@aztec/sequencer-client 0.0.1-commit.9d2bcf6d → 0.0.1-commit.9ee6fcc6

package/src/publisher/sequencer-publisher.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { EpochCache } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
 import type { L1ContractsConfig } from '@aztec/ethereum/config';
 import {
   type EmpireSlashingProposerContract,
+  FeeAssetPriceOracle,
   type GovernanceProposerContract,
   type IEmpireBase,
   MULTI_CALL_3_ADDRESS,
@@ -18,34 +19,48 @@ import {
   type L1BlobInputs,
   type L1TxConfig,
   type L1TxRequest,
+  type L1TxUtils,
   MAX_L1_TX_LIMIT,
   type TransactionStats,
   WEI_CONST,
 } from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-tx-utils';
-import type { L1TxUtilsWithBlobs } from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-tx-utils-with-blobs';
 import { FormattedViemError, formatViemError, mergeAbis, tryExtractEvent } from '@aztec/ethereum/utils';
 import { sumBigint } from '@aztec/foundation/bigint';
 import { toHex as toPaddedHex } from '@aztec/foundation/bigint-buffer';
 import { CheckpointNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { trimmedBytesLength } from '@aztec/foundation/buffer';
 import { pick } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
 import type { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
+import { TimeoutError } from '@aztec/foundation/error';
 import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import { Signature, type ViemSignature } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-signature';
 import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { makeBackoff, retry } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
 import { bufferToHex } from '@aztec/foundation/string';
 import { DateProvider, Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { EmpireBaseAbi, ErrorsAbi, RollupAbi } from '@aztec/l1-artifacts';
 import { type ProposerSlashAction, encodeSlashConsensusVotes } from '@aztec/slasher';
 import { CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners, type ValidateCheckpointResult } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { Checkpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
+import { getNextL1SlotTimestamp } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
 import { SlashFactoryContract } from '@aztec/stdlib/l1-contracts';
 import type { CheckpointHeader } from '@aztec/stdlib/rollup';
 import type { L1PublishCheckpointStats } from '@aztec/stdlib/stats';
 import { type TelemetryClient, type Tracer, getTelemetryClient, trackSpan } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 
-import { type StateOverride, type TransactionReceipt, type TypedDataDefinition, encodeFunctionData, toHex } from 'viem';
-
-import type { PublisherConfig, TxSenderConfig } from './config.js';
+import {
+  type Hex,
+  type StateOverride,
+  type TransactionReceipt,
+  type TypedDataDefinition,
+  encodeFunctionData,
+  keccak256,
+  multicall3Abi,
+  toHex,
+} from 'viem';
+
+import type { SequencerPublisherConfig } from './config.js';
+import { type FailedL1Tx, type L1TxFailedStore, createL1TxFailedStore } from './l1_tx_failed_store/index.js';
 import { SequencerPublisherMetrics } from './sequencer-publisher-metrics.js';
 
 /** Arguments to the process method of the rollup contract */
@@ -60,6 +75,8 @@ type L1ProcessArgs = {
   attestationsAndSigners: CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners;
   /** Attestations and signers signature */
   attestationsAndSignersSignature: Signature;
+  /** The fee asset price modifier in basis points (from oracle) */
+  feeAssetPriceModifier: bigint;
 };
 
 export const Actions = [
@@ -105,6 +122,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   private interrupted = false;
   private metrics: SequencerPublisherMetrics;
   public epochCache: EpochCache;
+  private failedTxStore?: Promise<L1TxFailedStore | undefined>;
 
   protected governanceLog = createLogger('sequencer:publisher:governance');
   protected slashingLog = createLogger('sequencer:publisher:slashing');
@@ -112,24 +130,34 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   protected lastActions: Partial<Record<Action, SlotNumber>> = {};
 
   private isPayloadEmptyCache: Map<string, boolean> = new Map<string, boolean>();
+  private payloadProposedCache: Set<string> = new Set<string>();
 
   protected log: Logger;
   protected ethereumSlotDuration: bigint;
+  protected aztecSlotDuration: bigint;
+  private dateProvider: DateProvider;
 
   private blobClient: BlobClientInterface;
 
   /** Address to use for simulations in fisherman mode (actual proposer's address) */
   private proposerAddressForSimulation?: EthAddress;
 
+  /** Optional callback to obtain a replacement publisher when the current one fails to send. */
+  private getNextPublisher?: (excludeAddresses: EthAddress[]) => Promise<L1TxUtils | undefined>;
+
   /** L1 fee analyzer for fisherman mode */
   private l1FeeAnalyzer?: L1FeeAnalyzer;
+
+  /** Fee asset price oracle for computing price modifiers from Uniswap V4 */
+  private feeAssetPriceOracle: FeeAssetPriceOracle;
+
   // A CALL to a cold address is 2700 gas
   public static MULTICALL_OVERHEAD_GAS_GUESS = 5000n;
 
   // Gas report for VotingWithSigTest shows a max gas of 100k, but we've seen it cost 700k+ in testnet
   public static VOTE_GAS_GUESS: bigint = 800_000n;
 
-  public l1TxUtils: L1TxUtilsWithBlobs;
+  public l1TxUtils: L1TxUtils;
   public rollupContract: RollupContract;
   public govProposerContract: GovernanceProposerContract;
   public slashingProposerContract: EmpireSlashingProposerContract | TallySlashingProposerContract | undefined;
@@ -140,11 +168,12 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   protected requests: RequestWithExpiry[] = [];
 
   constructor(
-    private config: TxSenderConfig & PublisherConfig & Pick<L1ContractsConfig, 'ethereumSlotDuration'>,
+    private config: Pick<SequencerPublisherConfig, 'fishermanMode' | 'l1TxFailedStore'> &
+      Pick<L1ContractsConfig, 'ethereumSlotDuration' | 'aztecSlotDuration'> & { l1ChainId: number },
     deps: {
       telemetry?: TelemetryClient;
       blobClient: BlobClientInterface;
-      l1TxUtils: L1TxUtilsWithBlobs;
+      l1TxUtils: L1TxUtils;
       rollupContract: RollupContract;
       slashingProposerContract: EmpireSlashingProposerContract | TallySlashingProposerContract | undefined;
       governanceProposerContract: GovernanceProposerContract;
@@ -154,10 +183,13 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       metrics: SequencerPublisherMetrics;
       lastActions: Partial<Record<Action, SlotNumber>>;
       log?: Logger;
+      getNextPublisher?: (excludeAddresses: EthAddress[]) => Promise<L1TxUtils | undefined>;
     },
   ) {
     this.log = deps.log ?? createLogger('sequencer:publisher');
     this.ethereumSlotDuration = BigInt(config.ethereumSlotDuration);
+    this.aztecSlotDuration = BigInt(config.aztecSlotDuration);
+    this.dateProvider = deps.dateProvider;
     this.epochCache = deps.epochCache;
     this.lastActions = deps.lastActions;
 
@@ -167,6 +199,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     this.metrics = deps.metrics ?? new SequencerPublisherMetrics(telemetry, 'SequencerPublisher');
     this.tracer = telemetry.getTracer('SequencerPublisher');
     this.l1TxUtils = deps.l1TxUtils;
+    this.getNextPublisher = deps.getNextPublisher;
 
     this.rollupContract = deps.rollupContract;
 
@@ -188,12 +221,52 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         createLogger('sequencer:publisher:fee-analyzer'),
       );
     }
+
+    // Initialize fee asset price oracle
+    this.feeAssetPriceOracle = new FeeAssetPriceOracle(
+      this.l1TxUtils.client,
+      this.rollupContract,
+      createLogger('sequencer:publisher:price-oracle'),
+    );
+
+    // Initialize failed L1 tx store (optional, for test networks)
+    this.failedTxStore = createL1TxFailedStore(config.l1TxFailedStore, this.log);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Backs up a failed L1 transaction to the configured store for debugging.
+   * Does nothing if no store is configured.
+   */
+  private backupFailedTx(failedTx: Omit<FailedL1Tx, 'timestamp'>): void {
+    if (!this.failedTxStore) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const tx: FailedL1Tx = {
+      ...failedTx,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    };
+
+    // Fire and forget - don't block on backup
+    void this.failedTxStore
+      .then(store => store?.saveFailedTx(tx))
+      .catch(err => {
+        this.log.warn(`Failed to backup failed L1 tx to store`, err);
+      });
   }
 
   public getRollupContract(): RollupContract {
     return this.rollupContract;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the fee asset price modifier from the oracle.
+   * Returns 0n if the oracle query fails.
+   */
+  public getFeeAssetPriceModifier(): Promise<bigint> {
+    return this.feeAssetPriceOracle.computePriceModifier();
+  }
+
   public getSenderAddress() {
     return this.l1TxUtils.getSenderAddress();
   }
@@ -218,7 +291,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   }
 
   public getCurrentL2Slot(): SlotNumber {
-    return this.epochCache.getEpochAndSlotNow().slot;
+    return this.epochCache.getSlotNow();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -331,8 +404,8 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     // @note - we can only have one blob config per bundle
     // find requests with gas and blob configs
     // See https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/11513
-    const gasConfigs = requestsToProcess.filter(request => request.gasConfig).map(request => request.gasConfig);
-    const blobConfigs = requestsToProcess.filter(request => request.blobConfig).map(request => request.blobConfig);
+    const gasConfigs = validRequests.filter(request => request.gasConfig).map(request => request.gasConfig);
+    const blobConfigs = validRequests.filter(request => request.blobConfig).map(request => request.blobConfig);
 
     if (blobConfigs.length > 1) {
       throw new Error('Multiple blob configs found');
@@ -361,19 +434,36 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     validRequests.sort((a, b) => compareActions(a.action, b.action));
 
     try {
+      // Capture context for failed tx backup before sending
+      const l1BlockNumber = await this.l1TxUtils.getBlockNumber();
+      const multicallData = encodeFunctionData({
+        abi: multicall3Abi,
+        functionName: 'aggregate3',
+        args: [
+          validRequests.map(r => ({
+            target: r.request.to!,
+            callData: r.request.data!,
+            allowFailure: true,
+          })),
+        ],
+      });
+      const blobDataHex = blobConfig?.blobs?.map(b => toHex(b)) as Hex[] | undefined;
+
+      const txContext = { multicallData, blobData: blobDataHex, l1BlockNumber };
+
       this.log.debug('Forwarding transactions', {
         validRequests: validRequests.map(request => request.action),
         txConfig,
       });
-      const result = await Multicall3.forward(
-        validRequests.map(request => request.request),
-        this.l1TxUtils,
-        txConfig,
-        blobConfig,
-        this.rollupContract.address,
-        this.log,
+      const result = await this.forwardWithPublisherRotation(validRequests, txConfig, blobConfig);
+      if (result === undefined) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const { successfulActions = [], failedActions = [] } = this.callbackBundledTransactions(
+        validRequests,
+        result,
+        txContext,
       );
-      const { successfulActions = [], failedActions = [] } = this.callbackBundledTransactions(validRequests, result);
       return { result, expiredActions, sentActions: validActions, successfulActions, failedActions };
     } catch (err) {
       const viemError = formatViemError(err);
@@ -391,16 +481,88 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Forwards transactions via Multicall3, rotating to the next available publisher if a send
+   * failure occurs (i.e. the tx never reached the chain).
+   * On-chain reverts and simulation errors are returned as-is without rotation.
+   */
+  private async forwardWithPublisherRotation(
+    validRequests: RequestWithExpiry[],
+    txConfig: RequestWithExpiry['gasConfig'],
+    blobConfig: L1BlobInputs | undefined,
+  ) {
+    const triedAddresses: EthAddress[] = [];
+    let currentPublisher = this.l1TxUtils;
+
+    while (true) {
+      triedAddresses.push(currentPublisher.getSenderAddress());
+      try {
+        const result = await Multicall3.forward(
+          validRequests.map(r => r.request),
+          currentPublisher,
+          txConfig,
+          blobConfig,
+          this.rollupContract.address,
+          this.log,
+        );
+        this.l1TxUtils = currentPublisher;
+        return result;
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof TimeoutError) {
+          throw err;
+        }
+        const viemError = formatViemError(err);
+        if (!this.getNextPublisher) {
+          this.log.error('Failed to publish bundled transactions', viemError);
+          return undefined;
+        }
+        this.log.warn(
+          `Publisher ${currentPublisher.getSenderAddress()} failed to send, rotating to next publisher`,
+          viemError,
+        );
+        const nextPublisher = await this.getNextPublisher([...triedAddresses]);
+        if (!nextPublisher) {
+          this.log.error('All available publishers exhausted, failed to publish bundled transactions');
+          return undefined;
+        }
+        currentPublisher = nextPublisher;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private callbackBundledTransactions(
     requests: RequestWithExpiry[],
-    result?: { receipt: TransactionReceipt } | FormattedViemError,
+    result: { receipt: TransactionReceipt; errorMsg?: string } | FormattedViemError | undefined,
+    txContext: { multicallData: Hex; blobData?: Hex[]; l1BlockNumber: bigint },
   ) {
     const actionsListStr = requests.map(r => r.action).join(', ');
     if (result instanceof FormattedViemError) {
       this.log.error(`Failed to publish bundled transactions (${actionsListStr})`, result);
+      this.backupFailedTx({
+        id: keccak256(txContext.multicallData),
+        failureType: 'send-error',
+        request: { to: MULTI_CALL_3_ADDRESS, data: txContext.multicallData },
+        blobData: txContext.blobData,
+        l1BlockNumber: txContext.l1BlockNumber.toString(),
+        error: { message: result.message, name: result.name },
+        context: {
+          actions: requests.map(r => r.action),
+          requests: requests.map(r => ({ action: r.action, to: r.request.to! as Hex, data: r.request.data! })),
+          sender: this.getSenderAddress().toString(),
+        },
+      });
       return { failedActions: requests.map(r => r.action) };
     } else {
-      this.log.verbose(`Published bundled transactions (${actionsListStr})`, { result, requests });
+      this.log.verbose(`Published bundled transactions (${actionsListStr})`, {
+        result,
+        requests: requests.map(r => ({
+          ...r,
+          // Avoid logging large blob data
+          blobConfig: r.blobConfig
+            ? { ...r.blobConfig, blobs: r.blobConfig.blobs.map(b => ({ size: trimmedBytesLength(b) })) }
+            : undefined,
+        })),
+      });
       const successfulActions: Action[] = [];
       const failedActions: Action[] = [];
       for (const request of requests) {
@@ -410,25 +572,53 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
           failedActions.push(request.action);
         }
       }
+      // Single backup for the whole reverted tx
+      if (failedActions.length > 0 && result?.receipt?.status === 'reverted') {
+        this.backupFailedTx({
+          id: result.receipt.transactionHash,
+          failureType: 'revert',
+          request: { to: MULTI_CALL_3_ADDRESS, data: txContext.multicallData },
+          blobData: txContext.blobData,
+          l1BlockNumber: result.receipt.blockNumber.toString(),
+          receipt: {
+            transactionHash: result.receipt.transactionHash,
+            blockNumber: result.receipt.blockNumber.toString(),
+            gasUsed: (result.receipt.gasUsed ?? 0n).toString(),
+            status: 'reverted',
+          },
+          error: { message: result.errorMsg ?? 'Transaction reverted' },
+          context: {
+            actions: failedActions,
+            requests: requests
+              .filter(r => failedActions.includes(r.action))
+              .map(r => ({ action: r.action, to: r.request.to! as Hex, data: r.request.data! })),
+            sender: this.getSenderAddress().toString(),
+          },
+        });
+      }
       return { successfulActions, failedActions };
     }
   }
 
   /**
-   * @notice  Will call `canProposeAtNextEthBlock` to make sure that it is possible to propose
+   * @notice  Will call `canProposeAt` to make sure that it is possible to propose
    * @param tipArchive - The archive to check
    * @returns The slot and block number if it is possible to propose, undefined otherwise
    */
-  public canProposeAtNextEthBlock(
+  public async canProposeAt(
     tipArchive: Fr,
     msgSender: EthAddress,
-    opts: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber } = {},
+    opts: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber; pipelined?: boolean } = {},
   ) {
     // TODO: #14291 - should loop through multiple keys to check if any of them can propose
     const ignoredErrors = ['SlotAlreadyInChain', 'InvalidProposer', 'InvalidArchive'];
 
+    const pipelined = opts.pipelined ?? this.epochCache.isProposerPipeliningEnabled();
+    const slotOffset = pipelined ? this.aztecSlotDuration : 0n;
+    const nextL1SlotTs = (await this.getNextL1SlotTimestampWithL1Floor()) + slotOffset;
+
     return this.rollupContract
-      .canProposeAtNextEthBlock(tipArchive.toBuffer(), msgSender.toString(), Number(this.ethereumSlotDuration), {
+      .canProposeAt(tipArchive.toBuffer(), msgSender.toString(), nextL1SlotTs, {
         forcePendingCheckpointNumber: opts.forcePendingCheckpointNumber,
       })
       .catch(err => {
@@ -442,6 +632,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         return undefined;
       });
   }
+
   /**
    * @notice  Will simulate `validateHeader` to make sure that the block header is valid
    * @dev     This is a convenience function that can be used by the sequencer to validate a "partial" header.
@@ -465,7 +656,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       flags,
     ] as const;
 
-    const ts = BigInt((await this.l1TxUtils.getBlock()).timestamp + this.ethereumSlotDuration);
+    const ts = await this.getNextL1SlotTimestampWithL1Floor();
     const stateOverrides = await this.rollupContract.makePendingCheckpointNumberOverride(
       opts?.forcePendingCheckpointNumber,
     );
@@ -521,6 +712,8 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     const request = this.buildInvalidateCheckpointRequest(validationResult);
     this.log.debug(`Simulating invalidate checkpoint ${checkpointNumber}`, { ...logData, request });
 
+    const l1BlockNumber = await this.l1TxUtils.getBlockNumber();
+
     try {
       const { gasUsed } = await this.l1TxUtils.simulate(
         request,
@@ -572,6 +765,18 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
 
       // Otherwise, throw. We cannot build the next checkpoint if we cannot invalidate the previous one.
       this.log.error(`Simulation for invalidate checkpoint ${checkpointNumber} failed`, viemError, logData);
+      this.backupFailedTx({
+        id: keccak256(request.data!),
+        failureType: 'simulation',
+        request: { to: request.to!, data: request.data!, value: request.value?.toString() },
+        l1BlockNumber: l1BlockNumber.toString(),
+        error: { message: viemError.message, name: viemError.name },
+        context: {
+          actions: [`invalidate-${reason}`],
+          checkpointNumber,
+          sender: this.getSenderAddress().toString(),
+        },
+      });
       throw new Error(`Failed to simulate invalidate checkpoint ${checkpointNumber}`, { cause: viemError });
     }
   }
@@ -616,25 +821,11 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     attestationsAndSignersSignature: Signature,
     options: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber },
   ): Promise<bigint> {
-    const ts = BigInt((await this.l1TxUtils.getBlock()).timestamp + this.ethereumSlotDuration);
-
-    // TODO(palla/mbps): This should not be needed, there's no flow where we propose with zero attestations. Or is there?
-    // If we have no attestations, we still need to provide the empty attestations
-    // so that the committee is recalculated correctly
-    // const ignoreSignatures = attestationsAndSigners.attestations.length === 0;
-    // if (ignoreSignatures) {
-    //   const { committee } = await this.epochCache.getCommittee(block.header.globalVariables.slotNumber);
-    //   if (!committee) {
-    //     this.log.warn(`No committee found for slot ${block.header.globalVariables.slotNumber}`);
-    //     throw new Error(`No committee found for slot ${block.header.globalVariables.slotNumber}`);
-    //   }
-    //   attestationsAndSigners.attestations = committee.map(committeeMember =>
-    //     CommitteeAttestation.fromAddress(committeeMember),
-    //   );
-    // }
-
+    // Anchor the simulation timestamp to the checkpoint's own slot start time
+    // rather than the current L1 block timestamp, which may overshoot into the next slot if the build ran late.
+    const ts = checkpoint.header.timestamp;
     const blobFields = checkpoint.toBlobFields();
-    const blobs = getBlobsPerL1Block(blobFields);
+    const blobs = await getBlobsPerL1Block(blobFields);
     const blobInput = getPrefixedEthBlobCommitments(blobs);
 
     const args = [
@@ -642,7 +833,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         header: checkpoint.header.toViem(),
         archive: toHex(checkpoint.archive.root.toBuffer()),
         oracleInput: {
-          feeAssetPriceModifier: 0n,
+          feeAssetPriceModifier: checkpoint.feeAssetPriceModifier,
         },
       },
       attestationsAndSigners.getPackedAttestations(),
@@ -691,6 +882,32 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       return false;
     }
 
+    // Check if payload was already submitted to governance
+    const cacheKey = payload.toString();
+    if (!this.payloadProposedCache.has(cacheKey)) {
+      try {
+        const l1StartBlock = await this.rollupContract.getL1StartBlock();
+        const proposed = await retry(
+          () => base.hasPayloadBeenProposed(payload.toString(), l1StartBlock),
+          'Check if payload was proposed',
+          makeBackoff([0, 1, 2]),
+          this.log,
+          true,
+        );
+        if (proposed) {
+          this.payloadProposedCache.add(cacheKey);
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.log.warn(`Failed to check if payload ${payload} was proposed after retries, skipping signal`, err);
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (this.payloadProposedCache.has(cacheKey)) {
+      this.log.info(`Payload ${payload} was already proposed to governance, stopping signals`);
+      return false;
+    }
+
     const cachedLastVote = this.lastActions[signalType];
     this.lastActions[signalType] = slotNumber;
     const action = signalType;
@@ -709,11 +926,26 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       lastValidL2Slot: slotNumber,
     });
 
+    const l1BlockNumber = await this.l1TxUtils.getBlockNumber();
+
     try {
       await this.l1TxUtils.simulate(request, { time: timestamp }, [], mergeAbis([request.abi ?? [], ErrorsAbi]));
       this.log.debug(`Simulation for ${action} at slot ${slotNumber} succeeded`, { request });
     } catch (err) {
-      this.log.error(`Failed simulation for ${action} at slot ${slotNumber} (enqueuing the action anyway)`, err);
+      const viemError = formatViemError(err);
+      this.log.error(`Failed simulation for ${action} at slot ${slotNumber} (enqueuing the action anyway)`, viemError);
+      this.backupFailedTx({
+        id: keccak256(request.data!),
+        failureType: 'simulation',
+        request: { to: request.to!, data: request.data!, value: request.value?.toString() },
+        l1BlockNumber: l1BlockNumber.toString(),
+        error: { message: viemError.message, name: viemError.name },
+        context: {
+          actions: [action],
+          slot: slotNumber,
+          sender: this.getSenderAddress().toString(),
+        },
+      });
       // Yes, we enqueue the request anyway, in case there was a bug with the simulation itself
     }
 
@@ -918,14 +1150,15 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     const checkpointHeader = checkpoint.header;
 
     const blobFields = checkpoint.toBlobFields();
-    const blobs = getBlobsPerL1Block(blobFields);
+    const blobs = await getBlobsPerL1Block(blobFields);
 
-    const proposeTxArgs = {
+    const proposeTxArgs: L1ProcessArgs = {
       header: checkpointHeader,
       archive: checkpoint.archive.root.toBuffer(),
       blobs,
       attestationsAndSigners,
       attestationsAndSignersSignature,
+      feeAssetPriceModifier: checkpoint.feeAssetPriceModifier,
     };
 
     let ts: bigint;
@@ -1008,6 +1241,8 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
 
     this.log.debug(`Simulating ${action} for slot ${slotNumber}`, logData);
 
+    const l1BlockNumber = await this.l1TxUtils.getBlockNumber();
+
     let gasUsed: bigint;
     const simulateAbi = mergeAbis([request.abi ?? [], ErrorsAbi]);
     try {
@@ -1017,6 +1252,19 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       const viemError = formatViemError(err, simulateAbi);
       this.log.error(`Simulation for ${action} at ${slotNumber} failed`, viemError, logData);
 
+      this.backupFailedTx({
+        id: keccak256(request.data!),
+        failureType: 'simulation',
+        request: { to: request.to!, data: request.data!, value: request.value?.toString() },
+        l1BlockNumber: l1BlockNumber.toString(),
+        error: { message: viemError.message, name: viemError.name },
+        context: {
+          actions: [action],
+          slot: slotNumber,
+          sender: this.getSenderAddress().toString(),
+        },
+      });
+
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -1100,9 +1348,27 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
             kzg,
           },
         )
-        .catch(err => {
-          const { message, metaMessages } = formatViemError(err);
-          this.log.error(`Failed to validate blobs`, message, { metaMessages });
+        .catch(async err => {
+          const viemError = formatViemError(err);
+          this.log.error(`Failed to validate blobs`, viemError.message, { metaMessages: viemError.metaMessages });
+          const validateBlobsData = encodeFunctionData({
+            abi: RollupAbi,
+            functionName: 'validateBlobs',
+            args: [blobInput],
+          });
+          const l1BlockNumber = await this.l1TxUtils.getBlockNumber();
+          this.backupFailedTx({
+            id: keccak256(validateBlobsData),
+            failureType: 'simulation',
+            request: { to: this.rollupContract.address as Hex, data: validateBlobsData },
+            blobData: encodedData.blobs.map(b => toHex(b.data)) as Hex[],
+            l1BlockNumber: l1BlockNumber.toString(),
+            error: { message: viemError.message, name: viemError.name },
+            context: {
+              actions: ['validate-blobs'],
+              sender: this.getSenderAddress().toString(),
+            },
+          });
           throw new Error('Failed to validate blobs');
         });
     }
@@ -1113,8 +1379,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         header: encodedData.header.toViem(),
         archive: toHex(encodedData.archive),
         oracleInput: {
-          // We are currently not modifying these. See #9963
-          feeAssetPriceModifier: 0n,
+          feeAssetPriceModifier: encodedData.feeAssetPriceModifier,
         },
       },
       encodedData.attestationsAndSigners.getPackedAttestations(),
@@ -1140,7 +1405,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         readonly header: ViemHeader;
         readonly archive: `0x${string}`;
         readonly oracleInput: {
-          readonly feeAssetPriceModifier: 0n;
+          readonly feeAssetPriceModifier: bigint;
         };
       },
       ViemCommitteeAttestations,
@@ -1182,6 +1447,8 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       });
     }
 
+    const l1BlockNumber = await this.l1TxUtils.getBlockNumber();
+
     const simulationResult = await this.l1TxUtils
       .simulate(
         {
@@ -1215,6 +1482,18 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
           };
         }
         this.log.error(`Failed to simulate propose tx`, viemError);
+        this.backupFailedTx({
+          id: keccak256(rollupData),
+          failureType: 'simulation',
+          request: { to: this.rollupContract.address, data: rollupData },
+          l1BlockNumber: l1BlockNumber.toString(),
+          error: { message: viemError.message, name: viemError.name },
+          context: {
+            actions: ['propose'],
+            slot: Number(args[0].header.slotNumber),
+            sender: this.getSenderAddress().toString(),
+          },
+        });
         throw err;
       });
 
@@ -1310,4 +1589,21 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       },
     });
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the timestamp to use when simulating L1 proposal calls.
+   * Uses the wall-clock-based next L1 slot boundary, but floors it with the latest L1 block timestamp
+   * plus one slot duration. This prevents the sequencer from targeting a future L2 slot when the L1
+   * chain hasn't caught up to the wall clock yet (e.g., the dateProvider is one L1 slot ahead of the
+   * latest mined block), which would cause the propose tx to land in an L1 block with block.timestamp
+   * still in the previous L2 slot.
+   * TODO(palla): Properly fix by keeping dateProvider synced with anvil's chain time on every block.
+   */
+  private async getNextL1SlotTimestampWithL1Floor(): Promise<bigint> {
+    const l1Constants = this.epochCache.getL1Constants();
+    const fromWallClock = getNextL1SlotTimestamp(this.dateProvider.nowInSeconds(), l1Constants);
+    const latestBlock = await this.l1TxUtils.client.getBlock();
+    const fromL1Block = latestBlock.timestamp + BigInt(l1Constants.ethereumSlotDuration);
+    return fromWallClock > fromL1Block ? fromWallClock : fromL1Block;
+  }
 }