@aztec/sequencer-client 0.0.1-commit.fce3e4f → 0.0.1-commit.ff7989d6c

package/src/publisher/sequencer-publisher.ts

@@ -1,48 +1,53 @@
-import { L2Block } from '@aztec/aztec.js/block';
+import type { BlobClientInterface } from '@aztec/blob-client/client';
 import { Blob, getBlobsPerL1Block, getPrefixedEthBlobCommitments } from '@aztec/blob-lib';
-import { type BlobSinkClientInterface, createBlobSinkClient } from '@aztec/blob-sink/client';
 import type { EpochCache } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
+import type { L1ContractsConfig } from '@aztec/ethereum/config';
 import {
   type EmpireSlashingProposerContract,
-  FormattedViemError,
+  FeeAssetPriceOracle,
   type GovernanceProposerContract,
   type IEmpireBase,
-  type L1BlobInputs,
-  type L1ContractsConfig,
-  type L1TxConfig,
-  type L1TxRequest,
   MULTI_CALL_3_ADDRESS,
   Multicall3,
   RollupContract,
   type TallySlashingProposerContract,
-  type TransactionStats,
   type ViemCommitteeAttestations,
   type ViemHeader,
+} from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
+import { type L1FeeAnalysisResult, L1FeeAnalyzer } from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-fee-analysis';
+import {
+  type L1BlobInputs,
+  type L1TxConfig,
+  type L1TxRequest,
+  type L1TxUtils,
+  MAX_L1_TX_LIMIT,
+  type TransactionStats,
   WEI_CONST,
-  formatViemError,
-  tryExtractEvent,
-} from '@aztec/ethereum';
-import type { L1TxUtilsWithBlobs } from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-tx-utils-with-blobs';
+} from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-tx-utils';
+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 { SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { CheckpointNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { pick } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import type { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import { Signature, type ViemSignature } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-signature';
-import type { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
 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 { CommitteeAttestation, CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners, type ValidateBlockResult } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import { CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners, type ValidateCheckpointResult } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import type { Checkpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
 import { SlashFactoryContract } from '@aztec/stdlib/l1-contracts';
 import type { CheckpointHeader } from '@aztec/stdlib/rollup';
-import type { L1PublishBlockStats } from '@aztec/stdlib/stats';
-import { type TelemetryClient, getTelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
+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 { SequencerPublisherConfig } from './config.js';
 import { SequencerPublisherMetrics } from './sequencer-publisher-metrics.js';
 
 /** Arguments to the process method of the rollup contract */
@@ -57,6 +62,8 @@ 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 = [
@@ -78,12 +85,12 @@ type GovernanceSignalAction = Extract<Action, 'governance-signal' | 'empire-slas
 // Sorting for actions such that invalidations go before proposals, and proposals go before votes
 export const compareActions = (a: Action, b: Action) => Actions.indexOf(a) - Actions.indexOf(b);
 
-export type InvalidateBlockRequest = {
+export type InvalidateCheckpointRequest = {
   request: L1TxRequest;
   reason: 'invalid-attestation' | 'insufficient-attestations';
   gasUsed: bigint;
-  blockNumber: number;
-  forcePendingBlockNumber: number;
+  checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber;
+  forcePendingCheckpointNumber: CheckpointNumber;
 };
 
 interface RequestWithExpiry {
@@ -108,17 +115,22 @@ 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;
 
-  private blobSinkClient: BlobSinkClientInterface;
+  private blobClient: BlobClientInterface;
 
   /** Address to use for simulations in fisherman mode (actual proposer's address) */
   private proposerAddressForSimulation?: EthAddress;
-  // @note - with blobs, the below estimate seems too large.
-  // Total used for full block from int_l1_pub e2e test: 1m (of which 86k is 1x blob)
-  // Total used for emptier block from above test: 429k (of which 84k is 1x blob)
-  public static PROPOSE_GAS_GUESS: bigint = 12_000_000n;
+
+  /** 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;
@@ -126,20 +138,23 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   // 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;
   public slashFactoryContract: SlashFactoryContract;
 
+  public readonly tracer: Tracer;
+
   protected requests: RequestWithExpiry[] = [];
 
   constructor(
-    private config: TxSenderConfig & PublisherConfig & Pick<L1ContractsConfig, 'ethereumSlotDuration'>,
+    private config: Pick<SequencerPublisherConfig, 'fishermanMode'> &
+      Pick<L1ContractsConfig, 'ethereumSlotDuration'> & { l1ChainId: number },
     deps: {
       telemetry?: TelemetryClient;
-      blobSinkClient?: BlobSinkClientInterface;
-      l1TxUtils: L1TxUtilsWithBlobs;
+      blobClient: BlobClientInterface;
+      l1TxUtils: L1TxUtils;
       rollupContract: RollupContract;
       slashingProposerContract: EmpireSlashingProposerContract | TallySlashingProposerContract | undefined;
       governanceProposerContract: GovernanceProposerContract;
@@ -156,11 +171,11 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     this.epochCache = deps.epochCache;
     this.lastActions = deps.lastActions;
 
-    this.blobSinkClient =
-      deps.blobSinkClient ?? createBlobSinkClient(config, { logger: createLogger('sequencer:blob-sink:client') });
+    this.blobClient = deps.blobClient;
 
     const telemetry = deps.telemetry ?? getTelemetryClient();
     this.metrics = deps.metrics ?? new SequencerPublisherMetrics(telemetry, 'SequencerPublisher');
+    this.tracer = telemetry.getTracer('SequencerPublisher');
     this.l1TxUtils = deps.l1TxUtils;
 
     this.rollupContract = deps.rollupContract;
@@ -174,16 +189,47 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       this.slashingProposerContract = newSlashingProposer;
     });
     this.slashFactoryContract = deps.slashFactoryContract;
+
+    // Initialize L1 fee analyzer for fisherman mode
+    if (config.fishermanMode) {
+      this.l1FeeAnalyzer = new L1FeeAnalyzer(
+        this.l1TxUtils.client,
+        deps.dateProvider,
+        createLogger('sequencer:publisher:fee-analyzer'),
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Initialize fee asset price oracle
+    this.feeAssetPriceOracle = new FeeAssetPriceOracle(
+      this.l1TxUtils.client,
+      this.rollupContract,
+      createLogger('sequencer:publisher:price-oracle'),
+    );
   }
 
   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();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the L1 fee analyzer instance (only available in fisherman mode)
+   */
+  public getL1FeeAnalyzer(): L1FeeAnalyzer | undefined {
+    return this.l1FeeAnalyzer;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sets the proposer address to use for simulations in fisherman mode.
    * @param proposerAddress - The actual proposer's address to use for balance lookups in simulations
@@ -211,6 +257,62 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Analyzes L1 fees for the pending requests without sending them.
+   * This is used in fisherman mode to validate fee calculations.
+   * @param l2SlotNumber - The L2 slot number for this analysis
+   * @param onComplete - Optional callback to invoke when analysis completes (after block is mined)
+   * @returns The analysis result (incomplete until block mines), or undefined if no requests
+   */
+  public async analyzeL1Fees(
+    l2SlotNumber: SlotNumber,
+    onComplete?: (analysis: L1FeeAnalysisResult) => void,
+  ): Promise<L1FeeAnalysisResult | undefined> {
+    if (!this.l1FeeAnalyzer) {
+      this.log.warn('L1 fee analyzer not available (not in fisherman mode)');
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const requestsToAnalyze = [...this.requests];
+    if (requestsToAnalyze.length === 0) {
+      this.log.debug('No requests to analyze for L1 fees');
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    // Extract blob config from requests (if any)
+    const blobConfigs = requestsToAnalyze.filter(request => request.blobConfig).map(request => request.blobConfig);
+    const blobConfig = blobConfigs[0];
+
+    // Get gas configs
+    const gasConfigs = requestsToAnalyze.filter(request => request.gasConfig).map(request => request.gasConfig);
+    const gasLimits = gasConfigs.map(g => g?.gasLimit).filter((g): g is bigint => g !== undefined);
+    const gasLimit = gasLimits.length > 0 ? gasLimits.reduce((sum, g) => sum + g, 0n) : 0n;
+
+    // Get the transaction requests
+    const l1Requests = requestsToAnalyze.map(r => r.request);
+
+    // Start the analysis
+    const analysisId = await this.l1FeeAnalyzer.startAnalysis(
+      l2SlotNumber,
+      gasLimit > 0n ? gasLimit : MAX_L1_TX_LIMIT,
+      l1Requests,
+      blobConfig,
+      onComplete,
+    );
+
+    this.log.info('Started L1 fee analysis', {
+      analysisId,
+      l2SlotNumber: l2SlotNumber.toString(),
+      requestCount: requestsToAnalyze.length,
+      hasBlobConfig: !!blobConfig,
+      gasLimit: gasLimit.toString(),
+      actions: requestsToAnalyze.map(r => r.action),
+    });
+
+    // Return the analysis result (will be incomplete until block mines)
+    return this.l1FeeAnalyzer.getAnalysis(analysisId);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sends all requests that are still valid.
    * @returns one of:
@@ -218,10 +320,11 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
    * - a receipt and errorMsg if it failed on L1
    * - undefined if no valid requests are found OR the tx failed to send.
    */
+  @trackSpan('SequencerPublisher.sendRequests')
   public async sendRequests() {
     const requestsToProcess = [...this.requests];
     this.requests = [];
-    if (this.interrupted) {
+    if (this.interrupted || requestsToProcess.length === 0) {
       return undefined;
     }
     const currentL2Slot = this.getCurrentL2Slot();
@@ -264,7 +367,16 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
 
     // Merge gasConfigs. Yields the sum of gasLimits, and the earliest txTimeoutAt, or undefined if no gasConfig sets them.
     const gasLimits = gasConfigs.map(g => g?.gasLimit).filter((g): g is bigint => g !== undefined);
-    const gasLimit = gasLimits.length > 0 ? sumBigint(gasLimits) : undefined; // sum
+    let gasLimit = gasLimits.length > 0 ? sumBigint(gasLimits) : undefined; // sum
+    // Cap at L1 block gas limit so the node accepts the tx ("gas limit too high" otherwise).
+    const maxGas = MAX_L1_TX_LIMIT;
+    if (gasLimit !== undefined && gasLimit > maxGas) {
+      this.log.debug('Capping bundled tx gas limit to L1 max', {
+        requested: gasLimit,
+        capped: maxGas,
+      });
+      gasLimit = maxGas;
+    }
     const txTimeoutAts = gasConfigs.map(g => g?.txTimeoutAt).filter((g): g is Date => g !== undefined);
     const txTimeoutAt = txTimeoutAts.length > 0 ? new Date(Math.min(...txTimeoutAts.map(g => g.getTime()))) : undefined; // earliest
     const txConfig: RequestWithExpiry['gasConfig'] = { gasLimit, txTimeoutAt };
@@ -335,14 +447,14 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   public canProposeAtNextEthBlock(
     tipArchive: Fr,
     msgSender: EthAddress,
-    opts: { forcePendingBlockNumber?: number } = {},
+    opts: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber } = {},
   ) {
     // TODO: #14291 - should loop through multiple keys to check if any of them can propose
     const ignoredErrors = ['SlotAlreadyInChain', 'InvalidProposer', 'InvalidArchive'];
 
     return this.rollupContract
       .canProposeAtNextEthBlock(tipArchive.toBuffer(), msgSender.toString(), Number(this.ethereumSlotDuration), {
-        forcePendingCheckpointNumber: opts.forcePendingBlockNumber,
+        forcePendingCheckpointNumber: opts.forcePendingCheckpointNumber,
       })
       .catch(err => {
         if (err instanceof FormattedViemError && ignoredErrors.find(e => err.message.includes(e))) {
@@ -361,7 +473,11 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
    *          It will throw if the block header is invalid.
    * @param header - The block header to validate
    */
-  public async validateBlockHeader(header: CheckpointHeader, opts?: { forcePendingBlockNumber: number | undefined }) {
+  @trackSpan('SequencerPublisher.validateBlockHeader')
+  public async validateBlockHeader(
+    header: CheckpointHeader,
+    opts?: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber: CheckpointNumber | undefined },
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const flags = { ignoreDA: true, ignoreSignatures: true };
 
     const args = [
@@ -370,12 +486,14 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       [], // no signers
       Signature.empty().toViemSignature(),
       `0x${'0'.repeat(64)}`, // 32 empty bytes
-      header.contentCommitment.blobsHash.toString(),
+      header.blobsHash.toString(),
       flags,
     ] as const;
 
     const ts = BigInt((await this.l1TxUtils.getBlock()).timestamp + this.ethereumSlotDuration);
-    const stateOverrides = await this.rollupContract.makePendingCheckpointNumberOverride(opts?.forcePendingBlockNumber);
+    const stateOverrides = await this.rollupContract.makePendingCheckpointNumberOverride(
+      opts?.forcePendingCheckpointNumber,
+    );
     let balance = 0n;
     if (this.config.fishermanMode) {
       // In fisherman mode, we can't know where the proposer is publishing from
@@ -402,77 +520,95 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Simulate making a call to invalidate a block with invalid attestations. Returns undefined if no need to invalidate.
-   * @param block - The block to invalidate and the criteria for invalidation (as returned by the archiver)
+   * Simulate making a call to invalidate a checkpoint with invalid attestations. Returns undefined if no need to invalidate.
+   * @param validationResult - The validation result indicating which checkpoint to invalidate (as returned by the archiver)
    */
-  public async simulateInvalidateBlock(
-    validationResult: ValidateBlockResult,
-  ): Promise<InvalidateBlockRequest | undefined> {
+  public async simulateInvalidateCheckpoint(
+    validationResult: ValidateCheckpointResult,
+  ): Promise<InvalidateCheckpointRequest | undefined> {
     if (validationResult.valid) {
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    const { reason, block } = validationResult;
-    const blockNumber = block.blockNumber;
-    const logData = { ...block, reason };
+    const { reason, checkpoint } = validationResult;
+    const checkpointNumber = checkpoint.checkpointNumber;
+    const logData = { ...checkpoint, reason };
 
-    const currentBlockNumber = await this.rollupContract.getCheckpointNumber();
-    if (currentBlockNumber < validationResult.block.blockNumber) {
+    const currentCheckpointNumber = await this.rollupContract.getCheckpointNumber();
+    if (currentCheckpointNumber < checkpointNumber) {
       this.log.verbose(
-        `Skipping block ${blockNumber} invalidation since it has already been removed from the pending chain`,
-        { currentBlockNumber, ...logData },
+        `Skipping checkpoint ${checkpointNumber} invalidation since it has already been removed from the pending chain`,
+        { currentCheckpointNumber, ...logData },
       );
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    const request = this.buildInvalidateBlockRequest(validationResult);
-    this.log.debug(`Simulating invalidate block ${blockNumber}`, { ...logData, request });
+    const request = this.buildInvalidateCheckpointRequest(validationResult);
+    this.log.debug(`Simulating invalidate checkpoint ${checkpointNumber}`, { ...logData, request });
 
     try {
-      const { gasUsed } = await this.l1TxUtils.simulate(request, undefined, undefined, ErrorsAbi);
-      this.log.verbose(`Simulation for invalidate block ${blockNumber} succeeded`, { ...logData, request, gasUsed });
+      const { gasUsed } = await this.l1TxUtils.simulate(
+        request,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        mergeAbis([request.abi ?? [], ErrorsAbi]),
+      );
+      this.log.verbose(`Simulation for invalidate checkpoint ${checkpointNumber} succeeded`, {
+        ...logData,
+        request,
+        gasUsed,
+      });
 
-      return { request, gasUsed, blockNumber, forcePendingBlockNumber: blockNumber - 1, reason };
+      return {
+        request,
+        gasUsed,
+        checkpointNumber,
+        forcePendingCheckpointNumber: CheckpointNumber(checkpointNumber - 1),
+        reason,
+      };
     } catch (err) {
       const viemError = formatViemError(err);
 
-      // If the error is due to the block not being in the pending chain, and it was indeed removed by someone else,
-      // we can safely ignore it and return undefined so we go ahead with block building.
-      if (viemError.message?.includes('Rollup__BlockNotInPendingChain')) {
+      // If the error is due to the checkpoint not being in the pending chain, and it was indeed removed by someone else,
+      // we can safely ignore it and return undefined so we go ahead with checkpoint building.
+      if (viemError.message?.includes('Rollup__CheckpointNotInPendingChain')) {
         this.log.verbose(
-          `Simulation for invalidate block ${blockNumber} failed due to block not being in pending chain`,
+          `Simulation for invalidate checkpoint ${checkpointNumber} failed due to checkpoint not being in pending chain`,
           { ...logData, request, error: viemError.message },
         );
-        const latestPendingBlockNumber = await this.rollupContract.getCheckpointNumber();
-        if (latestPendingBlockNumber < blockNumber) {
-          this.log.verbose(`Block number ${blockNumber} has already been invalidated`, { ...logData });
+        const latestPendingCheckpointNumber = await this.rollupContract.getCheckpointNumber();
+        if (latestPendingCheckpointNumber < checkpointNumber) {
+          this.log.verbose(`Checkpoint ${checkpointNumber} has already been invalidated`, { ...logData });
           return undefined;
         } else {
           this.log.error(
-            `Simulation for invalidate ${blockNumber} failed and it is still in pending chain`,
+            `Simulation for invalidate checkpoint ${checkpointNumber} failed and it is still in pending chain`,
             viemError,
             logData,
           );
-          throw new Error(`Failed to simulate invalidate block ${blockNumber} while it is still in pending chain`, {
-            cause: viemError,
-          });
+          throw new Error(
+            `Failed to simulate invalidate checkpoint ${checkpointNumber} while it is still in pending chain`,
+            {
+              cause: viemError,
+            },
+          );
         }
       }
 
-      // Otherwise, throw. We cannot build the next block if we cannot invalidate the previous one.
-      this.log.error(`Simulation for invalidate block ${blockNumber} failed`, viemError, logData);
-      throw new Error(`Failed to simulate invalidate block ${blockNumber}`, { cause: viemError });
+      // 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);
+      throw new Error(`Failed to simulate invalidate checkpoint ${checkpointNumber}`, { cause: viemError });
     }
   }
 
-  private buildInvalidateBlockRequest(validationResult: ValidateBlockResult) {
+  private buildInvalidateCheckpointRequest(validationResult: ValidateCheckpointResult) {
     if (validationResult.valid) {
-      throw new Error('Cannot invalidate a valid block');
+      throw new Error('Cannot invalidate a valid checkpoint');
     }
 
-    const { block, committee, reason } = validationResult;
-    const logData = { ...block, reason };
-    this.log.debug(`Simulating invalidate block ${block.blockNumber}`, logData);
+    const { checkpoint, committee, reason } = validationResult;
+    const logData = { ...checkpoint, reason };
+    this.log.debug(`Building invalidate checkpoint ${checkpoint.checkpointNumber} request`, logData);
 
     const attestationsAndSigners = new CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners(
       validationResult.attestations,
@@ -480,14 +616,14 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
 
     if (reason === 'invalid-attestation') {
       return this.rollupContract.buildInvalidateBadAttestationRequest(
-        block.blockNumber,
+        checkpoint.checkpointNumber,
         attestationsAndSigners,
         committee,
         validationResult.invalidIndex,
       );
     } else if (reason === 'insufficient-attestations') {
       return this.rollupContract.buildInvalidateInsufficientAttestationsRequest(
-        block.blockNumber,
+        checkpoint.checkpointNumber,
         attestationsAndSigners,
         committee,
       );
@@ -497,47 +633,25 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @notice  Will simulate `propose` to make sure that the block is valid for submission
-   *
-   * @dev     Throws if unable to propose
-   *
-   * @param block - The block to propose
-   * @param attestationData - The block's attestation data
-   *
-   */
-  public async validateBlockForSubmission(
-    block: L2Block,
+  /** Simulates `propose` to make sure that the checkpoint is valid for submission */
+  @trackSpan('SequencerPublisher.validateCheckpointForSubmission')
+  public async validateCheckpointForSubmission(
+    checkpoint: Checkpoint,
     attestationsAndSigners: CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners,
     attestationsAndSignersSignature: Signature,
-    options: { forcePendingBlockNumber?: number },
+    options: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber },
   ): Promise<bigint> {
     const ts = BigInt((await this.l1TxUtils.getBlock()).timestamp + this.ethereumSlotDuration);
-
-    // 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),
-      );
-    }
-
-    const blobFields = block.getCheckpointBlobFields();
-    const blobs = getBlobsPerL1Block(blobFields);
+    const blobFields = checkpoint.toBlobFields();
+    const blobs = await getBlobsPerL1Block(blobFields);
     const blobInput = getPrefixedEthBlobCommitments(blobs);
 
     const args = [
       {
-        header: block.getCheckpointHeader().toViem(),
-        archive: toHex(block.archive.root.toBuffer()),
+        header: checkpoint.header.toViem(),
+        archive: toHex(checkpoint.archive.root.toBuffer()),
         oracleInput: {
-          feeAssetPriceModifier: 0n,
+          feeAssetPriceModifier: checkpoint.feeAssetPriceModifier,
         },
       },
       attestationsAndSigners.getPackedAttestations(),
@@ -573,10 +687,45 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     const round = await base.computeRound(slotNumber);
     const roundInfo = await base.getRoundInfo(this.rollupContract.address, round);
 
+    if (roundInfo.quorumReached) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     if (roundInfo.lastSignalSlot >= slotNumber) {
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (await this.isPayloadEmpty(payload)) {
+      this.log.warn(`Skipping vote cast for payload with empty code`);
+      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;
@@ -596,7 +745,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     });
 
     try {
-      await this.l1TxUtils.simulate(request, { time: timestamp }, [], ErrorsAbi);
+      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 ${slotNumber} (enqueuing the action anyway)`, err);
@@ -619,14 +768,14 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         const logData = { ...result, slotNumber, round, payload: payload.toString() };
         if (!success) {
           this.log.error(
-            `Signaling in [${action}] for ${payload} at slot ${slotNumber} in round ${round} failed`,
+            `Signaling in ${action} for ${payload} at slot ${slotNumber} in round ${round} failed`,
             logData,
           );
           this.lastActions[signalType] = cachedLastVote;
           return false;
         } else {
           this.log.info(
-            `Signaling in [${action}] for ${payload} at slot ${slotNumber} in round ${round} succeeded`,
+            `Signaling in ${action} for ${payload} at slot ${slotNumber} in round ${round} succeeded`,
             logData,
           );
           return true;
@@ -636,6 +785,17 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     return true;
   }
 
+  private async isPayloadEmpty(payload: EthAddress): Promise<boolean> {
+    const key = payload.toString();
+    const cached = this.isPayloadEmptyCache.get(key);
+    if (cached) {
+      return cached;
+    }
+    const isEmpty = !(await this.l1TxUtils.getCode(payload));
+    this.isPayloadEmptyCache.set(key, isEmpty);
+    return isEmpty;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Enqueues a governance castSignal transaction to cast a signal for a given slot number.
    * @param slotNumber - The slot number to cast a signal for.
@@ -783,30 +943,25 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     return true;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Proposes a L2 block on L1.
-   *
-   * @param block - L2 block to propose.
-   * @returns True if the tx has been enqueued, throws otherwise. See #9315
-   */
-  public async enqueueProposeL2Block(
-    block: L2Block,
+  /** Simulates and enqueues a proposal for a checkpoint on L1 */
+  public async enqueueProposeCheckpoint(
+    checkpoint: Checkpoint,
     attestationsAndSigners: CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners,
     attestationsAndSignersSignature: Signature,
-    opts: { txTimeoutAt?: Date; forcePendingBlockNumber?: number } = {},
-  ): Promise<boolean> {
-    const checkpointHeader = block.getCheckpointHeader();
+    opts: { txTimeoutAt?: Date; forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber } = {},
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const checkpointHeader = checkpoint.header;
 
-    const blobFields = block.getCheckpointBlobFields();
-    const blobs = getBlobsPerL1Block(blobFields);
+    const blobFields = checkpoint.toBlobFields();
+    const blobs = await getBlobsPerL1Block(blobFields);
 
-    const proposeTxArgs = {
+    const proposeTxArgs: L1ProcessArgs = {
       header: checkpointHeader,
-      archive: block.archive.root.toBuffer(),
-      body: block.body.toBuffer(),
+      archive: checkpoint.archive.root.toBuffer(),
       blobs,
       attestationsAndSigners,
       attestationsAndSignersSignature,
+      feeAssetPriceModifier: checkpoint.feeAssetPriceModifier,
     };
 
     let ts: bigint;
@@ -817,22 +972,29 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       //        By simulation issue, I mean the fact that the block.timestamp is equal to the last block, not the next, which
       //        make time consistency checks break.
       // TODO(palla): Check whether we're validating twice, once here and once within addProposeTx, since we call simulateProposeTx in both places.
-      ts = await this.validateBlockForSubmission(block, attestationsAndSigners, attestationsAndSignersSignature, opts);
+      ts = await this.validateCheckpointForSubmission(
+        checkpoint,
+        attestationsAndSigners,
+        attestationsAndSignersSignature,
+        opts,
+      );
     } catch (err: any) {
-      this.log.error(`Block validation failed. ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'No error message'}`, err, {
-        ...block.getStats(),
-        slotNumber: block.header.globalVariables.slotNumber,
-        forcePendingBlockNumber: opts.forcePendingBlockNumber,
+      this.log.error(`Checkpoint validation failed. ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'No error message'}`, err, {
+        ...checkpoint.getStats(),
+        slotNumber: checkpoint.header.slotNumber,
+        forcePendingCheckpointNumber: opts.forcePendingCheckpointNumber,
       });
       throw err;
     }
 
-    this.log.verbose(`Enqueuing block propose transaction`, { ...block.toBlockInfo(), ...opts });
-    await this.addProposeTx(block, proposeTxArgs, opts, ts);
-    return true;
+    this.log.verbose(`Enqueuing checkpoint propose transaction`, { ...checkpoint.toCheckpointInfo(), ...opts });
+    await this.addProposeTx(checkpoint, proposeTxArgs, opts, ts);
   }
 
-  public enqueueInvalidateBlock(request: InvalidateBlockRequest | undefined, opts: { txTimeoutAt?: Date } = {}) {
+  public enqueueInvalidateCheckpoint(
+    request: InvalidateCheckpointRequest | undefined,
+    opts: { txTimeoutAt?: Date } = {},
+  ) {
     if (!request) {
       return;
     }
@@ -840,9 +1002,9 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     // We issued the simulation against the rollup contract, so we need to account for the overhead of the multicall3
     const gasLimit = this.l1TxUtils.bumpGasLimit(BigInt(Math.ceil((Number(request.gasUsed) * 64) / 63)));
 
-    const { gasUsed, blockNumber } = request;
-    const logData = { gasUsed, blockNumber, gasLimit, opts };
-    this.log.verbose(`Enqueuing invalidate block request`, logData);
+    const { gasUsed, checkpointNumber } = request;
+    const logData = { gasUsed, checkpointNumber, gasLimit, opts };
+    this.log.verbose(`Enqueuing invalidate checkpoint request`, logData);
     this.addRequest({
       action: `invalidate-by-${request.reason}`,
       request: request.request,
@@ -855,9 +1017,9 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
           result.receipt.status === 'success' &&
           tryExtractEvent(result.receipt.logs, this.rollupContract.address, RollupAbi, 'CheckpointInvalidated');
         if (!success) {
-          this.log.warn(`Invalidate block ${request.blockNumber} failed`, { ...result, ...logData });
+          this.log.warn(`Invalidate checkpoint ${request.checkpointNumber} failed`, { ...result, ...logData });
         } else {
-          this.log.info(`Invalidate block ${request.blockNumber} succeeded`, { ...result, ...logData });
+          this.log.info(`Invalidate checkpoint ${request.checkpointNumber} succeeded`, { ...result, ...logData });
         }
         return !!success;
       },
@@ -883,12 +1045,14 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     this.log.debug(`Simulating ${action} for slot ${slotNumber}`, logData);
 
     let gasUsed: bigint;
+    const simulateAbi = mergeAbis([request.abi ?? [], ErrorsAbi]);
     try {
-      ({ gasUsed } = await this.l1TxUtils.simulate(request, { time: timestamp }, [], ErrorsAbi)); // TODO(palla/slash): Check the timestamp logic
+      ({ gasUsed } = await this.l1TxUtils.simulate(request, { time: timestamp }, [], simulateAbi)); // TODO(palla/slash): Check the timestamp logic
       this.log.verbose(`Simulation for ${action} succeeded`, { ...logData, request, gasUsed });
     } catch (err) {
-      const viemError = formatViemError(err);
+      const viemError = formatViemError(err, simulateAbi);
       this.log.error(`Simulation for ${action} at ${slotNumber} failed`, viemError, logData);
+
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -896,10 +1060,14 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
     const gasLimit = this.l1TxUtils.bumpGasLimit(BigInt(Math.ceil((Number(gasUsed) * 64) / 63)));
     logData.gasLimit = gasLimit;
 
+    // Store the ABI used for simulation on the request so Multicall3.forward can decode errors
+    // when the tx is sent and a revert is diagnosed via simulation.
+    const requestWithAbi = { ...request, abi: simulateAbi };
+
     this.log.debug(`Enqueuing ${action}`, logData);
     this.addRequest({
       action,
-      request,
+      request: requestWithAbi,
       gasConfig: { gasLimit },
       lastValidL2Slot: slotNumber,
       checkSuccess: (_req, result) => {
@@ -936,7 +1104,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   private async prepareProposeTx(
     encodedData: L1ProcessArgs,
     timestamp: bigint,
-    options: { forcePendingBlockNumber?: number },
+    options: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber },
   ) {
     const kzg = Blob.getViemKzgInstance();
     const blobInput = getPrefixedEthBlobCommitments(encodedData.blobs);
@@ -981,8 +1149,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         header: encodedData.header.toViem(),
         archive: toHex(encodedData.archive),
         oracleInput: {
-          // We are currently not modifying these. See #9963
-          feeAssetPriceModifier: 0n,
+          feeAssetPriceModifier: encodedData.feeAssetPriceModifier,
         },
       },
       encodedData.attestationsAndSigners.getPackedAttestations(),
@@ -1008,7 +1175,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         readonly header: ViemHeader;
         readonly archive: `0x${string}`;
         readonly oracleInput: {
-          readonly feeAssetPriceModifier: 0n;
+          readonly feeAssetPriceModifier: bigint;
         };
       },
       ViemCommitteeAttestations,
@@ -1017,7 +1184,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       `0x${string}`,
     ],
     timestamp: bigint,
-    options: { forcePendingBlockNumber?: number },
+    options: { forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber },
   ) {
     const rollupData = encodeFunctionData({
       abi: RollupAbi,
@@ -1025,10 +1192,10 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
       args,
     });
 
-    // override the pending block number if requested
-    const forcePendingBlockNumberStateDiff = (
-      options.forcePendingBlockNumber !== undefined
-        ? await this.rollupContract.makePendingCheckpointNumberOverride(options.forcePendingBlockNumber)
+    // override the pending checkpoint number if requested
+    const forcePendingCheckpointNumberStateDiff = (
+      options.forcePendingCheckpointNumber !== undefined
+        ? await this.rollupContract.makePendingCheckpointNumberOverride(options.forcePendingCheckpointNumber)
         : []
     ).flatMap(override => override.stateDiff ?? []);
 
@@ -1038,7 +1205,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         // @note we override checkBlob to false since blobs are not part simulate()
         stateDiff: [
           { slot: toPaddedHex(RollupContract.checkBlobStorageSlot, true), value: toPaddedHex(0n, true) },
-          ...forcePendingBlockNumberStateDiff,
+          ...forcePendingCheckpointNumberStateDiff,
         ],
       },
     ];
@@ -1055,20 +1222,20 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         {
           to: this.rollupContract.address,
           data: rollupData,
-          gas: SequencerPublisher.PROPOSE_GAS_GUESS,
+          gas: MAX_L1_TX_LIMIT,
           ...(this.proposerAddressForSimulation && { from: this.proposerAddressForSimulation.toString() }),
         },
         {
           // @note we add 1n to the timestamp because geth implementation doesn't like simulation timestamp to be equal to the current block timestamp
           time: timestamp + 1n,
           // @note reth should have a 30m gas limit per block but throws errors that this tx is beyond limit so we increase here
-          gasLimit: SequencerPublisher.PROPOSE_GAS_GUESS * 2n,
+          gasLimit: MAX_L1_TX_LIMIT * 2n,
         },
         stateOverrides,
         RollupAbi,
         {
           // @note fallback gas estimate to use if the node doesn't support simulation API
-          fallbackGasEstimate: SequencerPublisher.PROPOSE_GAS_GUESS,
+          fallbackGasEstimate: MAX_L1_TX_LIMIT,
         },
       )
       .catch(err => {
@@ -1078,7 +1245,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
           this.log.debug(`Ignoring expected ValidatorSelection__MissingProposerSignature error in fisherman mode`);
           // Return a minimal simulation result with the fallback gas estimate
           return {
-            gasUsed: SequencerPublisher.PROPOSE_GAS_GUESS,
+            gasUsed: MAX_L1_TX_LIMIT,
             logs: [],
           };
         }
@@ -1090,11 +1257,12 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
   }
 
   private async addProposeTx(
-    block: L2Block,
+    checkpoint: Checkpoint,
     encodedData: L1ProcessArgs,
-    opts: { txTimeoutAt?: Date; forcePendingBlockNumber?: number } = {},
+    opts: { txTimeoutAt?: Date; forcePendingCheckpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber } = {},
     timestamp: bigint,
   ): Promise<void> {
+    const slot = checkpoint.header.slotNumber;
     const timer = new Timer();
     const kzg = Blob.getViemKzgInstance();
     const { rollupData, simulationResult, blobEvaluationGas } = await this.prepareProposeTx(
@@ -1109,11 +1277,13 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         SequencerPublisher.MULTICALL_OVERHEAD_GAS_GUESS, // We issue the simulation against the rollup contract, so we need to account for the overhead of the multicall3
     );
 
-    // Send the blobs to the blob sink preemptively. This helps in tests where the sequencer mistakingly thinks that the propose
-    // tx fails but it does get mined. We make sure that the blobs are sent to the blob sink regardless of the tx outcome.
-    void this.blobSinkClient.sendBlobsToBlobSink(encodedData.blobs).catch(_err => {
-      this.log.error('Failed to send blobs to blob sink');
-    });
+    // Send the blobs to the blob client preemptively. This helps in tests where the sequencer mistakingly thinks that the propose
+    // tx fails but it does get mined. We make sure that the blobs are sent to the blob client regardless of the tx outcome.
+    void Promise.resolve().then(() =>
+      this.blobClient.sendBlobsToFilestore(encodedData.blobs).catch(_err => {
+        this.log.error('Failed to send blobs to blob client');
+      }),
+    );
 
     return this.addRequest({
       action: 'propose',
@@ -1121,7 +1291,7 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
         to: this.rollupContract.address,
         data: rollupData,
       },
-      lastValidL2Slot: block.header.globalVariables.slotNumber,
+      lastValidL2Slot: checkpoint.header.slotNumber,
       gasConfig: { ...opts, gasLimit },
       blobConfig: {
         blobs: encodedData.blobs.map(b => b.data),
@@ -1136,11 +1306,12 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
           receipt &&
           receipt.status === 'success' &&
           tryExtractEvent(receipt.logs, this.rollupContract.address, RollupAbi, 'CheckpointProposed');
+
         if (success) {
           const endBlock = receipt.blockNumber;
           const inclusionBlocks = Number(endBlock - startBlock);
           const { calldataGas, calldataSize, sender } = stats!;
-          const publishStats: L1PublishBlockStats = {
+          const publishStats: L1PublishCheckpointStats = {
             gasPrice: receipt.effectiveGasPrice,
             gasUsed: receipt.gasUsed,
             blobGasUsed: receipt.blobGasUsed ?? 0n,
@@ -1149,23 +1320,26 @@ export class SequencerPublisher {
             calldataGas,
             calldataSize,
             sender,
-            ...block.getStats(),
+            ...checkpoint.getStats(),
             eventName: 'rollup-published-to-l1',
             blobCount: encodedData.blobs.length,
             inclusionBlocks,
           };
-          this.log.info(`Published L2 block to L1 rollup contract`, { ...stats, ...block.getStats(), ...receipt });
+          this.log.info(`Published checkpoint ${checkpoint.number} at slot ${slot} to rollup contract`, {
+            ...stats,
+            ...checkpoint.getStats(),
+            ...pick(receipt, 'transactionHash', 'blockHash'),
+          });
           this.metrics.recordProcessBlockTx(timer.ms(), publishStats);
 
           return true;
         } else {
           this.metrics.recordFailedTx('process');
-          this.log.error(`Rollup process tx failed: ${errorMsg ?? 'no error message'}`, undefined, {
-            ...block.getStats(),
-            receipt,
-            txHash: receipt.transactionHash,
-            slotNumber: block.header.globalVariables.slotNumber,
-          });
+          this.log.error(
+            `Publishing checkpoint at slot ${slot} failed with ${errorMsg ?? 'no error message'}`,
+            undefined,
+            { ...checkpoint.getStats(), ...receipt },
+          );
           return false;
         }
       },