@aztec/validator-client 0.0.1-commit.a89ec08 → 0.0.1-commit.aa0c64f

package/src/proposal_handler.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
+import type { Archiver } from '@aztec/archiver';
 import type { BlobClientInterface } from '@aztec/blob-client/client';
 import { type Blob, encodeCheckpointBlobDataFromBlocks, getBlobsPerL1Block } from '@aztec/blob-lib';
 import { INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM } from '@aztec/constants';
 import type { EpochCache } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
 import { validateFeeAssetPriceModifier } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
-import { BlockNumber, CheckpointNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import {
+  BlockNumber,
+  CheckpointNumber,
+  type CheckpointProposalHash,
+  SlotNumber,
+} from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { pick } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { TimeoutError } from '@aztec/foundation/error';
+import { FifoSet } from '@aztec/foundation/fifo-set';
 import type { LogData } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { retryUntil } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
@@ -14,16 +21,23 @@ import { DateProvider, Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import type { P2P, PeerId } from '@aztec/p2p';
 import { BlockProposalValidator } from '@aztec/p2p/msg_validators';
 import type { BlockData, L2Block, L2BlockSink, L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
-import { validateCheckpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
-import { getEpochAtSlot, getTimestampForSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
+import type { CheckpointReexecutionTracker, ReexecutionOutcome } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
+import { getPreviousCheckpointOutHashes, validateCheckpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
+import { getEpochAtSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
 import { Gas } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
-import type { ITxProvider, ValidatorClientFullConfig, WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
+import type {
+  ITxProvider,
+  MerkleTreeWriteOperations,
+  ValidatorClientFullConfig,
+  WorldStateSynchronizer,
+} from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import {
   type L1ToL2MessageSource,
   accumulateCheckpointOutHashes,
   computeInHashFromL1ToL2Messages,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
-import type { BlockProposal, CheckpointProposalCore } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import type { BlockProposal, CheckpointAttestation, CheckpointProposalCore } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import type { ConsensusTimetable } from '@aztec/stdlib/timetable';
 import { MerkleTreeId } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
 import type { CheckpointGlobalVariables, FailedTx, Tx } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 import {
@@ -39,9 +53,9 @@ import type { FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder } from './checkpoint_builder.js';
 import type { ValidatorMetrics } from './metrics.js';
 
 export type BlockProposalValidationFailureReason =
+  | 'invalid_signature'
   | 'invalid_proposal'
   | 'parent_block_not_found'
-  | 'block_source_not_synced'
   | 'parent_block_wrong_slot'
   | 'in_hash_mismatch'
   | 'global_variables_mismatch'
@@ -51,6 +65,8 @@ export type BlockProposalValidationFailureReason =
   | 'failed_txs'
   | 'initial_state_mismatch'
   | 'timeout'
+  | 'block_proposal_beyond_checkpoint'
+  | 'checkpoint_proposal_equivocation'
   | 'unknown_error';
 
 type ReexecuteTransactionsResult = {
@@ -75,16 +91,151 @@ export type BlockProposalValidationFailureResult = {
 
 export type BlockProposalValidationResult = BlockProposalValidationSuccessResult | BlockProposalValidationFailureResult;
 
-export type CheckpointProposalValidationResult = { isValid: true } | { isValid: false; reason: string };
+export type CheckpointProposalValidationFailureReason =
+  | 'invalid_signature'
+  | 'invalid_fee_asset_price_modifier'
+  | 'last_block_not_found'
+  | 'block_fetch_error'
+  | 'world_state_not_synced'
+  | 'checkpoint_already_published'
+  | 'no_blocks_for_slot'
+  | 'last_block_archive_mismatch'
+  | 'too_many_blocks_in_checkpoint'
+  | 'initial_archive_mismatch'
+  | 'checkpoint_header_mismatch'
+  | 'archive_mismatch'
+  | 'out_hash_mismatch'
+  | 'checkpoint_validation_failed';
+
+/**
+ * Mapping from a checkpoint-proposal validation failure reason to the tracker outcome that
+ * `handleCheckpointProposal` should record. `undefined` means do not record (signature
+ * couldn't be verified, or the checkpoint is already on L1 so the question is moot).
+ */
+/* eslint-disable camelcase */
+const CHECKPOINT_VALIDATION_REASON_TO_OUTCOME: Record<
+  CheckpointProposalValidationFailureReason,
+  ReexecutionOutcome | undefined
+> = {
+  invalid_signature: undefined,
+  invalid_fee_asset_price_modifier: 'invalid',
+  checkpoint_already_published: undefined,
+  last_block_not_found: 'unvalidated',
+  block_fetch_error: 'unvalidated',
+  world_state_not_synced: 'unvalidated',
+  initial_archive_mismatch: 'unvalidated',
+  no_blocks_for_slot: 'unvalidated',
+  last_block_archive_mismatch: 'invalid',
+  too_many_blocks_in_checkpoint: 'invalid',
+  checkpoint_header_mismatch: 'invalid',
+  archive_mismatch: 'invalid',
+  out_hash_mismatch: 'invalid',
+  checkpoint_validation_failed: 'invalid',
+};
+
+export type CheckpointProposalValidationSuccessResult = {
+  isValid: true;
+  checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber;
+};
+
+export type CheckpointProposalValidationFailureResult = {
+  isValid: false;
+  reason: CheckpointProposalValidationFailureReason;
+  checkpointNumber?: CheckpointNumber;
+};
+
+export type CheckpointProposalValidationResult =
+  | CheckpointProposalValidationSuccessResult
+  | CheckpointProposalValidationFailureResult;
+
+export type CheckpointProposalValidationFailureCallback = (
+  proposal: CheckpointProposalCore,
+  result: CheckpointProposalValidationFailureResult,
+  proposalInfo: LogData,
+) => void | Promise<void>;
 
 type CheckpointComputationResult =
   | { checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber; reason?: undefined }
   | { checkpointNumber?: undefined; reason: 'invalid_proposal' | 'global_variables_mismatch' };
 
-/** Handles block and checkpoint proposals for both validator and non-validator nodes. */
+type BlockProposalSlotValidationResult =
+  | { isValid: true }
+  | { isValid: false; reason: 'block_proposal_beyond_checkpoint' | 'checkpoint_proposal_equivocation' };
+
+const MAX_TRACKED_INVALID_PROPOSAL_SLOTS = 1000;
+
+/** Block-proposal validation failures that constitute a slashable invalid-block offense. */
+export const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT: BlockProposalValidationFailureReason[] = [
+  'state_mismatch',
+  'failed_txs',
+  'global_variables_mismatch',
+  'invalid_proposal',
+  'parent_block_wrong_slot',
+  'in_hash_mismatch',
+];
+
+/** Checkpoint-proposal validation failures that constitute a slashable invalid-checkpoint offense. */
+export const SLASHABLE_CHECKPOINT_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT: Record<
+  CheckpointProposalValidationFailureReason,
+  boolean
+> = {
+  // enabled
+  ['invalid_fee_asset_price_modifier']: true,
+  ['checkpoint_header_mismatch']: true,
+  // These late mismatches should normally be caught by earlier checks, but if reached after validating the local
+  // checkpoint inputs, the proposer-signed payload disagrees with deterministic recomputation.
+  ['archive_mismatch']: true,
+  ['out_hash_mismatch']: true,
+  ['no_blocks_for_slot']: true,
+  ['too_many_blocks_in_checkpoint']: true,
+  ['checkpoint_validation_failed']: true,
+  ['last_block_archive_mismatch']: true,
+
+  // disabled
+  ['invalid_signature']: false,
+  ['last_block_not_found']: false,
+  ['block_fetch_error']: false,
+  ['world_state_not_synced']: false,
+  // A reorg / divergent local chain, not a proposer offense (mirrors the block path's initial_state_mismatch).
+  ['initial_archive_mismatch']: false,
+  ['checkpoint_already_published']: false,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Handles block and checkpoint proposals for both validator and non-validator nodes. Also tracks which slots
+ * had a slashable invalid proposal or a proposal equivocation, exposing them via the
+ * `InvalidProposalSlotSource` interface consumed by the attested-invalid-proposal slashing watcher. The
+ * tracking is populated as a side effect of validating/re-executing proposals, so any node that re-executes
+ * proposals (the default) can serve it — not only validators.
+ */
 export class ProposalHandler {
   public readonly tracer: Tracer;
 
+  /** Cached last checkpoint validation result to avoid double-validation on validator nodes.
+   *  Keyed by signed-payload hash so two proposals at the same (slot, archive) but with a
+   *  different `feeAssetPriceModifier` (or any other signed field) are validated independently. */
+  private lastCheckpointValidationResult?: {
+    payloadHash: CheckpointProposalHash;
+    result: CheckpointProposalValidationResult;
+  };
+
+  /** Archiver reference for setting proposed checkpoints (pipelining). Set via register(). */
+  private archiver?: Pick<Archiver, 'addProposedCheckpoint' | 'getProposedCheckpointData'>;
+
+  /** Returns current validator addresses for own-proposal detection. Set via register(). */
+  private getOwnValidatorAddresses?: () => string[];
+
+  /** P2P proposal pool access for deciding when retained proposals should block archiver processing. */
+  private p2pClient?: Pick<P2P, 'getProposalsForSlot'>;
+
+  private checkpointProposalValidationFailureCallback?: CheckpointProposalValidationFailureCallback;
+
+  /** Slots at which a slashable invalid block or checkpoint proposal was observed. */
+  private readonly slotsWithInvalidProposals = FifoSet.withLimit<SlotNumber>(MAX_TRACKED_INVALID_PROPOSAL_SLOTS);
+
+  /** Slots at which a proposal equivocation was observed; suppresses attested-to-invalid-proposal slashing. */
+  private readonly slotsWithProposalEquivocation = FifoSet.withLimit<SlotNumber>(MAX_TRACKED_INVALID_PROPOSAL_SLOTS);
+
   constructor(
     private checkpointsBuilder: FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder,
     private worldState: WorldStateSynchronizer,
@@ -93,8 +244,10 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
     private txProvider: ITxProvider,
     private blockProposalValidator: BlockProposalValidator,
     private epochCache: EpochCache,
+    private timetable: ConsensusTimetable,
     private config: ValidatorClientFullConfig,
     private blobClient: BlobClientInterface,
+    private reexecutionTracker: CheckpointReexecutionTracker,
     private metrics?: ValidatorMetrics,
     private dateProvider: DateProvider = new DateProvider(),
     telemetry: TelemetryClient = getTelemetryClient(),
@@ -106,11 +259,67 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
     this.tracer = telemetry.getTracer('ProposalHandler');
   }
 
+  public updateConfig(config: Partial<ValidatorClientFullConfig>): void {
+    this.config = { ...this.config, ...config };
+  }
+
+  public setCheckpointProposalValidationFailureCallback(callback?: CheckpointProposalValidationFailureCallback): void {
+    this.checkpointProposalValidationFailureCallback = callback;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Records the proposer's own checkpoint proposal as a `valid` outcome in the re-execution
+   * tracker. Without this, the node's own checkpoint proposals never flow through
+   * `handleCheckpointProposal` (proposers don't validate their own proposals), so its sentinel
+   * sees no outcome for slots where it was the proposer and reports itself as inactive.
+   *
+   * `archive` should be the locally-computed archive (NOT the broadcast archive, which may have
+   * been deliberately corrupted in tests via `broadcastInvalidBlockProposal` /
+   * `broadcastInvalidCheckpointProposalOnly`). Recording the local archive correctly models the
+   * proposer's own view of its own work.
+   */
+  public recordOwnCheckpointProposalAsValid(slot: SlotNumber, archive: Fr, checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber): void {
+    this.reexecutionTracker.recordOutcome(slot, archive, 'valid', checkpointNumber);
+  }
+
+  /** Whether a slashable invalid block or checkpoint proposal was observed at the given slot (InvalidProposalSlotSource). */
+  public hasInvalidProposals(slotNumber: SlotNumber): boolean {
+    return this.slotsWithInvalidProposals.has(slotNumber);
+  }
+
+  /** Whether a proposal equivocation was observed at the given slot (InvalidProposalSlotSource). */
+  public hasProposalEquivocation(slotNumber: SlotNumber): boolean {
+    return this.slotsWithProposalEquivocation.has(slotNumber);
+  }
+
+  /** Records a slot as having a slashable invalid proposal, for offense observers (sentinel/slasher watchers). */
+  public markInvalidProposalSlot(slotNumber: SlotNumber): void {
+    this.slotsWithInvalidProposals.add(slotNumber);
+  }
+
+  /** Records a slot as having a proposal equivocation, which suppresses attested-to-invalid-proposal slashing. */
+  public markProposalEquivocation(slotNumber: SlotNumber): void {
+    this.slotsWithProposalEquivocation.add(slotNumber);
+  }
+
   /**
-   * Registers non-validator handlers for block and checkpoint proposals on the p2p client.
-   * Block proposals are always registered. Checkpoint proposals are registered if the blob client can upload.
+   * Registers handlers for block and checkpoint proposals on the p2p client.
+   * Records the p2p client so validation can inspect retained proposals.
+   * Block proposals are registered for non-validator nodes (validators register their own enhanced handler).
+   * The all-nodes checkpoint proposal handler is always registered for validation, caching, and pipelining.
+   * @param archiver - Archiver reference for setting proposed checkpoints (pipelining)
+   * @param getOwnValidatorAddresses - Returns current validator addresses for own-proposal detection
    */
-  register(p2pClient: P2P, shouldReexecute: boolean): ProposalHandler {
+  register(
+    p2pClient: P2P,
+    shouldReexecute: boolean,
+    archiver?: Pick<Archiver, 'addProposedCheckpoint' | 'getProposedCheckpointData'>,
+    getOwnValidatorAddresses?: () => string[],
+  ): ProposalHandler {
+    this.p2pClient = p2pClient;
+    this.archiver = archiver;
+    this.getOwnValidatorAddresses = getOwnValidatorAddresses;
+
     // Non-validator handler that processes or re-executes for monitoring but does not attest.
     // Returns boolean indicating whether the proposal was valid.
     const blockHandler = async (proposal: BlockProposal, proposalSender: PeerId): Promise<boolean> => {
@@ -128,6 +337,18 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
           });
           return true;
         } else {
+          // Track invalid proposals / equivocations so offense observers (the attested-invalid-proposal
+          // watcher) work on non-validator nodes too. Validators populate these via their own handlers.
+          // Skip invalid-proposal marking while the escape hatch is open, matching the validator path,
+          // which intentionally disables invalid-block slashing then.
+          if (result.reason === 'checkpoint_proposal_equivocation') {
+            this.markProposalEquivocation(slotNumber);
+          } else if (
+            SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT.includes(result.reason) &&
+            !(await this.epochCache.isEscapeHatchOpenAtSlot(slotNumber))
+          ) {
+            this.markInvalidProposalSlot(slotNumber);
+          }
           this.log.warn(
             `Non-validator block proposal ${blockNumber} at slot ${slotNumber} failed processing with ${result.reason}`,
             { blockNumber: result.blockNumber, slotNumber, reason: result.reason },
@@ -142,32 +363,79 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
 
     p2pClient.registerBlockProposalHandler(blockHandler);
 
-    // Register checkpoint proposal handler if blob uploads are enabled and we are reexecuting
-    if (this.blobClient.canUpload() && shouldReexecute) {
-      const checkpointHandler = async (checkpoint: CheckpointProposalCore, _sender: PeerId) => {
-        try {
-          const proposalInfo = {
-            proposalSlotNumber: checkpoint.slotNumber,
-            archive: checkpoint.archive.toString(),
-            proposer: checkpoint.getSender()?.toString(),
-          };
-          const result = await this.handleCheckpointProposal(checkpoint, proposalInfo);
-          if (result.isValid) {
-            this.log.info(`Non-validator checkpoint proposal at slot ${checkpoint.slotNumber} handled`, proposalInfo);
-          } else {
-            this.log.warn(
-              `Non-validator checkpoint proposal at slot ${checkpoint.slotNumber} failed: ${result.reason}`,
-              proposalInfo,
-            );
+    // p2p detects duplicate (equivocated) proposals without routing them through the handlers above, so mark
+    // the slot as equivocated here. This suppresses false-positive attested-to-invalid-proposal slashing on
+    // non-validator offense collectors. Validators overwrite this with their own richer handler.
+    p2pClient.registerDuplicateProposalCallback(info => this.markProposalEquivocation(info.slot));
+
+    // All-nodes checkpoint proposal handler: validates, caches, and sets proposed checkpoint for pipelining.
+    // Runs for all nodes (validators and non-validators). Validators get the cached result in the
+    // validator-specific callback (attestToCheckpointProposal) which runs after this one.
+    const checkpointHandler = async (
+      proposal: CheckpointProposalCore,
+      _sender: PeerId,
+    ): Promise<CheckpointAttestation[] | undefined> => {
+      try {
+        const pipeliningTimer = new Timer();
+        const proposalInfo: LogData = {
+          slot: proposal.slotNumber,
+          archive: proposal.archive.toString(),
+          proposer: proposal.getSender()?.toString(),
+        };
+
+        if (this.config.skipCheckpointProposalValidation) {
+          this.log.warn(`Skipping checkpoint proposal validation for slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`, proposalInfo);
+          return undefined;
+        }
+
+        if (await this.epochCache.isEscapeHatchOpenAtSlot(proposal.slotNumber)) {
+          this.log.warn(
+            `Escape hatch open for slot ${proposal.slotNumber}, skipping checkpoint proposal validation`,
+            proposalInfo,
+          );
+          return undefined;
+        }
+
+        // A proposal is "own" when it was signed by a validator key this node also owns. The true local
+        // proposer already built, validated, and stored this checkpoint before broadcasting, so a matching
+        // proposed checkpoint is already in its archiver — skip the redundant re-validation. An HA peer that
+        // shares the proposer's keys sees the same "own" proposal over gossip but never built it, so it has
+        // nothing stored; it falls through to the normal validate-and-persist path below to hydrate the
+        // proposed-checkpoint metadata it needs to build the next slot on top of this checkpoint.
+        const proposer = proposal.getSender();
+        const ownAddresses = this.getOwnValidatorAddresses?.();
+        const isOwnProposal = proposer && ownAddresses?.some(addr => addr === proposer.toString());
+
+        if (isOwnProposal) {
+          const existing = await this.archiver?.getProposedCheckpointData({ slot: proposal.slotNumber });
+          if (existing?.archive.root.equals(proposal.archive)) {
+            this.log.debug(`Skipping sync for existing own checkpoint proposal at slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`);
+            return undefined;
           }
-        } catch (error) {
-          this.log.error('Error processing checkpoint proposal in non-validator handler', error);
         }
-        // Non-validators don't attest
-        return undefined;
-      };
-      p2pClient.registerCheckpointProposalHandler(checkpointHandler);
-    }
+
+        const result = await this.handleCheckpointProposal(proposal, proposalInfo);
+        if (!result.isValid) {
+          // Track invalid checkpoint proposals so offense observers (the attested-invalid-proposal watcher)
+          // work on non-validator nodes too. This handler runs for all nodes; validators also mark via the
+          // failure callback below (idempotent).
+          if (SLASHABLE_CHECKPOINT_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT[result.reason]) {
+            this.markInvalidProposalSlot(proposal.slotNumber);
+          }
+          await this.checkpointProposalValidationFailureCallback?.(proposal, result, proposalInfo);
+        } else if (this.archiver) {
+          const set = await this.setProposedCheckpoint(proposal);
+          if (set) {
+            this.metrics?.recordCheckpointProposalToPipelinedStateDuration(pipeliningTimer.ms());
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.log.warn(`Error handling checkpoint proposal for slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`, { err });
+      }
+      return undefined;
+    };
+
+    p2pClient.registerAllNodesCheckpointProposalHandler(checkpointHandler);
 
     return this;
   }
@@ -179,12 +447,11 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
   ): Promise<BlockProposalValidationResult> {
     const slotNumber = proposal.slotNumber;
     const proposer = proposal.getSender();
-    const config = this.checkpointsBuilder.getConfig();
 
     // Reject proposals with invalid signatures
     if (!proposer) {
       this.log.warn(`Received proposal with invalid signature for slot ${slotNumber}`);
-      return { isValid: false, reason: 'invalid_proposal' };
+      return { isValid: false, reason: 'invalid_signature' };
     }
 
     const proposalInfo = {
@@ -207,17 +474,20 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
       return { isValid: false, reason: 'invalid_proposal' };
     }
 
-    // Ensure the block source is synced before checking for existing blocks,
-    // since a pending checkpoint prune may remove blocks we'd otherwise find.
-    // This affects mostly the block_number_already_exists check, since a pending
-    // checkpoint prune could remove a block that would conflict with this proposal.
-    // TODO(@Maddiaa0): This may break staggered slots.
-    const blockSourceSync = await this.waitForBlockSourceSync(slotNumber);
-    if (!blockSourceSync) {
-      this.log.warn(`Block source is not synced, skipping processing`, proposalInfo);
-      return { isValid: false, reason: 'block_source_not_synced' };
+    const retainedSlotValidation = await this.validateNewBlockInSlot(proposal);
+    if (!retainedSlotValidation.isValid) {
+      this.log.info(`Block proposal conflicts with retained proposals, skipping archiver processing`, {
+        ...proposalInfo,
+        indexWithinCheckpoint: proposal.indexWithinCheckpoint,
+        reason: retainedSlotValidation.reason,
+      });
+      return { isValid: false, blockNumber: proposal.blockNumber, reason: retainedSlotValidation.reason };
     }
 
+    // The proposer builds ahead of L1 submission under pipelining, so the block source won't have
+    // synced to the proposed slot yet. We deliberately do not wait for it to sync here, to avoid
+    // eating into the attestation window.
+
     // Check that the parent proposal is a block we know, otherwise reexecution would fail.
     // If we don't find it immediately, we keep retrying for a while; it may be we still
     // need to process other block proposals to get to it.
@@ -244,8 +514,12 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
         : BlockNumber(parentBlock.header.getBlockNumber() + 1);
     proposalInfo.blockNumber = blockNumber;
 
-    // Check that this block number does not exist already
-    const existingBlock = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeader(blockNumber);
+    // Check that this block number does not exist already. During a reorg the archiver can still hold a
+    // stale block at this number (a different archive, about to be pruned) while the proposal carries the
+    // rebuilt replacement; resolveExistingBlockAtNumber waits for the local prune in that case so the
+    // rebuilt block is processed in time to attest, rather than being permanently dropped on a bare
+    // number collision.
+    const existingBlock = await this.resolveExistingBlockAtNumber(blockNumber, proposal.archive, slotNumber);
     if (existingBlock) {
       this.log.warn(`Block number ${blockNumber} already exists, skipping processing`, proposalInfo);
       return { isValid: false, blockNumber, reason: 'block_number_already_exists' };
@@ -255,9 +529,12 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
     // and we do it even if we don't plan to re-execute the txs, so that we have them if another node needs them.
     const { txs, missingTxs } = await this.txProvider.getTxsForBlockProposal(proposal, blockNumber, {
       pinnedPeer: proposalSender,
-      deadline: this.getReexecutionDeadline(slotNumber, config),
+      deadline: this.getReexecutionDeadline(slotNumber),
     });
 
+    // Record the tx-collection outcome on the re-execution tracker
+    this.reexecutionTracker.recordTxsCollected(slotNumber, proposal.indexWithinCheckpoint, missingTxs.length === 0);
+
     // If reexecution is disabled, bail. We were just interested in triggering tx collection.
     if (!shouldReexecute) {
       this.log.info(
@@ -294,11 +571,18 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
       return { isValid: false, blockNumber, reason: 'txs_not_available' };
     }
 
-    // Collect the out hashes of all the checkpoints before this one in the same epoch
+    // Collect the out hashes of all the checkpoints before this one in the same epoch.
+    // Mirror the proposer-side fallback: under pipelining the immediately-preceding cp may not
+    // yet be on L1, in which case the helper grafts the locally-known proposed cp's outHash.
     const epoch = getEpochAtSlot(slotNumber, this.epochCache.getL1Constants());
-    const previousCheckpointOutHashes = (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(epoch))
-      .filter(c => c.checkpointNumber < checkpointNumber)
-      .map(c => c.checkpointOutHash);
+    const previousCheckpointOutHashes = await getPreviousCheckpointOutHashes({
+      blockSource: this.blockSource,
+      epoch,
+      checkpointNumber,
+      l1Constants: this.epochCache.getL1Constants(),
+      pipeliningEnabled: true,
+      log: this.log,
+    });
 
     // Try re-executing the transactions in the proposal if needed
     let reexecutionResult;
@@ -319,8 +603,8 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
     }
 
     // If we succeeded, push this block into the archiver (unless disabled)
-    if (reexecutionResult?.block && this.config.skipPushProposedBlocksToArchiver === false) {
-      await this.blockSource.addBlock(reexecutionResult?.block);
+    if (reexecutionResult?.block && !this.config.skipPushProposedBlocksToArchiver) {
+      await this.blockSource.addBlock(reexecutionResult.block);
     }
 
     this.log.info(
@@ -331,29 +615,47 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
     return { isValid: true, blockNumber, reexecutionResult };
   }
 
+  private async validateNewBlockInSlot(blockProposal: BlockProposal): Promise<BlockProposalSlotValidationResult> {
+    if (!this.p2pClient) {
+      return { isValid: true };
+    }
+
+    const { blockProposals, checkpointProposals } = await this.p2pClient.getProposalsForSlot(blockProposal.slotNumber);
+
+    if (checkpointProposals.length === 0) {
+      return { isValid: true };
+    } else if (checkpointProposals.length > 1) {
+      return { isValid: false, reason: 'checkpoint_proposal_equivocation' };
+    } else {
+      const checkpointProposal = checkpointProposals[0];
+      const terminalBlock = blockProposals.find(block => block.archive.equals(checkpointProposal.archive));
+      return terminalBlock !== undefined && blockProposal.indexWithinCheckpoint > terminalBlock.indexWithinCheckpoint
+        ? { isValid: false, reason: 'block_proposal_beyond_checkpoint' }
+        : { isValid: true };
+    }
+  }
+
   private async getParentBlock(proposal: BlockProposal): Promise<'genesis' | BlockData | undefined> {
     const parentArchive = proposal.blockHeader.lastArchive.root;
-    const slot = proposal.slotNumber;
-    const config = this.checkpointsBuilder.getConfig();
     const { genesisArchiveRoot } = await this.blockSource.getGenesisValues();
 
     if (parentArchive.equals(genesisArchiveRoot)) {
       return 'genesis';
     }
 
-    const deadline = this.getReexecutionDeadline(slot, config);
-    const currentTime = this.dateProvider.now();
-    const timeoutDurationMs = deadline.getTime() - currentTime;
+    const deadline = this.getReexecutionDeadline(proposal.slotNumber);
+    const timeoutDurationMs = deadline.getTime() - this.dateProvider.now();
 
     try {
       return (
-        (await this.blockSource.getBlockDataByArchive(parentArchive)) ??
+        (await this.blockSource.getBlockData({ archive: parentArchive })) ??
         (timeoutDurationMs <= 0
           ? undefined
           : await retryUntil(
-              () => this.blockSource.syncImmediate().then(() => this.blockSource.getBlockDataByArchive(parentArchive)),
+              () =>
+                this.blockSource.syncImmediate().then(() => this.blockSource.getBlockData({ archive: parentArchive })),
               'force archiver sync',
-              timeoutDurationMs / 1000,
+              { deadline, dateProvider: this.dateProvider },
               0.5,
             ))
       );
@@ -367,6 +669,63 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Resolves whether a block genuinely already exists at `blockNumber`. Returns the existing block only if
+   * it is a true duplicate of the proposal (matching archive). During a reorg the archiver can still hold a
+   * stale fork at this number (different archive) that is about to be pruned; in that case this forces L1
+   * sync and waits, bounded by the re-execution deadline, for the prune to land, then returns `undefined` so
+   * the rebuilt block proposal can be processed in time to attest. If the prune does not complete before the
+   * deadline it returns the stale block, so the caller falls back to the safe `block_number_already_exists`
+   * rejection.
+   */
+  private async resolveExistingBlockAtNumber(
+    blockNumber: BlockNumber,
+    proposalArchive: Fr,
+    slotNumber: SlotNumber,
+  ): Promise<BlockData | undefined> {
+    const existingBlock = await this.blockSource.getBlockData({ number: blockNumber });
+    if (!existingBlock || existingBlock.archive.root.equals(proposalArchive)) {
+      return existingBlock;
+    }
+
+    // A different block already occupies this number: it may be a stale fork being pruned during a reorg, not a
+    // genuine duplicate. Wait for the local prune rather than permanently rejecting the proposal.
+    const deadline = this.getReexecutionDeadline(slotNumber);
+    if (deadline.getTime() - this.dateProvider.now() <= 0) {
+      return existingBlock;
+    }
+
+    this.log.warn(`Block number ${blockNumber} already exists, awaiting potential prune`, {
+      blockNumber,
+      existingArchive: existingBlock.archive.root.toString(),
+      proposalArchive: proposalArchive.toString(),
+    });
+
+    try {
+      const { block } = await retryUntil(
+        async () => {
+          await this.blockSource.syncImmediate();
+          const block = await this.blockSource.getBlockData({ number: blockNumber });
+          // Resolve once the existing block is gone (pruned) or has been replaced by one matching the
+          // proposal — the same condition as the early return above. A matching block is returned so the
+          // caller still treats it as a genuine duplicate; an `undefined` (pruned) block lets the proposal
+          // be processed. Wrap in an object so the `undefined` case is still a truthy retry result.
+          return block === undefined || block.archive.root.equals(proposalArchive) ? { block } : undefined;
+        },
+        `prune of stale block ${blockNumber}`,
+        { deadline, dateProvider: this.dateProvider },
+        0.5,
+      );
+      return block;
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err instanceof TimeoutError) {
+        this.log.warn(`Timed out waiting for stale block ${blockNumber} to be pruned`, { blockNumber });
+        return existingBlock;
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+
   private computeCheckpointNumber(
     proposal: BlockProposal,
     parentBlock: 'genesis' | BlockData,
@@ -490,45 +849,14 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  private getReexecutionDeadline(slot: SlotNumber, config: { l1GenesisTime: bigint; slotDuration: number }): Date {
-    const nextSlotTimestampSeconds = Number(getTimestampForSlot(SlotNumber(slot + 1), config));
-    return new Date(nextSlotTimestampSeconds * 1000);
-  }
-
-  /** Waits for the block source to sync L1 data up to at least the slot before the given one. */
-  private async waitForBlockSourceSync(slot: SlotNumber): Promise<boolean> {
-    const deadline = this.getReexecutionDeadline(slot, this.checkpointsBuilder.getConfig());
-    const timeoutMs = deadline.getTime() - this.dateProvider.now();
-    if (slot === 0) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    // Make a quick check before triggering an archiver sync
-    const syncedSlot = await this.blockSource.getSyncedL2SlotNumber();
-    if (syncedSlot !== undefined && syncedSlot + 1 >= slot) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    try {
-      // Trigger an immediate sync of the block source, and wait until it reports being synced to the required slot
-      return await retryUntil(
-        async () => {
-          await this.blockSource.syncImmediate();
-          const syncedSlot = await this.blockSource.getSyncedL2SlotNumber();
-          return syncedSlot !== undefined && syncedSlot + 1 >= slot;
-        },
-        'wait for block source sync',
-        timeoutMs / 1000,
-        0.5,
-      );
-    } catch (err) {
-      if (err instanceof TimeoutError) {
-        this.log.warn(`Timed out waiting for block source to sync to slot ${slot}`);
-        return false;
-      } else {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    }
+  /**
+   * Hard re-execution/validation deadline for any block or checkpoint proposal targeting `slotNumber`:
+   * the single consensus `attestation_deadline` (`target_slot_start + S - 2E`). This is the latest the
+   * checkpoint can land on L1 in the target slot; all nodes agree on it. Loosened from the previous
+   * next-wall-clock-slot-boundary bound (see the timetable spec / refactor notes).
+   */
+  private getReexecutionDeadline(slotNumber: SlotNumber): Date {
+    return new Date(this.timetable.getAttestationDeadline(slotNumber) * 1000);
   }
 
   private getReexecuteFailureReason(err: any): BlockProposalValidationFailureReason {
@@ -560,7 +888,7 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
     // If we do not have all of the transactions, then we should fail
     if (txs.length !== txHashes.length) {
       const foundTxHashes = txs.map(tx => tx.getTxHash());
-      const missingTxHashes = txHashes.filter(txHash => !foundTxHashes.includes(txHash));
+      const missingTxHashes = txHashes.filter(txHash => !foundTxHashes.some(h => h.equals(txHash)));
       throw new TransactionsNotAvailableError(missingTxHashes);
     }
 
@@ -608,7 +936,7 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
     );
 
     // Build the new block
-    const deadline = this.getReexecutionDeadline(slot, config);
+    const deadline = this.getReexecutionDeadline(slot);
     const maxBlockGas =
       this.config.validateMaxL2BlockGas !== undefined || this.config.validateMaxDABlockGas !== undefined
         ? new Gas(this.config.validateMaxDABlockGas ?? Infinity, this.config.validateMaxL2BlockGas ?? Infinity)
@@ -672,27 +1000,55 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Validates a checkpoint proposal and uploads blobs if configured.
-   * Used by both non-validator nodes (via register) and the validator client (via delegation).
+   * Validates a checkpoint proposal, caches the result, and uploads blobs if configured.
+   * Returns a cached result if the same proposal (archive + slot) was already validated.
+   * Used by both the all-nodes callback (via register) and the validator client (via delegation).
    */
   async handleCheckpointProposal(
     proposal: CheckpointProposalCore,
     proposalInfo: LogData,
   ): Promise<CheckpointProposalValidationResult> {
+    const slot = proposal.slotNumber;
+    const payloadHash = proposal.getPayloadHash();
+
+    // Check cache: same signed-payload hash means we already validated this exact proposal.
+    if (this.lastCheckpointValidationResult && this.lastCheckpointValidationResult.payloadHash === payloadHash) {
+      this.log.debug(`Returning cached validation result for checkpoint proposal at slot ${slot}`, proposalInfo);
+      return this.lastCheckpointValidationResult.result;
+    }
+
     const proposer = proposal.getSender();
+    let result: CheckpointProposalValidationResult;
     if (!proposer) {
       this.log.warn(`Received checkpoint proposal with invalid signature for slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`);
-      return { isValid: false, reason: 'invalid_signature' };
-    }
-
-    if (!validateFeeAssetPriceModifier(proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier)) {
+      result = { isValid: false as const, reason: 'invalid_signature' };
+    } else if (!validateFeeAssetPriceModifier(proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier)) {
       this.log.warn(
         `Received checkpoint proposal with invalid feeAssetPriceModifier ${proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier} for slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`,
       );
-      return { isValid: false, reason: 'invalid_fee_asset_price_modifier' };
+      result = { isValid: false, reason: 'invalid_fee_asset_price_modifier' };
+    } else {
+      result = await this.validateCheckpointProposal(proposal, proposalInfo);
     }
 
-    const result = await this.validateCheckpointProposal(proposal, proposalInfo);
+    this.lastCheckpointValidationResult = { payloadHash, result };
+
+    // Record the outcome on the re-execution tracker.
+    const outcome = result.isValid ? ('valid' as const) : CHECKPOINT_VALIDATION_REASON_TO_OUTCOME[result.reason];
+    if (outcome !== undefined) {
+      this.reexecutionTracker.recordOutcome(slot, proposal.archive, outcome, result.checkpointNumber);
+    }
+
+    // Drop tracker entries for checkpoints that have reached L1 finality.
+    try {
+      const tips = await this.blockSource.getL2Tips();
+      const finalizedCheckpointNumber = tips.finalized.checkpoint.number;
+      if (finalizedCheckpointNumber > 0) {
+        this.reexecutionTracker.removeBefore(CheckpointNumber(finalizedCheckpointNumber + 1));
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error(`Error pruning reexecution tracker`, err, proposalInfo);
+    }
 
     // Upload blobs to filestore if validation passed (fire and forget)
     if (result.isValid) {
@@ -712,21 +1068,24 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
   ): Promise<CheckpointProposalValidationResult> {
     const slot = proposal.slotNumber;
 
-    // Timeout block syncing at the start of the next slot
-    const config = this.checkpointsBuilder.getConfig();
-    const nextSlotTimestampSeconds = Number(getTimestampForSlot(SlotNumber(slot + 1), config));
-    const timeoutSeconds = Math.max(1, nextSlotTimestampSeconds - Math.floor(this.dateProvider.now() / 1000));
+    // Block-sync/validation deadline = the single consensus attestation_deadline (target_slot_start + S
+    // - 2E): the latest moment the proposer can submit this checkpoint and still have it land on L1 in
+    // the target slot. Keeping validation/attestation alive until then lets validators keep attesting
+    // right up to the proposer's real publish cutoff.
+    const deadline = this.getReexecutionDeadline(slot);
 
-    // Wait for last block to sync by archive
-    let lastBlockHeader;
+    // Wait for last block to sync by archive. The deadline is passed to retryUntil as an absolute date so
+    // the remaining budget is derived from the date provider; a deadline already in the past times out
+    // after a single attempt instead of looping (the immediate-timeout semantics of the deadline overload).
+    let lastBlockData;
     try {
-      lastBlockHeader = await retryUntil(
+      lastBlockData = await retryUntil(
         async () => {
           await this.blockSource.syncImmediate();
-          return this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByArchive(proposal.archive);
+          return await this.blockSource.getBlockData({ archive: proposal.archive });
         },
         `waiting for block with archive ${proposal.archive.toString()} for slot ${slot}`,
-        timeoutSeconds,
+        { deadline, dateProvider: this.dateProvider },
         0.5,
       );
     } catch (err) {
@@ -738,22 +1097,55 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
       return { isValid: false, reason: 'block_fetch_error' };
     }
 
-    if (!lastBlockHeader) {
+    if (!lastBlockData) {
       this.log.warn(`Last block not found for checkpoint proposal`, proposalInfo);
       return { isValid: false, reason: 'last_block_not_found' };
     }
 
+    // Refuse to attest if the block's enclosing checkpoint has already been published to L1.
+    const existingCheckpoint = await this.blockSource.getCheckpointData({ number: lastBlockData.checkpointNumber });
+    if (existingCheckpoint) {
+      this.log.warn(`Refusing to attest to checkpoint proposal whose checkpoint is already on L1`, {
+        ...proposalInfo,
+        checkpointNumber: lastBlockData.checkpointNumber,
+      });
+      return {
+        isValid: false,
+        reason: 'checkpoint_already_published',
+        checkpointNumber: lastBlockData.checkpointNumber,
+      };
+    }
+
     // Get all full blocks for the slot and checkpoint
     const blocks = await this.blockSource.getBlocksForSlot(slot);
     if (blocks.length === 0) {
       this.log.warn(`No blocks found for slot ${slot}`, proposalInfo);
-      return { isValid: false, reason: 'no_blocks_for_slot' };
+      return { isValid: false, reason: 'no_blocks_for_slot', checkpointNumber: lastBlockData.checkpointNumber };
     }
 
     // Ensure the last block for this slot matches the archive in the checkpoint proposal
     if (!blocks.at(-1)?.archive.root.equals(proposal.archive)) {
       this.log.warn(`Last block archive mismatch for checkpoint proposal`, proposalInfo);
-      return { isValid: false, reason: 'last_block_archive_mismatch' };
+      return {
+        isValid: false,
+        reason: 'last_block_archive_mismatch',
+        checkpointNumber: lastBlockData.checkpointNumber,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // Note this condition should never trigger, since we dont process block proposals that exceed indexWithinCheckpoint
+    const maxBlocksPerCheckpoint = this.config.maxBlocksPerCheckpoint;
+    if (maxBlocksPerCheckpoint !== undefined && blocks.length > maxBlocksPerCheckpoint) {
+      this.log.warn(`Checkpoint proposal exceeds maxBlocksPerCheckpoint`, {
+        ...proposalInfo,
+        blocksInProposal: blocks.length,
+        maxBlocksPerCheckpoint,
+      });
+      return {
+        isValid: false,
+        reason: 'too_many_blocks_in_checkpoint',
+        checkpointNumber: lastBlockData.checkpointNumber,
+      };
     }
 
     this.log.debug(`Found ${blocks.length} blocks for slot ${slot}`, {
@@ -769,87 +1161,122 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
     // Get L1-to-L2 messages for this checkpoint
     const l1ToL2Messages = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2Messages(checkpointNumber);
 
-    // Collect the out hashes of all the checkpoints before this one in the same epoch
+    // Collect the out hashes of all the checkpoints before this one in the same epoch.
+    // See note on the analogous block-proposal site: the helper handles pipelining lag.
     const epoch = getEpochAtSlot(slot, this.epochCache.getL1Constants());
-    const previousCheckpointOutHashes = (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(epoch))
-      .filter(c => c.checkpointNumber < checkpointNumber)
-      .map(c => c.checkpointOutHash);
+    const previousCheckpointOutHashes = await getPreviousCheckpointOutHashes({
+      blockSource: this.blockSource,
+      epoch,
+      checkpointNumber,
+      l1Constants: this.epochCache.getL1Constants(),
+      pipeliningEnabled: true,
+      log: this.log,
+    });
 
-    // Fork world state at the block before the first block
+    // Fork world state at the block before the first block. getFork syncs world state to the parent block
+    // first (see its doc): the block source (archiver) can already hold the block while world state still
+    // trails it by one, and forking a not-yet-applied block throws a raw tree error that would otherwise
+    // escape as an uncaught gossipsub error. We pass the parent's expected block hash so the sync detects a
+    // world-state reorg (undefined for the genesis parent, where no block exists to pin). On failure we map
+    // to a clean validation result rather than letting it escape.
     const parentBlockNumber = BlockNumber(firstBlock.number - 1);
-    const fork = await this.worldState.fork(parentBlockNumber);
-
+    let forkResult: MerkleTreeWriteOperations;
     try {
-      // Create checkpoint builder with all existing blocks
-      const checkpointBuilder = await this.checkpointsBuilder.openCheckpoint(
-        checkpointNumber,
-        constants,
-        proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier,
-        l1ToL2Messages,
-        previousCheckpointOutHashes,
-        fork,
-        blocks,
-        this.log.getBindings(),
-      );
+      const parentBlockHash = (await this.blockSource.getBlockData({ number: parentBlockNumber }))?.blockHash;
+      forkResult = await this.checkpointsBuilder.getFork(parentBlockNumber, parentBlockHash);
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.warn(`Failed to fork world state at block ${parentBlockNumber} for checkpoint proposal`, {
+        ...proposalInfo,
+        parentBlockNumber,
+        err,
+      });
+      return { isValid: false, reason: 'world_state_not_synced', checkpointNumber };
+    }
+    await using fork = forkResult;
 
-      // Complete the checkpoint to get computed values
-      const computedCheckpoint = await checkpointBuilder.completeCheckpoint();
-
-      // Compare checkpoint header with proposal
-      if (!computedCheckpoint.header.equals(proposal.checkpointHeader)) {
-        this.log.warn(`Checkpoint header mismatch`, {
-          ...proposalInfo,
-          computed: computedCheckpoint.header.toInspect(),
-          proposal: proposal.checkpointHeader.toInspect(),
-        });
-        return { isValid: false, reason: 'checkpoint_header_mismatch' };
-      }
+    // Verify the fork's archive root matches the checkpoint's expected starting archive (the archive after
+    // the parent block). A mismatch means world state forked from a different chain than the proposal was
+    // built on (e.g. a reorg), so recomputing the checkpoint against it would be meaningless. This mirrors
+    // the block-proposal re-execution check and fails fast with a clean, non-slashable result instead of a
+    // confusing downstream mismatch.
+    const forkArchiveRoot = new Fr((await fork.getTreeInfo(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE)).root);
+    if (!forkArchiveRoot.equals(proposal.checkpointHeader.lastArchiveRoot)) {
+      this.log.warn(`Fork archive root does not match checkpoint proposal's last archive`, {
+        ...proposalInfo,
+        forkArchiveRoot: forkArchiveRoot.toString(),
+        expectedLastArchiveRoot: proposal.checkpointHeader.lastArchiveRoot.toString(),
+      });
+      return { isValid: false, reason: 'initial_archive_mismatch', checkpointNumber };
+    }
 
-      // Compare archive root with proposal
-      if (!computedCheckpoint.archive.root.equals(proposal.archive)) {
-        this.log.warn(`Archive root mismatch`, {
-          ...proposalInfo,
-          computed: computedCheckpoint.archive.root.toString(),
-          proposal: proposal.archive.toString(),
-        });
-        return { isValid: false, reason: 'archive_mismatch' };
-      }
+    // Create checkpoint builder with all existing blocks
+    const checkpointBuilder = await this.checkpointsBuilder.openCheckpoint(
+      checkpointNumber,
+      constants,
+      proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier,
+      l1ToL2Messages,
+      previousCheckpointOutHashes,
+      fork,
+      blocks,
+      this.log.getBindings(),
+    );
 
-      // Check that the accumulated epoch out hash matches the value in the proposal.
-      // The epoch out hash is the accumulated hash of all checkpoint out hashes in the epoch.
-      const checkpointOutHash = computedCheckpoint.getCheckpointOutHash();
-      const computedEpochOutHash = accumulateCheckpointOutHashes([...previousCheckpointOutHashes, checkpointOutHash]);
-      const proposalEpochOutHash = proposal.checkpointHeader.epochOutHash;
-      if (!computedEpochOutHash.equals(proposalEpochOutHash)) {
-        this.log.warn(`Epoch out hash mismatch`, {
-          proposalEpochOutHash: proposalEpochOutHash.toString(),
-          computedEpochOutHash: computedEpochOutHash.toString(),
-          checkpointOutHash: checkpointOutHash.toString(),
-          previousCheckpointOutHashes: previousCheckpointOutHashes.map(h => h.toString()),
-          ...proposalInfo,
-        });
-        return { isValid: false, reason: 'out_hash_mismatch' };
-      }
+    // Complete the checkpoint to get computed values
+    const computedCheckpoint = await checkpointBuilder.completeCheckpoint();
 
-      // Final round of validations on the checkpoint, just in case.
-      try {
-        validateCheckpoint(computedCheckpoint, {
-          rollupManaLimit: this.checkpointsBuilder.getConfig().rollupManaLimit,
-          maxDABlockGas: this.config.validateMaxDABlockGas,
-          maxL2BlockGas: this.config.validateMaxL2BlockGas,
-          maxTxsPerBlock: this.config.validateMaxTxsPerBlock,
-          maxTxsPerCheckpoint: this.config.validateMaxTxsPerCheckpoint,
-        });
-      } catch (err) {
-        this.log.warn(`Checkpoint validation failed: ${err}`, proposalInfo);
-        return { isValid: false, reason: 'checkpoint_validation_failed' };
-      }
+    // Compare checkpoint header with proposal
+    if (!computedCheckpoint.header.equals(proposal.checkpointHeader)) {
+      this.log.warn(`Checkpoint header mismatch`, {
+        ...proposalInfo,
+        computed: computedCheckpoint.header.toInspect(),
+        proposal: proposal.checkpointHeader.toInspect(),
+      });
+      return { isValid: false, reason: 'checkpoint_header_mismatch', checkpointNumber };
+    }
 
-      this.log.verbose(`Checkpoint proposal validation successful for slot ${slot}`, proposalInfo);
-      return { isValid: true };
-    } finally {
-      await fork.close();
+    // Compare archive root with proposal
+    if (!computedCheckpoint.archive.root.equals(proposal.archive)) {
+      this.log.warn(`Archive root mismatch`, {
+        ...proposalInfo,
+        computed: computedCheckpoint.archive.root.toString(),
+        proposal: proposal.archive.toString(),
+      });
+      return { isValid: false, reason: 'archive_mismatch', checkpointNumber };
     }
+
+    // Check that the accumulated epoch out hash matches the value in the proposal.
+    // The epoch out hash is the accumulated hash of all checkpoint out hashes in the epoch.
+    const checkpointOutHash = computedCheckpoint.getCheckpointOutHash();
+    const computedEpochOutHash = accumulateCheckpointOutHashes([...previousCheckpointOutHashes, checkpointOutHash]);
+    const proposalEpochOutHash = proposal.checkpointHeader.epochOutHash;
+    if (!computedEpochOutHash.equals(proposalEpochOutHash)) {
+      this.log.warn(`Epoch out hash mismatch`, {
+        proposalEpochOutHash: proposalEpochOutHash.toString(),
+        computedEpochOutHash: computedEpochOutHash.toString(),
+        checkpointOutHash: checkpointOutHash.toString(),
+        previousCheckpointOutHashes: previousCheckpointOutHashes.map(h => h.toString()),
+        ...proposalInfo,
+      });
+      return { isValid: false, reason: 'out_hash_mismatch', checkpointNumber };
+    }
+
+    // Final round of validations on the checkpoint, just in case.
+    try {
+      validateCheckpoint(computedCheckpoint, {
+        rollupManaLimit: this.checkpointsBuilder.getConfig().rollupManaLimit,
+        maxDABlockGas: this.config.validateMaxDABlockGas,
+        maxL2BlockGas: this.config.validateMaxL2BlockGas,
+        maxTxsPerBlock: this.config.validateMaxTxsPerBlock,
+        maxTxsPerCheckpoint: this.config.validateMaxTxsPerCheckpoint,
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.warn(`Checkpoint validation failed: ${err}`, proposalInfo);
+      return { isValid: false, reason: 'checkpoint_validation_failed', checkpointNumber };
+    }
+
+    this.log.verbose(`Checkpoint proposal validation successful for slot ${slot}`, proposalInfo);
+
+    return { isValid: true, checkpointNumber };
   }
 
   /** Extracts checkpoint global variables from a block. */
@@ -876,7 +1303,7 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
   /** Uploads blobs for a checkpoint to the filestore. */
   protected async uploadBlobsForCheckpoint(proposal: CheckpointProposalCore, proposalInfo: LogData): Promise<void> {
     try {
-      const lastBlockHeader = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByArchive(proposal.archive);
+      const lastBlockHeader = (await this.blockSource.getBlockData({ archive: proposal.archive }))?.header;
       if (!lastBlockHeader) {
         this.log.warn(`Failed to get last block header for blob upload`, proposalInfo);
         return;
@@ -900,4 +1327,32 @@ export class ProposalHandler {
       this.log.warn(`Failed to upload blobs for checkpoint: ${err}`, proposalInfo);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Derives proposed checkpoint data from validated blocks and sets it on the archiver, so this node can
+   * pipeline building on top of the checkpoint. Does not retry, since validation already waited for the
+   * last block to sync.
+   */
+  private async setProposedCheckpoint(proposal: CheckpointProposalCore): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!this.archiver) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const blockData = await this.blockSource.getBlockData({ archive: proposal.archive });
+    if (!blockData) {
+      this.log.debug(`Block data not found for checkpoint proposal archive, cannot set proposed checkpoint`, {
+        archive: proposal.archive.toString(),
+      });
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    await this.archiver.addProposedCheckpoint({
+      header: proposal.checkpointHeader,
+      checkpointNumber: blockData.checkpointNumber,
+      startBlock: BlockNumber(blockData.header.getBlockNumber() - blockData.indexWithinCheckpoint),
+      blockCount: blockData.indexWithinCheckpoint + 1,
+      totalManaUsed: proposal.checkpointHeader.totalManaUsed.toBigInt(),
+      feeAssetPriceModifier: proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier,
+    });
+    return true;
+  }
 }