats();
-        return { result: executionResult, stats: { timings, nodeRPCCalls: simulationStats.nodeRPCCalls } };
+        return {
+          result: executionResult,
+          offchainEffects,
+          anchorBlockTimestamp: anchorBlockHeader.globalVariables.timestamp,
+          stats: { timings, nodeRPCCalls: simulationStats.nodeRPCCalls },
+        };
       } catch (err: any) {
+        const { to, name, args } = call;
         const stringifiedArgs = args.map(arg => arg.toString()).join(', ');
         throw this.#contextualizeError(
           err,
-          `simulateUtility ${to}:${functionName}(${stringifiedArgs})`,
-          `scopes=${scopes?.map(s => s.toString()).join(', ') ?? 'undefined'}`,
+          `executeUtility ${to}:${name}(${stringifiedArgs})`,
+          `scopes=${scopes.map(s => s.toString()).join(', ')}`,
         );
       }
     });
@@ -1066,48 +1414,58 @@ export class PXE {
 
   /**
    * Returns the private events given search parameters.
-   * @param contractAddress - The address of the contract to get events from.
-   * @param eventMetadata - Metadata of the event. This should be the class generated from the contract. e.g. Contract.events.Event
-   * @param from - The block number to search from.
-   * @param numBlocks - The amount of blocks to search.
-   * @param recipients - The addresses that decrypted the logs.
-   * @returns - The deserialized events.
+   * @param eventSelector - Event selector to search for.
+   * @param filter
+   *  contractAddress - The address of the contract to get events from. Required.
+   *  scopes - One or more event scope addresses to filter by. Required.
+   *  fromBlock - The block number to search from (inclusive). Optional. If provided, it must be >= 0.
+   *    Defaults to 0.
+   *    If toBlock is defined but fromBlock is not, fromBlock defaults to toBlock - 1.
+   *  toBlock - The block number to search up to (exclusive). Optional. If provided, it must be > 0.
+   *    Defaults to the latest known block to PXE + 1.
+   * @returns - The packed events with block and tx metadata.
    */
-  public async getPrivateEvents<T>(
-    contractAddress: AztecAddress,
-    eventMetadataDef: EventMetadataDefinition,
-    from: number,
-    numBlocks: number,
-    recipients: AztecAddress[],
-  ): Promise<T[]> {
-    if (recipients.length === 0) {
-      throw new Error('Recipients are required to get private events');
-    }
-
-    this.log.verbose(`Getting private events for ${contractAddress.toString()} from ${from} to ${from + numBlocks}`);
-
-    // We need to manually trigger private state sync to have a guarantee that all the events are available.
-    await this.simulateUtility('sync_private_state', [], contractAddress);
+  public async getPrivateEvents(
+    eventSelector: EventSelector,
+    filter: PrivateEventFilter,
+  ): Promise<PackedPrivateEvent[]> {
+    let anchorBlockNumber: BlockNumber;
+
+    await this.#putInJobQueue(async jobId => {
+      await this.#maybeSync();
+
+      const anchorBlockHeader = await this.anchorBlockStore.getBlockHeader();
+      anchorBlockNumber = anchorBlockHeader.getBlockNumber();
+
+      const contractFunctionSimulator = this.#getSimulatorForTx();
+
+      await this.contractSyncService.ensureContractSynced(
+        filter.contractAddress,
+        null,
+        async (privateSyncCall, execScopes) =>
+          await this.#executeUtility(contractFunctionSimulator, privateSyncCall, [], execScopes, jobId),
+        anchorBlockHeader,
+        jobId,
+        filter.scopes,
+      );
+    });
 
-    const events = await this.privateEventDataProvider.getPrivateEvents(
-      contractAddress,
-      from,
-      numBlocks,
-      recipients,
-      eventMetadataDef.eventSelector,
-    );
+    // anchorBlockNumber is set during the job and fixed to whatever it is after a block sync
+    const sanitizedFilter = new PrivateEventFilterValidator(anchorBlockNumber!).validate(filter);
 
-    const decodedEvents = events.map(
-      (event: PrivateEvent): T => decodeFromAbi([eventMetadataDef.abiType], event.msgContent) as T,
+    this.log.debug(
+      `Getting private events for ${sanitizedFilter.contractAddress.toString()} from ${sanitizedFilter.fromBlock} to ${sanitizedFilter.toBlock}`,
     );
 
-    return decodedEvents;
+    return this.privateEventStore.getPrivateEvents(eventSelector, sanitizedFilter);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Stops the PXE's job queue.
+   * Stops the PXE's job queue and closes the backing store.
    */
-  public stop(): Promise<void> {
-    return this.jobQueue.end();
+  public async stop(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.jobQueue.end();
+    await this.blockStateSynchronizer.stop();
+    await this.db.close();
   }
 }