@lodestar/beacon-node 1.39.1 → 1.40.0-dev.059f489b0f

package/src/db/repositories/checkpointState.ts

@@ -1,31 +1,15 @@
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {Db, Repository} from "@lodestar/db";
-import {BeaconStateAllForks} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {BinaryRepository, Db} from "@lodestar/db";
 import {Bucket, getBucketNameByValue} from "../buckets.js";
 
 /**
  * Store temporary checkpoint states.
  * We should only put/get binary data from this repository, consumer will load it into an existing state ViewDU object.
  */
-export class CheckpointStateRepository extends Repository<Uint8Array, BeaconStateAllForks> {
+export class CheckpointStateRepository extends BinaryRepository<Uint8Array> {
   constructor(config: ChainForkConfig, db: Db) {
-    // Pick some type but won't be used. Casted to any because no type can match `BeaconStateAllForks`
-    const type = ssz.phase0.BeaconState;
     const bucket = Bucket.allForks_checkpointState;
-    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: The type is complex to specify a proper override
-    super(config, db, bucket, type as any, getBucketNameByValue(bucket));
-  }
-
-  getId(): Uint8Array {
-    throw Error("CheckpointStateRepository does not work with value");
-  }
-
-  encodeValue(): Uint8Array {
-    throw Error("CheckpointStateRepository does not work with value");
-  }
 
-  decodeValue(): BeaconStateAllForks {
-    throw Error("CheckpointStateRepository does not work with value");
+    super(config, db, bucket, getBucketNameByValue(bucket));
   }
 }

package/src/db/repositories/stateArchive.ts

@@ -1,39 +1,25 @@
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {Db, Repository} from "@lodestar/db";
-import {BeaconStateAllForks} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {Epoch, Root, RootHex, Slot, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {BinaryRepository, Db} from "@lodestar/db";
+import {Root, RootHex, Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {bytesToInt, toHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
-import {getStateTypeFromBytes} from "../../util/multifork.js";
 import {Bucket, getBucketNameByValue} from "../buckets.js";
 import {getRootIndex, getRootIndexKey, storeRootIndex} from "./stateArchiveIndex.js";
 
-export class StateArchiveRepository extends Repository<Slot, BeaconStateAllForks> {
+export type BeaconStateArchive = {
+  serialize(): Uint8Array;
+  hashTreeRoot(): Root;
+};
+
+export class StateArchiveRepository extends BinaryRepository<Slot> {
   constructor(config: ChainForkConfig, db: Db) {
-    // Pick some type but won't be used. Casted to any because no type can match `BeaconStateAllForks`
-    // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: We need to use `any` type here
-    const type = ssz.phase0.BeaconState as any;
     const bucket = Bucket.allForks_stateArchive;
-    super(config, db, bucket, type, getBucketNameByValue(bucket));
-  }
-
-  // Overrides for multi-fork
-
-  encodeValue(value: BeaconStateAllForks): Uint8Array {
-    return value.serialize();
-  }
-
-  decodeValue(data: Uint8Array): BeaconStateAllForks {
-    return getStateTypeFromBytes(this.config, data).deserializeToViewDU(data);
+    super(config, db, bucket, getBucketNameByValue(bucket));
   }
 
   // Handle key as slot
 
-  async put(key: Slot, value: BeaconStateAllForks): Promise<void> {
-    await Promise.all([super.put(key, value), storeRootIndex(this.db, key, value.hashTreeRoot())]);
-  }
-
-  getId(state: BeaconStateAllForks): Epoch {
-    return state.slot;
+  async put(key: Slot, value: BeaconStateArchive): Promise<void> {
+    await Promise.all([super.putBinary(key, value.serialize()), storeRootIndex(this.db, key, value.hashTreeRoot())]);
   }
 
   decodeKey(data: Uint8Array): number {
@@ -42,10 +28,10 @@ export class StateArchiveRepository extends Repository<Slot, BeaconStateAllForks
 
   // Index Root -> Slot
 
-  async getByRoot(stateRoot: Root): Promise<BeaconStateAllForks | null> {
+  async getBinaryByRoot(stateRoot: Root): Promise<Uint8Array | null> {
     const slot = await this.getSlotByRoot(stateRoot);
     if (slot !== null && Number.isInteger(slot)) {
-      return this.get(slot);
+      return this.getBinary(slot);
     }
     return null;
   }

package/src/execution/engine/mock.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import crypto from "node:crypto";
+import {ChainConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
 import {
   BLOB_TX_TYPE,
   BYTES_PER_FIELD_ELEMENT,
@@ -7,7 +8,9 @@ import {
   ForkPostBellatrix,
   ForkPostCapella,
   ForkSeq,
+  SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
 } from "@lodestar/params";
+import {computeTimeAtSlot} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {ExecutionPayload, RootHex, bellatrix, deneb, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {fromHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {ZERO_HASH_HEX} from "../../constants/index.js";
@@ -34,14 +37,11 @@ const INTEROP_GAS_LIMIT = 30e6;
 const PRUNE_PAYLOAD_ID_AFTER_MS = 5000;
 
 export type ExecutionEngineMockOpts = {
-  genesisBlockHash: string;
+  genesisBlockHash?: string;
   eth1BlockHash?: string;
   onlyPredefinedResponses?: boolean;
-  capellaForkTimestamp?: number;
-  denebForkTimestamp?: number;
-  electraForkTimestamp?: number;
-  fuluForkTimestamp?: number;
-  gloasForkTimestamp?: number;
+  genesisTime?: number;
+  config?: ChainConfig;
 };
 
 type ExecutionBlock = {
@@ -74,17 +74,21 @@ export class ExecutionEngineMockBackend implements JsonRpcBackend {
   /** Preparing payloads to be retrieved via engine_getPayloadV1 */
   private readonly preparingPayloads = new Map<number, PreparedPayload>();
   private readonly payloadsForDeletion = new Map<number, number>();
-
   private readonly predefinedPayloadStatuses = new Map<RootHex, PayloadStatus>();
 
   private payloadId = 0;
+  private capellaForkTimestamp: number;
+  private denebForkTimestamp: number;
+  private electraForkTimestamp: number;
+  private fuluForkTimestamp: number;
+  private gloasForkTimestamp: number;
 
   readonly handlers: {
     [K in keyof EngineApiRpcParamTypes]: (...args: EngineApiRpcParamTypes[K]) => EngineApiRpcReturnTypes[K];
   };
 
   constructor(private readonly opts: ExecutionEngineMockOpts) {
-    this.validBlocks.set(opts.genesisBlockHash, {
+    this.validBlocks.set(opts.genesisBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX, {
       parentHash: ZERO_HASH_HEX,
       blockHash: ZERO_HASH_HEX,
       timestamp: 0,
@@ -100,6 +104,29 @@ export class ExecutionEngineMockBackend implements JsonRpcBackend {
       blockNumber: 1,
     });
 
+    const {config} = opts;
+
+    this.capellaForkTimestamp =
+      opts.genesisTime && config
+        ? computeTimeAtSlot(config, config.CAPELLA_FORK_EPOCH * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, opts.genesisTime)
+        : Infinity;
+    this.denebForkTimestamp =
+      opts.genesisTime && config
+        ? computeTimeAtSlot(config, config.DENEB_FORK_EPOCH * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, opts.genesisTime)
+        : Infinity;
+    this.electraForkTimestamp =
+      opts.genesisTime && config
+        ? computeTimeAtSlot(config, config.ELECTRA_FORK_EPOCH * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, opts.genesisTime)
+        : Infinity;
+    this.fuluForkTimestamp =
+      opts.genesisTime && config
+        ? computeTimeAtSlot(config, config.FULU_FORK_EPOCH * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, opts.genesisTime)
+        : Infinity;
+    this.gloasForkTimestamp =
+      opts.genesisTime && config
+        ? computeTimeAtSlot(config, config.GLOAS_FORK_EPOCH * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, opts.genesisTime)
+        : Infinity;
+
     this.handlers = {
       engine_newPayloadV1: this.notifyNewPayload.bind(this),
       engine_newPayloadV2: this.notifyNewPayload.bind(this),
@@ -448,11 +475,11 @@ export class ExecutionEngineMockBackend implements JsonRpcBackend {
   }
 
   private timestampToFork(timestamp: number): ForkPostBellatrix {
-    if (timestamp >= (this.opts.gloasForkTimestamp ?? Infinity)) return ForkName.gloas;
-    if (timestamp >= (this.opts.fuluForkTimestamp ?? Infinity)) return ForkName.fulu;
-    if (timestamp >= (this.opts.electraForkTimestamp ?? Infinity)) return ForkName.electra;
-    if (timestamp >= (this.opts.denebForkTimestamp ?? Infinity)) return ForkName.deneb;
-    if (timestamp >= (this.opts.capellaForkTimestamp ?? Infinity)) return ForkName.capella;
+    if (timestamp >= this.gloasForkTimestamp) return ForkName.gloas;
+    if (timestamp >= this.fuluForkTimestamp) return ForkName.fulu;
+    if (timestamp >= this.electraForkTimestamp) return ForkName.electra;
+    if (timestamp >= this.denebForkTimestamp) return ForkName.deneb;
+    if (timestamp >= this.capellaForkTimestamp) return ForkName.capella;
     return ForkName.bellatrix;
   }
 }

package/src/index.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 export type {RestApiServerMetrics, RestApiServerModules, RestApiServerOpts} from "./api/rest/base.js";
 export {RestApiServer} from "./api/rest/base.js";
-export {checkAndPersistAnchorState, initStateFromDb} from "./chain/index.js";
+export {checkAndPersistAnchorState} from "./chain/index.js";
 export {DbCPStateDatastore} from "./chain/stateCache/datastore/db.js";
 export {FileCPStateDatastore} from "./chain/stateCache/datastore/file.js";
 export {BeaconDb, type IBeaconDb} from "./db/index.js";

package/src/metrics/metrics/lodestar.ts

@@ -212,6 +212,31 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
       }),
     },
 
+    unfinalizedBlockWritesQueue: {
+      length: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_unfinalized_block_writes_queue_length",
+        help: "Count of total unfinalized block writes queue length",
+      }),
+      droppedJobs: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_unfinalized_block_writes_queue_dropped_jobs_total",
+        help: "Count of total unfinalized block writes queue dropped jobs",
+      }),
+      jobTime: register.histogram({
+        name: "lodestar_unfinalized_block_writes_queue_job_time_seconds",
+        help: "Time to process unfinalized block writes queue job in seconds",
+        buckets: [0.01, 0.1, 1, 4, 12],
+      }),
+      jobWaitTime: register.histogram({
+        name: "lodestar_unfinalized_block_writes_queue_job_wait_time_seconds",
+        help: "Time from job added to the unfinalized block writes queue to starting in seconds",
+        buckets: [0.01, 0.1, 1, 4, 12],
+      }),
+      concurrency: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_unfinalized_block_writes_queue_concurrency",
+        help: "Current concurrency of unfinalized block writes queue",
+      }),
+    },
+
     engineHttpProcessorQueue: {
       length: register.gauge({
         name: "lodestar_engine_http_processor_queue_length",
@@ -1116,6 +1141,46 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
           help: "Total number of empty returns in SyncContributionAndProofPool.getAggregate(slot, root)",
         }),
       },
+      payloadAttestationPool: {
+        size: register.gauge({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_payload_attestation_pool_size",
+          help: "Current size of the PayloadAttestationPool = total payload attestations unique by data and slot",
+        }),
+        payloadAttDataPerSlot: register.gauge({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_payload_attestation_pool_payload_attestation_data_per_slot_total",
+          help: "Total number of payload attestation data per slot in PayloadAttestationPool",
+        }),
+        gossipInsertOutcome: register.counter<{insertOutcome: InsertOutcome}>({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_payload_attestation_pool_gossip_insert_outcome_total",
+          help: "Total number of InsertOutcome as a result of adding a payload attestation message from gossip to the pool",
+          labelNames: ["insertOutcome"],
+        }),
+        apiInsertOutcome: register.counter<{insertOutcome: InsertOutcome}>({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_payload_attestation_pool_api_insert_outcome_total",
+          help: "Total number of InsertOutcome as a result of adding a payload attestation message from api to the pool",
+          labelNames: ["insertOutcome"],
+        }),
+        getPayloadAttestationsCacheMisses: register.counter({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_payload_attestation_pool_get_payload_attestations_cache_misses_total",
+          help: "Total number of getPayloadAttestationsForBlock calls with no aggregate for slot and payload attestation data root",
+        }),
+      },
+      executionPayloadBidPool: {
+        size: register.gauge({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_execution_payload_bid_pool_size",
+          help: "Current size of the ExecutionPayloadBidPool = total number of bids",
+        }),
+        gossipInsertOutcome: register.counter<{insertOutcome: InsertOutcome}>({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_execution_payload_bid_pool_gossip_insert_outcome_total",
+          help: "Total number of InsertOutcome as a result of adding an execution payload bid from gossip to the pool",
+          labelNames: ["insertOutcome"],
+        }),
+        apiInsertOutcome: register.counter<{insertOutcome: InsertOutcome}>({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_execution_payload_bid_pool_api_insert_outcome_total",
+          help: "Total number of InsertOutcome as a result of adding an execution payload bid from api to the pool",
+          labelNames: ["insertOutcome"],
+        }),
+      },
     },
 
     chain: {
@@ -1308,33 +1373,19 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
         name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_miss_count",
         help: "Count of shuffling cache miss",
       }),
-      shufflingBuiltMultipleTimes: register.gauge({
-        name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_recalculated_shuffling_count",
-        help: "Count of shuffling that were build multiple times",
-      }),
-      shufflingPromiseNotResolvedAndThrownAway: register.gauge({
-        name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_promise_not_resolved_and_thrown_away_count",
-        help: "Count of shuffling cache promises that were discarded and the shuffling was built synchronously",
+      shufflingSetMultipleTimes: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_set_multiple_times_count",
+        help: "Count of shuffling that were set multiple times",
       }),
       shufflingPromiseNotResolved: register.gauge({
         name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_promise_not_resolved_count",
         help: "Count of shuffling cache promises that were requested before the promise was resolved",
       }),
-      nextShufflingNotOnEpochCache: register.gauge({
-        name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_next_shuffling_not_on_epoch_cache",
-        help: "The next shuffling was not on the epoch cache before the epoch transition",
-      }),
       shufflingPromiseResolutionTime: register.histogram({
         name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_promise_resolution_time_seconds",
         help: "Time from promise insertion until promise resolution when shuffling was ready in seconds",
         buckets: [0.5, 1, 1.5, 2],
       }),
-      shufflingCalculationTime: register.histogram<{source: "build" | "getSync"}>({
-        name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_shuffling_calculation_time_seconds",
-        help: "Run time of shuffling calculation",
-        buckets: [0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5],
-        labelNames: ["source"],
-      }),
     },
 
     seenCache: {

package/src/network/core/networkCore.ts

@@ -454,6 +454,18 @@ export class NetworkCore implements INetworkCore {
     await this.libp2p.hangUp(peerIdFromString(peerIdStr));
   }
 
+  async addDirectPeer(peer: routes.lodestar.DirectPeer): Promise<string | null> {
+    return this.gossip.addDirectPeer(peer);
+  }
+
+  async removeDirectPeer(peerIdStr: PeerIdStr): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.gossip.removeDirectPeer(peerIdStr);
+  }
+
+  async getDirectPeers(): Promise<string[]> {
+    return this.gossip.getDirectPeers();
+  }
+
   private _dumpPeer(peerIdStr: string, connections: Connection[]): routes.lodestar.LodestarNodePeer {
     const peerData = this.peersData.connectedPeers.get(peerIdStr);
     const fork = this.config.getForkName(this.clock.currentSlot);

package/src/network/core/networkCoreWorker.ts

@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ const libp2pWorkerApi: NetworkWorkerApi = {
   getConnectedPeerCount: () => core.getConnectedPeerCount(),
   connectToPeer: (peer, multiaddr) => core.connectToPeer(peer, multiaddr),
   disconnectPeer: (peer) => core.disconnectPeer(peer),
+  addDirectPeer: (peer) => core.addDirectPeer(peer),
+  removeDirectPeer: (peerId) => core.removeDirectPeer(peerId),
+  getDirectPeers: () => core.getDirectPeers(),
   dumpPeers: () => core.dumpPeers(),
   dumpPeer: (peerIdStr) => core.dumpPeer(peerIdStr),
   dumpPeerScoreStats: () => core.dumpPeerScoreStats(),

package/src/network/core/networkCoreWorkerHandler.ts

@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ export class WorkerNetworkCore implements INetworkCore {
   disconnectPeer(peer: PeerIdStr): Promise<void> {
     return this.getApi().disconnectPeer(peer);
   }
+  addDirectPeer(peer: routes.lodestar.DirectPeer): Promise<string | null> {
+    return this.getApi().addDirectPeer(peer);
+  }
+  removeDirectPeer(peerId: PeerIdStr): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.getApi().removeDirectPeer(peerId);
+  }
+  getDirectPeers(): Promise<string[]> {
+    return this.getApi().getDirectPeers();
+  }
   dumpPeers(): Promise<routes.lodestar.LodestarNodePeer[]> {
     return this.getApi().dumpPeers();
   }

package/src/network/core/types.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ export interface INetworkCorePublic {
   // Debug
   connectToPeer(peer: PeerIdStr, multiaddr: MultiaddrStr[]): Promise<void>;
   disconnectPeer(peer: PeerIdStr): Promise<void>;
+
+  // Direct peers management
+  addDirectPeer(peer: routes.lodestar.DirectPeer): Promise<string | null>;
+  removeDirectPeer(peerId: PeerIdStr): Promise<boolean>;
+  getDirectPeers(): Promise<string[]>;
+
   dumpPeers(): Promise<routes.lodestar.LodestarNodePeer[]>;
   dumpPeer(peerIdStr: PeerIdStr): Promise<routes.lodestar.LodestarNodePeer | undefined>;
   dumpPeerScoreStats(): Promise<PeerScoreStats>;

package/src/network/gossip/gossipsub.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+import {peerIdFromString} from "@libp2p/peer-id";
+import {multiaddr} from "@multiformats/multiaddr";
+import {ENR} from "@chainsafe/enr";
 import {GossipSub, GossipsubEvents} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub";
 import {MetricsRegister, TopicLabel, TopicStrToLabel} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub/metrics";
 import {PeerScoreParams} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub/score";
-import {SignaturePolicy, TopicStr} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub/types";
+import {AddrInfo, SignaturePolicy, TopicStr} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub/types";
+import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
 import {BeaconConfig, ForkBoundary} from "@lodestar/config";
 import {ATTESTATION_SUBNET_COUNT, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, SYNC_COMMITTEE_SUBNET_COUNT} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {SubnetID} from "@lodestar/types";
@@ -55,6 +59,12 @@ export type Eth2GossipsubOpts = {
   disableFloodPublish?: boolean;
   skipParamsLog?: boolean;
   disableLightClientServer?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Direct peers for GossipSub - these peers maintain permanent mesh connections without GRAFT/PRUNE.
+   * Supports multiaddr strings with peer ID (e.g., "/ip4/192.168.1.1/tcp/9000/p2p/16Uiu2HAmKLhW7...")
+   * or ENR strings (e.g., "enr:-IS4QHCYrYZbAKWCBRlAy5zzaDZXJBGkcnh4MHcBFZntXNFrdvJjX04jRzjzCBOo...")
+   */
+  directPeers?: string[];
 };
 
 export type ForkBoundaryLabel = string;
@@ -78,6 +88,7 @@ export class Eth2Gossipsub extends GossipSub {
   private readonly logger: Logger;
   private readonly peersData: PeersData;
   private readonly events: NetworkEventBus;
+  private readonly libp2p: Libp2p;
 
   // Internal caches
   private readonly gossipTopicCache: GossipTopicCache;
@@ -97,6 +108,9 @@ export class Eth2Gossipsub extends GossipSub {
       );
     }
 
+    // Parse direct peers from multiaddr strings to AddrInfo objects
+    const directPeers = parseDirectPeers(opts.directPeers ?? [], logger);
+
     // Gossipsub parameters defined here:
     // https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.1.10/specs/phase0/p2p-interface.md#the-gossip-domain-gossipsub
     super(modules.libp2p.services.components, {
@@ -106,6 +120,7 @@ export class Eth2Gossipsub extends GossipSub {
       Dlo: gossipsubDLow ?? GOSSIP_D_LOW,
       Dhi: gossipsubDHigh ?? GOSSIP_D_HIGH,
       Dlazy: 6,
+      directPeers,
       heartbeatInterval: GOSSIPSUB_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL,
       fanoutTTL: 60 * 1000,
       mcacheLength: 6,
@@ -146,6 +161,7 @@ export class Eth2Gossipsub extends GossipSub {
     this.logger = logger;
     this.peersData = peersData;
     this.events = events;
+    this.libp2p = modules.libp2p;
     this.gossipTopicCache = gossipTopicCache;
 
     this.addEventListener("gossipsub:message", this.onGossipsubMessage.bind(this));
@@ -328,6 +344,64 @@ export class Eth2Gossipsub extends GossipSub {
       this.reportMessageValidationResult(data.msgId, data.propagationSource, data.acceptance);
     });
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Add a peer as a direct peer at runtime. Accepts multiaddr with peer ID or ENR string.
+   * Direct peers maintain permanent mesh connections without GRAFT/PRUNE negotiation.
+   */
+  async addDirectPeer(peerStr: routes.lodestar.DirectPeer): Promise<string | null> {
+    const parsed = parseDirectPeers([peerStr], this.logger);
+    if (parsed.length === 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const {id: peerId, addrs} = parsed[0];
+    const peerIdStr = peerId.toString();
+
+    // Prevent adding self as a direct peer
+    if (peerId.equals(this.libp2p.peerId)) {
+      this.logger.warn("Cannot add self as a direct peer", {peerId: peerIdStr});
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    // Direct peers need addresses to connect - reject if none provided
+    if (addrs.length === 0) {
+      this.logger.warn("Cannot add direct peer without addresses", {peerId: peerIdStr});
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    // Add addresses to peer store first so we can connect
+    try {
+      await this.libp2p.peerStore.merge(peerId, {multiaddrs: addrs});
+    } catch (e) {
+      this.logger.warn("Failed to add direct peer addresses to peer store", {peerId: peerIdStr}, e as Error);
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    // Add to direct peers set only after addresses are stored
+    this.direct.add(peerIdStr);
+
+    this.logger.info("Added direct peer via API", {peerId: peerIdStr});
+    return peerIdStr;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Remove a peer from direct peers.
+   */
+  removeDirectPeer(peerIdStr: string): boolean {
+    const removed = this.direct.delete(peerIdStr);
+    if (removed) {
+      this.logger.info("Removed direct peer via API", {peerId: peerIdStr});
+    }
+    return removed;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get list of current direct peer IDs.
+   */
+  getDirectPeers(): string[] {
+    return Array.from(this.direct);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -381,3 +455,75 @@ function getForkBoundaryLabel(boundary: ForkBoundary): ForkBoundaryLabel {
 
   return label;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Parse direct peer strings into AddrInfo objects for GossipSub.
+ * Direct peers maintain permanent mesh connections without GRAFT/PRUNE negotiation.
+ *
+ * Supported formats:
+ * - Multiaddr with peer ID: `/ip4/192.168.1.1/tcp/9000/p2p/16Uiu2HAmKLhW7...`
+ * - ENR: `enr:-IS4QHCYrYZbAKWCBRlAy5zzaDZXJBGkcnh4MHcBFZntXNFrdvJjX04jRzjzCBOo...`
+ *
+ * For multiaddrs, the string must contain a /p2p/ component with the peer ID.
+ * For ENRs, the TCP multiaddr and peer ID are extracted from the encoded record.
+ */
+export function parseDirectPeers(directPeerStrs: routes.lodestar.DirectPeer[], logger: Logger): AddrInfo[] {
+  const directPeers: AddrInfo[] = [];
+
+  for (const peerStr of directPeerStrs) {
+    // Check if this is an ENR (starts with "enr:")
+    if (peerStr.startsWith("enr:")) {
+      try {
+        const enr = ENR.decodeTxt(peerStr);
+        const peerId = enr.peerId;
+
+        // Get TCP multiaddr from ENR
+        const multiaddrTCP = enr.getLocationMultiaddr("tcp");
+        if (!multiaddrTCP) {
+          logger.warn("ENR does not contain TCP multiaddr", {enr: peerStr});
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        directPeers.push({
+          id: peerId,
+          addrs: [multiaddrTCP],
+        });
+
+        logger.info("Added direct peer from ENR", {peerId: peerId.toString(), addr: multiaddrTCP.toString()});
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.warn("Failed to parse direct peer ENR", {enr: peerStr}, e as Error);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Parse as multiaddr
+      try {
+        const ma = multiaddr(peerStr);
+
+        const peerIdStr = ma.getPeerId();
+        if (!peerIdStr) {
+          logger.warn("Direct peer multiaddr must contain /p2p/ component with peer ID", {multiaddr: peerStr});
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        try {
+          const peerId = peerIdFromString(peerIdStr);
+
+          // Get the address without the /p2p/ component
+          const addr = ma.decapsulate("/p2p/" + peerIdStr);
+
+          directPeers.push({
+            id: peerId,
+            addrs: [addr],
+          });
+
+          logger.info("Added direct peer", {peerId: peerIdStr, addr: addr.toString()});
+        } catch (e) {
+          logger.warn("Invalid peer ID in direct peer multiaddr", {multiaddr: peerStr, peerId: peerIdStr}, e as Error);
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.warn("Failed to parse direct peer multiaddr", {multiaddr: peerStr}, e as Error);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return directPeers;
+}

package/src/network/gossip/interface.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   capella,
   deneb,
   fulu,
+  gloas,
   phase0,
 } from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger} from "@lodestar/utils";
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ export enum GossipType {
   light_client_finality_update = "light_client_finality_update",
   light_client_optimistic_update = "light_client_optimistic_update",
   bls_to_execution_change = "bls_to_execution_change",
+  execution_payload = "execution_payload",
+  payload_attestation_message = "payload_attestation_message",
+  execution_payload_bid = "execution_payload_bid",
 }
 
 export type SequentialGossipType = Exclude<GossipType, GossipType.beacon_attestation>;
@@ -71,6 +75,9 @@ export type GossipTopicTypeMap = {
   [GossipType.light_client_finality_update]: {type: GossipType.light_client_finality_update};
   [GossipType.light_client_optimistic_update]: {type: GossipType.light_client_optimistic_update};
   [GossipType.bls_to_execution_change]: {type: GossipType.bls_to_execution_change};
+  [GossipType.execution_payload]: {type: GossipType.execution_payload};
+  [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: {type: GossipType.payload_attestation_message};
+  [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: {type: GossipType.execution_payload_bid};
 };
 
 export type GossipTopicMap = {
@@ -100,6 +107,9 @@ export type GossipTypeMap = {
   [GossipType.light_client_finality_update]: LightClientFinalityUpdate;
   [GossipType.light_client_optimistic_update]: LightClientOptimisticUpdate;
   [GossipType.bls_to_execution_change]: capella.SignedBLSToExecutionChange;
+  [GossipType.execution_payload]: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope;
+  [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage;
+  [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid;
 };
 
 export type GossipFnByType = {
@@ -124,6 +134,13 @@ export type GossipFnByType = {
   [GossipType.bls_to_execution_change]: (
     blsToExecutionChange: capella.SignedBLSToExecutionChange
   ) => Promise<void> | void;
+  [GossipType.execution_payload]: (
+    executionPayloadEnvelope: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope
+  ) => Promise<void> | void;
+  [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: (
+    payloadAttestationMessage: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage
+  ) => Promise<void> | void;
+  [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: (executionPayloadBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid) => Promise<void> | void;
 };
 
 export type GossipFn = GossipFnByType[keyof GossipFnByType];