v1.36.12: align bundled EVM/dexvm plugins to node api v1.0.16 (fixes C/D-Chain init)

v1.36.11's node binary is correct (durable rejoin fix fe23efd1f2), but its image
baked VM plugins built against a stale luxfi/api: the C-Chain EVM plugin from
luxfi/evm@v1.104.8 and the D-Chain dexvm plugin from luxfi/dex@v1.5.15 both resolve
api v1.0.15, while the node pins api v1.0.16. api v1.0.16 APPENDED
InitializeResponse.Capabilities (uint64) for the Quasar-export handshake (api
1f2dc5a). The node decodes that field; the stale plugins never encode it, so
vms/rpcchainvm/zap/client.go fails every EVM VM Initialize with
'zap decode initialize response: unexpected EOF'. Native VMs (P/X/Q) are unaffected;
every EVM chain (C, D, and the L2 EVMs) fails to boot. Verified on devnet (published
v1.36.11 digest c3cf92a6): P/X re-bootstrap fine, C+D deterministically EOF.

Fix (image-only; node source unchanged beyond the version bump):
- EVM_VERSION v1.104.8 -> v1.104.9 (api v1.0.15 -> v1.0.16, indirect via luxfi/vm)
- force luxfi/api@v1.0.16 in the dexvm build stage (no dex release pins v1.0.16 yet)
- CHAINS_REF v1.7.6 already carries api v1.0.16 (the other 10 VMs were fine)
The api bump is code-free for plugins (chains v1.7.4->v1.7.5 adopted it go.mod-only).

Co-authored-by: Hanzo Dev <dev@hanzo.ai>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.36.12]
+
+### Fixed
+- **EVM chains (C/D/L2) failed to initialize on v1.36.11 — bundled VM plugins were built against a stale `luxfi/api`.** The node pins `luxfi/api v1.0.16`, whose `InitializeResponse` carries the appended `Capabilities uint64` field (Quasar-export handshake, api commit `1f2dc5a`). The image baked the C-Chain EVM plugin from `luxfi/evm@v1.104.8` and the D-Chain dexvm plugin from `luxfi/dex@v1.5.15`, both of which resolve `luxfi/api v1.0.15` (no `Capabilities`). Their `InitializeResponse.Encode` writes a shorter payload than the node's strict `InitializeResponse.Decode` expects, so `vms/rpcchainvm/zap/client.go` fails every EVM VM handshake with `zap decode initialize response: unexpected EOF`. Native VMs (P/X/Q) were unaffected. Fix: bump `EVM_VERSION` `v1.104.8 → v1.104.9` (api v1.0.16) and force `luxfi/api@v1.0.16` in the dexvm build stage. The api bump is code-free for plugins (`luxfi/chains v1.7.4 → v1.7.5` adopted it with a go.mod-only diff; `CHAINS_REF=v1.7.6` already carries v1.0.16). No node source change beyond the version bump — this is v1.36.11's node binary (durable rejoin fix, commit `63f61429d1`) rebuilt with plugin↔node ZAP-wire alignment.
+
 ## [1.28.0]
 
 ### Added

Dockerfile

@@ -257,7 +257,15 @@ RUN . ./build_env.sh && \
 # failed ValidateState, and BRICKED the node. Proven on-node: real swap → kill -9 →
 # clean reboot, state intact. v1.99.40 = v1.99.39 + deps to latest. consensus v1.25.21 =
 # stake-weighted alpha-of-K quorum finality + per-height single-finalize + epoch-bound certs.
-ARG EVM_VERSION=v1.104.8
+# v1.104.9 bumps luxfi/api v1.0.15 -> v1.0.16 (indirect via luxfi/vm). v1.0.16
+# APPENDED InitializeResponse.Capabilities (uint64) for the Quasar-export
+# handshake (api commit 1f2dc5a). The node pins api v1.0.16 and DECODES that
+# field; an EVM plugin built at v1.104.8 (api v1.0.15) omits it, so the node's
+# strict struct decode hits "zap decode initialize response: unexpected EOF"
+# and EVERY EVM chain (C + L2s hanzo/zoo/pars/spc, all mgj786) fails to
+# initialize. The api bump is code-free for plugins (chains v1.7.4->v1.7.5
+# adopted it with a go.mod-only diff), so v1.104.9 = v1.104.8 + api alignment.
+ARG EVM_VERSION=v1.104.9
 ARG EVM_VM_ID=mgj786NP7uDwBCcq6YwThhaN8FLyybkCa4zBWTQbNgmK6k9A6
 # the pinned evm go.mod may pin a dead luxfi/upgrade pseudo-version
 # (v1.0.1-0.20260603055252-f51810805436 — commit pruned from origin). Heal it to
@@ -402,6 +410,11 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
     git clone --depth 1 --branch ${DEX_REF} https://github.com/luxfi/dex.git /tmp/dex && \
     find /tmp/dex -name go.sum -exec sed -i -E '/^github.com\/(luxfi|hanzoai)\//d' {} + && \
     cd /tmp/dex && \
+    # Align the dexvm plugin's ZAP wire (luxfi/api) with the node. No dex release
+    # pins api v1.0.16 yet (all <=v1.5.20 carry v1.0.15), so force it here; the
+    # bump is code-free (adds InitializeResponse.Capabilities, capability-gated),
+    # so dexvm emits the field the node decodes -> no "unexpected EOF" on D-Chain.
+    go mod edit -require=github.com/luxfi/api@v1.0.16 && \
     . /build/build_env.sh && \
     GOARCH=$(echo ${TARGETPLATFORM} | cut -d / -f2) \
     CGO_ENABLED=0 GOFLAGS=-mod=mod \

version/constants.go

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ var (
 const (
 	defaultMajor = 1
 	defaultMinor = 36
-	defaultPatch = 11
+	defaultPatch = 12
 )
 
 func init() {