@lodestar/beacon-node 1.43.0 → 1.44.0-dev.00facd40a8

package/src/api/impl/validator/index.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   isForkPostBellatrix,
   isForkPostDeneb,
   isForkPostElectra,
+  isForkPostFulu,
   isForkPostGloas,
 } from "@lodestar/params";
 import {
@@ -913,20 +914,38 @@ export function getValidatorApi(
       notWhileSyncing();
       await waitForSlot(slot);
 
-      // TODO GLOAS: support producing blocks from builder bids
-      const source = ProducedBlockSource.engine;
-
-      // TODO GLOAS: needs to be updated after fork choice changes are merged
       const parentBlock = chain.getProposerHead(slot);
       const {blockRoot: parentBlockRootHex, slot: parentSlot} = parentBlock;
       const parentBlockRoot = fromHex(parentBlockRootHex);
       notOnOutOfRangeData(parentBlockRoot);
       metrics?.blockProductionSlotDelta.set(slot - parentSlot);
-      metrics?.blockProductionRequests.inc({source});
 
       const graffitiBytes = toGraffitiBytes(
-        graffiti ?? getDefaultGraffiti(getLodestarClientVersion(), chain.executionEngine.clientVersion, {})
+        graffiti ?? getDefaultGraffiti(getLodestarClientVersion(opts), chain.executionEngine.clientVersion, opts)
       );
+
+      // TODO GLOAS: respect builderSelection (MaxProfit, BuilderAlways, ExecutionAlways, etc.) to let
+      // the user control bid source preferences and value comparison. Also add external builder api
+      // support when it is implemented.
+      const isBuildingOnFull = chain.forkChoice.shouldBuildOnFull(parentBlock, slot);
+      const bidParentBlockHash = isBuildingOnFull ? parentBlock.executionPayloadBlockHash : parentBlock.parentBlockHash;
+      const builderBid = chain.executionPayloadBidPool.getBestBid(slot, bidParentBlockHash, parentBlockRootHex);
+
+      const logCtx = {
+        slot,
+        parentSlot,
+        parentBlockRoot: parentBlockRootHex,
+        parentBlockHash: parentBlock.executionPayloadBlockHash,
+        fork,
+        ...(builderBid !== null
+          ? {
+              bidValue: builderBid.message.value,
+              builderIndex: builderBid.message.builderIndex,
+              bidBlockHash: toRootHex(builderBid.message.blockHash),
+            }
+          : {}),
+      };
+
       const commonBlockBodyPromise = chain.produceCommonBlockBody({
         slot,
         parentBlock,
@@ -934,44 +953,76 @@ export function getValidatorApi(
         graffiti: graffitiBytes,
       });
 
-      let timer: undefined | ((opts: {source: ProducedBlockSource}) => number);
-      try {
-        timer = metrics?.blockProductionTime.startTimer();
-        const {block, executionPayloadValue, consensusBlockValue} = await chain.produceBlock({
-          slot,
-          parentBlock,
-          randaoReveal,
-          graffiti: graffitiBytes,
-          feeRecipient,
-          commonBlockBodyPromise,
-        });
+      const baseAttrs = {
+        slot,
+        parentBlock,
+        randaoReveal,
+        graffiti: graffitiBytes,
+        feeRecipient,
+        commonBlockBodyPromise,
+      };
 
-        metrics?.blockProductionSuccess.inc({source});
-        metrics?.blockProductionNumAggregated.observe({source}, block.body.attestations.length);
-        metrics?.blockProductionConsensusBlockValue.observe({source}, Number(formatWeiToEth(consensusBlockValue)));
-        metrics?.blockProductionExecutionPayloadValue.observe({source}, Number(formatWeiToEth(executionPayloadValue)));
+      metrics?.blockProductionRequests.inc({source: ProducedBlockSource.engine});
+      if (builderBid !== null) {
+        metrics?.blockProductionRequests.inc({source: ProducedBlockSource.builder});
+      }
 
-        const blockRoot = toRootHex(config.getForkTypes(slot).BeaconBlock.hashTreeRoot(block));
-        logger.verbose("Produced block", {
-          slot,
-          executionPayloadValue,
-          consensusBlockValue,
-          root: blockRoot,
-        });
-        if (chain.opts.persistProducedBlocks) {
-          void chain.persistBlock(block, "produced_engine_block");
+      const timed = <T>(source: ProducedBlockSource, fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> => {
+        const t = metrics?.blockProductionTime.startTimer();
+        return fn().finally(() => t?.({source}));
+      };
+
+      // Always build local block. If builder bid available, also build with it in parallel and prefer it.
+      const [engineResult, bidResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
+        timed(ProducedBlockSource.engine, () => chain.produceBlock(baseAttrs)),
+        builderBid !== null
+          ? timed(ProducedBlockSource.builder, () => chain.produceBlock({...baseAttrs, builderBid}))
+          : Promise.reject(),
+      ]);
+
+      let bestResult: typeof engineResult | null = null;
+      let source: ProducedBlockSource = ProducedBlockSource.engine;
+      if (builderBid !== null && bidResult.status === "fulfilled") {
+        source = ProducedBlockSource.builder;
+        bestResult = bidResult;
+        logger.info("Selected builder bid block", logCtx);
+      } else if (engineResult.status === "fulfilled") {
+        source = ProducedBlockSource.engine;
+        bestResult = engineResult;
+        if (builderBid !== null) {
+          logger.warn("Builder bid block production failed, using local block", logCtx);
         }
+      }
 
-        return {
-          data: block as gloas.BeaconBlock,
-          meta: {
-            version: fork,
-            consensusBlockValue,
-          },
-        };
-      } finally {
-        timer?.({source});
+      if (bestResult === null || bestResult.status !== "fulfilled") {
+        const engineReason = engineResult.status === "rejected" ? engineResult.reason : undefined;
+        const bidReason = builderBid !== null && bidResult.status === "rejected" ? bidResult.reason : undefined;
+        logger.error("Block production failed", {...logCtx, engineReason, bidReason});
+        throw Error(`Block production failed: engine=${engineReason ?? "n/a"} builder=${bidReason ?? "n/a"}`);
+      }
+
+      const {block, executionPayloadValue, consensusBlockValue} = bestResult.value;
+
+      metrics?.blockProductionSuccess.inc({source});
+      metrics?.blockProductionNumAggregated.observe({source}, block.body.attestations.length);
+      metrics?.blockProductionConsensusBlockValue.observe({source}, Number(formatWeiToEth(consensusBlockValue)));
+      metrics?.blockProductionExecutionPayloadValue.observe({source}, Number(formatWeiToEth(executionPayloadValue)));
+
+      const blockRoot = toRootHex(config.getForkTypes(slot).BeaconBlock.hashTreeRoot(block));
+      logger.verbose("Produced block", {
+        ...logCtx,
+        executionPayloadValue,
+        consensusBlockValue,
+        root: blockRoot,
+      });
+      if (chain.opts.persistProducedBlocks) {
+        void chain.persistBlock(block, "produced_engine_block");
       }
+
+      return {
+        data: block as gloas.BeaconBlock,
+        meta: {version: fork, consensusBlockValue},
+      };
     },
 
     async produceAttestationData({committeeIndex, slot}) {
@@ -1059,15 +1110,34 @@ export function getValidatorApi(
       notWhileSyncing();
       await waitForSlot(slot);
 
-      const block = chain.forkChoice.getCanonicalBlockClosestLteSlot(slot);
+      const block = chain.forkChoice.getCanonicalBlockAtSlot(slot);
       if (!block) {
-        throw new ApiError(404, `No canonical block found at or before slot=${slot}`);
+        // No block is seen at slot. Return 404 so vc can skip casting payload attestation.
+        throw new ApiError(404, `No canonical block found at slot=${slot}`);
       }
 
-      const blockIsForSlot = block.slot === slot;
       const payloadInput = chain.seenPayloadEnvelopeInputCache.get(block.blockRoot);
-      const payloadPresent = blockIsForSlot && (payloadInput?.hasPayloadEnvelope() ?? false);
-      const blobDataAvailable = blockIsForSlot && (payloadInput?.hasAllData() ?? false);
+      // Spec: set payload_present only if the envelope was seen before get_payload_due_ms()
+      // into the slot. Use the envelope's own arrival time (getPayloadEnvelopeSource), not
+      // the input's creation time.
+      const payloadDueSec = config.getPayloadDueMs() / 1000;
+      const payloadSeenSec =
+        payloadInput?.hasPayloadEnvelope() === true
+          ? chain.clock.secFromSlot(slot, payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelopeSource().seenTimestampSec)
+          : null;
+      const payloadPresent = payloadSeenSec !== null && payloadSeenSec < payloadDueSec;
+      const blobDataAvailable = payloadInput?.hasAllData() === true;
+
+      logger.debug("Produced payload attestation data", {
+        slot,
+        blockRoot: block.blockRoot,
+        blockSlot: block.slot,
+        payloadPresent,
+        blobDataAvailable,
+        hasPayloadInput: payloadInput !== undefined,
+        payloadSeenSec,
+        payloadDueSec,
+      });
 
       return {
         data: {
@@ -1124,26 +1194,33 @@ export function getValidatorApi(
     async getProposerDuties({epoch}, _context, opts?: {v2?: boolean}) {
       notWhileSyncing();
 
-      // Early check that epoch is no more than current_epoch + 1, or allow for pre-genesis
       const currentEpoch = currentEpochWithDisparity();
       const nextEpoch = currentEpoch + 1;
-      if (currentEpoch >= 0 && epoch > nextEpoch) {
+      const startSlot = computeStartSlotAtEpoch(epoch);
+      const prepareNextSlotLookAheadMs =
+        config.SLOT_DURATION_MS - config.getSlotComponentDurationMs(PREPARE_NEXT_SLOT_BPS);
+      const toNextEpochMs = msToNextEpoch();
+      const nearNextEpoch = toNextEpochMs < prepareNextSlotLookAheadMs;
+      // Post-Fulu the proposer lookahead is deterministic and known a full epoch ahead, so
+      // close to the boundary `currentEpoch + 2` is serveable from the upcoming-epoch
+      // checkpoint state (its `nextProposers`). Pre-Fulu / mid-epoch: `currentEpoch + 1` max.
+      const isPostFulu = isForkPostFulu(config.getForkName(startSlot));
+      const maxFutureEpoch = isPostFulu && nearNextEpoch && opts?.v2 ? nextEpoch + 1 : nextEpoch;
+      if (currentEpoch >= 0 && epoch > maxFutureEpoch) {
         throw new ApiError(400, `Requested epoch ${epoch} must not be more than one epoch in the future`);
       }
 
       const head = chain.forkChoice.getHead();
       let state: IBeaconStateView | undefined = undefined;
-      const startSlot = computeStartSlotAtEpoch(epoch);
-      const prepareNextSlotLookAheadMs =
-        config.SLOT_DURATION_MS - config.getSlotComponentDurationMs(PREPARE_NEXT_SLOT_BPS);
-      const toNextEpochMs = msToNextEpoch();
       // validators may request next epoch's duties when it's close to next epoch
-      // this is to avoid missed block proposal due to 0 epoch look ahead
-      if (epoch === nextEpoch && toNextEpochMs < prepareNextSlotLookAheadMs) {
+      // this is to avoid missed block proposal due to 0 epoch look ahead.
+      // Post-Fulu, `nextEpoch + 1` is served from the same upcoming-epoch (`nextEpoch`)
+      // checkpoint state via its `nextProposers` (deterministic proposer lookahead).
+      if (nearNextEpoch && (epoch === nextEpoch || (isPostFulu && epoch === nextEpoch + 1))) {
         // wait for maximum 1 slot for cp state which is the timeout of validator api
         const cpState = await waitForCheckpointState({
           rootHex: head.blockRoot,
-          epoch,
+          epoch: nextEpoch,
         });
         if (cpState) {
           state = cpState;
@@ -1218,7 +1295,7 @@ export function getValidatorApi(
       // It should be set to the latest block applied to `self` or the genesis block root.
       const dependentRoot =
         // In v2 the dependent root is different after fulu due to deterministic proposer lookahead
-        proposerShufflingDecisionRoot(opts?.v2 ? config.getForkName(startSlot) : ForkName.phase0, state) ||
+        proposerShufflingDecisionRoot(opts?.v2 ? config.getForkName(startSlot) : ForkName.phase0, state, epoch) ||
         (await getGenesisBlockRoot(state));
 
       return {

package/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts

@@ -116,13 +116,19 @@ export async function importBlock(
     }
     executionStatus = parentBlock.executionStatus;
   }
+
+  // getBeaconProposerOrNull will return null if head state is more than one epoch away
+  // from block slot. We skip proposer boost canonical check as we cannot determine the canonical proposer
+  const expectedProposerIndex: number | null = this.getHeadState().getBeaconProposerOrNull(blockSlot);
+
   const blockSummary = this.forkChoice.onBlock(
     block.message,
     postState,
     blockDelaySec,
     currentSlot,
     executionStatus,
-    dataAvailabilityStatus
+    dataAvailabilityStatus,
+    expectedProposerIndex
   );
 
   // This adds the state necessary to process the next block
@@ -257,8 +263,10 @@ export async function importBlock(
         if (ptcIndices.length > 0) {
           this.forkChoice.notifyPtcMessages(
             toRootHex(payloadAttestation.data.beaconBlockRoot),
+            payloadAttestation.data.slot,
             ptcIndices,
-            payloadAttestation.data.payloadPresent
+            payloadAttestation.data.payloadPresent,
+            payloadAttestation.data.blobDataAvailable
           );
         }
       } catch (e) {

package/src/chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.ts

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
 
   // 3. Regenerate state for envelope verification
   const blockState = await this.regen
-    .getBlockSlotState(protoBlock, protoBlock.slot, {dontTransferCache: true}, RegenCaller.processBlock)
+    .getBlockSlotState(protoBlock, protoBlock.slot, {dontTransferCache: true}, RegenCaller.importExecutionPayload)
     .catch(() =>
       // only happen at the 1st batch of skipped slot checkpoint sync
       this.regen.getClosestHeadState(protoBlock)
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
     blockRootHex,
     blockHashHex,
     envelope.payload.blockNumber,
+    envelope.payload.gasLimit,
     execStatus,
     dataAvailabilityStatus
   );
@@ -254,7 +255,11 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
   }
 
   // 8. Record metrics for payload envelope and column sources
-  this.metrics?.importPayload.bySource.inc({source: payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelopeSource().source});
+  const delaySec = this.clock.secFromSlot(slot);
+  this.metrics?.importPayload.elapsedTimeTillImported.observe(
+    {source: payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelopeSource().source},
+    delaySec
+  );
   for (const {source} of payloadInput.getSampledColumnsWithSource()) {
     this.metrics?.importPayload.columnsBySource.inc({source});
   }
@@ -275,6 +280,7 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
     builderIndex: envelope.builderIndex,
     blockRoot: blockRootHex,
     blockHash: blockHashHex,
+    delaySec,
   });
 }
 

package/src/chain/chain.ts

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import {
   ExecutionPayloadBidPool,
   OpPool,
   PayloadAttestationPool,
+  ProposerPreferencesPool,
   SyncCommitteeMessagePool,
   SyncContributionAndProofPool,
 } from "./opPools/index.js";
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
   readonly syncContributionAndProofPool;
   readonly executionPayloadBidPool: ExecutionPayloadBidPool;
   readonly payloadAttestationPool: PayloadAttestationPool;
+  readonly proposerPreferencesPool = new ProposerPreferencesPool();
   readonly opPool: OpPool;
 
   // Gossip seen cache
@@ -1047,6 +1049,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
       feeRecipient,
       commonBlockBodyPromise,
       parentBlock,
+      builderBid,
     }: BlockAttributes & {commonBlockBodyPromise: Promise<CommonBlockBody>}
   ): Promise<{
     block: AssembledBlockType<T>;
@@ -1076,6 +1079,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
         proposerIndex,
         proposerPubKey,
         commonBlockBodyPromise,
+        builderBid,
       }
     );
 
@@ -1462,6 +1466,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
     this.executionPayloadBidPool.prune(slot);
     this.seenExecutionPayloadBids.prune(slot);
     this.seenProposerPreferences.prune(slot);
+    this.proposerPreferencesPool.prune(slot);
     this.seenAttestationDatas.onSlot(slot);
     this.reprocessController.onSlot(slot);
 

package/src/chain/errors/executionPayloadBid.ts

@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@ export enum ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode {
   BID_TOO_HIGH = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_BID_TOO_HIGH",
   TOO_MANY_KZG_COMMITMENTS = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_TOO_MANY_KZG_COMMITMENTS",
   UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT",
+  UNKNOWN_PARENT_BLOCK_HASH = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_UNKNOWN_PARENT_BLOCK_HASH",
   INVALID_SLOT = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_INVALID_SLOT",
+  NOT_LATER_THAN_PARENT = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_NOT_LATER_THAN_PARENT",
   INVALID_SIGNATURE = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_INVALID_SIGNATURE",
+  NO_MATCHING_PROPOSER_PREFERENCES = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_NO_MATCHING_PROPOSER_PREFERENCES",
+  PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_FEE_RECIPIENT_MISMATCH = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_FEE_RECIPIENT_MISMATCH",
+  PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_GAS_LIMIT_MISMATCH = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_GAS_LIMIT_MISMATCH",
 }
 
 export type ExecutionPayloadBidErrorType =
@@ -35,7 +40,28 @@ export type ExecutionPayloadBidErrorType =
       commitmentLimit: number;
     }
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT; parentBlockRoot: RootHex}
+  | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.UNKNOWN_PARENT_BLOCK_HASH; parentBlockHash: RootHex}
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_SLOT; builderIndex: BuilderIndex; slot: Slot}
-  | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE; builderIndex: BuilderIndex; slot: Slot};
+  | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.NOT_LATER_THAN_PARENT; parentSlot: Slot; slot: Slot}
+  | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE; builderIndex: BuilderIndex; slot: Slot}
+  | {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.NO_MATCHING_PROPOSER_PREFERENCES;
+      slot: Slot;
+      parentBlockRoot: RootHex;
+      dependentRoot: RootHex;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_FEE_RECIPIENT_MISMATCH;
+      builderIndex: BuilderIndex;
+      bidFeeRecipient: string;
+      expectedFeeRecipient: string;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_GAS_LIMIT_MISMATCH;
+      builderIndex: BuilderIndex;
+      bidGasLimit: number;
+      parentGasLimit: number;
+      targetGasLimit: number;
+    };
 
 export class ExecutionPayloadBidError extends GossipActionError<ExecutionPayloadBidErrorType> {}

package/src/chain/errors/payloadAttestation.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export enum PayloadAttestationErrorCode {
   NOT_CURRENT_SLOT = "PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_ERROR_NOT_CURRENT_SLOT",
   PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_ALREADY_KNOWN = "PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_ERROR_PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_ALREADY_KNOWN",
   UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT = "PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_ERROR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT",
+  INVALID_BLOCK_SLOT = "PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_ERROR_INVALID_BLOCK_SLOT",
   INVALID_BLOCK = "PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_ERROR_INVALID_BLOCK",
   INVALID_ATTESTER = "PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_ERROR_INVALID_ATTESTER",
   INVALID_SIGNATURE = "PAYLOAD_ATTESTATION_ERROR_INVALID_SIGNATURE",
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export type PayloadAttestationErrorType =
       blockRoot: RootHex;
     }
   | {code: PayloadAttestationErrorCode.UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT; blockRoot: RootHex}
+  | {code: PayloadAttestationErrorCode.INVALID_BLOCK_SLOT; blockRoot: RootHex; blockSlot: Slot; slot: Slot}
   | {code: PayloadAttestationErrorCode.INVALID_BLOCK; blockRoot: RootHex}
   | {code: PayloadAttestationErrorCode.INVALID_ATTESTER; attesterIndex: ValidatorIndex}
   | {code: PayloadAttestationErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE};

package/src/chain/forkChoice/index.ts

@@ -140,9 +140,11 @@ export function initializeForkChoiceFromFinalizedState(
               executionPayloadBlockHash: isStatePostGloas(state)
                 ? toRootHex(state.latestBlockHash)
                 : toRootHex(state.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.blockHash),
-              // TODO GLOAS: executionPayloadNumber is not tracked in BeaconState post-gloas (EIP-7732 removed
-              // latestExecutionPayloadHeader). Using 0 as unavailable fallback until a solution is found.
+              // TODO GLOAS: executionPayloadNumber/GasLimit are not tracked in BeaconState post-gloas
+              // (EIP-7732 removed latestExecutionPayloadHeader). Using 0 as unavailable fallback —
+              // see initializeForkChoiceFromUnfinalizedState for the same caveat on validation.
               executionPayloadNumber: isStatePostGloas(state) ? 0 : state.payloadBlockNumber,
+              executionPayloadGasLimit: isStatePostGloas(state) ? 0 : state.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.gasLimit,
               executionStatus: blockHeader.slot === GENESIS_SLOT ? ExecutionStatus.Valid : ExecutionStatus.Syncing,
             }
           : {executionPayloadBlockHash: null, executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.PreMerge}),
@@ -232,9 +234,17 @@ export function initializeForkChoiceFromUnfinalizedState(
           executionPayloadBlockHash: isStatePostGloas(unfinalizedState)
             ? toRootHex(unfinalizedState.latestBlockHash)
             : toRootHex(unfinalizedState.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.blockHash),
-          // TODO GLOAS: executionPayloadNumber is not tracked in BeaconState post-gloas (EIP-7732 removed
-          // latestExecutionPayloadHeader). Using 0 as unavailable fallback until a solution is found.
+          // TODO GLOAS: executionPayloadNumber/GasLimit are not tracked in BeaconState post-gloas
+          // (EIP-7732 removed latestExecutionPayloadHeader). Using 0 as unavailable fallback until
+          // a solution is found. The 0 doesn't gate validation in practice: at boot the head's
+          // PENDING variant's `executionPayloadBlockHash` is the *parent's* payload hash (per the
+          // PENDING/EMPTY convention), so gossip bids that reference the head's *own* payload
+          // hash won't match this variant anyway and will IGNORE until `onExecutionPayload`
+          // upgrades the head to FULL with real values.
           executionPayloadNumber: isStatePostGloas(unfinalizedState) ? 0 : unfinalizedState.payloadBlockNumber,
+          executionPayloadGasLimit: isStatePostGloas(unfinalizedState)
+            ? 0
+            : unfinalizedState.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.gasLimit,
           executionStatus: blockHeader.slot === GENESIS_SLOT ? ExecutionStatus.Valid : ExecutionStatus.Syncing,
         }
       : {executionPayloadBlockHash: null, executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.PreMerge}),

package/src/chain/interface.ts

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   ExecutionPayloadBidPool,
   OpPool,
   PayloadAttestationPool,
+  ProposerPreferencesPool,
   SyncCommitteeMessagePool,
   SyncContributionAndProofPool,
 } from "./opPools/index.js";
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ export interface IBeaconChain {
   readonly syncContributionAndProofPool: SyncContributionAndProofPool;
   readonly executionPayloadBidPool: ExecutionPayloadBidPool;
   readonly payloadAttestationPool: PayloadAttestationPool;
+  readonly proposerPreferencesPool: ProposerPreferencesPool;
   readonly opPool: OpPool;
 
   // Gossip seen cache

package/src/chain/lightClient/index.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 import {BitArray} from "@chainsafe/ssz";
 import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {
-  LightClientUpdateSummary,
-  isBetterUpdate,
-  toLightClientUpdateSummary,
-  upgradeLightClientHeader,
-} from "@lodestar/light-client/spec";
 import {
   ForkName,
   ForkPostAltair,
@@ -27,6 +21,12 @@ import {
   computeSyncPeriodAtSlot,
   executionPayloadToPayloadHeader,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+import {
+  LightClientUpdateSummary,
+  isBetterUpdate,
+  toLightClientUpdateSummary,
+  upgradeLightClientHeader,
+} from "@lodestar/state-transition/light-client";
 import {
   BeaconBlock,
   BeaconBlockBody,

package/src/chain/opPools/executionPayloadBidPool.ts

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ type BlockRootHex = string;
 type BlockHashHex = string;
 
 /**
- * Store the best execution payload bid per slot / (parent block root, parent block hash).
+ * Store the best signed execution payload bid per slot / (parent block root, parent block hash).
  */
 export class ExecutionPayloadBidPool {
   private readonly bidByParentHashByParentRootBySlot = new MapDef<
     Slot,
-    MapDef<BlockRootHex, Map<BlockHashHex, gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid>>
-  >(() => new MapDef<BlockRootHex, Map<BlockHashHex, gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid>>(() => new Map()));
+    MapDef<BlockRootHex, Map<BlockHashHex, gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid>>
+  >(() => new MapDef<BlockRootHex, Map<BlockHashHex, gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid>>(() => new Map()));
   private lowestPermissibleSlot = 0;
 
   get size(): number {
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ export class ExecutionPayloadBidPool {
     return count;
   }
 
-  add(bid: gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid): InsertOutcome {
-    const {slot, parentBlockRoot, parentBlockHash, value} = bid;
+  add(bid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid): InsertOutcome {
+    const {slot, parentBlockRoot, parentBlockHash, value} = bid.message;
     const lowestPermissibleSlot = this.lowestPermissibleSlot;
 
     if (slot < lowestPermissibleSlot) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class ExecutionPayloadBidPool {
     const existing = bidByParentHash.get(parentHashHex);
 
     if (existing) {
-      const existingValue = existing.value;
+      const existingValue = existing.message.value;
       const newValue = value;
       if (newValue > existingValue) {
         bidByParentHash.set(parentHashHex, bid);
@@ -59,14 +59,15 @@ export class ExecutionPayloadBidPool {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Return the highest-value bid matching slot, parent block hash, and parent block root.
+   * Return the highest-value signed bid matching slot, parent block hash, and parent block root.
    * Used for gossip validation and block production.
    */
   getBestBid(
     slot: Slot,
-    parentBlockHash: BlockHashHex,
+    parentBlockHash: BlockHashHex | null,
     parentBlockRoot: BlockRootHex
-  ): gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid | null {
+  ): gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid | null {
+    if (parentBlockHash === null) return null;
     const bidByParentHash = this.bidByParentHashByParentRootBySlot.get(slot)?.get(parentBlockRoot);
     return bidByParentHash?.get(parentBlockHash) ?? null;
   }

package/src/chain/opPools/index.ts

@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ export {AttestationPool} from "./attestationPool.js";
 export {ExecutionPayloadBidPool} from "./executionPayloadBidPool.js";
 export {OpPool} from "./opPool.js";
 export {PayloadAttestationPool} from "./payloadAttestationPool.js";
+export {ProposerPreferencesPool} from "./proposerPreferencesPool.js";
 export {SyncCommitteeMessagePool} from "./syncCommitteeMessagePool.js";
 export {SyncContributionAndProofPool} from "./syncContributionAndProofPool.js";

package/src/chain/opPools/payloadAttestationPool.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class PayloadAttestationPool {
   add(
     message: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage,
     payloadAttDataRootHex: RootHex,
-    validatorCommitteeIndex: number
+    validatorCommitteeIndices: number[]
   ): InsertOutcome {
     const slot = message.data.slot;
     const lowestPermissibleSlot = this.lowestPermissibleSlot;
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ export class PayloadAttestationPool {
     const aggregate = aggregateByDataRoot.get(payloadAttDataRootHex);
     if (aggregate) {
       // Aggregate msg into aggregate
-      return aggregateMessageInto(message, validatorCommitteeIndex, aggregate);
+      return aggregateMessageInto(message, validatorCommitteeIndices, aggregate);
     }
     // Create a new aggregate with data
-    aggregateByDataRoot.set(payloadAttDataRootHex, messageToAggregate(message, validatorCommitteeIndex));
+    aggregateByDataRoot.set(payloadAttDataRootHex, messageToAggregate(message, validatorCommitteeIndices));
 
     return InsertOutcome.NewData;
   }
@@ -150,25 +150,49 @@ export class PayloadAttestationPool {
   }
 }
 
-function messageToAggregate(message: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage, validatorCommitteeIndex: number): AggregateFast {
+function messageToAggregate(
+  message: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage,
+  validatorCommitteeIndices: number[]
+): AggregateFast {
+  const aggregationBits = BitArray.fromBitLen(PTC_SIZE);
+  for (const index of validatorCommitteeIndices) {
+    aggregationBits.set(index, true);
+  }
+  const sig = signatureFromBytesNoCheck(message.signature);
+  // The validator signed once but occupies `validatorCommitteeIndices.length` PTC positions.
+  // Verification aggregates the pubkey once per set bit, so the signature must be aggregated
+  // the same number of times for the BLS check to balance — same pattern as sync committee.
+  const signature =
+    validatorCommitteeIndices.length === 1
+      ? sig
+      : aggregateSignatures(new Array(validatorCommitteeIndices.length).fill(sig));
   return {
-    aggregationBits: BitArray.fromSingleBit(PTC_SIZE, validatorCommitteeIndex),
+    aggregationBits,
     data: message.data,
-    signature: signatureFromBytesNoCheck(message.signature),
+    signature,
   };
 }
 
 function aggregateMessageInto(
   message: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage,
-  validatorCommitteeIndex: number,
+  validatorCommitteeIndices: number[],
   aggregate: AggregateFast
 ): InsertOutcome {
-  if (aggregate.aggregationBits.get(validatorCommitteeIndex) === true) {
+  // Gossip dedup via `seenPayloadAttesters` is keyed by (epoch, validatorIndex), so the same
+  // validator's message is never processed twice — all of its bits are set together or none.
+  // Checking the first index is sufficient.
+  if (aggregate.aggregationBits.get(validatorCommitteeIndices[0]) === true) {
     return InsertOutcome.AlreadyKnown;
   }
 
-  aggregate.aggregationBits.set(validatorCommitteeIndex, true);
-  aggregate.signature = aggregateSignatures([aggregate.signature, signatureFromBytesNoCheck(message.signature)]);
+  for (const index of validatorCommitteeIndices) {
+    aggregate.aggregationBits.set(index, true);
+  }
+  const sig = signatureFromBytesNoCheck(message.signature);
+  aggregate.signature = aggregateSignatures([
+    aggregate.signature,
+    ...new Array(validatorCommitteeIndices.length).fill(sig),
+  ]);
 
   return InsertOutcome.Aggregated;
 }