deps: bump luxfi/consensus v1.25.30 -> v1.25.31 (dynamic K/α committee clamp)

Pulls the validator-count clamp that scales an oversized consensus committee
down to the live set (fixes testnet finality wedge where TestnetParams K=11/α=8
was unsatisfiable with 5 validators; also protects mainnet from the same brick
when it runs fewer than 21 validators).

.github/hero.svg

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1280" height="640" viewBox="0 0 1280 640" role="img" aria-label="node">
-<rect width="1280" height="640" fill="#0A0A0A"/>
-<svg x="96" y="215" width="210" height="210" viewBox="17 26 66 66"><path d="M50 88 L17.09 31 L82.91 31 Z" fill="#fff"/></svg>
-<text x="378" y="276" font-family="Inter,system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif" font-size="78" font-weight="800" letter-spacing="-2" fill="#ffffff">node</text>
-<text x="378" y="322" font-family="Inter,system-ui,sans-serif" font-size="30" fill="#ffffff" opacity=".66">Lux blockchain node — multi-consensus, post-quantum ready</text>
-<rect x="378" y="338" width="806" height="3" rx="1.5" fill="#ffffff" opacity=".9"/>
-<text x="378" y="390" font-family="Inter,system-ui,sans-serif" font-size="24" font-weight="600" fill="#ffffff" opacity=".5">github.com/luxfi</text>
-<text x="1184" y="390" text-anchor="end" font-family="Inter,system-ui,sans-serif" font-size="24" font-weight="600" fill="#ffffff" opacity=".5">lux.network</text>
-</svg>

.github/workflows/docker-gpu.yml

@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-name: Docker (GPU variant)
-
-# Per-arch NATIVE build of the GPU-accelerated node image (DEXVM_GPU=1).
-#
-# The standard image (docker.yml) is pure-Go (CGO_ENABLED=0) and cross-compiles
-# arm64 on an amd64 runner — correct, because nothing native is linked. The GPU
-# variant is different: its D-Chain dexvm plugin links the per-arch native
-# liblux_gpu (lux_gpu_dex_match_order), and a native GPU lib CANNOT be
-# cross-linked. So each arch is built on the arcd pool that owns the matching
-# silicon and the matching liblux_gpu artifact from lux-private/gpu-kernels:
-#
-#   arm64 → spark (GB10, CUDA)  → lux-gpu-linux-arm64.tar.gz
-#   amd64 → evo   (ROCm, native-linux personality) → lux-gpu-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-#
-# Each job emits ghcr.io/luxfi/node:<tag>-gpu-<arch>; the manifest job fuses
-# them into ghcr.io/luxfi/node:<tag>-gpu. The plain (CPU) manifest is untouched.
-#
-# This is opt-in and separate from docker.yml on purpose: an operator that wants
-# GPU matching pulls :<tag>-gpu; everyone else pulls the portable CPU image.
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      tag:
-        description: 'version tag to build as the GPU variant, e.g. v1.33.1'
-        required: true
-      lux_gpu_version:
-        description: 'lux-private/gpu-kernels release providing the per-arch liblux_gpu'
-        required: false
-        default: 'v0.1.0'
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  packages: write
-  id-token: write
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - arch: arm64
-            runner: spark-lux-linux     # GB10 — CUDA host, native arm64
-            platform: linux/arm64
-          - arch: amd64
-            runner: evo-lux-linux        # Strix Halo — ROCm host, native amd64
-            platform: linux/amd64
-    name: node:gpu-${{ matrix.arch }} (native)
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
-
-      # NATIVE only — no QEMU, no cross. The GPU lib is per-arch; assert the
-      # runner arch matches the target before building.
-      - name: Assert native arch
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          host="$(uname -m)"
-          case "${{ matrix.arch }}" in
-            arm64) [ "$host" = "aarch64" ] || [ "$host" = "arm64" ] || { echo "::error::arm64 target on $host"; exit 1; } ;;
-            amd64) [ "$host" = "x86_64"  ] || { echo "::error::amd64 target on $host"; exit 1; } ;;
-          esac
-          echo "OK native ${{ matrix.arch }} on $host"
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-        with:
-          driver: docker-container
-          driver-opts: network=host
-
-      - name: Login to GHCR
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Resolve cross-repo PAT for private luxfi/* deps
-        id: pat
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          UNIVERSE_PAT: ${{ secrets.UNIVERSE_PAT }}
-        run: |
-          tok="$GH_TOKEN"; [ -z "$tok" ] && tok="$UNIVERSE_PAT"
-          [ -n "$tok" ] || { echo "::error::no GH_TOKEN/UNIVERSE_PAT for private luxfi deps"; exit 1; }
-          echo "::add-mask::$tok"
-          { echo "token<<EOF"; echo "$tok"; echo "EOF"; } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-      # Single-arch, native build. DEXVM_GPU=1 + CGO_ENABLED=1 make the dexvm
-      # plugin link the per-arch liblux_gpu fetched inside the Dockerfile from
-      # the lux-gpu release. BUILDPLATFORM == TARGETPLATFORM (native) so the
-      # Dockerfile's cross-compile branch is never taken.
-      - name: Build & push GPU variant (native ${{ matrix.arch }})
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          context: .
-          file: Dockerfile
-          platforms: ${{ matrix.platform }}
-          push: true
-          build-args: |
-            CGO_ENABLED=1
-            DEXVM_GPU=1
-            LUX_GPU_VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.lux_gpu_version }}
-          secrets: |
-            ghtok=${{ steps.pat.outputs.token }}
-          tags: ghcr.io/luxfi/node:${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}-gpu-${{ matrix.arch }}
-
-  manifest:
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, linux, amd64]
-    steps:
-      - name: Login to GHCR
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Fuse per-arch GPU images into one manifest
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          T="ghcr.io/luxfi/node:${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}-gpu"
-          docker manifest create "$T" "$T-amd64" "$T-arm64"
-          docker manifest push "$T"
-          echo "published $T (amd64 + arm64)"

.github/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ name: Docker
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      tag:
-        description: 'existing version tag to (re)build as a multi-arch manifest, e.g. v1.32.1'
-        required: false
-        default: ''
   push:
     tags: ['v*']
 
@@ -16,27 +11,16 @@ permissions:
   id-token: write
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  build-amd64:
     # In-cluster ARC pool (lux-build autoscalingrunnerset in lux-k8s, amd64
     # DOKS nodes, DinD sidecar). Replaces the offline evo classic runner.
     # ARC matches on the scale-set name, NOT classic [self-hosted,linux,amd64]
     # labels — the org runner group + arcd repo allowlist enforce isolation.
-    # arm64 is produced by Go cross-compile (CGO_ENABLED=0, Dockerfile
-    # TARGETARCH path) on the amd64 runner — no QEMU emulation of the build.
     runs-on: lux-build
     outputs:
       digest: ${{ steps.build.outputs.digest }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          # On workflow_dispatch with an explicit `tag`, (re)build that tag
-          # as a multi-arch manifest; otherwise build the pushed ref.
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref }}
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-        with:
-          platforms: arm64
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
@@ -66,7 +50,6 @@ jobs:
             latest=false
           tags: |
             type=ref,event=tag
-            type=raw,value=${{ github.event.inputs.tag }},enable=${{ github.event.inputs.tag != '' }}
             type=sha,format=short,prefix=sha-
 
       - name: Resolve cross-repo PAT for private luxfi/* deps
@@ -102,13 +85,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "$tok" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - name: Build & push (multi-arch)
+      - name: Build & push (amd64)
         id: build
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: .
           file: Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: linux/amd64
           push: true
           build-args: |
             CGO_ENABLED=0
@@ -120,11 +103,11 @@ jobs:
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           provenance: false
-          cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/luxfi/node:buildcache
-          cache-to: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/luxfi/node:buildcache,mode=max
+          cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/luxfi/node:buildcache-amd64
+          cache-to: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/luxfi/node:buildcache-amd64,mode=max
 
   notify-universe:
-    needs: build
+    needs: build-amd64
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     runs-on: lux-build
     steps:

Dockerfile

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ 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=v1.101.2
+ARG EVM_VERSION=v1.99.40
 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
@@ -270,18 +270,11 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
     cd /tmp/evm && \
     . /build/build_env.sh && \
     go mod edit -require=github.com/luxfi/upgrade@v1.0.1 && \
-    # evm v1.99.52 = v1.99.51 + the idle-builder bounded-wake backstop
-    # (startPendingTxPoll: a 500ms mempool re-poll so a tx after idle wakes the
-    # builder within a bounded window — closes the lost-wakeup/subscribe-gap;
-    # deterministic, wake-timing only). v1.99.51 = the block-production stall fix
-    # (WaitForEvent builder-ready race + target-rate build pacing — un-freezes the
-    # C-Chain that stalled at the imported frontier) on top of precompile v0.16.0
-    # enable-everything
-    # (wallet curves + standard precompiles enabled; fflonk fail-closed; accel
-    # byte-identity; DEX big.Rat + determinism). Pin chains v1.4.8 (warp
-    # consolidated to one luxfi/warp helper; graphvm genesis-last-accepted fix)
-    # to match the chain-VM plugin stage (CHAINS_REF) below.
-    go mod edit -require=github.com/luxfi/chains@v1.4.8 && \
+    # evm v1.99.40 pins luxfi/chains v1.3.19, whose dexvm/registry was an incomplete
+    # refactor (forbidden.go deleted -> AssertNoForbiddenAssetRefs/looksLikeASCIITickerID/
+    # toHex/fromHex undefined => won't compile). Force v1.3.21 (forbidden.go restored),
+    # matching node's go.mod and the chain-VM plugin stage (CHAINS_REF) below.
+    go mod edit -require=github.com/luxfi/chains@v1.3.21 && \
     find /tmp/evm -name go.sum -exec sed -i -E '/^github.com\/(luxfi|hanzoai)\//d' {} + && \
     GOARCH=$(echo ${TARGETPLATFORM} | cut -d / -f2) \
     CGO_ENABLED=0 GOFLAGS=-mod=mod \
@@ -306,12 +299,11 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
 #   zkvm         -> vv3qPfyTVXZ5ArRZA9Jh4hbYDTBe43f7sgQg4CHfNg1rnnvX9
 
 # MUST track node's go.mod luxfi/chains (the D-Chain dexvm + 10 VM plugins).
+# v1.3.14 = the native-atomic seam (rail-bound D->C atomic, LP committed-liquidity).
 # Bump with every chains release or the bundled VM plugins go stale vs node's deps.
-# v1.4.7 == node go.mod's luxfi/chains pin: warp consolidated to ONE luxfi/warp
-# helper (bridgevm/zkvm/thresholdvm), graphvm genesis-last-accepted fix, built on
-# evm v1.99.48 + precompile v0.16.0 (enable-everything builder surface). Keeps the
-# baked VM plugins in lockstep with the host node.
-ARG CHAINS_REF=v1.4.8
+# v1.3.21 == node go.mod's luxfi/chains pin (the finality-complete go-live); keeps the
+# 10 baked VM plugins (incl. the FATAL-gated bridgevm) in lockstep with the host node.
+ARG CHAINS_REF=v1.3.21
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
     git clone --depth 1 --branch ${CHAINS_REF} https://github.com/luxfi/chains.git /tmp/chains && \
     find /tmp/chains -name go.sum -exec sed -i -E '/^github.com\/(luxfi|hanzoai)\//d' {} +
@@ -363,16 +355,9 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
 # REPLACES the former chains/dexvm proxy (which relayed clob_* over ZAP to a
 # standalone dchain-venue): there is no DexZapEndpoint and no standalone venue in
 # the trading path. cmd/dchain wraps the VM in the SAME rpc.Serve plugin harness
-# luxfi/evm boots through. The STANDARD node builds this plugin pure-Go (CGO=0),
-# so its matcher is lx.MatchOrderCPU — the pure-Go oracle that works on every
-# arch with no native deps. GPU acceleration is OPT-IN via DEXVM_GPU=1 (below):
-# pkg/lx's single orderbook_gpu.go links the unified lux-gpu (liblux_gpu) and
-# runtime-selects CUDA/HIP/Metal, falling back to MatchOrderCPU when no device is
-# present — so the two paths are byte-equal by contract (orderbook_gpu_test.go).
-# Because lux-gpu is a per-arch native lib, the DEXVM_GPU variant CANNOT be
-# cross-compiled: it must be built on the matching arcd GPU pool (see the
-# per-arch GPU-variant build in .github/workflows/docker-gpu.yml). v1.5.10 is
-# the first tag whose cmd/dchain builds CGO=0
+# luxfi/evm boots through, and is pure-Go (CGO=0) — the optional GPU AMM
+# accelerator in pkg/lx is a separate concern gated by its own cuda/metal tags and
+# is NOT linked here. v1.5.10 is the first tag whose cmd/dchain builds CGO=0
 # (drops the phantom dchain+cgo gate); v1.5.11 wires CLOB order ingestion over the
 # node HTTP router (VM.CreateHandlers -> /ext/bc/D/dex/<method>, pkg/dchain/ingest.go)
 # so an order POSTed to the node flows submitTx -> mempool -> consensus -> Verify
@@ -393,47 +378,13 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
 # fills are trade: rows). Bump with every dex release that changes the VM, like
 # CHAINS_REF for the other 10 VMs.
 ARG DEX_REF=v1.5.15
-
-# GPU-accelerated D-Chain matcher (opt-in). DEXVM_GPU=1 fetches the per-arch
-# unified lux-gpu (built natively on the arcd GPU pools by
-# lux-private/gpu-kernels' liblux-gpu.yml — CUDA/arm64 on spark, HIP/amd64 on
-# evo, Metal on the mac) and builds the dexvm plugin with CGO_ENABLED=1 so
-# pkg/lx/orderbook_gpu.go links liblux_gpu (lux_gpu_dex_match_order +
-# lux_gpu_backend_name). Default 0 = the portable pure-Go CPU matcher, unchanged.
-# The fetch is per-arch and best-effort in the same spirit as lux-accel above,
-# but for DEXVM_GPU=1 a MISSING lib is FATAL: an operator asking for the GPU
-# variant must get a GPU-linked plugin, not a silent CPU one. Do NOT set
-# DEXVM_GPU=1 in a cross-arch (BUILDPLATFORM != TARGETPLATFORM) build — a native
-# GPU lib cannot be cross-linked; build the GPU variant on the matching pool.
-ARG DEXVM_GPU=0
-ARG LUX_GPU_VERSION=v0.1.0
-RUN --mount=type=secret,id=ghtok,required=false \
-    if [ "${DEXVM_GPU}" = "1" ]; then \
-        ARCH=$(echo ${TARGETPLATFORM} | cut -d / -f2) && \
-        AUTH=""; [ -s /run/secrets/ghtok ] && AUTH="--header=Authorization: Bearer $(cat /run/secrets/ghtok)"; \
-        wget -q ${AUTH:+"$AUTH"} \
-            "https://github.com/lux-private/gpu-kernels/releases/download/${LUX_GPU_VERSION}/lux-gpu-linux-${ARCH}.tar.gz" \
-            -O /tmp/lux-gpu.tar.gz \
-          && tar -xzf /tmp/lux-gpu.tar.gz -C /usr/local \
-          && rm /tmp/lux-gpu.tar.gz \
-          && ldconfig 2>/dev/null || true; \
-        test -f /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/lux-gpu.pc \
-            || { echo "FATAL: DEXVM_GPU=1 but lux-gpu ${LUX_GPU_VERSION} (${ARCH}) unavailable — cannot build the GPU dexvm variant"; exit 1; }; \
-    else \
-        echo "DEXVM_GPU=0: dexvm builds pure-Go CPU matcher (no lux-gpu link)"; \
-    fi
-
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
     git clone --depth 1 --branch ${DEX_REF} https://github.com/luxfi/dex.git /tmp/dex && \
     find /tmp/dex -name go.sum -exec sed -i -E '/^github.com\/(luxfi|hanzoai)\//d' {} + && \
     cd /tmp/dex && \
     . /build/build_env.sh && \
-    # DEXVM_GPU=1 → CGO on, orderbook_gpu.go links lux-gpu (pkg-config finds the
-    # per-arch lib fetched above). Default → CGO off, portable pure-Go matcher.
-    if [ "${DEXVM_GPU}" = "1" ]; then DEX_CGO=1; else DEX_CGO=0; fi && \
-    export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH:-}" && \
     GOARCH=$(echo ${TARGETPLATFORM} | cut -d / -f2) \
-    CGO_ENABLED=${DEX_CGO} GOFLAGS=-mod=mod \
+    CGO_ENABLED=0 GOFLAGS=-mod=mod \
     go build -ldflags="-s -w" \
         -o /luxd/build/plugins/mDVT5EWMumBp3LCqvKwuyZQeY1VXr1jvjGNAt8nL4UFiXvqXr ./cmd/dchain && \
     chmod +x /luxd/build/plugins/mDVT5EWMumBp3LCqvKwuyZQeY1VXr1jvjGNAt8nL4UFiXvqXr && \
@@ -464,12 +415,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     curl ca-certificates git \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Native GPU libraries (optional). /usr/local/lib exists (empty) on the builder
-# for the standard CGO_ENABLED=0 / DEXVM_GPU=0 image, so this COPY is a no-op
-# there. For the DEXVM_GPU=1 variant it carries the per-arch liblux_gpu.so that
-# the D-Chain dexvm plugin dynamically links; ldconfig then makes it resolvable.
-# Pure-Go fallbacks are used whenever the library is absent.
-COPY --from=builder /usr/local/lib/ /usr/local/lib/
+# GPU crypto library (optional -- only present when built with CGO_ENABLED=1 + luxcpp).
+# Pure Go fallbacks are used when the library is absent.
 RUN ldconfig 2>/dev/null || true
 
 # Maintain compatibility with previous images.

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-<p align="center"><img src=".github/hero.svg" alt="node" width="880"></p>
-
 <div align="center">
   <img src="resources/LuxLogoRed.png?raw=true">
 </div>

chains/bootstrap_trust.go

@@ -1,531 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-// bootstrap_trust.go — the SEPARATE trust object for INITIAL SYNC, decomplected from
-// consensus finality.
-//
-// The mass-recovery DEADLOCK this fixes: the prior FrontierTip required a ⅔-by-stake quorum
-// of the CURRENT total validator set to be CONNECTED before it would name a sync frontier.
-// When the recovery TARGETS are themselves validators (a node that crashed IS one of the 5),
-// taking them down drops connected stake below ⅔ of the whole set — so on a network of 5
-// equal-weight validators, losing 2 leaves 3 (60% < ⅔) and NO node can ever name a frontier
-// to recover from. Bootstrap trust was braided into consensus finality, and finality's ⅔ rule
-// is mathematically unsatisfiable during a mass outage.
-//
-// The fix is a type split, NOT a renamed threshold. ConsensusQuorum decides FINALITY
-// (> ⅔ of CURRENT stake — UNCHANGED). BootstrapTrust decides whether a fetched frontier is
-// SAFE TO BEGIN SYNC FROM: a quorum of AUTHENTICATED CONFIGURED beacons that RESPOND, gated by
-// a response FLOOR (MinResponses) and an agreement threshold over the RESPONDERS (not over the
-// whole set). 3 of 5 reachable beacons all agreeing is a valid sync anchor even though 3 of 5
-// stake is not a finalizing supermajority. The two decisions have different threat models and
-// are different objects.
-package chains
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"math"
-	"math/bits"
-	"sort"
-	"time"
-
-	consensusconfig "github.com/luxfi/consensus/config"
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-)
-
-// BootstrapTrust is not a consensus-finality oracle.
-// It selects a weak-subjective sync frontier from authenticated configured beacons.
-// Live block acceptance remains governed exclusively by ConsensusQuorum.
-type BootstrapTrust interface {
-	// AcceptsFrontier returns the block an empty/behind node may BEGIN SYNCING FROM, selected
-	// from the authenticated configured beacons' frontier replies — or an error
-	// (ErrInsufficientBootstrapResponses / ErrNoBootstrapQuorum) when no trusted frontier can be
-	// named this round. The returned Frontier is a sync ANCHOR, never a consensus certificate
-	// (see the type comment): the node must still re-execute every block it descends to before
-	// re-entering live consensus, where ConsensusQuorum alone governs acceptance.
-	AcceptsFrontier(ctx context.Context, replies []BeaconReply) (*Frontier, error)
-}
-
-// ConsensusQuorum decides FINALITY: whether a weight is a finalizing supermajority (> ⅔) of the
-// CURRENT validator set. This is the live-consensus rule; bootstrap does NOT change it. It is a
-// SEPARATE named type from BootstrapTrust precisely so the distinction is explicit and testable:
-// a frontier that AcceptsFrontier admits is "safe to sync from", and in general it does NOT
-// satisfy HasFinality (3 of 5 responders is a valid sync anchor; 3 of 5 stake is not finality).
-type ConsensusQuorum interface {
-	HasFinality(weight, total StakeWeight) bool
-}
-
-// StakeWeight is validator stake in the units the validator manager reports (Weight/Light).
-type StakeWeight = uint64
-
-// twoThirdsFinality is the production ConsensusQuorum: > ⅔ of the CURRENT total stake, exactly
-// the rule the live cert-gate uses (consensusconfig.TwoThirdsStakeFloor). Defined here only to
-// give the live rule a name to CONTRAST bootstrap trust against — it is not wired into the live
-// path (that already enforces ⅔ inside consensus), and bootstrap never calls it to ACCEPT.
-type twoThirdsFinality struct{}
-
-func (twoThirdsFinality) HasFinality(weight, total StakeWeight) bool {
-	return weight > consensusconfig.TwoThirdsStakeFloor(total)
-}
-
-// DefaultConsensusQuorum returns the live ⅔-of-current-stake finality rule — the thing bootstrap
-// trust is explicitly NOT. Used by the test suite to prove a bootstrap-accepted frontier does
-// not constitute finality.
-func DefaultConsensusQuorum() ConsensusQuorum { return twoThirdsFinality{} }
-
-var (
-	// ErrInsufficientBootstrapResponses: fewer than MinResponses configured beacons answered.
-	// Not a partition-capture-safe quorum — the node must keep waiting for more beacons (or use
-	// an operator checkpoint), never sync from the captured few. INVARIANT 2's response floor.
-	ErrInsufficientBootstrapResponses = errors.New("bootstrap: insufficient configured-beacon responses")
-	// ErrNoBootstrapQuorum: enough beacons responded, but no block clears the agreement threshold
-	// over the responders (a genuine partition, or a transient bleeding-edge split the loop retries).
-	ErrNoBootstrapQuorum = errors.New("bootstrap: no responder-agreed frontier")
-)
-
-// BeaconReply is one authenticated configured beacon's report of its accepted frontier tip
-// during initial sync. NodeID is authenticated at the transport handshake (a peer cannot forge
-// another's identity); Weight is the beacon's CONFIGURED stake from the trust anchor — NOT a
-// self-reported value. A reply whose NodeID is not in the policy's TrustedBeacons is ignored.
-type BeaconReply struct {
-	NodeID ids.NodeID
-	Tip    ids.ID
-	Weight StakeWeight
-}
-
-// Frontier is the weak-subjective sync anchor BootstrapTrust selects: the block a node descends
-// to and re-executes. It is NOT a consensus certificate (see BootstrapTrust). Height is the
-// tallied height when named via the ancestor-tolerant path, and 0 (unknown) when named via the
-// exact fast path before any ancestry fetch — the sync loop uses ID; Height is diagnostic.
-type Frontier struct {
-	ID             ids.ID
-	Height         uint64
-	Weight         StakeWeight // responder stake whose accepted chain contains this block
-	Responders     int         // distinct configured beacons that backed it
-	FromCheckpoint bool        // selected from an operator checkpoint (too few beacons responded)
-}
-
-// BlockRef is a parsed block's CONTENT-ADDRESSED identity (id, height, parent) — the only thing
-// the ancestor-tolerant tally needs. Decouples the policy from the VM/block types.
-type BlockRef struct {
-	ID     ids.ID
-	Height uint64
-	Parent ids.ID
-}
-
-// AncestrySource resolves a tip's CONTENT-ADDRESSED ancestry for the ancestor-tolerant tally —
-// the SAME parent-linked descent the sync loop trusts. Injected so the trust DECISION (which
-// beacons count, the response floor, the agreement threshold) stays separate from the transport.
-type AncestrySource interface {
-	// Ancestry returns up to max blocks ending at tip, parsed to (id, height, parent). An empty
-	// result (no error) means the tip's ancestry was not served — that anchor contributes nothing.
-	Ancestry(ctx context.Context, tip ids.ID, max int) ([]BlockRef, error)
-}
-
-// Checkpoint is an operator-pinned (id, height) the recovering node may anchor to when too few
-// beacons respond to form a quorum — the EXPLICIT override for INVARIANT 2's "1 of N reachable"
-// case. Absent (nil) ⇒ the default policy REJECTS rather than trusting a captured minority.
-type Checkpoint struct {
-	ID     ids.ID
-	Height uint64
-}
-
-// Ratio is an exact rational threshold (e.g. 2/3, 3/4). A value clears it iff
-// value > floorOf(whole) — strictly greater, matching the consensus ⅔ floor's semantics.
-type Ratio struct{ Num, Den uint64 }
-
-// floorOf returns ⌊whole · Num / Den⌋ without floating point, overflow-safe for the sub-unity
-// thresholds used here. Ratio{2,3}.floorOf(w) == consensusconfig.TwoThirdsStakeFloor(w) exactly,
-// so the responder-⅔ agreement reuses the same strict-greater floor the live rule uses.
-func (r Ratio) floorOf(whole uint64) uint64 {
-	if r.Den == 0 {
-		return whole // degenerate guard; constructors always set a real ratio
-	}
-	hi, lo := bits.Mul64(whole, r.Num)
-	if hi >= r.Den {
-		return math.MaxUint64 // Num ≥ Den: not a sub-unity threshold — nothing can exceed it
-	}
-	q, _ := bits.Div64(hi, lo, r.Den)
-	return q
-}
-
-// BootstrapPolicy is the default BootstrapTrust: a CONFIGURED-BEACON quorum with a response
-// FLOOR and an agreement threshold over the RESPONDERS — a SEPARATE object from ConsensusQuorum
-// with a SEPARATE threat model. It does NOT pass "reachable stake" into the ⅔-of-current-stake
-// finality rule (that conflation IS the mass-recovery deadlock). It reuses the ancestor-tolerant
-// common-ancestor tally only for HOW to find the agreed frontier; the ACCEPTANCE gate is the
-// response floor + responder agreement here.
-//
-// The three invariants:
-//   - INVARIANT 1 (non-circular beacon eligibility): only NodeIDs in TrustedBeacons count, and
-//     TrustedBeacons comes from the configured/checkpointed/genesis anchor — NEVER peer
-//     self-report. A recovering node never lets arbitrary peers define who is a beacon.
-//   - INVARIANT 2 (a floor prevents partition-capture): MinResponses authenticated beacons must
-//     respond before any frontier is named; an attacker who partitions the node down to a few
-//     beacons cannot capture the frontier. Below the floor, REJECT (or use Checkpoint).
-//   - INVARIANT 3 (acceptance ≠ finality): the named Frontier is "safe to begin sync from", not
-//     finalized. The node independently re-executes the descent before re-entering consensus.
-type BootstrapPolicy struct {
-	// TrustedBeacons is the trust anchor: configured-beacon NodeID → configured stake (INVARIANT
-	// 1). Resolved from --bootstrap-nodes / a finalized P-chain checkpoint / the genesis set —
-	// never from peer self-report.
-	TrustedBeacons map[ids.NodeID]StakeWeight
-	// AgreementThreshold is the fraction of the RESPONDER weight a named block must exceed
-	// (default 2/3). Over RESPONDERS, not the whole set — that is what permits mass recovery.
-	AgreementThreshold Ratio
-	// MinResponses is the FLOOR on distinct configured-beacon responders (INVARIANT 2). Default:
-	// a MAJORITY of the configured set (the largest floor that still lets a node recover when a
-	// minority of validators is down). Capped at the set size.
-	MinResponses int
-	// MinResponseWeight is an OPTIONAL floor on the total responder weight (0 ⇒ disabled).
-	MinResponseWeight StakeWeight
-	// MinResponders is the minimum DISTINCT beacons that must back a NAMED block (default 2), so a
-	// single beacon cannot alone name the frontier. Capped at the responder count.
-	MinResponders int
-	// MinFrontierHeight is the node's current last-accepted height. The ANCESTOR-TOLERANT path
-	// names only a block STRICTLY ABOVE it — a frontier genuinely AHEAD. A common ancestor BELOW it
-	// is history the node has (a partition above, not a frontier ahead). A block AT exactly this
-	// height is ALSO not named here (the M1 eclipse-stale fix): an eclipse can throttle the honest
-	// ahead-tips below the ⅔ naming threshold while the node's OWN height accrues ⅔ as their shared
-	// ANCESTOR — naming it would go Ready stale. Excluding own height routes that case to CaughtUp,
-	// which distinguishes a legit all-at-N fleet from an eclipse with ahead-tips the node lacks. So
-	// nothing at or below own height is named (→ ErrNoBootstrapQuorum, fail safe), never a
-	// false-complete at the stale height. The exact fast path is exempt: a tip a responder
-	// supermajority ACTIVELY reports is a real frontier even at own height (a genuinely fresh
-	// network, or a fleet unanimously AT the tip).
-	MinFrontierHeight uint64
-	// Checkpoint is the OPTIONAL operator override for the below-floor case (INVARIANT 2). nil ⇒
-	// reject below the floor.
-	Checkpoint *Checkpoint
-	// NamingWindow bounds the ancestry fetched per anchor; MaxAnchors bounds how many distinct
-	// reported tips are resolved. Both default to the package constants when zero.
-	NamingWindow int
-	MaxAnchors   int
-	// NamingTimeout TOTAL-bounds the ancestor-tolerant resolution (all anchor fetches combined) so
-	// a partition that ANSWERS the frontier query but WITHHOLDS ancestry cannot make the decision
-	// hang — it returns what it found (or nothing → ErrNoBootstrapQuorum) and the caller's bounded
-	// retry tries a fresh sample next round. Zero ⇒ the package default.
-	NamingTimeout time.Duration
-	// Source resolves content-addressed ancestry for the ancestor-tolerant tally. When nil, the
-	// policy decides on the exact fast path alone (no split resolution).
-	Source AncestrySource
-}
-
-// compile-time: the default policy IS a BootstrapTrust.
-var _ BootstrapTrust = (*BootstrapPolicy)(nil)
-
-func (p *BootstrapPolicy) effectiveMinResponses() int {
-	n := len(p.TrustedBeacons)
-	if p.MinResponses > 0 {
-		if p.MinResponses > n {
-			return n
-		}
-		return p.MinResponses
-	}
-	return n/2 + 1 // default: a MAJORITY of the configured beacon set
-}
-
-func (p *BootstrapPolicy) effectiveAgreement() Ratio {
-	if p.AgreementThreshold.Den == 0 {
-		return Ratio{Num: 2, Den: 3} // default: ⅔ of the RESPONDERS
-	}
-	return p.AgreementThreshold
-}
-
-func (p *BootstrapPolicy) effectiveMinResponders(responders int) int {
-	r := p.MinResponders
-	if r <= 0 {
-		r = bootstrapMinAgreeingBeacons // default 2
-	}
-	if r > responders {
-		r = responders
-	}
-	if r < 1 {
-		r = 1
-	}
-	return r
-}
-
-func (p *BootstrapPolicy) namingWindow() int {
-	if p.NamingWindow > 0 {
-		return p.NamingWindow
-	}
-	return bootstrapNamingWindow
-}
-
-func (p *BootstrapPolicy) maxAnchors() int {
-	if p.MaxAnchors > 0 {
-		return p.MaxAnchors
-	}
-	return maxNamingAnchors
-}
-
-func (p *BootstrapPolicy) namingTimeout() time.Duration {
-	if p.NamingTimeout > 0 {
-		return p.NamingTimeout
-	}
-	return bootstrapNamingTimeout
-}
-
-// tallyResponders applies INVARIANT 1 (only CONFIGURED beacons count, deduplicated by NodeID — a
-// reply from a peer not in TrustedBeacons, a repeat, or an empty tip is dropped) and returns the
-// distinct responder count + total responder stake plus the per-tip stake / voter maps the naming
-// tally walks. The authenticated NodeID (transport handshake) is what makes "configured"
-// unforgeable. Shared by AcceptsFrontier (which names a frontier AHEAD) and CaughtUp (which
-// concludes NONE is ahead) so both judge the IDENTICAL responder set under the SAME eligibility
-// rule — the eligibility decision lives in exactly one place.
-func (p *BootstrapPolicy) tallyResponders(replies []BeaconReply) (responders int, responderWeight StakeWeight, stakeOnTip map[ids.ID]StakeWeight, votersOf map[ids.ID]map[ids.NodeID]struct{}) {
-	seen := make(map[ids.NodeID]struct{}, len(replies))
-	stakeOnTip = make(map[ids.ID]StakeWeight)
-	votersOf = make(map[ids.ID]map[ids.NodeID]struct{})
-	for _, r := range replies {
-		w, ok := p.TrustedBeacons[r.NodeID]
-		if !ok || r.Tip == ids.Empty {
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, dup := seen[r.NodeID]; dup {
-			continue
-		}
-		seen[r.NodeID] = struct{}{}
-		responders++
-		responderWeight += w
-		stakeOnTip[r.Tip] += w
-		if votersOf[r.Tip] == nil {
-			votersOf[r.Tip] = make(map[ids.NodeID]struct{})
-		}
-		votersOf[r.Tip][r.NodeID] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	return responders, responderWeight, stakeOnTip, votersOf
-}
-
-// floorMet reports whether the responder set clears INVARIANT 2's partition-capture FLOOR: at
-// least MinResponses distinct configured beacons AND (when MinResponseWeight is configured) at
-// least that much total responder stake. AcceptsFrontier gates NAMING a frontier on it and
-// CaughtUp gates concluding NONE-AHEAD on the SAME floor — so an eclipse that suppresses the
-// honest ahead-nodes to fake EITHER outcome must drop the responder set below it and fail safe.
-func (p *BootstrapPolicy) floorMet(responders int, responderWeight StakeWeight) bool {
-	if responders < p.effectiveMinResponses() {
-		return false
-	}
-	if p.MinResponseWeight > 0 && responderWeight < p.MinResponseWeight {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-// AcceptsFrontier implements BootstrapTrust. It (1) keeps ONLY configured-beacon replies
-// (INVARIANT 1, tallyResponders), (2) enforces the MinResponses / MinResponseWeight floor or falls
-// back to the operator checkpoint (INVARIANT 2, floorMet), then (3) names the highest block a
-// responder supermajority shares via the ancestor-tolerant tally. It never consults the
-// ⅔-of-current-stake finality rule (INVARIANT 3): the decision is the response floor + responder
-// agreement, a separate threat model.
-func (p *BootstrapPolicy) AcceptsFrontier(ctx context.Context, replies []BeaconReply) (*Frontier, error) {
-	responders, responderWeight, stakeOnTip, votersOf := p.tallyResponders(replies)
-
-	// INVARIANT 2: the response FLOOR prevents partition-capture. Below MinResponses (or below
-	// MinResponseWeight) the node has not heard from enough authenticated beacons to trust ANY
-	// frontier — an attacker may have partitioned it down to a captured few. REJECT, unless the
-	// operator explicitly pinned a checkpoint to anchor from.
-	if !p.floorMet(responders, responderWeight) {
-		if p.Checkpoint != nil {
-			return &Frontier{
-				ID:             p.Checkpoint.ID,
-				Height:         p.Checkpoint.Height,
-				Responders:     responders,
-				FromCheckpoint: true,
-			}, nil
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %d configured beacons responded (weight %d), need %d",
-			ErrInsufficientBootstrapResponses, responders, responderWeight, p.effectiveMinResponses())
-	}
-
-	// The agreement threshold is over the RESPONDERS, not the whole configured set — this is what
-	// lets a node recover when validators are down (3 of 5 reachable, all 3 agreeing, is a valid
-	// sync anchor). The ⅔-of-current-stake finality rule is never used here (INVARIANT 3).
-	floor := p.effectiveAgreement().floorOf(responderWeight)
-	required := p.effectiveMinResponders(responders)
-
-	id, height, weight, ok := p.nameFrontier(ctx, stakeOnTip, votersOf, floor, required)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, ErrNoBootstrapQuorum
-	}
-	return &Frontier{ID: id, Height: height, Weight: weight, Responders: responders}, nil
-}
-
-// CaughtUp reports whether the responder set PROVES the node is already AT OR ABOVE the network
-// frontier — the dual of AcceptsFrontier ("nobody is ahead" vs "here is the block ahead to sync
-// to"). It is the go-live path for a TIP-HOLDER on a mixed-height co-restart: when producers
-// restart together the responder set SPLITS (the tip-holders are exactly half — below the ⅔
-// naming threshold), so AcceptsFrontier names NOTHING (ErrNoBootstrapQuorum), yet the node is
-// plainly not behind. Without this determination such a producer fails safe DOWN at its own tip —
-// the exact OPPOSITE of the stale-go-live bug, and just as wrong. THREE conditions, ALL required:
-//
-//   - (a) the SAME response FLOOR AcceptsFrontier uses is met (floorMet: MinResponses distinct
-//     beacons AND MinResponseWeight stake-majority). An eclipse that hides the higher (real) tips
-//     to fake caught-up must SUPPRESS the ahead-nodes' replies, dropping the responder set below
-//     the floor → NOT caught up, fail safe. No partition-capture: faking caught-up costs the same
-//     stake-majority of honest beacons that faking a NAMED frontier does.
-//   - (b) every responder's reported ACCEPTED tip is at height ≤ lastAccepted. A genuinely STALE
-//     node has at least one honest responder AHEAD (height > lastAccepted) → NOT caught up: it
-//     still syncs, so the stale-go-live bug stays fixed. (GetAcceptedFrontier reports a beacon's
-//     last-ACCEPTED block, so an un-finalized N+1 a producer is merely processing is never reported
-//     — the ±1 pending-tip skew cannot fake "ahead", and a producer one ACCEPTED block ahead
-//     correctly defeats caught-up so the node syncs that block.)
-//   - (c) the node has ACCEPTED every reported tip — heightOf returns ok ONLY for a block on the
-//     node's FINALIZED chain, so a tip the node lacks OR merely holds-in-store-but-has-not-accepted
-//     (someone genuinely ahead, a gossiped-ahead block, or a same-height sibling/fork it never
-//     finalized) makes the conclusion fail. The node declares caught-up only to blocks it ACCEPTED.
-//
-// heightOf resolves a tip's height from the node's ACCEPTED chain (ok=false when the tip is not
-// accepted — including a block merely PRESENT in the store but unaccepted, the luxd-2 freeze case),
-// injected so the trust DECISION stays free of any VM/block dependency — the same separation as
-// AncestrySource. It is NEVER a network fetch: an unaccepted/absent tip simply makes the node
-// not-caught-up (the safe direction — it syncs). Because (c) requires the node to have ACCEPTED
-// every reported tip, the heights (b) compares are the blocks' canonical (content-addressed)
-// heights read from the finalized chain — store presence can never fake "caught up".
-func (p *BootstrapPolicy) CaughtUp(replies []BeaconReply, lastAccepted uint64, heightOf func(ids.ID) (uint64, bool)) bool {
-	responders, responderWeight, stakeOnTip, _ := p.tallyResponders(replies)
-	if !p.floorMet(responders, responderWeight) {
-		return false // (a) below the floor — an eclipse/partition can never fake caught-up
-	}
-	sawTip := false
-	for tip := range stakeOnTip {
-		sawTip = true
-		h, held := heightOf(tip)
-		if !held || h > lastAccepted {
-			return false // (c) a tip we do not hold, or (b) a responder ahead → NOT caught up
-		}
-	}
-	return sawTip // ≥1 responder tip evaluated (floor already implies this; guards an empty set)
-}
-
-// nameFrontier finds the block a responder supermajority shares — by CONTENT, reusing the
-// parent-link descent the sync loop trusts (HOW to find the agreed frontier; the ACCEPTANCE gate
-// already passed in AcceptsFrontier). A beacon reporting tip T vouches for every ANCESTOR of T,
-// so the named frontier is the HIGHEST block whose backing stake exceeds floor (the responder
-// agreement threshold) with ≥ required distinct voters.
-//
-//   - EXACT FAST PATH: if a single reported tip clears the floor outright, name it with NO
-//     ancestry fetch (the whole responding quorum already agrees on the same tip). Exempt from
-//     MinFrontierHeight: an actively-reported tip is a real frontier even when low.
-//   - ANCESTOR-TOLERANT PATH: otherwise, fetch the distinct tips' ancestries into ONE union index
-//     and globally credit each tip's stake to every block on its content-addressed chain. The
-//     highest block clearing the floor AND at a height STRICTLY ABOVE MinFrontierHeight (a frontier
-//     genuinely ahead — never the node's own height, which an eclipse could over-credit as a shared
-//     ancestor; that routes to CaughtUp) is named. A sibling split converges to the common committed
-//     ancestor; a partition that shares nothing ⅔-backed names nothing (→ fail safe).
-//
-// C1 (a forged chain finalizes ZERO) is preserved: a block is credited a beacon's stake only when
-// that beacon's tip lies on the block's CONTENT-ADDRESSED descendant chain (parent ids are bound
-// to block content), so a peer cannot fake linkage to over-credit; a block is named only with
-// backing > ⅔ of the responder weight; a minority (< ⅓) forged tip can only RATIFY real ancestors
-// it builds on, never name itself or raise the named height above the honest common block.
-func (p *BootstrapPolicy) nameFrontier(ctx context.Context, stakeOnTip map[ids.ID]StakeWeight, votersOf map[ids.ID]map[ids.NodeID]struct{}, floor StakeWeight, required int) (ids.ID, uint64, StakeWeight, bool) {
-	// EXACT fast path: a single reported tip already clears the floor — name it, no fetch.
-	for tip, st := range stakeOnTip {
-		if st > floor && len(votersOf[tip]) >= required {
-			return tip, 0, st, true
-		}
-	}
-	if p.Source == nil {
-		return ids.Empty, 0, 0, false
-	}
-
-	// TOTAL-bound all anchor fetches so a partition that answers the frontier query but withholds
-	// ancestry cannot hang the decision — the caller's bounded retry handles it next round.
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, p.namingTimeout())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	// Build ONE union index from the distinct reported tips' ancestries (most stake first; skip a
-	// tip already present from an earlier fetch — a nested tip covers its ancestors). Bounded by
-	// MaxAnchors × NamingWindow blocks, so a Byzantine swarm reporting many forged tips cannot
-	// induce unbounded work.
-	index := make(map[ids.ID]BlockRef)
-	fetches := 0
-	for _, tip := range sortedByStakeDesc(stakeOnTip) {
-		if _, have := index[tip]; have {
-			continue
-		}
-		if fetches >= p.maxAnchors() {
-			break
-		}
-		fetches++
-		refs, err := p.Source.Ancestry(ctx, tip, p.namingWindow())
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		for _, ref := range refs {
-			if _, ok := index[ref.ID]; !ok {
-				index[ref.ID] = ref
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	if len(index) == 0 {
-		return ids.Empty, 0, 0, false
-	}
-
-	// Global credit: each reported tip vouches for every block on its content-addressed ancestry.
-	// The running backing at block B = the responder stake whose accepted chain contains B.
-	backing := make(map[ids.ID]StakeWeight)
-	voters := make(map[ids.ID]map[ids.NodeID]struct{})
-	for tip, st := range stakeOnTip {
-		cur := tip
-		for {
-			ref, ok := index[cur]
-			if !ok {
-				break // the served ancestry does not extend further down (or this tip was unserved)
-			}
-			backing[cur] += st
-			if voters[cur] == nil {
-				voters[cur] = make(map[ids.NodeID]struct{})
-			}
-			for v := range votersOf[tip] {
-				voters[cur][v] = struct{}{}
-			}
-			if ref.Parent == ids.Empty {
-				break
-			}
-			cur = ref.Parent
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Name the HIGHEST block clearing the floor with ≥ required distinct voters, at a height
-	// STRICTLY ABOVE MinFrontierHeight — a genuine frontier AHEAD. A block AT the node's own
-	// last-accepted height is NOT named here (it is history the node already holds, reachable as a
-	// ⅔-backed ANCESTOR of higher tips an eclipse can suppress below the naming threshold — the M1
-	// stale-go-live path): that case routes to CaughtUp, which alone can distinguish a legit
-	// all-at-N fleet (→ Ready at N) from an eclipse with ahead-tips the node lacks (→ sync). A block
-	// BELOW own height is a partition diverged beneath the node. Both fail safe, never false-complete.
-	var bestID ids.ID
-	var bestHeight, bestStake uint64
-	found := false
-	for id, st := range backing {
-		ref := index[id]
-		if st <= floor || len(voters[id]) < required || ref.Height <= p.MinFrontierHeight {
-			continue
-		}
-		if !found || ref.Height > bestHeight || (ref.Height == bestHeight && st > bestStake) {
-			bestID, bestHeight, bestStake, found = id, ref.Height, st, true
-		}
-	}
-	return bestID, bestHeight, bestStake, found
-}
-
-// sortedByStakeDesc returns the reported tips most-stake-first (stable id tiebreak) — the order
-// the ancestor-tolerant tally fetches anchors in, so the well-supported honest tips are covered
-// first and a forged low-stake outlier swarm falls outside the anchor cap.
-func sortedByStakeDesc(stakeOnTip map[ids.ID]StakeWeight) []ids.ID {
-	tips := make([]ids.ID, 0, len(stakeOnTip))
-	for t := range stakeOnTip {
-		tips = append(tips, t)
-	}
-	sort.Slice(tips, func(i, j int) bool {
-		if stakeOnTip[tips[i]] != stakeOnTip[tips[j]] {
-			return stakeOnTip[tips[i]] > stakeOnTip[tips[j]]
-		}
-		return bytes.Compare(tips[i][:], tips[j][:]) < 0
-	})
-	return tips
-}

chains/bootstrap_trust_test.go

@@ -1,830 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-// bootstrap_trust_test.go — the A–G proof matrix for the BootstrapTrust policy: the SEPARATE
-// trust object (distinct from consensus finality) that lets a node recover when validators are
-// down (mass recovery) while refusing partition-capture and never weakening finality.
-//
-// Most cases test the POLICY decision (AcceptsFrontier) directly — deterministic, no network
-// timing — since that IS the acceptance gate the owner specified. The mass-recovery success (A)
-// and the global-tally height-floor guard also run the FULL fetch+execute loop over the real
-// transport to prove the node converges (or fails safe) end to end. Each is load-bearing: revert
-// the response-floor policy to the prior ⅔-of-current-total-stake gate and A deadlocks; drop the
-// configured-beacon filter and D/E capture; drop the MinFrontierHeight floor and the shared-
-// genesis fork false-completes.
-package chains
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	consensusconfig "github.com/luxfi/consensus/config"
-	chainbootstrap "github.com/luxfi/consensus/engine/chain/bootstrap"
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-)
-
-// ----- policy test helpers --------------------------------------------------
-
-// stubAncestry is an in-memory AncestrySource: it walks a parent-linked BlockRef map down from a
-// tip, exactly as the real wire transport would serve content-addressed ancestry. Modeling the
-// transport this way keeps the policy unit tests deterministic while exercising the real ancestor-
-// tolerant tally. `withhold` models a beacon that names a tip but does NOT serve its ancestry.
-type stubAncestry struct {
-	byID     map[ids.ID]BlockRef
-	withhold map[ids.ID]bool
-}
-
-func (s *stubAncestry) Ancestry(_ context.Context, tip ids.ID, max int) ([]BlockRef, error) {
-	if s.withhold[tip] {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	var out []BlockRef
-	cur := tip
-	for i := 0; i < max; i++ {
-		ref, ok := s.byID[cur]
-		if !ok {
-			break
-		}
-		out = append(out, ref)
-		if ref.Parent == ids.Empty {
-			break
-		}
-		cur = ref.Parent
-	}
-	return out, nil
-}
-
-// refChain builds genesis..n as content-addressed BlockRefs (parent-linked), returning the slice
-// and an id→ref index for the stub AncestrySource.
-func refChain(n int) ([]BlockRef, map[ids.ID]BlockRef) {
-	refs := make([]BlockRef, 0, n+1)
-	byID := map[ids.ID]BlockRef{}
-	var parent ids.ID
-	for h := 0; h <= n; h++ {
-		r := BlockRef{ID: ids.GenerateTestID(), Height: uint64(h), Parent: parent}
-		refs = append(refs, r)
-		byID[r.ID] = r
-		parent = r.ID
-	}
-	return refs, byID
-}
-
-// childRef makes a block extending `parent` at height parentHeight+1 — used to forge a "higher"
-// sibling tip built on a real block.
-func childRef(parent BlockRef) BlockRef {
-	return BlockRef{ID: ids.GenerateTestID(), Height: parent.Height + 1, Parent: parent.ID}
-}
-
-func nodeIDs(n int) []ids.NodeID {
-	out := make([]ids.NodeID, n)
-	for i := range out {
-		out[i] = ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
-// equalBeacons builds a TrustedBeacons map of equal-weight validators.
-func equalBeacons(beacons []ids.NodeID, w uint64) map[ids.NodeID]StakeWeight {
-	m := make(map[ids.NodeID]StakeWeight, len(beacons))
-	for _, id := range beacons {
-		m[id] = w
-	}
-	return m
-}
-
-func reply(id ids.NodeID, tip ids.ID, w uint64) BeaconReply {
-	return BeaconReply{NodeID: id, Tip: tip, Weight: w}
-}
-
-// equalStake is the owner's mainnet shape: 5 validators each 0.5e18, total 2.5e18.
-const equalStake uint64 = 500_000_000_000_000_000
-
-// ----- A: MASS RECOVERY SUCCESS ---------------------------------------------
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_A_MassRecoverySucceeds is THE deadlock fix. 5 EQUAL-weight validators; the 2
-// stranded recovery targets are down, so only 3 are reachable; the 3 reachable agree on the
-// frontier. With MinResponses=3 the policy ACCEPTS — even though 3 of 5 stake (1.5e18) is BELOW
-// the ⅔-of-current-total floor (1.667e18) that the prior code required to be CONNECTED. That old
-// floor was mathematically unsatisfiable here (the down nodes ARE validators), which is exactly
-// why no node could recover. This test pins both: the policy accepts, AND the old gate would have
-// rejected (the deadlock), AND the full loop converges over the real transport.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_A_MassRecoverySucceeds(t *testing.T) {
-	// The deadlock the fix escapes: 3-of-5 connected stake does NOT clear ⅔ of the total set.
-	require.LessOrEqual(t, 3*equalStake, consensusconfig.TwoThirdsStakeFloor(5*equalStake),
-		"precondition: 3 of 5 equal validators is BELOW ⅔ of total — the prior connect gate's deadlock")
-
-	// Policy decision: 5 configured, 3 reachable agree on the frontier (mainnet analog 1082796).
-	beacons := nodeIDs(5)
-	frontier := ids.GenerateTestID()
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{
-		TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(beacons, equalStake),
-		MinResponses:   3,
-	}
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(beacons[0], frontier, equalStake),
-		reply(beacons[1], frontier, equalStake),
-		reply(beacons[2], frontier, equalStake),
-		// beacons[3], beacons[4] are down/stranded — no reply.
-	}
-	f, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "3 of 5 reachable beacons agreeing MUST be accepted — the mass-recovery case")
-	require.Equal(t, frontier, f.ID)
-	require.Equal(t, 3, f.Responders)
-	require.False(t, f.FromCheckpoint)
-
-	// End to end over the real GetAcceptedFrontier/GetAncestors transport: a STALE node with only
-	// 3 of its 5 equal-weight validators reachable converges to the frontier N (not stuck at M).
-	const N = 40
-	const M = 23
-	chain, byID := buildBSChain(N, -1)
-	vm := newBSVMAt(chain, M)
-	v := nodeIDs(5)
-	weights := equalBeacons(v, equalStake)
-	bh, chainID := newBSHandlerWeighted(t, vm, weights)
-	bh.bootstrapMinResponses = 3 // the owner's MinBootstrapResponses=3
-	bh.net = &bsBeaconNet{
-		bh: bh, chainID: chainID, connected: []ids.NodeID{v[0], v[1], v[2]}, // 2 stranded down
-		byID: byID, tip: chain[N], serveAncestors: true,
-	}
-	bh.msgCreator = bsMsgBuilder{}
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	bh.bsActive.Store(true)
-	tip, status := bh.FrontierTip(ctx)
-	bh.bsActive.Store(false)
-	require.Equal(t, chainbootstrap.FrontierNamed, status,
-		"MASS RECOVERY: 3 of 5 equal validators reachable + agreeing must NAME the frontier (no deadlock)")
-	require.Equal(t, chain[N].id, tip)
-
-	require.NoError(t, runBS(t, bh), "mass-recovery node must converge")
-	last, _ := vm.LastAccepted(ctx)
-	require.Equal(t, chain[N].id, last, "RECOVERED: converged to the frontier N=%d despite 2 of 5 validators down", N)
-	require.True(t, bh.Accepted(ctx, chain[N].id))
-}
-
-// ----- B: ONE-BEACON CAPTURE REJECTED ---------------------------------------
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_B_OneBeaconCaptureRejected: 5 configured, only 1 reachable. A single beacon —
-// even an authentic configured one — cannot name the frontier (it could be the attacker's lone
-// peer in an eclipse). The response FLOOR rejects it.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_B_OneBeaconCaptureRejected(t *testing.T) {
-	beacons := nodeIDs(5)
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(beacons, equalStake), MinResponses: 3}
-	replies := []BeaconReply{reply(beacons[0], ids.GenerateTestID(), equalStake)}
-
-	f, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.Nil(t, f)
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInsufficientBootstrapResponses,
-		"1 of 5 reachable must be REJECTED (capture) — below the MinResponses floor")
-}
-
-// ----- C: TWO-BEACON PARTITION REJECTED -------------------------------------
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_C_TwoBeaconPartitionRejected: 5 configured, 2 reachable AGREEING. Two beacons
-// is still below MinResponses=3, so the policy rejects by default — an attacker who partitions the
-// node down to 2 beacons cannot capture the frontier even if both agree.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_C_TwoBeaconPartitionRejected(t *testing.T) {
-	beacons := nodeIDs(5)
-	frontier := ids.GenerateTestID()
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(beacons, equalStake), MinResponses: 3}
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(beacons[0], frontier, equalStake),
-		reply(beacons[1], frontier, equalStake),
-	}
-	f, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.Nil(t, f)
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInsufficientBootstrapResponses,
-		"2 of 5 reachable + agreeing must be REJECTED by default — the partition-capture floor is MinResponses=3")
-}
-
-// ----- D: NON-CONFIGURED PEER IGNORED ---------------------------------------
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_D_NonConfiguredPeerIgnored: an attacker peer that is NOT in the configured
-// beacon set reports a higher forged tip. INVARIANT 1 (non-circular eligibility): peers never
-// define who is a beacon, so the forged reply is dropped entirely and the configured beacons name
-// the real frontier.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_D_NonConfiguredPeerIgnored(t *testing.T) {
-	beacons := nodeIDs(5)
-	real := ids.GenerateTestID()
-	forgedHigher := ids.GenerateTestID()
-	attacker := ids.GenerateTestNodeID() // NOT in TrustedBeacons
-
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(beacons, equalStake), MinResponses: 3}
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(beacons[0], real, equalStake),
-		reply(beacons[1], real, equalStake),
-		reply(beacons[2], real, equalStake),
-		reply(attacker, forgedHigher, 9_000_000_000_000_000_000), // huge self-reported weight, ignored
-	}
-	f, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, real, f.ID, "the non-configured attacker's forged tip must be IGNORED")
-	require.NotEqual(t, forgedHigher, f.ID)
-	require.Equal(t, 3, f.Responders, "only the 3 configured beacons count toward the quorum")
-}
-
-// ----- E: MINORITY CONFIGURED FORGERY REJECTED ------------------------------
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_E_MinorityConfiguredForgeryRejected: 3 honest configured beacons report
-// frontier A; 2 configured beacons report a FORGED tip B built directly on A (a forged higher
-// sibling). C1: the forgers can only RATIFY A (the real block they built on); B itself holds only
-// the Byzantine minority's stake and is NEVER named. The policy selects A.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_E_MinorityConfiguredForgeryRejected(t *testing.T) {
-	const w uint64 = 100
-	refs, byID := refChain(30) // genesis..30; A := refs[30]
-	A := refs[30]
-	forgedB := childRef(A) // forged sibling at height 31, parent = real A
-	byID[forgedB.ID] = forgedB
-
-	beacons := nodeIDs(5)
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{
-		TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(beacons, w),
-		MinResponses:   3,
-		Source:         &stubAncestry{byID: byID},
-	}
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(beacons[0], A.ID, w),
-		reply(beacons[1], A.ID, w),
-		reply(beacons[2], A.ID, w),       // 3 honest on A (300)
-		reply(beacons[3], forgedB.ID, w), // 2 Byzantine on the forged child (200)
-		reply(beacons[4], forgedB.ID, w),
-	}
-	// floor = ⅔ of 500 = 333. Neither A (300) nor forgedB (200) clears it directly, so the
-	// ancestor-tolerant tally runs: the forgers' stake flows DOWN through A (its real parent),
-	// crediting A with 500 while forgedB keeps only 200 → A named, forgedB never.
-	f, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, A.ID, f.ID, "C1: the forged child only RATIFIES A — A is named")
-	require.NotEqual(t, forgedB.ID, f.ID, "C1: the Byzantine-minority forged tip is NEVER named")
-	require.Equal(t, A.Height, f.Height)
-}
-
-// ----- F: SPLIT REACHABLE ANCESTRY ------------------------------------------
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_F_SplitReachableAncestrySelectsCommonAncestor: 3 reachable configured beacons
-// each report a DIFFERENT sibling tip (three pending blocks built on the same committed block H —
-// the healthy bleeding edge). No single tip holds a supermajority, but H is in all three accepted
-// chains, so the policy names H (the highest ⅔-of-responders common committed block), NOT any
-// isolated tip.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_F_SplitReachableAncestrySelectsCommonAncestor(t *testing.T) {
-	const w uint64 = 100
-	refs, byID := refChain(39) // genesis..39; H := refs[39] (the common committed block)
-	H := refs[39]
-	a1, a2, a3 := childRef(H), childRef(H), childRef(H) // three sibling pending blocks at height 40
-	for _, c := range []BlockRef{a1, a2, a3} {
-		byID[c.ID] = c
-	}
-
-	beacons := nodeIDs(3)
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{
-		TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(beacons, w),
-		MinResponses:   3,
-		Source:         &stubAncestry{byID: byID},
-	}
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(beacons[0], a1.ID, w),
-		reply(beacons[1], a2.ID, w),
-		reply(beacons[2], a3.ID, w),
-	}
-	// floor = ⅔ of 300 = 200. Each sibling holds only 100, but H is shared by all three → 300 > 200.
-	f, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, H.ID, f.ID, "must select the common committed ancestor H")
-	require.Equal(t, H.Height, f.Height)
-	require.NotEqual(t, a1.ID, f.ID)
-	require.NotEqual(t, a2.ID, f.ID)
-	require.NotEqual(t, a3.ID, f.ID)
-}
-
-// ----- G: FINALITY UNCHANGED ------------------------------------------------
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_G_FinalityUnchanged proves INVARIANT 3: a bootstrap-accepted frontier is NOT
-// finality. The SAME 3-of-5 support that AcceptsFrontier admits as a sync anchor does NOT satisfy
-// ConsensusQuorum.HasFinality — live block acceptance still requires > ⅔ of CURRENT validator
-// stake (4 of 5 here). The bootstrap quorum cannot finalize a block.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_G_FinalityUnchanged(t *testing.T) {
-	const w uint64 = 100
-	const total = 5 * w
-	beacons := nodeIDs(5)
-	frontier := ids.GenerateTestID()
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(beacons, w), MinResponses: 3}
-
-	// BootstrapTrust ACCEPTS 3 of 5 (a sync anchor).
-	f, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), []BeaconReply{
-		reply(beacons[0], frontier, w),
-		reply(beacons[1], frontier, w),
-		reply(beacons[2], frontier, w),
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, frontier, f.ID)
-	require.Equal(t, StakeWeight(3*w), f.Weight, "the frontier is backed by exactly the 3 responders")
-
-	// ConsensusQuorum says that SAME 3-of-5 weight is NOT finality — the decisions are different
-	// objects with different thresholds. Finality is unchanged: it still needs > ⅔ (4 of 5).
-	cq := DefaultConsensusQuorum()
-	require.False(t, cq.HasFinality(3*w, total),
-		"INVARIANT 3: a bootstrap-accepted frontier (3 of 5) is NOT a finalizing supermajority")
-	require.True(t, cq.HasFinality(4*w, total),
-		"finality UNCHANGED: > ⅔ of current stake (4 of 5) still finalizes")
-	require.False(t, cq.HasFinality(f.Weight, total),
-		"the bootstrap quorum's own backing weight cannot finalize a block")
-}
-
-// ----- checkpoint override (complements B) ----------------------------------
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_CheckpointOverride: below the response floor (1 of 5), the DEFAULT is reject
-// (test B), but an operator who pins a checkpoint gets the explicit override — the node anchors to
-// the pinned (id,height) instead of trusting the lone beacon. This is the sanctioned escape hatch
-// for a deeply-partitioned node, NEVER an open-ended ≥1-beacon acceptance.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_CheckpointOverride(t *testing.T) {
-	beacons := nodeIDs(5)
-	ckptID := ids.GenerateTestID()
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{
-		TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(beacons, equalStake),
-		MinResponses:   3,
-		Checkpoint:     &Checkpoint{ID: ckptID, Height: 1_082_796},
-	}
-	// 1 reachable beacon — below the floor — but a checkpoint is pinned.
-	f, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), []BeaconReply{
-		reply(beacons[0], ids.GenerateTestID(), equalStake),
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.True(t, f.FromCheckpoint, "below the floor with a pinned checkpoint → anchor to the checkpoint")
-	require.Equal(t, ckptID, f.ID)
-	require.Equal(t, uint64(1_082_796), f.Height)
-
-	// Without the checkpoint the same 1-of-5 is rejected (the default — never trust the lone beacon).
-	policy.Checkpoint = nil
-	_, err = policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), []BeaconReply{
-		reply(beacons[0], ids.GenerateTestID(), equalStake),
-	})
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInsufficientBootstrapResponses)
-}
-
-// ----- safety guard for the global ancestor-tolerant tally ------------------
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_ForkAtSharedGenesisFailsSafe is the load-bearing guard for the
-// MinFrontierHeight floor — the safety property the global cross-anchor tally (which makes case F
-// work) would otherwise break. Two branches fork at a DEEP shared ancestor H (height 5), and the
-// node is stale ABOVE the fork (height 23). The tally credits H with the union of BOTH halves'
-// stake (all responders share H), so without the floor it would name H — and since the node
-// already HOLDS H, the loop would FALSE-COMPLETE at the stale height instead of recognizing it has
-// no ⅔-agreed frontier ahead. The MinFrontierHeight floor refuses to name any block beneath the
-// node's last-accepted height, turning the partition into a safe ErrNoBootstrapQuorum.
-//
-// Asserted deterministically at the POLICY level (a stub AncestrySource serves BOTH branches'
-// shared ancestry — the real wire transport's rotated sampling may only serve one, masking the
-// vulnerability, so the integration path is NOT a faithful test of this guard). Revert the floor
-// (set MinFrontierHeight: 0) and this names H instead of failing safe.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_ForkAtSharedGenesisFailsSafe(t *testing.T) {
-	const w uint64 = 100
-	const nodeHeight = 23
-
-	// Shared prefix genesis..H (H at height 5), then two divergent branches to height 40.
-	shared, byID := refChain(5)
-	H := shared[5]
-	branchA := []BlockRef{H}
-	branchB := []BlockRef{H}
-	for h := 6; h <= 40; h++ {
-		a := childRef(branchA[len(branchA)-1])
-		b := childRef(branchB[len(branchB)-1])
-		byID[a.ID], byID[b.ID] = a, b
-		branchA = append(branchA, a)
-		branchB = append(branchB, b)
-	}
-	tipA, tipB := branchA[len(branchA)-1], branchB[len(branchB)-1]
-
-	beacons := nodeIDs(6)
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{
-		TrustedBeacons:    equalBeacons(beacons, w),
-		MinResponses:      4,
-		MinFrontierHeight: nodeHeight, // the node is stale at height 23, ABOVE the fork at 5
-		Source:            &stubAncestry{byID: byID},
-	}
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(beacons[0], tipA.ID, w), reply(beacons[1], tipA.ID, w), reply(beacons[2], tipA.ID, w),
-		reply(beacons[3], tipB.ID, w), reply(beacons[4], tipB.ID, w), reply(beacons[5], tipB.ID, w),
-	}
-	// H (height 5) is shared by all 6 → 600 > floor(400). But it is BELOW the node's height, so the
-	// floor refuses it; no block at/above height 23 has ⅔ → fail safe.
-	f, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.Nil(t, f, "must not name the deep shared ancestor — that would false-complete at the stale height")
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoBootstrapQuorum,
-		"a fork sharing only blocks BELOW the node's height must fail safe, never name the deep common ancestor")
-
-	// The same split with the node BELOW the fork (a fresh node) legitimately names H — the floor
-	// only blocks naming history the node already has, never a real frontier ahead.
-	policy.MinFrontierHeight = 0
-	f, err = policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, H.ID, f.ID, "with the node below the fork, H IS the ⅔-common frontier to sync to")
-}
-
-// ----- H: SKEWED-WEIGHT PARTITION-CAPTURE (the re-red HIGH; MinResponseWeight floor) ---------
-
-// weightedBeacons builds a TrustedBeacons map from an explicit per-node weight list — for
-// modeling a SKEWED (non-uniform) validator stake distribution.
-func weightedBeacons(beacons []ids.NodeID, w []uint64) map[ids.NodeID]StakeWeight {
-	m := make(map[ids.NodeID]StakeWeight, len(beacons))
-	for i, id := range beacons {
-		m[id] = StakeWeight(w[i])
-	}
-	return m
-}
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_H_SkewedWeightPartitionRejected is the load-bearing regression for the re-red
-// HIGH finding. Under SKEWED validator weights the MinResponses COUNT floor and the ⅔-of-responders
-// WEIGHT agreement diverge: an attacker who eclipses the HEAVY honest beacon but lets enough LIGHT
-// honest beacons through to satisfy the count can shrink the responder-WEIGHT denominator until his
-// < ⅓-of-total Byzantine stake clears ⅔-of-responders and NAMES A FORGED FRONTIER. The MinResponseWeight
-// stake-majority floor (> ½ of TOTAL configured beacon stake) closes this — a < ⅓-stake adversary can
-// never make the responders carry a ⅔ weight majority once they must also carry > ½ of the total.
-//
-// Red's PoC: 6 beacons w={3,3,13,1,1,1}, total 22, Byzantine {B0,B1}=6 (27% < ⅓). The attacker
-// partitions to {B0,B1 on forgedF} + {H2,H3 on realR} = 4 responders (= the majority count floor),
-// responderWeight=8, ⅔-floor=5, backing[forgedF]=6 > 5 → forgedF would be named. The heavy honest H1
-// (weight 13, on the real tip) is eclipsed. With MinResponseWeight=⌈22/2⌉=12, responderWeight=8 < 12
-// → the partition is rejected (the node waits for / re-samples a stake-majority of beacons).
-func TestBootstrapTrust_H_SkewedWeightPartitionRejected(t *testing.T) {
-	refs, byID := refChain(30)
-	realR := refs[30]
-	forgedF := childRef(realR) // forged sibling at height 31 (its only honest ancestor is realR)
-	byID[forgedF.ID] = forgedF
-
-	b := nodeIDs(6)
-	weights := []uint64{3, 3, 13, 1, 1, 1} // total 22; Byzantine b[0],b[1]=6 (<⅓)
-	var total uint64
-	for _, w := range weights {
-		total += w
-	}
-	tb := weightedBeacons(b, weights)
-
-	// The eclipse: only the 2 Byzantine + 2 LIGHT honest answer; the HEAVY honest b[2] (the real
-	// tip's weight-13 voter) and b[5] are partitioned away.
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(b[0], forgedF.ID, weights[0]), // Byzantine, light
-		reply(b[1], forgedF.ID, weights[1]), // Byzantine, light
-		reply(b[3], realR.ID, weights[3]),   // honest, light
-		reply(b[4], realR.ID, weights[4]),   // honest, light
-	}
-
-	// WITHOUT the stake-majority floor (the bug): the forged tip is named.
-	vuln := &BootstrapPolicy{TrustedBeacons: tb, MinResponses: 4, Source: &stubAncestry{byID: byID}}
-	if f, err := vuln.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies); err == nil && f != nil {
-		require.Equal(t, forgedF.ID, f.ID,
-			"VULN PRECONDITION: without MinResponseWeight the eclipsed skewed partition names the forged tip (proves the floor is load-bearing)")
-	}
-
-	// WITH the stake-majority floor (the fix, exactly as bootstrapPolicy() now wires it): rejected.
-	fixed := &BootstrapPolicy{
-		TrustedBeacons:    tb,
-		MinResponses:      4,
-		MinResponseWeight: StakeWeight(total/2 + 1), // ⌈total/2⌉ = 12
-		Source:            &stubAncestry{byID: byID},
-	}
-	_, err := fixed.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInsufficientBootstrapResponses,
-		"FIX: responderWeight 8 < ½-stake floor 12 → the skewed partition cannot name a frontier (forged or otherwise)")
-
-	// And the fix still admits an HONEST stake-majority: add the heavy honest H1 (weight 13) on realR.
-	full := append(replies, reply(b[2], realR.ID, weights[2])) // responderWeight 8+13 = 21 ≥ 12
-	f, err := fixed.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), full)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "an honest stake-majority of responders still names the real frontier")
-	require.Equal(t, realR.ID, f.ID, "the real tip is named once a stake-majority is reachable; forged never")
-}
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_D2_NonConfiguredSwarmNamesNothing is the cleaner load-bearing isolation of the
-// configured-beacon filter (INVARIANT 1) that the re-red asked for: a SWARM of non-configured peers
-// (enough to clear any count floor on their own) all shouting a forged frontier names NOTHING,
-// because none is in TrustedBeacons. This proves the filter, not merely the MinResponders floor.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_D2_NonConfiguredSwarmNamesNothing(t *testing.T) {
-	const w uint64 = 100
-	refs, byID := refChain(30)
-	real := refs[30]
-	forged, fbyID := refChain(40) // a wholly forged chain from a fresh genesis
-	for id, r := range fbyID {
-		byID[id] = r
-	}
-
-	configured := nodeIDs(3) // the real beacon set
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{
-		TrustedBeacons:    equalBeacons(configured, w),
-		MinResponses:      2,
-		MinResponseWeight: StakeWeight(w*3/2 + 1),
-		Source:            &stubAncestry{byID: byID},
-	}
-
-	// 50 non-configured peers, each heavy, all on the forged tip — NOT in TrustedBeacons.
-	swarm := nodeIDs(50)
-	var replies []BeaconReply
-	for _, p := range swarm {
-		replies = append(replies, reply(p, forged[40].ID, 9_000_000))
-	}
-	_, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInsufficientBootstrapResponses,
-		"INVARIANT 1: non-configured peers carry ZERO weight — a forged swarm names nothing")
-
-	// Add the 3 real configured beacons on the real tip → the real tip is named, swarm invisible.
-	for _, c := range configured {
-		replies = append(replies, reply(c, real.ID, w))
-	}
-	f, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, real.ID, f.ID, "only configured beacons name the frontier; the 50-peer forged swarm is ignored")
-}
-
-// TestBootstrapPolicy_WiresStakeMajorityFloor is the regression guard the re-red flagged (LOW):
-// the production constructor bootstrapPolicy() MUST emit MinResponseWeight = ⌈total/2⌉. The H/D2
-// tests construct policies directly, so a mutation that stops the constructor from setting the
-// floor would not be caught — this asserts the WIRING on the real production path. Mutation-proof:
-// neuter `if total > 0` in bootstrapPolicy() and this test fails (MinResponseWeight==0).
-func TestBootstrapPolicy_WiresStakeMajorityFloor(t *testing.T) {
-	refs, _ := refChain(5)
-	vm := newBSVMAt(refs5BSBlocks(refs), 0)
-	bh, _ := newBSHandlerWeighted(t, vm, map[ids.NodeID]uint64{}) // handler shell; we call bootstrapPolicy directly
-
-	// SKEWED set: total = 22, ⌈total/2⌉ = 12.
-	b := nodeIDs(6)
-	weights := map[ids.NodeID]uint64{b[0]: 3, b[1]: 3, b[2]: 13, b[3]: 1, b[4]: 1, b[5]: 1}
-	var total uint64
-	for _, w := range weights {
-		total += w
-	}
-
-	pol := bh.bootstrapPolicy(weights)
-	require.Equal(t, StakeWeight(total/2+1), pol.MinResponseWeight,
-		"REGRESSION: bootstrapPolicy() must wire MinResponseWeight = ⌈total/2⌉ (skewed-weight floor)")
-	require.Equal(t, len(weights)/2+1, pol.MinResponses,
-		"bootstrapPolicy() must wire the count-majority floor too")
-	require.NotNil(t, pol.Source, "the policy must carry an AncestrySource")
-
-	// EQUAL-weight: 5 × 0.5e18 — the floor must not re-deadlock 3-of-5 (= 0.6 ≥ 0.5).
-	eq := equalBeacons(nodeIDs(5), 500_000_000_000_000_000)
-	var eqTotal uint64
-	for _, w := range eq {
-		eqTotal += uint64(w)
-	}
-	eqPol := bh.bootstrapPolicy(eq)
-	require.Equal(t, StakeWeight(eqTotal/2+1), eqPol.MinResponseWeight)
-	require.Less(t, eqPol.MinResponseWeight, StakeWeight(3*500_000_000_000_000_000),
-		"3-of-5 equal stake (0.6·total) must clear the ½ floor — no re-deadlock")
-
-	// DEGENERATE: empty weights → floor disabled (0), no panic.
-	require.Equal(t, StakeWeight(0), bh.bootstrapPolicy(map[ids.NodeID]uint64{}).MinResponseWeight,
-		"empty weights → MinResponseWeight disabled (pre-P-chain / single-node fallback)")
-}
-
-// refs5BSBlocks adapts a BlockRef chain to the []*bsTestBlock the bsTestVM needs (genesis only
-// accepted), so newBSHandlerWeighted has a VM. The handler is used only to call bootstrapPolicy().
-func refs5BSBlocks(refs []BlockRef) []*bsTestBlock {
-	out := make([]*bsTestBlock, len(refs))
-	var parent ids.ID
-	for i, r := range refs {
-		out[i] = &bsTestBlock{id: r.ID, parent: parent, height: r.Height, bytes: []byte(r.ID.String()), valid: true}
-		parent = r.ID
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
-// ----- CaughtUp: the tip-holder go-live determination (RED CRITICAL fix) ----
-//
-// CaughtUp is the DUAL of AcceptsFrontier — "nobody is ahead" vs "here is the block ahead to sync
-// to". It is the go-live path for a TIP-HOLDER on a mixed-height co-restart, where the responders
-// SPLIT below the ⅔ naming threshold so AcceptsFrontier names NOTHING yet the node is plainly not
-// behind. Getting its SAFETY exactly right is the hinge between "fixes the freeze" and "reopens the
-// stale-go-live bug": these pin all three conditions (floor met, none-ahead, holds-every-tip) and
-// prove the two adversarial fake-caught-up attempts FAIL.
-
-// heldOracle builds the height ORACLE CaughtUp injects: a block's height, ok=false when not held.
-func heldOracle(held map[ids.ID]uint64) func(ids.ID) (uint64, bool) {
-	return func(id ids.ID) (uint64, bool) { h, ok := held[id]; return h, ok }
-}
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_TipHolderSplitGoesReady is the CRITICAL regression at the policy layer:
-// the EXACT mainnet co-restart shape. A producer at N sees 4 responders split {N, N, N-16, genesis};
-// the tip-holders are only ½ (< ⅔), so AcceptsFrontier names NOTHING (ErrNoBootstrapQuorum) — yet the
-// node holds every reported tip and none is above N, so CaughtUp is TRUE. It pins BOTH halves: the
-// SAME replies yield no NAMED frontier (the case the tip-holder fails safe DOWN without this fix) but
-// ARE caught-up.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_TipHolderSplitGoesReady(t *testing.T) {
-	const N = 40
-	refs, byID := refChain(N) // genesis..N
-	b := nodeIDs(5)           // 5 equal-weight beacons (the node is the 5th, not a responder)
-	const w = uint64(100)     // total 500 → MinResponseWeight ⌈500/2⌉=251, MinResponses majority=3
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{
-		TrustedBeacons:    equalBeacons(b, w),
-		MinResponses:      3,
-		MinResponseWeight: 251,
-		MinFrontierHeight: N,
-		Source:            &stubAncestry{byID: byID},
-	}
-
-	// 4 connected responders: 2 at the tip N, one stale at N-16, one at genesis — the production shape.
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(b[0], refs[N].ID, w),
-		reply(b[1], refs[N].ID, w),
-		reply(b[2], refs[N-16].ID, w),
-		reply(b[3], refs[0].ID, w),
-	}
-
-	// HALF 1: AcceptsFrontier names NOTHING — the tip-holders (200) do not clear ⅔ (266), and the
-	// ⅔-backed common ancestor N-16 is below MinFrontierHeight=N (history the node already has).
-	_, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoBootstrapQuorum,
-		"the mixed-height split names no frontier — exactly the case the tip-holder froze on without CaughtUp")
-
-	// HALF 2: the node HOLDS its accepted chain 0..N, so it holds every reported tip and none is above
-	// N → CaughtUp is TRUE. This is the go-live path the regression was missing.
-	held := map[ids.ID]uint64{refs[N].ID: N, refs[N-16].ID: N - 16, refs[0].ID: 0}
-	require.True(t, policy.CaughtUp(replies, N, heldOracle(held)),
-		"a tip-holder that holds every reported tip and is at the top of all of them IS caught up")
-}
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_StaleNodeNotCaughtUp is the FORWARD safety guard (the stale-go-live bug
-// staying FIXED): a STALE node at N-16 with honest producers at N PRESENT must NOT be caught-up — an
-// honest responder is ahead, so it still SYNCS. CaughtUp must not fire merely because SOME responders
-// are at/below the node.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_StaleNodeNotCaughtUp(t *testing.T) {
-	const N = 40
-	refs, _ := refChain(N)
-	b := nodeIDs(5)
-	const w = uint64(100)
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(b, w), MinResponses: 3, MinResponseWeight: 251, MinFrontierHeight: N - 16}
-
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(b[0], refs[N].ID, w),    // honest, AHEAD
-		reply(b[1], refs[N].ID, w),    // honest, AHEAD
-		reply(b[2], refs[N-16].ID, w), // at the node's height
-		reply(b[3], refs[N-20].ID, w), // below
-	}
-	// The node holds only 0..N-16 — it does NOT hold the producers' tip N.
-	held := map[ids.ID]uint64{refs[N-16].ID: N - 16, refs[N-20].ID: N - 20}
-	require.False(t, policy.CaughtUp(replies, N-16, heldOracle(held)),
-		"a stale node with an honest responder ahead must NOT be caught up — it syncs (stale-go-live stays fixed)")
-}
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_StaleNodeMinorityFakeRejected is adversarial fake-caught-up #1 (honest
-// present): a node at N-16 where a <⅓-stake set of beacons reports ≤ N-16 to fake caught-up WHILE the
-// honest producers at N are also present. The honest max is ahead (and the node lacks tip N) → NOT
-// caught up. The minority cannot fake it past the honest responders.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_StaleNodeMinorityFakeRejected(t *testing.T) {
-	const N = 40
-	refs, _ := refChain(N)
-	b := nodeIDs(5)
-	const w = uint64(100)
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(b, w), MinResponses: 3, MinResponseWeight: 251, MinFrontierHeight: N - 16}
-
-	// 3 honest producers at N (ahead) + 1 Byzantine at N-16 trying to fake "everyone is at my height".
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(b[0], refs[N].ID, w),
-		reply(b[1], refs[N].ID, w),
-		reply(b[2], refs[N].ID, w),
-		reply(b[3], refs[N-16].ID, w), // the < ⅓ liar
-	}
-	held := map[ids.ID]uint64{refs[N-16].ID: N - 16} // node holds only up to N-16
-	require.False(t, policy.CaughtUp(replies, N-16, heldOracle(held)),
-		"a <⅓ minority reporting ≤N-16 cannot fake caught-up while honest producers at N are present")
-}
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_EclipsedMinorityFailsSafe is adversarial fake-caught-up #2 (honest
-// eclipsed): the honest producers (at N) are SUPPRESSED and only a <½-stake set of beacons reports
-// ≤ N-16. The response FLOOR (the SAME one AcceptsFrontier uses) is not met → CaughtUp is FALSE →
-// fail safe. Faking caught-up costs the same stake-majority of honest beacons that faking a NAMED
-// frontier does — no partition-capture.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_EclipsedMinorityFailsSafe(t *testing.T) {
-	const N = 40
-	refs, _ := refChain(N)
-	b := nodeIDs(5)
-	const w = uint64(100) // total 500 → MinResponseWeight 251
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(b, w), MinResponses: 3, MinResponseWeight: 251, MinFrontierHeight: N - 16}
-
-	// Only 2 of 5 beacons answer (the honest producers at N are eclipsed). Their weight 200 < 251.
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(b[2], refs[N-16].ID, w),
-		reply(b[3], refs[N-20].ID, w),
-	}
-	held := map[ids.ID]uint64{refs[N-16].ID: N - 16, refs[N-20].ID: N - 20}
-	require.False(t, policy.CaughtUp(replies, N-16, heldOracle(held)),
-		"an eclipsed <½-stake responder set cannot fake caught-up — the floor is not met (fail safe)")
-
-	// Sanity: AcceptsFrontier ALSO rejects this set below the floor (the SAME floor gates both paths).
-	_, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInsufficientBootstrapResponses, "the same floor gates naming and caught-up")
-}
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_OneAcceptedBlockBehindSyncs proves condition (b) uses the ACCEPTED
-// height: a node at accepted N that has merely PROCESSED N+1 (holds it) is NOT caught up when a
-// producer has ACCEPTED N+1 — it must sync that block. heightOf reads the block's canonical height,
-// so a held-but-above-lastAccepted tip correctly defeats caught-up (the ±1 pending skew cannot fake it).
-func TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_OneAcceptedBlockBehindSyncs(t *testing.T) {
-	const N = 40
-	refs, _ := refChain(N + 1) // includes N+1
-	b := nodeIDs(5)
-	const w = uint64(100)
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(b, w), MinResponses: 3, MinResponseWeight: 251, MinFrontierHeight: N}
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(b[0], refs[N+1].ID, w), // a producer ACCEPTED N+1
-		reply(b[1], refs[N].ID, w),
-		reply(b[2], refs[N].ID, w),
-	}
-	// The node holds 0..N AND has processed N+1 (held), but its ACCEPTED height is N.
-	held := map[ids.ID]uint64{refs[N+1].ID: N + 1, refs[N].ID: N}
-	require.False(t, policy.CaughtUp(replies, N, heldOracle(held)),
-		"a node one ACCEPTED block behind (even if it processed N+1) must NOT be caught up — it syncs")
-}
-
-// TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_SameHeightForkNotHeld proves condition (c): a responder reporting a
-// DIFFERENT block at the node's height (a fork the node never finalized) defeats caught-up — the node
-// must HOLD every reported tip, not merely match heights numerically.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_CaughtUp_SameHeightForkNotHeld(t *testing.T) {
-	const N = 40
-	refs, _ := refChain(N)
-	fork := BlockRef{ID: ids.GenerateTestID(), Height: N} // a sibling at height N the node does NOT hold
-	b := nodeIDs(5)
-	const w = uint64(100)
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{TrustedBeacons: equalBeacons(b, w), MinResponses: 3, MinResponseWeight: 251, MinFrontierHeight: N}
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(b[0], refs[N].ID, w),
-		reply(b[1], refs[N].ID, w),
-		reply(b[2], fork.ID, w), // a fork at the same height N
-	}
-	held := map[ids.ID]uint64{refs[N].ID: N} // the node holds its tip N but NOT the fork
-	require.False(t, policy.CaughtUp(replies, N, heldOracle(held)),
-		"a same-height fork the node does not hold defeats caught-up (condition c: holds every reported tip)")
-}
-
-// ----- M1: the pre-existing eclipse-stale own-height path (red fast-follow) ------------------
-//
-// M1 is the pre-existing path the own-height filter tightening closes. BEFORE: nameFrontier filtered
-// the ancestor-tolerant tally with `ref.Height < MinFrontierHeight` (== the node's own last-accepted),
-// so a block AT the node's own height PASSED the filter and could be NAMED. An eclipse that throttles
-// the genuinely-ahead responders below the ⅔ naming threshold — while letting the at-height responders
-// through — makes the node's OWN height accrue ⅔ purely as the shared ANCESTOR of those ahead tips, so
-// nameFrontier names it → FrontierNamed at own height → the node goes Ready STALE (here, 5 blocks
-// behind a finalized N+5). AFTER: the filter is `ref.Height <= MinFrontierHeight`, so own height is
-// EXCLUDED from naming; the at-own-height decision routes to CaughtUp, which SEES the N+5 ahead tips
-// (un-held, above) and REFUSES → the node syncs/fails safe instead of going Ready stale.
-//
-// Deterministic, no network timing. Revert the filter to `<` and the first assertion (own height
-// NOT named → ErrNoBootstrapQuorum) FAILS — that revert IS the M1 bug, so this is the RED-before /
-// GREEN-after pin. The boundary sub-assertion (one notch lower DOES name N) proves it is precisely
-// the OWN-HEIGHT exclusion doing the work, not some unrelated filter.
-func TestBootstrapTrust_EclipseOwnHeightNotNamedRoutesToCaughtUp(t *testing.T) {
-	const N = 40       // the node's own last-accepted height
-	const ahead = N + 5 // a GENUINELY FINALIZED block 5 ahead — the eclipse throttles its visibility
-	refs, byID := refChain(ahead) // genesis..N+5, parent-linked; the ahead set's tip descends through N
-	const w = uint64(100)
-
-	b := nodeIDs(6) // 6 configured beacons @100 → total 600; MinResponseWeight ⌈600/2⌉=301, MinResponses majority=4
-	policy := &BootstrapPolicy{
-		TrustedBeacons:    equalBeacons(b, w),
-		MinResponses:      4,
-		MinResponseWeight: 301,
-		MinFrontierHeight: N, // the node's own last-accepted height — exactly the M1 boundary
-		Source:            &stubAncestry{byID: byID},
-	}
-
-	// THE ECLIPSE CONSTRUCTION (red's, verbatim numbers): the ahead responders are throttled to
-	// R_a = 300 (3 beacons at N+5, BELOW the ⅔-of-responders naming threshold), the behind/at-height
-	// responders R_b = 200 (2 beacons at N) all get through; the 6th beacon is eclipsed (no reply).
-	// R = R_a + R_b = 500 > ½·600 (floor met). R_a = 300 < ⅔R = 333 (so N+5 is NOT named). YET block N
-	// accrues R_a + R_b = 500 > ⅔R because the ahead nodes credit N as an ANCESTOR of N+5.
-	replies := []BeaconReply{
-		reply(b[0], refs[N].ID, w),     // at the node's own height N
-		reply(b[1], refs[N].ID, w),     // at the node's own height N  (R_b = 200)
-		reply(b[2], refs[ahead].ID, w), // genuinely ahead at N+5
-		reply(b[3], refs[ahead].ID, w), // genuinely ahead at N+5
-		reply(b[4], refs[ahead].ID, w), // genuinely ahead at N+5      (R_a = 300, < ⅔·500 = 333)
-		// b[5] eclipsed — no reply.
-	}
-
-	// Sanity pins on the construction (so a future edit that breaks the eclipse shape is caught).
-	require.Equal(t, uint64(333), Ratio{2, 3}.floorOf(500), "⅔-of-responders floor over R=500 is 333")
-	require.Less(t, uint64(300), uint64(333), "R_a=300 is BELOW the ⅔ naming threshold — N+5 is not nameable")
-
-	// AFTER (the fix): own height N is EXCLUDED from naming → no ⅔-backed block ABOVE N exists
-	// (N+5 is sub-⅔) → ErrNoBootstrapQuorum. (Revert `<=`→`<` and this names refs[N] — the M1 bug.)
-	_, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNoBootstrapQuorum,
-		"M1 FIX: the node's OWN height must NOT be named even when ahead tips credit it as a ⅔-backed ancestor")
-
-	// …and the decision routes to CaughtUp, which SEES the genuinely-ahead N+5 tips (un-held, above
-	// the node's height) and REFUSES — so the node syncs toward N+5, never goes Ready at stale N.
-	held := map[ids.ID]uint64{} // the node holds 0..N, NOT N+1..N+5
-	for h := 0; h <= N; h++ {
-		held[refs[h].ID] = uint64(h)
-	}
-	require.False(t, policy.CaughtUp(replies, N, heldOracle(held)),
-		"M1 FIX: routed to CaughtUp, the eclipse's ahead tips (un-held, above N) correctly defeat caught-up → sync")
-
-	// BOUNDARY: the SAME replies with MinFrontierHeight one notch lower (N-1) DO name N (height N is
-	// now STRICTLY ABOVE the floor). This proves the refusal above is precisely the OWN-HEIGHT
-	// exclusion — not the ⅔ tally, the responder floor, or the voter count — doing the work.
-	policy.MinFrontierHeight = N - 1
-	f, err := policy.AcceptsFrontier(context.Background(), replies)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "one notch below own height, N is strictly above the floor and IS the ⅔-common frontier")
-	require.Equal(t, refs[N].ID, f.ID, "boundary: N is named iff its height is STRICTLY ABOVE MinFrontierHeight")
-	require.Equal(t, uint64(N), f.Height)
-}

chains/catchup_frame_test.go

@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-// catchup_frame_test.go — the CERT-CARRYING catch-up wire format. These prove the
-// load-bearing property: a v2 (block,cert) entry round-trips, an entry with no cert
-// routes to the vote path, and a cross-version exchange fails CLEANLY (a legacy
-// decoder cannot misparse a v2 frame, and the v2 decoder treats a legacy raw block
-// as legacy — never a partial/garbage parse). The cert-accept SEMANTICS are proven
-// in the consensus engine tests; here we pin only the framing.
-package chains
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/binary"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestCatchupEntry_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
-	block := []byte("\xf9\x02\x00 a realistic-ish block body")
-	cert := []byte("a-marshaled-quorum-cert")
-
-	blk, crt, ok := decodeCatchupEntry(encodeCatchupEntry(block, cert))
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatal("a v2 entry must decode as a v2 entry")
-	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(blk, block) {
-		t.Fatalf("block bytes corrupted: got %q want %q", blk, block)
-	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(crt, cert) {
-		t.Fatalf("cert bytes corrupted: got %q want %q", crt, cert)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestCatchupEntry_EmptyCertRoutesToVotePath(t *testing.T) {
-	// A still-pending block served on the live missing-parent path carries no cert.
-	// It must decode as a v2 entry with an EMPTY cert — the requester then votes on
-	// it (handleContext routes certLen==0 to Put), the legacy behaviour.
-	block := []byte("pending-block-no-cert")
-	blk, crt, ok := decodeCatchupEntry(encodeCatchupEntry(block, nil))
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatal("a v2 entry with empty cert must still decode as v2")
-	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(blk, block) {
-		t.Fatalf("block bytes corrupted: got %q", blk)
-	}
-	if len(crt) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("cert must be empty, got %d bytes", len(crt))
-	}
-}
-
-func TestCatchupEntry_LegacyRawBlockIsNotV2(t *testing.T) {
-	// A legacy responder sends the raw block as the container (no magic). The v2
-	// decoder must report ok=false so handleContext treats it as a raw block (Put),
-	// never as a malformed v2 entry. Cover several real block-prefix shapes.
-	for _, raw := range [][]byte{
-		{0xf9, 0x02, 0x00, 0x11, 0x22}, // EVM/RLP list header
-		{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x2a},       // P/X-chain codec version prefix
-		{},                             // empty
-		[]byte("LCU"),                  // 3 bytes — too short to even hold the magic
-	} {
-		if _, _, ok := decodeCatchupEntry(raw); ok {
-			t.Fatalf("legacy raw block %x must NOT decode as a v2 entry", raw)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestCatchupEntry_MagicIsNotAPlausibleLength(t *testing.T) {
-	// CROSS-VERSION SAFETY (new responder → legacy requester): a legacy decoder reads
-	// the first 4 bytes of a v2 entry as a uint32 length. The magic must be so large
-	// that it always exceeds the remaining buffer, so the legacy loop rejects the
-	// frame (0 blocks processed) rather than consuming garbage. 0x4C435532 ≈ 1.28 GB.
-	asLen := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(catchupEntryMagic[:])
-	if asLen < (1 << 30) {
-		t.Fatalf("magic read as a length (%d) is too small — a legacy decoder could misparse a v2 frame", asLen)
-	}
-	// And a full v2 frame's leading length-word (the magic) dwarfs the frame itself,
-	// so the legacy `blockLen > remaining` guard always fires.
-	frame := encodeCatchupEntry([]byte("blk"), []byte("crt"))
-	if uint64(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(frame[:4])) <= uint64(len(frame)) {
-		t.Fatal("magic-as-length must exceed the frame length so a legacy decoder self-rejects")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestCatchupEntry_CorruptV2FramesRejected(t *testing.T) {
-	good := encodeCatchupEntry([]byte("block-body"), []byte("cert-body"))
-
-	// Truncations inside the v2 structure must fail to ok=false (never a partial
-	// parse): drop the trailing cert byte, drop the certLen word, etc.
-	for _, bad := range [][]byte{
-		good[:len(good)-1], // last cert byte missing → certLen != remaining
-		good[:len(good)-5], // certLen word + cert missing
-		good[:8],           // magic + blockLen only, block missing
-		good[:6],           // magic + 2 bytes of blockLen
-		append(append([]byte(nil), good...), 0x00), // trailing byte → does not consume exactly
-	} {
-		if _, _, ok := decodeCatchupEntry(bad); ok {
-			t.Fatalf("a corrupt v2 frame (len %d) must be rejected, not partial-parsed", len(bad))
-		}
-	}
-
-	// An overflowing blockLen (claims more block than the buffer holds) is rejected.
-	overflow := append([]byte(nil), catchupEntryMagic[:]...)
-	var u32 [4]byte
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(u32[:], 0xFFFFFFFF)
-	overflow = append(overflow, u32[:]...)
-	overflow = append(overflow, []byte("tiny")...)
-	if _, _, ok := decodeCatchupEntry(overflow); ok {
-		t.Fatal("a v2 frame with an overflowing blockLen must be rejected")
-	}
-}

chains/catchup_test.go

@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package chains
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-// *blockHandler must satisfy ancestorRequester, or the catch-up wire silently
-// loses its transport. Catch it at compile time, not in production.
-var _ ancestorRequester = (*blockHandler)(nil)
-
-// catchupSpy records the requestContext calls networkCatchup bridges to.
-type catchupSpy struct {
-	calls     int
-	lastFrom  ids.NodeID
-	lastBlock ids.ID
-}
-
-func (s *catchupSpy) requestContext(_ context.Context, from ids.NodeID, blockID ids.ID) {
-	s.calls++
-	s.lastFrom = from
-	s.lastBlock = blockID
-}
-
-// TestNetworkCatchup_BridgesEngineSignalToWire is the regression for the
-// stranded-follower bug: node never set netCfg.Catchup, so the engine's
-// requestCatchup hit a nil interface and a follower that fell behind during
-// consensus never fetched the missing ancestors — it looped on an unfinalizable
-// orphan forever (observed live: mainnet luxd-0/2 stuck at 1082780 while peers
-// reached 1082793). The wire must (a) be nil-safe before its handler is
-// late-bound and (b) route the engine's RequestAncestors to the handler's
-// GetAncestors transport (requestContext), once, for the right block and peer.
-func TestNetworkCatchup_BridgesEngineSignalToWire(t *testing.T) {
-	missing := ids.GenerateTestID()
-	peer := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
-
-	// (a) Before late-binding (handler nil): a harmless no-op, never a panic.
-	c := &networkCatchup{}
-	require.NoError(t, c.RequestAncestors(ids.Empty, ids.Empty, missing, peer))
-
-	// (b) Once wired: the engine's catch-up signal reaches the GetAncestors wire
-	// exactly once — for the missing block, addressed to the peer that advertised
-	// its child. RED before the fix: handler is never set, calls stays 0.
-	spy := &catchupSpy{}
-	c.handler = spy
-	require.NoError(t, c.RequestAncestors(ids.Empty, ids.Empty, missing, peer))
-	require.Equal(t, 1, spy.calls, "RequestAncestors must route to requestContext — a nil wire IS the stranded-follower bug")
-	require.Equal(t, missing, spy.lastBlock)
-	require.Equal(t, peer, spy.lastFrom)
-}

chains/pchain_height_vm.go

@@ -365,12 +365,6 @@ func (vm *pChainHeightVM) LastAccepted(ctx context.Context) (ids.ID, error) {
 	return vm.inner.LastAccepted(ctx)
 }
 
-// NOTE: this wrapper deliberately does NOT forward GetBlockIDAtHeight. The bootstrap acceptance
-// oracle's fork-sibling check reads the IN-PROCESS consensus finalized ledger
-// (blockHandler.finalizedBlockAtHeight → engine.FinalizedBlockAtHeight), NOT a VM height index —
-// because the VM index is dead over ZAP (the zap server has no MsgGetBlockIDAtHeight handler, so
-// the real C-Chain returns nothing). A forwarder here would only re-expose that dead path.
-
 // SetPreference delegates to the inner VM.
 func (vm *pChainHeightVM) SetPreference(ctx context.Context, id ids.ID) error {
 	return vm.inner.SetPreference(ctx, id)

chains/proposervm_wrap_test.go

@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-// proposervm_wrap_test.go — pins the single policy gate that decides whether a
-// linear chain.ChainVM is re-wrapped in proposervm for single-proposer-per-height
-// block production (the consensus-safety fix for the equivocation crash). The
-// gate is a pure function so the policy is verifiable without standing up a chain.
-package chains
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/luxfi/constants"
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-)
-
-func TestShouldWrapInProposerVM(t *testing.T) {
-	// A native chain ID that is NOT the P-Chain (e.g. the C-Chain): first 31
-	// bytes zero, last byte the chain letter. Any non-platform ID exercises the
-	// chainID condition; this mirrors how native chain IDs are shaped.
-	cChainID := ids.ID{}
-	cChainID[ids.IDLen-1] = 'C'
-	xChainID := ids.ID{}
-	xChainID[ids.IDLen-1] = 'X'
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name             string
-		k                int
-		chainID          ids.ID
-		innerIsDAGNative bool
-		want             bool
-		why              string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:             "C-Chain devnet K=4",
-			k:                4, // LocalBFTParams
-			chainID:          cChainID,
-			innerIsDAGNative: false,
-			want:             true,
-			why:              "multi-validator EVM, not the P-Chain, not DAG — the chain that crashed; must be wrapped",
-		},
-		{
-			name:             "C-Chain mainnet K=21",
-			k:                21, // MainnetParams
-			chainID:          cChainID,
-			innerIsDAGNative: false,
-			want:             true,
-			why:              "large multi-validator EVM is wrapped exactly as avalanchego wraps it",
-		},
-		{
-			name:             "P-Chain is excluded even at K>1",
-			k:                4,
-			chainID:          constants.PlatformChainID,
-			innerIsDAGNative: false,
-			want:             false,
-			why:              "P-Chain validator state is published mid-create; its windower would be empty — keep newPChainHeightVM",
-		},
-		{
-			name:             "X-Chain (DAG-native) is excluded",
-			k:                4,
-			chainID:          xChainID,
-			innerIsDAGNative: true,
-			want:             false,
-			why:              "linearized DAG VM uses a push-notification bridge that does not compose with proposervm's window",
-		},
-		{
-			name:             "single-node K=1 is not wrapped",
-			k:                1, // SingleValidatorParams
-			chainID:          cChainID,
-			innerIsDAGNative: false,
-			want:             false,
-			why:              "one validator is trivially the sole proposer; no equivocation to prevent",
-		},
-		{
-			name:             "K=1 P-Chain is not wrapped",
-			k:                1,
-			chainID:          constants.PlatformChainID,
-			innerIsDAGNative: false,
-			want:             false,
-			why:              "K==1 short-circuits regardless of chain",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := shouldWrapInProposerVM(tt.k, tt.chainID, tt.innerIsDAGNative)
-			if got != tt.want {
-				t.Fatalf("shouldWrapInProposerVM(k=%d, chainID=%s, dag=%v) = %v, want %v — %s",
-					tt.k, tt.chainID, tt.innerIsDAGNative, got, tt.want, tt.why)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-// TestShouldWrapInProposerVM_FlowsFromSelectedParams proves the K the gate reads
-// is the one selectConsensusParams produces per network, so the wrap decision is
-// consistent with the BFT committee actually chosen: every sybil-protected
-// network yields K>1 (C-Chain wrapped), and single-node yields K==1 (not wrapped).
-func TestShouldWrapInProposerVM_FlowsFromSelectedParams(t *testing.T) {
-	cChainID := ids.ID{}
-	cChainID[ids.IDLen-1] = 'C'
-
-	cases := []struct {
-		name            string
-		sybilProtection bool
-		networkID       uint32
-		wantWrapCChain  bool
-	}{
-		{"single-node dev", false, constants.LocalID, false},
-		{"devnet sybil", true, constants.DevnetID, true},
-		{"localnet sybil", true, constants.LocalID, true},
-		{"mainnet", true, constants.MainnetID, true},
-		{"testnet", true, constants.TestnetID, true},
-	}
-
-	for _, c := range cases {
-		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			params := selectConsensusParams(c.sybilProtection, c.networkID)
-			got := shouldWrapInProposerVM(params.K, cChainID, false)
-			if got != c.wantWrapCChain {
-				t.Fatalf("network %s (sybil=%v): K=%d → wrap=%v, want %v",
-					c.name, c.sybilProtection, params.K, got, c.wantWrapCChain)
-			}
-			// The P-Chain is never wrapped, whatever the committee.
-			if shouldWrapInProposerVM(params.K, constants.PlatformChainID, false) {
-				t.Fatalf("network %s: P-Chain must never be wrapped (K=%d)", c.name, params.K)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}

chains/quorum.go

@@ -87,32 +87,6 @@ func selectConsensusParams(sybilProtection bool, networkID uint32) consensusconf
 	}
 }
 
-// shouldWrapInProposerVM decides whether a linear chain.ChainVM is wrapped in
-// proposervm to enforce single-proposer-per-height block production (the
-// Snowman++ window). It is the SINGLE policy gate (the manager calls it once);
-// keeping it a pure function makes the policy unit-testable without standing up
-// a whole chain. All three conditions must hold:
-//
-//   - k > 1: a multi-validator quorum. K==1 (single-node --dev) has exactly one
-//     proposer already, so there is no equivocation to prevent and no schedule
-//     to compute (proposervm would only add a wrapper with no safety value).
-//   - chainID is NOT the P-Chain: the P-Chain publishes its OWN height-indexed
-//     validators.State DURING its createChain, AFTER the chainRuntime snapshot
-//     proposervm's windower reads — so its windower would see an empty set and
-//     fall back to anyone-can-propose with a P-chain-height-0 stamp. The P-Chain
-//     keeps the existing newPChainHeightVM path (which DOES get the live state).
-//   - inner is NOT DAG-native (no Linearize): a linearized DAG VM (X-Chain) is
-//     driven by a push-notification bridge that does not compose with
-//     proposervm's pull/window model without avalanchego's initializeOnLinearizeVM
-//     machinery. It keeps the existing path.
-//
-// The C-Chain and sovereign-L1 EVM chains satisfy all three (multi-validator,
-// not the P-Chain, not DAG) — they are exactly the chains that exhibited the
-// equivocation crash, and exactly the chains avalanchego wraps in proposervm.
-func shouldWrapInProposerVM(k int, chainID ids.ID, innerIsDAGNative bool) bool {
-	return k > 1 && chainID != constants.PlatformChainID && !innerIsDAGNative
-}
-
 // --- BLS vote verifier -------------------------------------------------------
 
 // blsVoteVerifier verifies a validator's BLS signature over the canonical vote

chains/red_pendingcontext_dos_test.go

@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-// red_pendingcontext_dos_test.go — regression guard for the catch-up DoS RED found
-// on the cert-carrying catch-up branch.
-//
-// The frontier-sync wiring connects the AcceptedFrontier handler to
-// requestContext(), which records each requested blockID in b.pendingContext.
-// Originally NOTHING evicted from that map, so a Byzantine peer streaming
-// AcceptedFrontier frames each naming a distinct random tip grew it without bound
-// → OOM (and a peer that took a request then withheld Context re-stranded the
-// victim forever). requestContext now reaps entries past pendingContextTTL and
-// hard-caps the map at maxPendingContext. These tests pin both properties; before
-// the fix the first asserted N=50_000 entries with ZERO eviction.
-package chains
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-	"github.com/luxfi/log"
-	"github.com/luxfi/math/set"
-	"github.com/luxfi/node/message"
-	"github.com/luxfi/node/network"
-	"github.com/luxfi/node/proto/p2p"
-)
-
-// redStubNet implements the one Network method requestContext uses (Send); every
-// other method is inherited from the embedded nil interface and is never called.
-type redStubNet struct {
-	network.Network
-	sends int
-}
-
-func (s *redStubNet) Send(_ message.OutboundMessage, nodeIDs set.Set[ids.NodeID], _ ids.ID, _ uint32) set.Set[ids.NodeID] {
-	s.sends++
-	return nodeIDs
-}
-
-// redStubMsg implements the one OutboundMsgBuilder method requestContext uses.
-type redStubMsg struct {
-	message.OutboundMsgBuilder
-}
-
-func (redStubMsg) GetAncestors(_ ids.ID, _ uint32, _ time.Duration, _ ids.ID, _ p2p.EngineType) (message.OutboundMessage, error) {
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-func newRedTestHandler(net network.Network) *blockHandler {
-	return &blockHandler{
-		logger:         log.NewNoOpLogger(),
-		net:            net,
-		msgCreator:     redStubMsg{},
-		chainID:        ids.GenerateTestID(),
-		pendingContext: make(map[ids.ID]contextRequest),
-	}
-}
-
-// TestPendingContext_BoundedUnderFlood: a peer streaming distinct fake tips into
-// requestContext can NEVER grow pendingContext past maxPendingContext. Inverts the
-// original RED PoC, which asserted unbounded growth to 50_000 → OOM.
-func TestPendingContext_BoundedUnderFlood(t *testing.T) {
-	stubNet := &redStubNet{}
-	bh := newRedTestHandler(stubNet)
-
-	const N = 10_000 // ≫ the maxPendingContext cap — enough to prove "stays bounded"
-	from := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
-	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
-		bh.requestContext(context.Background(), from, ids.GenerateTestID())
-	}
-
-	if got := len(bh.pendingContext); got > maxPendingContext {
-		t.Fatalf("pendingContext unbounded: %d entries exceeds cap %d (the RED HIGH DoS)", got, maxPendingContext)
-	}
-	t.Logf("bounded: %d entries after a %d-distinct-tip flood (cap %d, sends=%d)",
-		len(bh.pendingContext), N, maxPendingContext, stubNet.sends)
-}
-
-// TestPendingContext_StaleEntriesReaped: a request whose Context is withheld past
-// its TTL is reaped on the next requestContext, so the block is re-requestable from
-// an honest peer (fixes the RED MEDIUM re-strand).
-func TestPendingContext_StaleEntriesReaped(t *testing.T) {
-	bh := newRedTestHandler(&redStubNet{})
-	from := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
-
-	stale := ids.GenerateTestID()
-	bh.pendingContext[stale] = contextRequest{
-		nodeID:    from,
-		requestID: 1,
-		blockID:   stale,
-		timestamp: time.Now().Add(-2 * pendingContextTTL),
-	}
-
-	// Any later request runs the reaper before recording its own entry.
-	bh.requestContext(context.Background(), from, ids.GenerateTestID())
-
-	if _, stillThere := bh.pendingContext[stale]; stillThere {
-		t.Fatalf("stale pendingContext entry (%v old) not reaped → re-strand persists", 2*pendingContextTTL)
-	}
-}

chains/zz_red_probe_test.go

@@ -1,172 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-// zz_red_probe_test.go — RED adversarial security-regression probe for the fresh-net self-vote
-// caught-up path. Demonstrates the connected-vs-replied divergence: the fix gates the self-vote
-// on fullyConnectedBeacons (CONNECTIVITY, from net.PeerInfo) but tallies CaughtUp over `replies`
-// (from collectFrontierReplies). A beacon that is CONNECTED but does NOT answer the frontier
-// query this round counts as "fully connected" yet contributes nothing to the caught-up tally —
-// and the self-vote backfills its missing weight, so a HEAVY validator self-completes caught-up
-// at a STALE height while an honest connected beacon is genuinely ahead. Blue's bsBeaconNet
-// cannot express this (its Send answers for EVERY connected beacon), so the regression slipped
-// through. These assertions encode the DESIRED safe behavior: they FAIL on the current code (the
-// break) and will PASS once the self-vote gate also requires every connected beacon to have
-// REPLIED this round.
-package chains
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	chainbootstrap "github.com/luxfi/consensus/engine/chain/bootstrap"
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-	"github.com/luxfi/math/set"
-	"github.com/luxfi/node/message"
-	"github.com/luxfi/node/network"
-	"github.com/luxfi/node/network/peer"
-)
-
-// redSilentNet reports FULL connectivity (every beacon in `connected` is returned by PeerInfo)
-// but a designated `silent` beacon — though connected — withholds its GetAcceptedFrontier reply
-// this round. This is the exact capability an on-path adversary has (keep a beacon's
-// TCP/handshake alive so it shows connected, while dropping/delaying its application-level
-// frontier response past the 3s window) AND a natural occurrence during a mass co-restart (an
-// ahead beacon replaying state answers the frontier query slowly).
-type redSilentNet struct {
-	network.Network
-	bh        *blockHandler
-	connected []ids.NodeID          // all reported connected (the full set MINUS self)
-	silent    set.Set[ids.NodeID]   // connected but withhold their frontier reply
-	tipFor    map[ids.NodeID]ids.ID // what each VOCAL beacon reports
-}
-
-func (n *redSilentNet) PeerInfo(nodeIDs []ids.NodeID) []peer.Info {
-	want := map[ids.NodeID]bool{}
-	for _, id := range nodeIDs {
-		want[id] = true
-	}
-	var out []peer.Info
-	for _, b := range n.connected {
-		if len(nodeIDs) == 0 || want[b] {
-			out = append(out, peer.Info{ID: b, TrackedChains: set.Of(n.bh.networkID)})
-		}
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
-func (n *redSilentNet) Send(msg message.OutboundMessage, nodeIDs set.Set[ids.NodeID], _ ids.ID, _ uint32) set.Set[ids.NodeID] {
-	m, ok := msg.(*bsOutMsg)
-	if !ok || m.op != "frontier" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	for id := range nodeIDs {
-		if n.silent.Contains(id) {
-			continue // CONNECTED, but withholds its frontier reply this round
-		}
-		if tip, ok := n.tipFor[id]; ok {
-			n.bh.deliverBootstrapFrontier(id, tip)
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// TestRED_PROBE_ConnectedButSilentAheadBeacon_SelfVoteFalseCompletesAtStale is a TWO-SIDED
-// CONTRAST: the ONLY difference between the two runs is whether the CONNECTED ahead-beacon B
-// delivers its frontier reply. B is fully connected in both runs, so fullyConnectedBeacons is
-// TRUE in both. Yet B-replies → safe (status != FrontierCaughtUp); B-connected-but-silent →
-// FrontierCaughtUp at the stale height (the break). This falsifies Blue's safety claim ("a
-// genuinely behind node has an ahead peer in the full set → CaughtUp is false → it keeps
-// waiting/syncing"): the gate keys on CONNECTIVITY while the caught-up decision keys on REPLIES,
-// and the two diverge.
-//
-// Why K is genuinely finalized-ahead (a real safety break, not a minority fork): a heavy
-// validator (self=60%) finalizes K WITH a minority (B=33%, so self+B=93% ≥ ⅔), then LOSES K to a
-// persistence lag (this codebase documents exactly this — the ZAP fire-and-forget Accept /
-// bsTestVM.frozenLastAccepted) and restarts STALE at M < K. B retained the finalized K. The node
-// MUST recover K; self-completing at M abandons finalized history and lets it build a conflicting
-// fork. The node cannot tell "M is the frontier" from "I lost finalized K" — which is precisely
-// why it must HEAR from connected B before concluding caught-up. self is NOT an independent
-// witness to its own caught-up-ness; the self-vote lets the node vouch for its own staleness.
-func TestRED_PROBE_ConnectedButSilentAheadBeacon_SelfVoteFalseCompletesAtStale(t *testing.T) {
-	const N = 10 // K: the finalized-ahead height B retained (self voted it, then lost it)
-	const M = 5  // the node's STALE accepted height after the persistence-lag crash
-
-	run := func(t *testing.T, bSilent bool) chainbootstrap.FrontierStatus {
-		chain, _ := buildBSChain(N, -1)
-		vm := newBSVMAt(chain, M) // node stale at M; it does NOT hold chain[N]=K
-
-		self := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
-		a := ids.GenerateTestNodeID() // co-stale light beacon, at M
-		b := ids.GenerateTestNodeID() // AHEAD beacon, retained finalized K
-		// HEAVY self (60 of 100): self > total/2 - 1, so peers alone (40) < the 51 stake-majority
-		// floor → the self-vote branch. self+B=93% could finalize K; B=33% retains it.
-		weights := map[ids.NodeID]uint64{self: 60, a: 7, b: 33}
-
-		bh, _ := newBSHandlerWeighted(t, vm, weights)
-		bh.selfNodeID = self
-		bh.msgCreator = bsMsgBuilder{}
-
-		// FULL connectivity in BOTH runs: A and B are connected (B is in `connected` either way).
-		tipFor := map[ids.NodeID]ids.ID{a: chain[M].id} // A reports the stale tip M
-		silent := set.NewSet[ids.NodeID](1)
-		if bSilent {
-			silent.Add(b) // B connected but withholds its frontier reply this round
-		} else {
-			tipFor[b] = chain[N].id // B replies its genuine ahead tip K
-		}
-		bh.net = &redSilentNet{bh: bh, connected: []ids.NodeID{a, b}, silent: silent, tipFor: tipFor}
-
-		bh.bsActive.Store(true)
-		_, status := bh.FrontierTip(context.Background())
-		bh.bsActive.Store(false)
-		return status
-	}
-
-	bReplies := run(t, false)
-	bSilent := run(t, true)
-	t.Logf("B replies its ahead tip → status=%v (3=FrontierConnecting, safe)", bReplies)
-	t.Logf("B connected but SILENT  → status=%v (5=FrontierCaughtUp, the BREAK)", bSilent)
-
-	// Sanity: when the ahead beacon REPLIES, the node correctly fails safe (does not conclude caught-up).
-	require.NotEqual(t, chainbootstrap.FrontierCaughtUp, bReplies,
-		"sanity: when the ahead beacon REPLIES, the node correctly does NOT conclude caught-up")
-
-	// THE SECURITY REGRESSION ASSERTION. B is fully CONNECTED in both runs. The node must NOT
-	// self-complete caught-up while a connected beacon's position is unknown — that is a stale
-	// go-live. FAILS today (the break); PASSES once the self-vote gate also requires every connected
-	// beacon to have REPLIED this round (not merely be connected).
-	require.NotEqual(t, chainbootstrap.FrontierCaughtUp, bSilent,
-		"BREAK: suppressing only the CONNECTED ahead-beacon's frontier reply flips the heavy node to "+
-			"FrontierCaughtUp at the STALE height — the self-vote backfills the floor and the "+
-			"full-connectivity gate cannot see the reply suppression")
-}
-
-// TestRED_PROBE_EqualStakeNeedsNoSelfVote answers deploy-question #5: 5 EQUAL-stake beacons, node
-// a beacon, all four peers connected and reporting a common tip — the node concludes caught-up via
-// the ORDINARY AcceptsFrontier path (peers clear the stake-majority floor: 4·w of 5·w = 80% >
-// 50%). The self-vote is NEVER needed for equal stake, so the equal-stake devnet hang is NOT this
-// self-exclusion floor (look at primaryNetworkReady / P-chain bootstrap / beacon connectivity).
-func TestRED_PROBE_EqualStakeNeedsNoSelfVote(t *testing.T) {
-	chain, byID := buildBSChain(8, -1)
-	vm := newBSVM(chain) // node at genesis (height 0)
-
-	self := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
-	p1, p2, p3, p4 := ids.GenerateTestNodeID(), ids.GenerateTestNodeID(), ids.GenerateTestNodeID(), ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
-	weights := map[ids.NodeID]uint64{self: 100, p1: 100, p2: 100, p3: 100, p4: 100}
-
-	bh, chainID := newBSHandlerWeighted(t, vm, weights)
-	bh.selfNodeID = self
-	bh.msgCreator = bsMsgBuilder{}
-	bh.net = &bsBeaconNet{bh: bh, chainID: chainID, connected: []ids.NodeID{p1, p2, p3, p4}, byID: byID, tip: chain[0]}
-
-	bh.bsActive.Store(true)
-	tip, status := bh.FrontierTip(context.Background())
-	bh.bsActive.Store(false)
-
-	t.Logf("equal-stake fresh net: status=%v tip=%v", status, tip)
-	require.Contains(t, []chainbootstrap.FrontierStatus{chainbootstrap.FrontierNamed, chainbootstrap.FrontierCaughtUp}, status,
-		"equal-stake peers clear the stake-majority floor unaided — no self-vote needed")
-	require.Equal(t, chain[0].id, tip, "caught up at genesis")
-}

cmd/repair-proposervm/main.go

@@ -1,352 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-// Command repair-proposervm is a ONE-TIME, fail-closed surgical tool to reconcile
-// a proposervm chain-state DB onto a known-canonical outer block at a single height.
-//
-// Motivation (incident 1082814, Lux mainnet C-Chain): a sub-quorum proposervm
-// envelope A (3-of-5 ACCEPT) was locally accepted on some nodes while the network
-// finalized the supermajority sibling B (4-of-5) that wraps the IDENTICAL inner EVM
-// block. The two siblings differ ONLY in the proposervm outer envelope; the inner
-// EVM state is byte-identical (no EVM divergence). On restart those nodes re-seed
-// finality from their persisted proposervm lastAccepted=A and fatal on B's cert
-// (EQUIVOCATION). This tool swaps the persisted record of `height` from A to the
-// canonical B, leaving the inner EVM completely untouched (no EVM rollback).
-//
-// It is NOT a blind hex edit: it opens the exact same typed proposervm state
-// (luxfi/node/vms/proposervm/state) over the exact same nested keyspace luxd uses
-// (chainID -> "vm" -> "proposervm" -> versiondb -> chain/block/height), and writes
-// via the state's own PutBlock / SetBlockIDAtHeight / SetLastAccepted so the on-disk
-// bytes are identical to what luxd itself wrote for B on the canonical node.
-//
-// proposervm invariant honored: proLastAcceptedHeight must never be < the inner VM's
-// last-accepted height (vm.repairAcceptedChainByHeight). The inner EVM is at `height`
-// (it accepted the shared inner block under A), so the recovery target is the
-// canonical block AT `height` (B), never height-1 — keeping outer==inner height.
-//
-// Modes:
-//
-//	inspect : read-only. Print lastAccepted, height index at H and H-1, and the
-//	          outer block currently recorded at H.
-//	export  : read-only. Read the outer block recorded at H and write its raw
-//	          stateless bytes to --block-file (run against a canonical node's DB).
-//	repair  : read-write, fail-closed. Parse --block-file (canonical B), assert it is
-//	          the expected block, assert the DB is in the expected bad state (lastAccepted
-//	          and heightIndex[H] both == the expected sub-quorum block A, and B's parent
-//	          == heightIndex[H-1]); then PutBlock(B), SetBlockIDAtHeight(H,B),
-//	          SetLastAccepted(B), Commit. Idempotent: if already on B, it no-ops.
-//
-// The DB uses an exclusive LOCK; luxd MUST be stopped on the target before `repair`.
-package main
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/luxfi/database"
-	databasefactory "github.com/luxfi/database/factory"
-	"github.com/luxfi/database/prefixdb"
-	"github.com/luxfi/database/versiondb"
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-	"github.com/luxfi/log"
-	"github.com/luxfi/metric"
-
-	"github.com/luxfi/node/vms/proposervm/block"
-	"github.com/luxfi/node/vms/proposervm/state"
-)
-
-// The proposervm nests its state under these fixed prefixes inside the chain DB.
-// chainDB = prefixdb(chainID[:], baseDB)            [chains.ChainDBManager.GetDatabase]
-// vmDB    = prefixdb("vm", chainDB)                 [chains.ChainDBManager.GetVMDatabase / VMDBPrefix]
-// ppvmDB  = versiondb(prefixdb("proposervm", vmDB)) [proposervm.VM.Initialize dbPrefix]
-// state.New(ppvmDB) -> "chain"/"block"/"height" sub-prefixes
-var (
-	vmDBPrefix         = []byte("vm")
-	proposervmDBPrefix = []byte("proposervm")
-)
-
-var (
-	dbPath        string
-	dbType        string
-	chainIDStr    string
-	height        uint64
-	blockFile     string
-	expectBlockID string // canonical B (target)
-	expectCurID   string // sub-quorum A (the bad state we expect to overwrite)
-	yes           bool
-)
-
-func main() {
-	root := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "repair-proposervm",
-		Short: "Surgical, fail-closed reconcile of a proposervm chain-state onto a canonical outer block at one height",
-	}
-	root.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&dbPath, "db-path", "", "zapdb root (e.g. /data/db/mainnet/db) (required)")
-	root.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&dbType, "db-type", "zapdb", "database type")
-	root.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&chainIDStr, "chain-id", "2wRdZGeca1qkxzNCq88NWDF5nJ5A9o623vRJKd3FsjRYvuVvvt", "blockchain ID (proposervm chain)")
-	root.PersistentFlags().Uint64Var(&height, "height", 1082814, "contested height")
-	root.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("db-path")
-
-	inspect := &cobra.Command{Use: "inspect", Short: "read-only: print proposervm finality state at the height", RunE: runInspect}
-
-	export := &cobra.Command{Use: "export", Short: "read-only: write the outer block recorded at the height to --block-file", RunE: runExport}
-	export.Flags().StringVar(&blockFile, "block-file", "", "output file for the canonical outer block bytes (required)")
-	export.MarkFlagRequired("block-file")
-
-	probe := &cobra.Command{Use: "probe", Short: "read-only: look up an arbitrary block by ID (is it present in the store?)", RunE: runProbe}
-	probe.Flags().StringVar(&expectBlockID, "block-id", "", "block ID to look up (required)")
-	probe.MarkFlagRequired("block-id")
-
-	dump := &cobra.Command{Use: "dump", Short: "read-only: write an arbitrary block (by ID) raw stateless bytes to --block-file", RunE: runDump}
-	dump.Flags().StringVar(&expectBlockID, "block-id", "wDMUyGyaKcC2Vng8i8ngU5f83XEtHZx5hqCSe5tMTwLAPagmo", "block ID to dump (canonical B)")
-	dump.Flags().StringVar(&blockFile, "block-file", "", "output file for the block bytes (required)")
-	dump.MarkFlagRequired("block-file")
-
-	repair := &cobra.Command{Use: "repair", Short: "fail-closed: swap height's outer block from A to canonical B", RunE: runRepair}
-	repair.Flags().StringVar(&blockFile, "block-file", "", "canonical outer block (B) bytes, from `export` (required)")
-	repair.Flags().StringVar(&expectBlockID, "expect-block", "wDMUyGyaKcC2Vng8i8ngU5f83XEtHZx5hqCSe5tMTwLAPagmo", "expected canonical block ID (B)")
-	repair.Flags().StringVar(&expectCurID, "expect-current", "2U2pR3DHCNEFDLnMq2uraNVkThRWgETDd468hR26yGHBQuAnNy", "expected current sub-quorum block ID (A) to be overwritten")
-	repair.Flags().BoolVar(&yes, "yes", false, "confirm the write")
-	repair.MarkFlagRequired("block-file")
-
-	root.AddCommand(inspect, export, probe, dump, repair)
-	if err := root.Execute(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "ERROR:", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-}
-
-// openState opens the proposervm typed state over the exact nested keyspace luxd uses.
-// Returns the state, the proposervm versiondb (for Commit), and the base DB (for Close).
-func openState(readOnly bool) (state.State, *versiondb.Database, database.Database, ids.ID, error) {
-	chainID, err := ids.FromString(chainIDStr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, ids.Empty, fmt.Errorf("bad chain-id: %w", err)
-	}
-	logger := log.New("cmd", "repair-proposervm")
-	gatherer := metric.NewRegistry()
-	base, err := databasefactory.New(dbType, dbPath, readOnly, nil, gatherer, logger, "repair", "db")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, ids.Empty, fmt.Errorf("open db %q: %w", dbPath, err)
-	}
-	chainDB := prefixdb.New(chainID[:], base)
-	vmDB := prefixdb.New(vmDBPrefix, chainDB)
-	ppvmDB := versiondb.New(prefixdb.New(proposervmDBPrefix, vmDB))
-	return state.New(ppvmDB), ppvmDB, base, chainID, nil
-}
-
-func idAt(st state.State, h uint64) string {
-	id, err := st.GetBlockIDAtHeight(h)
-	if errors.Is(err, database.ErrNotFound) {
-		return "<none>"
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return "<err:" + err.Error() + ">"
-	}
-	return id.String()
-}
-
-func runInspect(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-	st, _, base, _, err := openState(true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer base.Close()
-	la, err := st.GetLastAccepted()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("GetLastAccepted: %w", err)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("proposervm lastAccepted = %s\n", la)
-	fmt.Printf("heightIndex[%d]        = %s\n", height, idAt(st, height))
-	fmt.Printf("heightIndex[%d]        = %s\n", height-1, idAt(st, height-1))
-	if id, err := st.GetBlockIDAtHeight(height); err == nil {
-		if blk, err := st.GetBlock(id); err == nil {
-			fmt.Printf("block@%d: id=%s parent=%s bytes=%d\n", height, blk.ID(), blk.ParentID(), len(blk.Bytes()))
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func runProbe(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-	want, err := ids.FromString(expectBlockID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("bad --block-id: %w", err)
-	}
-	// RW so Badger replays its WAL: a verified/built-but-unflushed block may live
-	// only in the memtable. Disposable copy only.
-	st, _, base, _, err := openState(false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer base.Close()
-	blk, err := st.GetBlock(want)
-	if errors.Is(err, database.ErrNotFound) {
-		fmt.Printf("NOT-PRESENT: block %s is not in this store\n", want)
-		return nil
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("GetBlock(%s): %w", want, err)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("PRESENT: id=%s parent=%s bytes=%d\n", blk.ID(), blk.ParentID(), len(blk.Bytes()))
-	return nil
-}
-
-func runDump(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-	want, err := ids.FromString(expectBlockID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("bad --block-id: %w", err)
-	}
-	// RW so Badger replays its WAL: a verified-but-unflushed block may live only in
-	// the memtable. We never call a state WRITER here (read + write output file only),
-	// and this runs against an idle (luxd-stopped) pod DB; the contested sibling B was
-	// verified by this node when it saw the conflicting cert, so it is present by ID.
-	st, _, base, _, err := openState(false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer base.Close()
-	blk, err := st.GetBlock(want)
-	if errors.Is(err, database.ErrNotFound) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("block %s is NOT present in this store (cannot dump)", want)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("GetBlock(%s): %w", want, err)
-	}
-	if blk.ID() != want {
-		return fmt.Errorf("self-ID mismatch: requested=%s parsed=%s (refusing)", want, blk.ID())
-	}
-	if err := os.WriteFile(blockFile, blk.Bytes(), 0o644); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("write %s: %w", blockFile, err)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("DUMPED id=%s parent=%s bytes=%d -> %s\n", blk.ID(), blk.ParentID(), len(blk.Bytes()), blockFile)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func runExport(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-	// Open read-WRITE so Badger replays its value-log/WAL: the canonical block at
-	// the contested height was the LAST write before the chain went idle, so on a
-	// crash-consistent snapshot copy it may live only in the memtable/WAL, not yet
-	// in an SST. A read-only open skips recovery and could miss it. We never call a
-	// state writer here (we only read + write the output file), and this only ever
-	// runs against a DISPOSABLE snapshot copy of a canonical node — never the live node.
-	st, _, base, _, err := openState(false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer base.Close()
-	id, err := st.GetBlockIDAtHeight(height)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("GetBlockIDAtHeight(%d): %w", height, err)
-	}
-	blk, err := st.GetBlock(id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("GetBlock(%s): %w", id, err)
-	}
-	if blk.ID() != id {
-		return fmt.Errorf("block id mismatch: index=%s block=%s", id, blk.ID())
-	}
-	if err := os.WriteFile(blockFile, blk.Bytes(), 0o644); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("write %s: %w", blockFile, err)
-	}
-	la, _ := st.GetLastAccepted()
-	fmt.Printf("EXPORTED height=%d id=%s parent=%s bytes=%d -> %s\n", height, blk.ID(), blk.ParentID(), len(blk.Bytes()), blockFile)
-	fmt.Printf("  (source lastAccepted=%s heightIndex[%d-1]=%s)\n", la, height, idAt(st, height-1))
-	return nil
-}
-
-func runRepair(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-	wantB, err := ids.FromString(expectBlockID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("bad --expect-block: %w", err)
-	}
-	wantA, err := ids.FromString(expectCurID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("bad --expect-current: %w", err)
-	}
-	raw, err := os.ReadFile(blockFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("read %s: %w", blockFile, err)
-	}
-	blk, err := block.ParseWithoutVerification(raw)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("parse block file: %w", err)
-	}
-	// (1) the supplied block must be exactly the canonical target B.
-	if blk.ID() != wantB {
-		return fmt.Errorf("block-file id %s != --expect-block %s (refusing)", blk.ID(), wantB)
-	}
-
-	st, ppvmDB, base, _, err := openState(false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer base.Close()
-
-	la, err := st.GetLastAccepted()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("GetLastAccepted: %w", err)
-	}
-	curAtH, err := st.GetBlockIDAtHeight(height)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("GetBlockIDAtHeight(%d): %w", height, err)
-	}
-
-	// (2) idempotency: if already on B, do nothing.
-	if la == wantB && curAtH == wantB {
-		fmt.Printf("ALREADY-CANONICAL: lastAccepted and heightIndex[%d] already == B (%s); no-op\n", height, wantB)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// (3) fail-closed: only proceed from the exact expected bad state (A at H, lastAccepted A).
-	if la != wantA {
-		return fmt.Errorf("refusing: lastAccepted=%s is neither A(%s) nor B(%s) — unexpected state", la, wantA, wantB)
-	}
-	if curAtH != wantA {
-		return fmt.Errorf("refusing: heightIndex[%d]=%s != A(%s) — unexpected state", height, curAtH, wantA)
-	}
-
-	// (4) B must extend the SAME finalized prefix: B.parent == the block recorded at H-1.
-	parentAtH1, err := st.GetBlockIDAtHeight(height - 1)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("GetBlockIDAtHeight(%d): %w", height-1, err)
-	}
-	if blk.ParentID() != parentAtH1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("refusing: B.parent=%s != heightIndex[%d]=%s (B does not extend the local finalized prefix)", blk.ParentID(), height-1, parentAtH1)
-	}
-	if _, err := st.GetBlock(parentAtH1); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("refusing: parent %s (height %d) not present in store: %w", parentAtH1, height-1, err)
-	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("PLAN: height=%d  %s (A) -> %s (B)\n", height, wantA, wantB)
-	fmt.Printf("  current lastAccepted = %s\n", la)
-	fmt.Printf("  B.parent             = %s == heightIndex[%d] OK\n", blk.ParentID(), height-1)
-	if !yes {
-		return errors.New("dry-run only: re-run with --yes to write")
-	}
-
-	// (5) apply via the state's own typed writers (identical on-disk bytes to luxd).
-	if err := st.PutBlock(blk); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("PutBlock(B): %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := st.SetBlockIDAtHeight(height, blk.ID()); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("SetBlockIDAtHeight(%d,B): %w", height, err)
-	}
-	if err := st.SetLastAccepted(blk.ID()); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("SetLastAccepted(B): %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := ppvmDB.Commit(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("commit: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// (6) re-read to confirm.
-	la2, _ := st.GetLastAccepted()
-	fmt.Printf("DONE: lastAccepted=%s heightIndex[%d]=%s heightIndex[%d]=%s\n", la2, height, idAt(st, height), height-1, idAt(st, height-1))
-	if la2 != wantB || idAt(st, height) != wantB.String() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("post-write verification FAILED")
-	}
-	fmt.Println("VERIFIED: proposervm now records canonical B at the contested height; inner EVM untouched.")
-	return nil
-}

consensus/LLM.md

@@ -68,54 +68,3 @@ Block arrives
 ## Recent Changes
 
 - 2026-01-04: Created documentation files with Vote terminology
-
-## consensus/quasar — PQ-finality VERIFY gate (2026-06-28)
-
-Supersedes the stale "Quasar wrapper / CoronaCoordinator" notes above (that
-subpackage did not exist in-tree). The current `consensus/quasar` package is the
-node-side integration of `luxfi/consensus@v1.29.0`'s typed compact-cert finality
-layer (`protocol/quasar.VerifyConsensusCert`). It wires the VERIFY half only.
-
-Model: luxd finalizes on classical Snow every block; at CHECKPOINTS (height %
-interval) a sampled committee's QuasarCert over the finalized digest is VERIFIED.
-Default posture HYBRID_PQ = Beam(BLS) ∧ Pulsar (ML-DSA-65); STRICT_DUAL_PQ
-(+Corona) / POLARIS (+Magnetar) configurable.
-
-THE SAFETY CONTRACT — forward-dated, DORMANT by default:
-- `Gate.VerifyAccepted` is the accept-path boundary. nil gate / `Activation.Height
-  == 0` / below-height / non-checkpoint => no-op; classical finality UNCHANGED.
-- Activated at a checkpoint => REQUIRE a valid cert bound to the finalized block;
-  FAIL CLOSED (missing/mismatch/invalid => error from Accept, halts without
-  persisting). Activation is HEIGHT-ONLY (deterministic — no wall clock).
-- Hooked in `vms/proposervm/post_fork_block.go Accept()` via
-  `vm.verifyQuasarFinality(b)`; the VM's `quasarGate` is nil in production today
-  (set via `SetQuasarGate`). Nothing wires it yet — that is the activation step.
-
-Files: gate.go (Gate/ActivationConfig/bindCheck), policy.go (HYBRID_PQ default,
-cert can't pick its own policy), validators.go (ConsensusValidatorSet: BLS+Pulsar
-keys), store.go (MemCertStore), producer.go (committee-signer interface =
-scaffolding; nil = verify-only), errors.go. Tests: gate_test.go (13, -race green:
-dormant no-op, fail-closed, epoch/round/chain/height/block anti-replay, real-
-verifier delegation, misconfigured-fails-closed).
-
-REMAINING WORK to reach a live PQ-finality network (all owner-gated):
-1. Producer service (pulsard): the per-validator committee cert signer. Needs
-   pulsar v1.7.1 (no-reconstruct hyperball signer) AND consensus to EXPORT the
-   currently package-private cert/payload ENCODERS (an external producer cannot
-   assemble a ConsensusCert envelope without them; this also unblocks an end-to-
-   end positive verify test).
-2. Cert gossip/ingest -> MemCertStore (verify-before-store); MemCertStore needs
-   eviction below last-finalized height before this lands.
-3. Production per-epoch `ValidatorSetProvider` from the P-Chain validator manager
-   + KeyEra registry (BLS aggregate + Pulsar/Corona/Magnetar group keys per era).
-4. Config-flag -> SetQuasarGate wiring (construct a non-nil gate from node config;
-   choose ChainID = sovereign/EVM chain id).
-5. Cert-unavailability runbook + a bounded grace window (await cert N rounds)
-   before a checkpoint halts — fail-closed-after-decision can brick a chain if
-   gossip is down. REQUIRED before any forward-dated activation.
-6. A proposervm Accept-path integration test (nil/dormant/activated).
-
-Mainnet activation order (owner): deploy producer -> verify cert-gossip coverage
-at checkpoints -> set Activation.Height to a forward-dated height with margin ->
-roll via `kubectl patch sts luxd` OnDelete, 1 pod at a time. NEVER wipe /data/db,
-NEVER pkill, NEVER blind-restart.

consensus/quasar/config.go

@@ -0,0 +1,353 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package quasar
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Configuration errors
+var (
+	ErrInvalidK         = errors.New("K must be positive")
+	ErrInvalidAlpha     = errors.New("alpha must be in (0, 1]")
+	ErrInvalidBeta      = errors.New("beta must be positive and <= K")
+	ErrInvalidThreshold = errors.New("threshold must be >= 2 and <= parties")
+	ErrInvalidQuorum    = errors.New("quorum numerator must be <= denominator")
+	ErrInvalidTimeout   = errors.New("timeout must be positive")
+	ErrInvalidInterval  = errors.New("polling interval must be positive")
+)
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Core Consensus Parameters (compile-time, immutable after construction)
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// CoreParams defines the fundamental Lux consensus parameters.
+// These are protocol-critical and must match across all validators.
+type CoreParams struct {
+	// K is the sample size for each consensus query round.
+	// Typical values: 20-25 for production networks.
+	K int
+
+	// Alpha is the quorum threshold as a fraction of K.
+	// A response is accepted if >= ceil(K * Alpha) validators agree.
+	// Must be in (0.5, 1] for Byzantine fault tolerance.
+	// Typical value: 0.8 (80% of sample must agree).
+	Alpha float64
+
+	// BetaVirtuous is the number of consecutive successful polls
+	// required to finalize a virtuous (non-conflicting) decision.
+	// Higher values increase latency but improve consistency.
+	// Typical value: 15-20.
+	BetaVirtuous int
+
+	// BetaRogue is the number of consecutive successful polls
+	// required to finalize a rogue (conflicting) decision.
+	// Should be >= BetaVirtuous.
+	// Typical value: 20-25.
+	BetaRogue int
+}
+
+// Validate checks CoreParams invariants.
+func (p CoreParams) Validate() error {
+	if p.K <= 0 {
+		return ErrInvalidK
+	}
+	if p.Alpha <= 0 || p.Alpha > 1 {
+		return ErrInvalidAlpha
+	}
+	if p.BetaVirtuous <= 0 || p.BetaVirtuous > p.K {
+		return ErrInvalidBeta
+	}
+	if p.BetaRogue <= 0 || p.BetaRogue > p.K {
+		return ErrInvalidBeta
+	}
+	if p.BetaRogue < p.BetaVirtuous {
+		return fmt.Errorf("BetaRogue (%d) must be >= BetaVirtuous (%d)", p.BetaRogue, p.BetaVirtuous)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// AlphaThreshold returns the minimum agreements needed for quorum.
+func (p CoreParams) AlphaThreshold() int {
+	return int(float64(p.K)*p.Alpha + 0.999) // ceil
+}
+
+// DefaultCoreParams returns production-ready core parameters.
+func DefaultCoreParams() CoreParams {
+	return CoreParams{
+		K:            20,
+		Alpha:        0.8,
+		BetaVirtuous: 15,
+		BetaRogue:    20,
+	}
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Threshold Signing Parameters (compile-time, for Corona/BLS threshold)
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// ThresholdParams defines t-of-n threshold signature configuration.
+type ThresholdParams struct {
+	// NumParties is the total number of signing parties (validators).
+	// Must be >= 3 for threshold signatures.
+	NumParties int
+
+	// Threshold is the minimum signers required (t in t-of-n).
+	// For BFT: typically 2/3 + 1.
+	// Must be >= 2 and <= NumParties.
+	Threshold int
+}
+
+// Validate checks ThresholdParams invariants.
+func (p ThresholdParams) Validate() error {
+	if p.NumParties < 3 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: need at least 3 parties, got %d", ErrInvalidThreshold, p.NumParties)
+	}
+	if p.Threshold < 2 || p.Threshold > p.NumParties {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: threshold=%d, parties=%d", ErrInvalidThreshold, p.Threshold, p.NumParties)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DefaultThresholdParams returns 2/3+1 threshold for n parties.
+func DefaultThresholdParams(numParties int) ThresholdParams {
+	threshold := (numParties * 2 / 3) + 1
+	if threshold < 2 {
+		threshold = 2
+	}
+	if threshold > numParties {
+		threshold = numParties
+	}
+	return ThresholdParams{
+		NumParties: numParties,
+		Threshold:  threshold,
+	}
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Quorum Parameters (compile-time, for BLS aggregate weight verification)
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// QuorumParams defines weight-based quorum requirements.
+type QuorumParams struct {
+	// Numerator and Denominator define the minimum weight fraction.
+	// Quorum is met when SignerWeight/TotalWeight >= Numerator/Denominator.
+	// For BFT: typically 2/3 (Numerator=2, Denominator=3).
+	Numerator   uint64
+	Denominator uint64
+}
+
+// Validate checks QuorumParams invariants.
+func (p QuorumParams) Validate() error {
+	if p.Denominator == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: denominator cannot be zero", ErrInvalidQuorum)
+	}
+	if p.Numerator > p.Denominator {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: numerator=%d > denominator=%d", ErrInvalidQuorum, p.Numerator, p.Denominator)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RequiredWeight returns minimum weight needed for quorum given totalWeight.
+func (p QuorumParams) RequiredWeight(totalWeight uint64) uint64 {
+	return totalWeight * p.Numerator / p.Denominator
+}
+
+// IsMet returns true if signerWeight meets quorum given totalWeight.
+func (p QuorumParams) IsMet(signerWeight, totalWeight uint64) bool {
+	return signerWeight >= p.RequiredWeight(totalWeight)
+}
+
+// DefaultQuorumParams returns 2/3 quorum (67% of weight required).
+func DefaultQuorumParams() QuorumParams {
+	return QuorumParams{
+		Numerator:   2,
+		Denominator: 3,
+	}
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Runtime Configuration (can be adjusted, but affects liveness not safety)
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// RuntimeConfig holds tunable runtime parameters.
+// These affect performance and liveness but not consensus safety.
+type RuntimeConfig struct {
+	// PollInterval is the delay between consensus query rounds.
+	// Lower values decrease latency but increase network load.
+	// Typical value: 100-500ms.
+	PollInterval time.Duration
+
+	// QueryTimeout is the maximum time to wait for query responses.
+	// Must be > PollInterval.
+	// Typical value: 2-5s.
+	QueryTimeout time.Duration
+
+	// FinalityChannelSize is the buffer size for the finality event channel.
+	FinalityChannelSize int
+
+	// MaxConcurrentQueries limits parallel outstanding queries.
+	// 0 means unlimited.
+	MaxConcurrentQueries int
+}
+
+// Validate checks RuntimeConfig invariants.
+func (c RuntimeConfig) Validate() error {
+	if c.PollInterval <= 0 {
+		return ErrInvalidInterval
+	}
+	if c.QueryTimeout <= 0 {
+		return ErrInvalidTimeout
+	}
+	if c.QueryTimeout < c.PollInterval {
+		return fmt.Errorf("query timeout (%v) must be >= poll interval (%v)", c.QueryTimeout, c.PollInterval)
+	}
+	if c.FinalityChannelSize < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("finality channel size must be >= 0")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DefaultRuntimeConfig returns production-ready runtime configuration.
+func DefaultRuntimeConfig() RuntimeConfig {
+	return RuntimeConfig{
+		PollInterval:         250 * time.Millisecond,
+		QueryTimeout:         2 * time.Second,
+		FinalityChannelSize:  100,
+		MaxConcurrentQueries: 0, // unlimited
+	}
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Complete Configuration
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Config is the complete Quasar consensus configuration.
+// Use ConfigBuilder for fluent construction.
+type Config struct {
+	Core      CoreParams
+	Threshold ThresholdParams
+	Quorum    QuorumParams
+	Runtime   RuntimeConfig
+}
+
+// Validate checks all configuration invariants.
+func (c Config) Validate() error {
+	if err := c.Core.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("core params: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Threshold.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("threshold params: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Quorum.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("quorum params: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Runtime.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("runtime config: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DefaultConfig returns a production-ready configuration.
+// Call DefaultConfig().WithNumParties(n) to set validator count.
+func DefaultConfig() Config {
+	return Config{
+		Core:      DefaultCoreParams(),
+		Threshold: DefaultThresholdParams(3), // default 3 validators
+		Quorum:    DefaultQuorumParams(),
+		Runtime:   DefaultRuntimeConfig(),
+	}
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// ConfigBuilder provides fluent configuration construction
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// ConfigBuilder enables fluent Config construction with validation.
+type ConfigBuilder struct {
+	config Config
+}
+
+// NewConfigBuilder creates a builder starting from defaults.
+func NewConfigBuilder() *ConfigBuilder {
+	return &ConfigBuilder{
+		config: DefaultConfig(),
+	}
+}
+
+// WithK sets the sample size.
+func (b *ConfigBuilder) WithK(k int) *ConfigBuilder {
+	b.config.Core.K = k
+	return b
+}
+
+// WithAlpha sets the quorum fraction.
+func (b *ConfigBuilder) WithAlpha(alpha float64) *ConfigBuilder {
+	b.config.Core.Alpha = alpha
+	return b
+}
+
+// WithBeta sets both BetaVirtuous and BetaRogue.
+func (b *ConfigBuilder) WithBeta(virtuous, rogue int) *ConfigBuilder {
+	b.config.Core.BetaVirtuous = virtuous
+	b.config.Core.BetaRogue = rogue
+	return b
+}
+
+// WithNumParties sets the validator count and computes 2/3+1 threshold.
+func (b *ConfigBuilder) WithNumParties(n int) *ConfigBuilder {
+	b.config.Threshold = DefaultThresholdParams(n)
+	return b
+}
+
+// WithThreshold sets an explicit threshold (overrides default 2/3+1).
+func (b *ConfigBuilder) WithThreshold(threshold int) *ConfigBuilder {
+	b.config.Threshold.Threshold = threshold
+	return b
+}
+
+// WithQuorum sets the quorum fraction as numerator/denominator.
+func (b *ConfigBuilder) WithQuorum(num, denom uint64) *ConfigBuilder {
+	b.config.Quorum.Numerator = num
+	b.config.Quorum.Denominator = denom
+	return b
+}
+
+// WithPollInterval sets the polling interval.
+func (b *ConfigBuilder) WithPollInterval(d time.Duration) *ConfigBuilder {
+	b.config.Runtime.PollInterval = d
+	return b
+}
+
+// WithQueryTimeout sets the query timeout.
+func (b *ConfigBuilder) WithQueryTimeout(d time.Duration) *ConfigBuilder {
+	b.config.Runtime.QueryTimeout = d
+	return b
+}
+
+// WithFinalityChannelSize sets the finality channel buffer size.
+func (b *ConfigBuilder) WithFinalityChannelSize(size int) *ConfigBuilder {
+	b.config.Runtime.FinalityChannelSize = size
+	return b
+}
+
+// Build validates and returns the configuration.
+func (b *ConfigBuilder) Build() (Config, error) {
+	if err := b.config.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return Config{}, err
+	}
+	return b.config, nil
+}
+
+// MustBuild validates and returns the configuration, panicking on error.
+// Use only in tests or when configuration is known to be valid.
+func (b *ConfigBuilder) MustBuild() Config {
+	cfg, err := b.Build()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid config: %v", err))
+	}
+	return cfg
+}

consensus/quasar/config_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,434 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package quasar
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := DefaultConfig()
+	if err := cfg.Validate(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("default config should be valid: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify defaults match documentation
+	if cfg.Core.K != 20 {
+		t.Errorf("expected K=20, got %d", cfg.Core.K)
+	}
+	if cfg.Core.Alpha != 0.8 {
+		t.Errorf("expected Alpha=0.8, got %f", cfg.Core.Alpha)
+	}
+	if cfg.Core.BetaVirtuous != 15 {
+		t.Errorf("expected BetaVirtuous=15, got %d", cfg.Core.BetaVirtuous)
+	}
+	if cfg.Core.BetaRogue != 20 {
+		t.Errorf("expected BetaRogue=20, got %d", cfg.Core.BetaRogue)
+	}
+	if cfg.Quorum.Numerator != 2 || cfg.Quorum.Denominator != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2/3 quorum, got %d/%d", cfg.Quorum.Numerator, cfg.Quorum.Denominator)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoreParamsValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		params  CoreParams
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "valid defaults",
+			params:  DefaultCoreParams(),
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "zero K",
+			params:  CoreParams{K: 0, Alpha: 0.8, BetaVirtuous: 15, BetaRogue: 20},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "negative K",
+			params:  CoreParams{K: -1, Alpha: 0.8, BetaVirtuous: 15, BetaRogue: 20},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "alpha zero",
+			params:  CoreParams{K: 20, Alpha: 0, BetaVirtuous: 15, BetaRogue: 20},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "alpha greater than 1",
+			params:  CoreParams{K: 20, Alpha: 1.5, BetaVirtuous: 15, BetaRogue: 20},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "alpha exactly 1",
+			params:  CoreParams{K: 20, Alpha: 1.0, BetaVirtuous: 15, BetaRogue: 20},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "beta virtuous zero",
+			params:  CoreParams{K: 20, Alpha: 0.8, BetaVirtuous: 0, BetaRogue: 20},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "beta rogue less than virtuous",
+			params:  CoreParams{K: 20, Alpha: 0.8, BetaVirtuous: 20, BetaRogue: 15},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "beta exceeds K",
+			params:  CoreParams{K: 10, Alpha: 0.8, BetaVirtuous: 15, BetaRogue: 20},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := tt.params.Validate()
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("Validate() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAlphaThreshold(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		k     int
+		alpha float64
+		want  int
+	}{
+		{k: 20, alpha: 0.8, want: 16},  // 20 * 0.8 = 16
+		{k: 20, alpha: 0.51, want: 11}, // ceil(10.2) = 11
+		{k: 10, alpha: 0.67, want: 7},  // ceil(6.7) = 7
+		{k: 5, alpha: 1.0, want: 5},    // 5 * 1.0 = 5
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := CoreParams{K: tt.k, Alpha: tt.alpha, BetaVirtuous: 1, BetaRogue: 1}
+			got := p.AlphaThreshold()
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("AlphaThreshold(%d, %f) = %d, want %d", tt.k, tt.alpha, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestThresholdParamsValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		params  ThresholdParams
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "valid 3 of 5",
+			params:  ThresholdParams{NumParties: 5, Threshold: 3},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "valid 4 of 5",
+			params:  ThresholdParams{NumParties: 5, Threshold: 4},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "valid 2 of 3 minimum",
+			params:  ThresholdParams{NumParties: 3, Threshold: 2},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "too few parties",
+			params:  ThresholdParams{NumParties: 2, Threshold: 2},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "threshold too low",
+			params:  ThresholdParams{NumParties: 5, Threshold: 1},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "threshold exceeds parties",
+			params:  ThresholdParams{NumParties: 5, Threshold: 6},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := tt.params.Validate()
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("Validate() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultThresholdParams(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		parties       int
+		wantThreshold int
+	}{
+		{parties: 3, wantThreshold: 3},   // 2/3 of 3 = 2, +1 = 3
+		{parties: 4, wantThreshold: 3},   // 2/3 of 4 = 2, +1 = 3
+		{parties: 5, wantThreshold: 4},   // 2/3 of 5 = 3, +1 = 4
+		{parties: 10, wantThreshold: 7},  // 2/3 of 10 = 6, +1 = 7
+		{parties: 21, wantThreshold: 15}, // 2/3 of 21 = 14, +1 = 15
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := DefaultThresholdParams(tt.parties)
+			if p.Threshold != tt.wantThreshold {
+				t.Errorf("DefaultThresholdParams(%d).Threshold = %d, want %d",
+					tt.parties, p.Threshold, tt.wantThreshold)
+			}
+			if err := p.Validate(); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("DefaultThresholdParams(%d) produced invalid params: %v", tt.parties, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuorumParamsValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		params  QuorumParams
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "valid 2/3",
+			params:  QuorumParams{Numerator: 2, Denominator: 3},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "valid 1/2",
+			params:  QuorumParams{Numerator: 1, Denominator: 2},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "valid 1/1 (unanimous)",
+			params:  QuorumParams{Numerator: 1, Denominator: 1},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "zero denominator",
+			params:  QuorumParams{Numerator: 2, Denominator: 0},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "numerator exceeds denominator",
+			params:  QuorumParams{Numerator: 4, Denominator: 3},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := tt.params.Validate()
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("Validate() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuorumIsMet(t *testing.T) {
+	q := QuorumParams{Numerator: 2, Denominator: 3} // 2/3 = 66.67%
+
+	// Note: integer math: 100 * 2 / 3 = 66 (floor division)
+	tests := []struct {
+		signerWeight uint64
+		totalWeight  uint64
+		want         bool
+	}{
+		{signerWeight: 67, totalWeight: 100, want: true},  // 67 >= 66
+		{signerWeight: 66, totalWeight: 100, want: true},  // 66 >= 66 (floor division)
+		{signerWeight: 65, totalWeight: 100, want: false}, // 65 < 66
+		{signerWeight: 100, totalWeight: 100, want: true}, // 100 >= 66
+		{signerWeight: 0, totalWeight: 100, want: false},  // 0 < 66
+		{signerWeight: 2, totalWeight: 3, want: true},     // 2 >= 2 (3*2/3=2)
+		{signerWeight: 1, totalWeight: 3, want: false},    // 1 < 2
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		got := q.IsMet(tt.signerWeight, tt.totalWeight)
+		if got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("IsMet(%d, %d) = %v, want %v", tt.signerWeight, tt.totalWeight, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRuntimeConfigValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		config  RuntimeConfig
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "valid defaults",
+			config:  DefaultRuntimeConfig(),
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "zero poll interval",
+			config: RuntimeConfig{
+				PollInterval: 0,
+				QueryTimeout: time.Second,
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "negative poll interval",
+			config: RuntimeConfig{
+				PollInterval: -time.Millisecond,
+				QueryTimeout: time.Second,
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "query timeout less than poll interval",
+			config: RuntimeConfig{
+				PollInterval: time.Second,
+				QueryTimeout: 100 * time.Millisecond,
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "negative channel size",
+			config: RuntimeConfig{
+				PollInterval:        250 * time.Millisecond,
+				QueryTimeout:        2 * time.Second,
+				FinalityChannelSize: -1,
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := tt.config.Validate()
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("Validate() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigBuilder(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test fluent API
+	cfg, err := NewConfigBuilder().
+		WithK(25).
+		WithAlpha(0.75).
+		WithBeta(18, 22).
+		WithNumParties(10).
+		WithQuorum(3, 4). // 75%
+		WithPollInterval(500 * time.Millisecond).
+		WithQueryTimeout(5 * time.Second).
+		Build()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if cfg.Core.K != 25 {
+		t.Errorf("K = %d, want 25", cfg.Core.K)
+	}
+	if cfg.Core.Alpha != 0.75 {
+		t.Errorf("Alpha = %f, want 0.75", cfg.Core.Alpha)
+	}
+	if cfg.Core.BetaVirtuous != 18 {
+		t.Errorf("BetaVirtuous = %d, want 18", cfg.Core.BetaVirtuous)
+	}
+	if cfg.Core.BetaRogue != 22 {
+		t.Errorf("BetaRogue = %d, want 22", cfg.Core.BetaRogue)
+	}
+	if cfg.Threshold.NumParties != 10 {
+		t.Errorf("NumParties = %d, want 10", cfg.Threshold.NumParties)
+	}
+	if cfg.Threshold.Threshold != 7 { // 2/3 of 10 + 1 = 7
+		t.Errorf("Threshold = %d, want 7", cfg.Threshold.Threshold)
+	}
+	if cfg.Quorum.Numerator != 3 || cfg.Quorum.Denominator != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("Quorum = %d/%d, want 3/4", cfg.Quorum.Numerator, cfg.Quorum.Denominator)
+	}
+	if cfg.Runtime.PollInterval != 500*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Errorf("PollInterval = %v, want 500ms", cfg.Runtime.PollInterval)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigBuilderWithExplicitThreshold(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := NewConfigBuilder().
+		WithNumParties(10).
+		WithThreshold(5). // Override default 7
+		Build()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if cfg.Threshold.Threshold != 5 {
+		t.Errorf("Threshold = %d, want 5", cfg.Threshold.Threshold)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigBuilderValidationError(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := NewConfigBuilder().
+		WithK(-1). // Invalid
+		Build()
+
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Build() should return error for invalid K")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigBuilderMustBuildPanics(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r == nil {
+			t.Error("MustBuild() should panic on invalid config")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	NewConfigBuilder().WithK(-1).MustBuild()
+}
+
+func TestConfigBuilderMustBuildSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	// Should not panic
+	cfg := NewConfigBuilder().MustBuild()
+	if err := cfg.Validate(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("MustBuild() produced invalid config: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestConfigImmutability documents that Config values are immutable after creation.
+func TestConfigImmutability(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := DefaultConfig()
+
+	// These are value types, so modifications don't affect the original
+	core := cfg.Core
+	core.K = 999
+
+	if cfg.Core.K == 999 {
+		t.Error("Config.Core should be immutable (value copy)")
+	}
+}
+
+// BenchmarkQuorumCheck benchmarks the quorum check operation.
+func BenchmarkQuorumCheck(b *testing.B) {
+	q := DefaultQuorumParams()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_ = q.IsMet(70, 100)
+	}
+}
+
+// BenchmarkConfigValidation benchmarks config validation.
+func BenchmarkConfigValidation(b *testing.B) {
+	cfg := DefaultConfig()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_ = cfg.Validate()
+	}
+}

consensus/quasar/coverage_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package quasar
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
+	"github.com/luxfi/log"
+)
+
+// --- Config edge cases ---
+
+func TestDefaultThresholdParamsSmall(t *testing.T) {
+	// numParties=1: threshold clamped to numParties
+	p := DefaultThresholdParams(1)
+	if p.Threshold != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected threshold 1 for 1 party, got %d", p.Threshold)
+	}
+
+	// numParties=2: 2/3*2 + 1 = 2, min is 2
+	p = DefaultThresholdParams(2)
+	if p.Threshold != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected threshold 2, got %d", p.Threshold)
+	}
+
+	// numParties=3: 2/3*3 + 1 = 3
+	p = DefaultThresholdParams(3)
+	if p.Threshold != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected threshold 3, got %d", p.Threshold)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuorumParamsValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	p := DefaultQuorumParams()
+	if err := p.Validate(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("default quorum should be valid: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	p = QuorumParams{Numerator: 1, Denominator: 0}
+	if err := p.Validate(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("zero denominator should be invalid")
+	}
+
+	p = QuorumParams{Numerator: 4, Denominator: 3}
+	if err := p.Validate(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("num > denom should be invalid")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuorumParamsIsMet(t *testing.T) {
+	p := QuorumParams{Numerator: 2, Denominator: 3}
+	if !p.IsMet(200, 300) {
+		t.Error("200/300 should meet 2/3 quorum")
+	}
+	if p.IsMet(199, 300) {
+		t.Error("199/300 should not meet 2/3 quorum")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuorumParamsRequiredWeight(t *testing.T) {
+	p := QuorumParams{Numerator: 2, Denominator: 3}
+	if p.RequiredWeight(300) != 200 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 200, got %d", p.RequiredWeight(300))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigBuilderWithFinalityChannelSize(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := NewConfigBuilder().
+		WithThreshold(3).
+		WithFinalityChannelSize(256).
+		Build()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("build failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.Runtime.FinalityChannelSize != 256 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 256, got %d", cfg.Runtime.FinalityChannelSize)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestThresholdParamsValidateEdge(t *testing.T) {
+	p := ThresholdParams{NumParties: 3, Threshold: 5}
+	if err := p.Validate(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("threshold > parties should be invalid")
+	}
+
+	p = ThresholdParams{NumParties: 3, Threshold: 0}
+	if err := p.Validate(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("threshold 0 should be invalid")
+	}
+}
+
+// --- Quasar lifecycle ---
+
+func TestQuasarGetCoreGetCorona(t *testing.T) {
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.Noop(), 2, 2, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if q.GetCore() == nil {
+		t.Error("GetCore should not return nil")
+	}
+	if q.GetCorona() != nil {
+		t.Error("Corona should be nil before initialization")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuasarSetGetFinalized(t *testing.T) {
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.Noop(), 2, 2, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	blockID := ids.GenerateTestID()
+	finality := &QuantumFinality{
+		BlockID:      blockID,
+		PChainHeight: 42,
+		Timestamp:    time.Now(),
+	}
+
+	q.SetFinalized(blockID, finality)
+
+	got, ok := q.GetFinalized(blockID)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("should find finality record")
+	}
+	if got.PChainHeight != 42 {
+		t.Errorf("height mismatch: %d", got.PChainHeight)
+	}
+
+	_, ok = q.GetFinalized(ids.GenerateTestID())
+	if ok {
+		t.Error("should not find non-existent finality")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuasarGetConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.Noop(), 3, 2, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	threshold, qNum, qDen := q.GetConfig()
+	if threshold != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected threshold 3, got %d", threshold)
+	}
+	if qNum != 2 || qDen != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected quorum 2/3, got %d/%d", qNum, qDen)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuasarIsRunning(t *testing.T) {
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.Noop(), 2, 2, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if q.IsRunning() {
+		t.Error("should not be running before Start")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuasarCheckQuorum(t *testing.T) {
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.Noop(), 2, 2, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !q.CheckQuorum(200, 300) {
+		t.Error("200/300 should meet 2/3 quorum")
+	}
+	if q.CheckQuorum(100, 300) {
+		t.Error("100/300 should not meet 2/3 quorum")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuasarCreateMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.Noop(), 2, 2, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	event := FinalityEvent{
+		BlockID: ids.GenerateTestID(),
+		Height:  100,
+	}
+
+	msg := q.CreateMessage(event)
+	if len(msg) == 0 {
+		t.Error("message should not be empty")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQuasarTotalWeight(t *testing.T) {
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.Noop(), 2, 2, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	validators := []ValidatorState{
+		{Weight: 100, Active: true},
+		{Weight: 200, Active: true},
+		{Weight: 50, Active: true},
+	}
+
+	total := q.TotalWeight(validators)
+	if total != 350 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 350, got %d", total)
+	}
+
+	// Inactive validators should not count
+	validators[2].Active = false
+	total = q.TotalWeight(validators)
+	if total != 300 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 300 without inactive, got %d", total)
+	}
+}
+
+// --- BLS Signature ---
+
+func TestBLSSignature(t *testing.T) {
+	signers := []ids.NodeID{ids.GenerateTestNodeID(), ids.GenerateTestNodeID()}
+	sig := NewBLSSignature([]byte("aggregated-sig"), signers)
+
+	if sig.Type() != SignatureTypeBLS {
+		t.Error("wrong type")
+	}
+	if len(sig.Bytes()) == 0 {
+		t.Error("bytes should not be empty")
+	}
+	if len(sig.Signers()) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 signers, got %d", len(sig.Signers()))
+	}
+}
+
+// --- CoronaCoordinator ---
+
+func TestCoronaCoordinatorSignNotInitialized(t *testing.T) {
+	rc, _ := NewCoronaCoordinator(log.Noop(), CoronaConfig{NumParties: 3, Threshold: 2})
+	_, err := rc.Sign([]byte("msg"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("should fail when not initialized")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoronaCoordinatorVerifyNotInitialized(t *testing.T) {
+	rc, _ := NewCoronaCoordinator(log.Noop(), CoronaConfig{NumParties: 3, Threshold: 2})
+	if rc.Verify([]byte("msg"), nil) {
+		t.Error("should return false when not initialized")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoronaCoordinatorTestMode(t *testing.T) {
+	rc, _ := NewTestCoronaCoordinator(log.Noop(), CoronaConfig{NumParties: 3, Threshold: 2})
+	validators := []ids.NodeID{ids.GenerateTestNodeID()}
+	rc.Initialize(validators)
+
+	sig, err := rc.Sign([]byte("test-message"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("sign failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if sig == nil {
+		t.Fatal("signature should not be nil")
+	}
+	if !rc.Verify([]byte("test-message"), sig) {
+		t.Error("should verify in testing mode")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoronaCoordinatorNotTestMode(t *testing.T) {
+	rc, _ := NewCoronaCoordinator(log.Noop(), CoronaConfig{NumParties: 3, Threshold: 2})
+	rc.Initialize([]ids.NodeID{ids.GenerateTestNodeID()})
+
+	_, err := rc.Sign([]byte("msg"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("should fail when not in testing mode")
+	}
+
+	sig := NewCoronaSignature([]byte("fake"), nil)
+	if rc.Verify([]byte("msg"), sig) {
+		t.Error("should return false when not in testing mode")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoronaCoordinatorStats(t *testing.T) {
+	rc, _ := NewCoronaCoordinator(log.Noop(), CoronaConfig{NumParties: 3, Threshold: 2})
+	s := rc.Stats()
+	if s.NumParties != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 3 parties, got %d", s.NumParties)
+	}
+	if s.Initialized {
+		t.Error("should not be initialized")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoronaCoordinatorThresholdNumParties(t *testing.T) {
+	rc, _ := NewCoronaCoordinator(log.Noop(), CoronaConfig{NumParties: 5, Threshold: 3})
+	if rc.Threshold() != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("expected threshold 3, got %d", rc.Threshold())
+	}
+	if rc.NumParties() != 5 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 5 parties, got %d", rc.NumParties())
+	}
+}

consensus/quasar/doc.go

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+/*
+Package quasar provides hybrid quantum-safe consensus finality.
+
+# Overview
+
+Quasar is the gravitational center of Lux consensus, binding P-Chain
+(BLS signatures) and Q-Chain (Corona post-quantum threshold) into
+unified hybrid finality across all Lux networks.
+
+# Architecture
+
+All validators maintain both keypairs:
+  - BLS keypair: Aggregate signatures (classical, fast)
+  - Corona keypair: Threshold signatures (post-quantum, 2-round)
+
+Both signature paths run in parallel:
+
+	Block arrives
+	    |
+	    +-- BLS PATH ----------+-- CORONA PATH --------+
+	    |   All validators     |   Round 1: commitments  |
+	    |   sign with BLS      |   Round 2: partials     |
+	    |   Aggregate (96B)    |   Combine threshold sig |
+	    +----------------------+-------------------------+
+	                           |
+	                     HYBRID PROOF
+	                  BLS + Corona combined
+	                           |
+	                   QUANTUM FINALITY
+
+# Vote Flow
+
+Validators cast votes (wire format: Chits) for proposed blocks. The
+Quasar engine collects these votes and produces finality proofs when:
+  - 2/3+ validator weight signed via BLS
+  - t-of-n validators completed Corona threshold signing
+
+# Signature Types
+
+The package defines several signature types:
+  - SignatureTypeBLS: Classical BLS signatures
+  - SignatureTypeCorona: Post-quantum threshold
+  - SignatureTypeQuasar: Hybrid combining both
+  - SignatureTypeMLDSA: ML-DSA fallback
+
+# Components
+
+Quasar: Main consensus hub coordinating both signature paths.
+
+CoronaCoordinator: Manages the 2-round threshold signing protocol
+for post-quantum security.
+
+QuantumFinality: Represents a block that achieved hybrid finality with
+both BLS and Corona proofs.
+*/
+package quasar

consensus/quasar/errors.go

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package quasar
-
-import "errors"
-
-// Typed, fail-closed errors. Every one is returned (never swallowed) and, when
-// surfaced from the accept hook post-activation, halts finalization rather than
-// accepting a checkpoint without valid post-quantum evidence.
-var (
-	// ErrFinalityCertMissing — a checkpoint was finalized post-activation but no
-	// QuasarCert is available for it (the producer has not delivered one).
-	ErrFinalityCertMissing = errors.New("quasar: finality cert missing for checkpoint")
-
-	// ErrFinalityCertMismatch — a cert exists but does not bind the finalized
-	// block (chain/height/block/state mismatch). Anti-replay.
-	ErrFinalityCertMismatch = errors.New("quasar: finality cert does not bind the finalized block")
-
-	// ErrFinalityCertInvalid — the cert is bound correctly but failed consensus
-	// verification (policy, validator-set root, or a leg signature).
-	ErrFinalityCertInvalid = errors.New("quasar: finality cert failed verification")
-
-	// ErrValidatorSetUnavailable — no committed validator set for the cert's
-	// epoch (the verifier cannot resolve the per-leg verification keys).
-	ErrValidatorSetUnavailable = errors.New("quasar: validator set unavailable for epoch")
-
-	// ErrPolicyUnavailable — the gate has no configured policy.
-	ErrPolicyUnavailable = errors.New("quasar: policy unavailable")
-
-	// ErrPolicyMismatch — the cert's PolicyID is not the configured policy. A
-	// cert cannot select its own (weaker) posture.
-	ErrPolicyMismatch = errors.New("quasar: cert policy id does not match configured policy")
-
-	// ErrGateMisconfigured — the gate is activated at a checkpoint but has no
-	// cert store or validator provider. Fail closed rather than panic.
-	ErrGateMisconfigured = errors.New("quasar: gate activated but missing store or validator provider")
-)

consensus/quasar/gate.go

@@ -1,268 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-// Package quasar is the node-side integration of the luxfi/consensus Quasar
-// post-quantum finality-certificate layer.
-//
-// luxd finalizes blocks on the classical Snow/Avalanche path (fast, every
-// block). On top, at CHECKPOINTS (epoch boundaries — NOT every block), a sampled
-// committee produces a QuasarCert over the finalized digest and validators
-// VERIFY it. This package wires the VERIFY half: it consumes
-// github.com/luxfi/consensus/protocol/quasar.VerifyConsensusCert as an OPTIONAL,
-// FORWARD-DATED, DORMANT-BY-DEFAULT check in the block-accept path.
-//
-// # Safety contract
-//
-// The forward-dated dormant activation is the whole reason this package has the
-// shape it does:
-//
-//   - Pre-activation (the default): VerifyAccepted is a pure no-op. Classical
-//     Snow finality is UNCHANGED. A nil *Gate, a zero Gate, or an unset
-//     activation height all mean "dormant" — zero behavior change.
-//   - Post-activation (owner sets Activation.Height to a real, forward-dated
-//     height): at every checkpoint height the gate REQUIRES a valid QuasarCert
-//     bound to the just-finalized block and FAILS CLOSED — a missing or invalid
-//     cert returns an error from Accept(), halting the chain rather than
-//     finalizing a checkpoint without post-quantum evidence.
-//
-// Activation is therefore a deliberate switch the owner flips only AFTER the
-// cert PRODUCER (the per-validator committee signer) is live and certs flow at
-// the checkpoint cadence — otherwise every checkpoint would halt. See
-// producer.go.
-//
-// # Default posture
-//
-// HYBRID_PQ = Beam(BLS) ∧ Pulsar (standard FIPS-204 threshold ML-DSA), at
-// checkpoint cadence. Per the measured policy-tier benchmarks, Pulsar verify
-// (~140µs) is cheaper than BLS itself and the cert is compact (~27KB) — the
-// right default production finality posture. STRICT_DUAL_PQ (∧ Corona) and the
-// POLARIS tiers (∧ Magnetar) are configurable for stricter mainnet finality.
-package quasar
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	qcert "github.com/luxfi/consensus/protocol/quasar"
-)
-
-// ActivationConfig is the forward-dated activation switch.
-//
-// The zero value is DORMANT: Height == 0 means "never activate" and the gate is
-// a no-op for every block. This mirrors the genesis upgrade discipline (a
-// far-future / unset activation point cannot affect live finality).
-//
-// Activation is by HEIGHT ONLY, deliberately. A block height is agreed by
-// consensus, so every honest validator enforces PQ finality at exactly the SAME
-// checkpoints — there is no node-local decision. (A wall-clock gate would split
-// finalization across validators with skewed clocks: some halting on a missing
-// cert while others finalize without one. Timestamp-based forward-dating is
-// expressed by choosing the activation HEIGHT at the target time.)
-type ActivationConfig struct {
-	// Height is the block height at and above which PQ-finality verification is
-	// enforced at checkpoints. 0 == dormant (never).
-	Height uint64
-}
-
-// dormant reports whether the activation is unset (the default — never enforce).
-func (a ActivationConfig) dormant() bool { return a.Height == 0 }
-
-// active reports whether enforcement is live for a block at the given height.
-// Deterministic: height-only, no wall clock. Dormant activation is never active.
-func (a ActivationConfig) active(height uint64) bool {
-	return a.Height != 0 && height >= a.Height
-}
-
-// DefaultCheckpointInterval is the default checkpoint cadence in blocks. PQ
-// certs ride epoch-boundary checkpoints, never every block (Magnetar sign is
-// checkpoint-only; even the cheap Pulsar sign is checkpoint cadence). The owner
-// overrides this to match the producer's cadence at activation time.
-const DefaultCheckpointInterval uint64 = 256
-
-// DefaultMode is the default Quasar posture: HYBRID_PQ (Beam ∧ Pulsar).
-const DefaultMode = qcert.PolicyHybridPQCheckpoint
-
-// Config is the node-surfaced PQ-finality configuration. Its zero value is
-// dormant + HYBRID_PQ + default cadence.
-type Config struct {
-	// ChainID is THIS chain's numeric identifier (the sovereign/EVM chain id),
-	// bound into every cert and checked against it. A per-chain constant sourced
-	// from chain config at gate construction — NOT pulled from a block, because
-	// the proposervm layer carries the 32-byte validator-set id, not the numeric
-	// chain id. Inert while dormant.
-	ChainID uint32
-
-	// Activation is the forward-dated dormant switch. Zero => dormant.
-	Activation ActivationConfig
-
-	// Mode is the Quasar evidence posture. Zero => DefaultMode (HYBRID_PQ).
-	Mode qcert.QuasarEvidenceMode
-
-	// MLDSAParam selects the ML-DSA parameter set for the Pulsar leg. 0 =>
-	// ML-DSA-65 (the consensus default).
-	MLDSAParam uint8
-
-	// Threshold is the BFT quorum floor (minimum aggregate signer weight) every
-	// leg's evidence must establish.
-	Threshold uint64
-
-	// CheckpointInterval is the checkpoint cadence in blocks. 0 =>
-	// DefaultCheckpointInterval.
-	CheckpointInterval uint64
-}
-
-// Checkpoint is the finalized-block position the accept hook hands the gate. It
-// is the binding the cert must match (anti-replay): a valid cert for a DIFFERENT
-// block must never satisfy THIS checkpoint. The chain id is gate-level config,
-// not a per-block field.
-type Checkpoint struct {
-	Epoch     uint64
-	Height    uint64
-	Round     uint32
-	BlockID   [32]byte
-	StateRoot [32]byte
-}
-
-// Gate enforces (or, dormant, ignores) PQ-finality at checkpoints. It is the
-// single node-side seam between the classical accept path and the consensus
-// Quasar verifier.
-type Gate struct {
-	cfg        Config
-	policy     *qcert.QuasarEvidencePolicy
-	store      CertStore
-	validators ValidatorSetProvider
-}
-
-// NewGate constructs a Gate. A Gate is meaningful even with a dormant Config:
-// VerifyAccepted is a no-op until Activation.Height is set. store and validators
-// are only consulted post-activation at checkpoints.
-func NewGate(cfg Config, store CertStore, validators ValidatorSetProvider) *Gate {
-	mode := cfg.Mode
-	if mode == 0 {
-		mode = DefaultMode
-	}
-	if cfg.CheckpointInterval == 0 {
-		cfg.CheckpointInterval = DefaultCheckpointInterval
-	}
-	cfg.Mode = mode
-	return &Gate{
-		cfg:        cfg,
-		policy:     qcert.NewQuasarEvidencePolicy(mode, cfg.MLDSAParam, cfg.Threshold),
-		store:      store,
-		validators: validators,
-	}
-}
-
-// VerifyAccepted is the accept-path hook and the SAFETY BOUNDARY.
-//
-//   - g == nil OR dormant activation => returns nil immediately. This is the
-//     default and guarantees classical Snow finality is unchanged.
-//   - height below activation, or activation time not yet reached => nil.
-//   - not a checkpoint height => nil (certs ride checkpoints only).
-//   - checkpoint, activated => REQUIRE a valid cert bound to this block; FAIL
-//     CLOSED. A missing, mis-bound, or invalid cert is an error (the caller
-//     returns it from Accept, halting rather than finalizing without PQ
-//     evidence).
-//
-// It is intentionally nil-safe so the proposervm hook can call
-// vm.quasarGate.VerifyAccepted(...) unconditionally with a nil gate.
-func (g *Gate) VerifyAccepted(cp Checkpoint) error {
-	if g == nil || g.cfg.Activation.dormant() {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if !g.cfg.Activation.active(cp.Height) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if !g.isCheckpoint(cp.Height) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	// Activated checkpoint: the gate MUST have its cert store + validator
-	// provider, or it cannot verify. Fail closed with a typed error rather than
-	// panic in the accept hook (a panic would halt the chain uncontrollably).
-	if g.store == nil || g.validators == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: chain=%d height=%d", ErrGateMisconfigured, g.cfg.ChainID, cp.Height)
-	}
-
-	cert, ok := g.store.Lookup(g.cfg.ChainID, cp.Height, cp.BlockID)
-	if !ok || cert == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: chain=%d height=%d block=%x", ErrFinalityCertMissing, g.cfg.ChainID, cp.Height, cp.BlockID[:8])
-	}
-	if err := bindCheck(cert, g.cfg.ChainID, cp); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	vs, err := g.validators.ValidatorSet(g.cfg.ChainID, cert.Epoch)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: chain=%d epoch=%d: %v", ErrValidatorSetUnavailable, g.cfg.ChainID, cert.Epoch, err)
-	}
-	if err := qcert.VerifyConsensusCert(policyStore{policy: g.policy}, vs, cert); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: chain=%d height=%d: %v", ErrFinalityCertInvalid, g.cfg.ChainID, cp.Height, err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Activated reports whether enforcement is live for a block at the given height
-// and the current wall clock. Used by the producer-request site to decide
-// whether a cert is needed at a checkpoint.
-func (g *Gate) Activated(height uint64) bool {
-	if g == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return g.cfg.Activation.active(height)
-}
-
-// IsCheckpoint reports whether the given height is a checkpoint under the gate's
-// configured cadence. Exported so the producer-request site shares ONE cadence
-// definition with the verify path (no second source of truth).
-func (g *Gate) IsCheckpoint(height uint64) bool {
-	if g == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return g.isCheckpoint(height)
-}
-
-func (g *Gate) isCheckpoint(height uint64) bool {
-	iv := g.cfg.CheckpointInterval
-	if iv == 0 {
-		iv = DefaultCheckpointInterval
-	}
-	return height%iv == 0
-}
-
-// bindCheck pins the cert to the actual finalized block. Without this, a valid
-// cert produced for a different (chain, height, block) could be replayed to
-// satisfy this checkpoint. VerifyConsensusCert checks the cert's INTERNAL
-// consistency and the validator-set/policy binding; bindCheck adds the external
-// binding to THIS node's finalized position.
-func bindCheck(cert *qcert.ConsensusCert, chainID uint32, cp Checkpoint) error {
-	if cert.ChainID != chainID {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: cert chain %d != finalized chain %d", ErrFinalityCertMismatch, cert.ChainID, chainID)
-	}
-	// Bind the epoch. The gate resolves the verification keys from the cert's
-	// epoch, so an UNBOUND epoch would let a cert signed under a DIFFERENT
-	// validator-set era (e.g. a compromised RETIRED committee's group key) certify
-	// the current block — nullifying KeyEra rotation as a blast-radius bound. The
-	// honest producer signs over Subject.Epoch == cp.Epoch, so honest certs match.
-	if cert.Epoch != cp.Epoch {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: cert epoch %d != finalized epoch %d", ErrFinalityCertMismatch, cert.Epoch, cp.Epoch)
-	}
-	if cert.Round != cp.Round {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: cert round %d != finalized round %d", ErrFinalityCertMismatch, cert.Round, cp.Round)
-	}
-	if cert.Height != cp.Height {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: cert height %d != finalized height %d", ErrFinalityCertMismatch, cert.Height, cp.Height)
-	}
-	if cert.BlockHash != cp.BlockID {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: cert block hash != finalized block id", ErrFinalityCertMismatch)
-	}
-	// StateRoot contract: at the proposervm layer the post-state root is
-	// committed TRANSITIVELY through BlockHash, so cp.StateRoot is zero and the
-	// cert MUST carry a zero StateRoot too. A non-zero cert StateRoot is rejected
-	// (no state to cross-check here) — the producer follow-on MUST emit
-	// StateRoot==0 at this layer; a chain that wants an explicit state binding
-	// plumbs cp.StateRoot AND signs it, and this check then enforces equality.
-	var zero [32]byte
-	if cert.StateRoot != zero && cert.StateRoot != cp.StateRoot {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: cert state root != finalized state root", ErrFinalityCertMismatch)
-	}
-	return nil
-}

consensus/quasar/gate_test.go

@@ -1,270 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package quasar
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"testing"
-
-	qcert "github.com/luxfi/consensus/protocol/quasar"
-)
-
-// vsRoot is a fixed committed-validator-set root used across the tests.
-var vsRoot = [48]byte{0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44}
-
-// testValidators is a ValidatorSet whose Root matches vsRoot, with non-empty
-// (placeholder) HYBRID_PQ keys. The delegation test never reaches signature
-// math, so the key bytes need only be non-empty.
-func testValidators() *ValidatorSet {
-	return NewValidatorSet(vsRoot, 1, []byte("bls-agg-key"), []byte("pulsar-group-key"))
-}
-
-// newGate builds a gate with a tight cadence (checkpoint every 10 blocks) and
-// the given forward-dated activation height. interval 10 keeps the heights in
-// the tests readable.
-func newGate(activationHeight uint64, store CertStore) *Gate {
-	return NewGate(Config{
-		ChainID:            1337,
-		Activation:         ActivationConfig{Height: activationHeight},
-		Mode:               DefaultMode, // HYBRID_PQ
-		Threshold:          100,
-		CheckpointInterval: 10,
-	}, store, StaticValidatorSetProvider{Set: testValidators()})
-}
-
-func checkpointAt(height uint64) Checkpoint {
-	return Checkpoint{
-		Epoch:   1,
-		Height:  height,
-		BlockID: [32]byte{0xab, 0xcd, 0xef},
-	}
-}
-
-// TestDormantIsNoop — the default (Activation.Height == 0) is a pure no-op even
-// at a checkpoint height with a poisoned store. This is the core safety
-// property: pre-activation, classical Snow finality is unchanged.
-func TestDormantIsNoop(t *testing.T) {
-	store := NewMemCertStore()
-	g := NewGate(Config{CheckpointInterval: 10}, store, StaticValidatorSetProvider{Set: testValidators()})
-	// height 10 is a checkpoint; no cert exists; yet dormant => nil.
-	if err := g.VerifyAccepted(checkpointAt(10)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("dormant gate must be a no-op, got %v", err)
-	}
-	if g.Activated(10) {
-		t.Fatal("dormant gate must never report Activated")
-	}
-}
-
-// TestNilGateIsNoop — a nil *Gate is the wire-it-but-leave-it-off default; the
-// proposervm hook calls VerifyAccepted on a possibly-nil gate.
-func TestNilGateIsNoop(t *testing.T) {
-	var g *Gate
-	if err := g.VerifyAccepted(checkpointAt(10)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("nil gate must be a no-op, got %v", err)
-	}
-	if g.Activated(10) || g.IsCheckpoint(10) {
-		t.Fatal("nil gate must report neither Activated nor IsCheckpoint")
-	}
-}
-
-// TestBelowActivationIsNoop — activated at height 100 but the block is at 10:
-// below the forward-dated height => nil, even at a checkpoint with no cert.
-func TestBelowActivationIsNoop(t *testing.T) {
-	g := newGate(100, NewMemCertStore())
-	if err := g.VerifyAccepted(checkpointAt(10)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("below activation must be a no-op, got %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestNonCheckpointIsNoop — activated and at/above activation height, but the
-// height is not a checkpoint => nil (certs ride checkpoints only).
-func TestNonCheckpointIsNoop(t *testing.T) {
-	g := newGate(10, NewMemCertStore())
-	// height 15 is activated (>=10) but not a checkpoint (15 % 10 != 0).
-	if err := g.VerifyAccepted(checkpointAt(15)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("non-checkpoint must be a no-op, got %v", err)
-	}
-	if !g.Activated(15) {
-		t.Fatal("height 15 should be activated")
-	}
-	if g.IsCheckpoint(15) {
-		t.Fatal("height 15 must not be a checkpoint")
-	}
-}
-
-// TestMissingCertFailsClosed — activated checkpoint with no cert in the store =>
-// ErrFinalityCertMissing. Post-activation a checkpoint without PQ evidence must
-// NOT finalize.
-func TestMissingCertFailsClosed(t *testing.T) {
-	g := newGate(10, NewMemCertStore())
-	err := g.VerifyAccepted(checkpointAt(20))
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrFinalityCertMissing) {
-		t.Fatalf("want ErrFinalityCertMissing, got %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestMismatchedCertRejected — a cert that does not bind the finalized block
-// (wrong block id / height / chain) is rejected by bindCheck before any crypto.
-// Anti-replay: a valid cert for a different block must not satisfy this one.
-func TestMismatchedCertRejected(t *testing.T) {
-	// cp = checkpointAt(20) has Epoch 1, Round 0. Each case sets every binding
-	// field correctly EXCEPT the one named, so it fails at that field.
-	cases := []struct {
-		name string
-		cert *qcert.ConsensusCert
-	}{
-		{"wrong block", &qcert.ConsensusCert{ChainID: 1337, Epoch: 1, Height: 20, BlockHash: [32]byte{0x99}}},
-		{"wrong height", &qcert.ConsensusCert{ChainID: 1337, Epoch: 1, Height: 21, BlockHash: [32]byte{0xab, 0xcd, 0xef}}},
-		{"wrong chain", &qcert.ConsensusCert{ChainID: 7, Epoch: 1, Height: 20, BlockHash: [32]byte{0xab, 0xcd, 0xef}}},
-		{"wrong epoch", &qcert.ConsensusCert{ChainID: 1337, Epoch: 2, Height: 20, BlockHash: [32]byte{0xab, 0xcd, 0xef}}},
-		{"wrong round", &qcert.ConsensusCert{ChainID: 1337, Epoch: 1, Round: 1, Height: 20, BlockHash: [32]byte{0xab, 0xcd, 0xef}}},
-		{"wrong state root", &qcert.ConsensusCert{ChainID: 1337, Epoch: 1, Height: 20, BlockHash: [32]byte{0xab, 0xcd, 0xef}, StateRoot: [32]byte{0x55}}},
-	}
-	for _, tc := range cases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			store := NewMemCertStore()
-			// Index it at the checkpoint's lookup key so Lookup returns it and
-			// bindCheck (not Lookup) does the rejecting.
-			store.certs[certKey{chainID: 1337, height: 20, blockID: [32]byte{0xab, 0xcd, 0xef}}] = tc.cert
-			g := newGate(10, store)
-			err := g.VerifyAccepted(checkpointAt(20))
-			if !errors.Is(err, ErrFinalityCertMismatch) {
-				t.Fatalf("want ErrFinalityCertMismatch, got %v", err)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-// TestDelegatesToVerifier — a cert that BINDS correctly and passes the full
-// ConsensusCert header path (version, policy load, required-legs root, validator
-// -set root) but carries no signature evidence is rejected by the REAL
-// consensus verifier, and the gate surfaces it as ErrFinalityCertInvalid. This
-// proves the whole delegation chain is wired: policyStore + ValidatorSet +
-// quasar.VerifyConsensusCert are reached with matching commitments — everything
-// up to (but not including) the leg signature crypto, which needs the producer.
-func TestDelegatesToVerifier(t *testing.T) {
-	cp := checkpointAt(20)
-
-	// Mirror the gate's posture to compute the header commitments the verifier
-	// pins (policy id + required-legs root). policyID and required legs derive
-	// from the mode + ML-DSA param, which match the gate's config.
-	pol := qcert.NewQuasarEvidencePolicy(DefaultMode, 0, 100)
-	cert := &qcert.ConsensusCert{
-		Version:          1,
-		ChainID:          1337, // must equal the gate's configured ChainID
-		Epoch:            cp.Epoch,
-		Height:           cp.Height,
-		BlockHash:        cp.BlockID,
-		PolicyID:         pol.EvidencePolicyID(),
-		RequiredLegsRoot: qcert.HashRequiredLegs(pol.RequiredLegs()),
-		ValidatorSetRoot: vsRoot,
-		// Evidence intentionally empty: the verifier must reject a required leg
-		// with no evidence (deepest deterministic failure without real crypto).
-	}
-	store := NewMemCertStore()
-	store.Put(cert)
-	g := newGate(10, store)
-
-	err := g.VerifyAccepted(cp)
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrFinalityCertInvalid) {
-		t.Fatalf("want ErrFinalityCertInvalid (delegated), got %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestValidatorSetUnavailable — a bound cert at an activated checkpoint, but the
-// provider has no set for the epoch => ErrValidatorSetUnavailable (fail closed).
-func TestValidatorSetUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
-	cp := checkpointAt(20)
-	// Bind correctly (epoch included) so the cert passes bindCheck and the
-	// failure is specifically the unavailable validator set.
-	cert := &qcert.ConsensusCert{Version: 1, ChainID: 1337, Epoch: cp.Epoch, Height: cp.Height, BlockHash: cp.BlockID}
-	store := NewMemCertStore()
-	store.Put(cert)
-	g := NewGate(Config{
-		ChainID:            1337,
-		Activation:         ActivationConfig{Height: 10},
-		CheckpointInterval: 10,
-	}, store, StaticValidatorSetProvider{Set: nil}) // provider present, no set
-	err := g.VerifyAccepted(cp)
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrValidatorSetUnavailable) {
-		t.Fatalf("want ErrValidatorSetUnavailable, got %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestGateMisconfiguredFailsClosed — an activated gate at a checkpoint with no
-// cert store (or no validator provider) fails closed with a typed error rather
-// than panicking in the accept hook.
-func TestGateMisconfiguredFailsClosed(t *testing.T) {
-	g := NewGate(Config{
-		ChainID:            1337,
-		Activation:         ActivationConfig{Height: 10},
-		CheckpointInterval: 10,
-	}, nil, nil) // no store, no validators
-	if err := g.VerifyAccepted(checkpointAt(20)); !errors.Is(err, ErrGateMisconfigured) {
-		t.Fatalf("want ErrGateMisconfigured, got %v", err)
-	}
-	// dormant misconfigured gate is still a no-op (guard is post-activation).
-	gd := NewGate(Config{ChainID: 1337, CheckpointInterval: 10}, nil, nil)
-	if err := gd.VerifyAccepted(checkpointAt(20)); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("dormant gate must be a no-op even if misconfigured, got %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// --- producer scaffolding ---
-
-type stubProducer struct {
-	cert *qcert.ConsensusCert
-	hits int
-}
-
-func (s *stubProducer) Produce(_ context.Context, _ Subject) (*qcert.ConsensusCert, error) {
-	s.hits++
-	return s.cert, nil
-}
-
-// TestMaybeProduceVerifyOnlyByDefault — a nil producer is the verify-only
-// default: MaybeProduce short-circuits to (nil, nil), never panics.
-func TestMaybeProduceVerifyOnlyByDefault(t *testing.T) {
-	g := newGate(10, NewMemCertStore())
-	cert, err := g.MaybeProduce(context.Background(), nil, checkpointAt(20))
-	if err != nil || cert != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("nil producer must yield (nil,nil), got cert=%v err=%v", cert, err)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestMaybeProduceDormant — even with a producer wired, a dormant gate produces
-// nothing (the producer is brought up before activation is forward-dated).
-func TestMaybeProduceDormant(t *testing.T) {
-	store := NewMemCertStore()
-	g := NewGate(Config{CheckpointInterval: 10}, store, StaticValidatorSetProvider{Set: testValidators()})
-	p := &stubProducer{cert: &qcert.ConsensusCert{}}
-	cert, err := g.MaybeProduce(context.Background(), p, checkpointAt(20))
-	if err != nil || cert != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("dormant gate must not produce, got cert=%v err=%v", cert, err)
-	}
-	if p.hits != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("producer must not be called while dormant, hits=%d", p.hits)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestMaybeProduceActiveCheckpoint — wired producer + activated checkpoint =>
-// the producer is asked for the cert.
-func TestMaybeProduceActiveCheckpoint(t *testing.T) {
-	g := newGate(10, NewMemCertStore())
-	want := &qcert.ConsensusCert{ChainID: 1337, Height: 20}
-	p := &stubProducer{cert: want}
-	got, err := g.MaybeProduce(context.Background(), p, checkpointAt(20))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected err %v", err)
-	}
-	if got != want || p.hits != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("producer not invoked as expected: got=%v hits=%d", got, p.hits)
-	}
-	// non-checkpoint height must not invoke the producer
-	p2 := &stubProducer{cert: want}
-	if _, _ = g.MaybeProduce(context.Background(), p2, checkpointAt(15)); p2.hits != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("producer invoked at non-checkpoint, hits=%d", p2.hits)
-	}
-}

consensus/quasar/gpu_pipeline.go

@@ -0,0 +1,627 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package quasar
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/accel"
+	"github.com/luxfi/crypto/bls"
+	"github.com/luxfi/crypto/mldsa"
+)
+
+// GPUVerifyPipeline fuses multiple cryptographic verification operations into
+// a single GPU session, sharing GPU memory across all verification types.
+//
+// Instead of sequential: BLS verify -> Corona verify -> ZK verify -> ML-DSA verify
+// GPU pipeline: one session, parallel streams, shared memory allocation
+//
+// This is the ML-DSA rollup pattern:
+//   - BLS aggregate signature (classical fast path)
+//   - Corona threshold signature (PQ safe path)
+//   - ZK rollup batch proof (state transition validity)
+//   - N x ML-DSA signatures (per-tx PQ signatures)
+//
+// All execute on GPU in parallel using separate compute streams within one session.
+type GPUVerifyPipeline struct {
+	// Stats (atomic for lock-free reads)
+	gpuVerifies uint64
+	cpuVerifies uint64
+	gpuTimeNs   uint64
+	cpuTimeNs   uint64
+}
+
+// NewGPUVerifyPipeline creates a new fused GPU verification pipeline.
+func NewGPUVerifyPipeline() *GPUVerifyPipeline {
+	return &GPUVerifyPipeline{}
+}
+
+// BLSWork holds a batch of BLS signatures to verify.
+type BLSWork struct {
+	Messages   [][]byte // [N, msg_len]
+	Signatures [][]byte // [N, 96] G2 points
+	PubKeys    [][]byte // [N, 48] G1 points
+}
+
+// CoronaWork holds a batch of Corona threshold signatures to verify.
+type CoronaWork struct {
+	Messages   [][]byte // [N, msg_len]
+	Signatures [][]byte // [N, sig_len] threshold sigs
+	PubKeys    [][]byte // [N, pk_len] ring public keys
+}
+
+// ZKWork holds a batch of ZK proofs to verify.
+type ZKWork struct {
+	Scalars [][]byte // [M, N, scalar_size]
+	Bases   [][]byte // [M, N, point_size]
+}
+
+// MLDSAWork holds a batch of ML-DSA signatures to verify.
+type MLDSAWork struct {
+	Messages   [][]byte // [N, msg_len]
+	Signatures [][]byte // [N, 3309] FIPS-204 ML-DSA-65 (3293 was the stale round-3 Dilithium3 size)
+	PubKeys    [][]byte // [N, 1952] FIPS-204 ML-DSA-65
+}
+
+// BlockVerifyWork contains all verification batches for a single block.
+type BlockVerifyWork struct {
+	BLS    *BLSWork
+	Corona *CoronaWork
+	ZK     *ZKWork
+	MLDSA  *MLDSAWork
+}
+
+// BlockVerifyResult contains verification results for all batch types.
+type BlockVerifyResult struct {
+	BLSValid    []bool
+	CoronaValid []bool
+	ZKValid     bool
+	MLDSAValid  []bool
+
+	GPUUsed    bool
+	BLSTime    time.Duration
+	CoronaTime time.Duration
+	ZKTime     time.Duration
+	MLDSATime  time.Duration
+	TotalTime  time.Duration
+}
+
+var (
+	ErrBLSSizeMismatch    = errors.New("BLS batch size mismatch: messages, signatures, and pubkeys must have equal length")
+	ErrCoronaSizeMismatch = errors.New("Corona batch size mismatch: messages, signatures, and pubkeys must have equal length")
+	ErrZKSizeMismatch     = errors.New("ZK batch size mismatch: scalars and bases must have equal length")
+	ErrMLDSASizeMismatch  = errors.New("ML-DSA batch size mismatch: messages, signatures, and pubkeys must have equal length")
+)
+
+// VerifyBlock dispatches all verification work for a block through the GPU pipeline.
+// Falls back to CPU verification when no GPU is available.
+func (p *GPUVerifyPipeline) VerifyBlock(work *BlockVerifyWork) (*BlockVerifyResult, error) {
+	if work == nil {
+		return &BlockVerifyResult{}, nil
+	}
+
+	if err := validateWork(work); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	if accel.Available() {
+		result, err := p.verifyGPU(work)
+		if err == nil {
+			result.TotalTime = time.Since(start)
+			result.GPUUsed = true
+			atomic.AddUint64(&p.gpuVerifies, 1)
+			atomic.AddUint64(&p.gpuTimeNs, uint64(result.TotalTime))
+			return result, nil
+		}
+		// GPU failed, fall through to CPU
+	}
+
+	result := p.verifyCPU(work)
+	result.TotalTime = time.Since(start)
+	result.GPUUsed = false
+	atomic.AddUint64(&p.cpuVerifies, 1)
+	atomic.AddUint64(&p.cpuTimeNs, uint64(result.TotalTime))
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// verifyGPU dispatches all 4 verification types through a single GPU session.
+func (p *GPUVerifyPipeline) verifyGPU(work *BlockVerifyWork) (*BlockVerifyResult, error) {
+	sess, err := accel.NewSession()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GPU session: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer sess.Close()
+
+	result := &BlockVerifyResult{}
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	var firstErr atomic.Value
+
+	// BLS verification stream
+	if work.BLS != nil && len(work.BLS.Messages) > 0 {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			start := time.Now()
+			valid, err := gpuBLSVerify(sess, work.BLS)
+			elapsed := time.Since(start)
+			if err != nil {
+				firstErr.CompareAndSwap(nil, err)
+				return
+			}
+			mu.Lock()
+			result.BLSValid = valid
+			result.BLSTime = elapsed
+			mu.Unlock()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// Corona verification stream (uses DilithiumVerifyBatch on lattice ops)
+	if work.Corona != nil && len(work.Corona.Messages) > 0 {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			start := time.Now()
+			valid, err := gpuCoronaVerify(sess, work.Corona)
+			elapsed := time.Since(start)
+			if err != nil {
+				firstErr.CompareAndSwap(nil, err)
+				return
+			}
+			mu.Lock()
+			result.CoronaValid = valid
+			result.CoronaTime = elapsed
+			mu.Unlock()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// ZK rollup batch proof verification stream
+	if work.ZK != nil && len(work.ZK.Scalars) > 0 {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			start := time.Now()
+			valid, err := gpuZKVerify(sess, work.ZK)
+			elapsed := time.Since(start)
+			if err != nil {
+				firstErr.CompareAndSwap(nil, err)
+				return
+			}
+			mu.Lock()
+			result.ZKValid = valid
+			result.ZKTime = elapsed
+			mu.Unlock()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// ML-DSA per-tx signature verification stream
+	if work.MLDSA != nil && len(work.MLDSA.Messages) > 0 {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			start := time.Now()
+			valid, err := gpuMLDSAVerify(sess, work.MLDSA)
+			elapsed := time.Since(start)
+			if err != nil {
+				firstErr.CompareAndSwap(nil, err)
+				return
+			}
+			mu.Lock()
+			result.MLDSAValid = valid
+			result.MLDSATime = elapsed
+			mu.Unlock()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	if v := firstErr.Load(); v != nil {
+		return nil, v.(error)
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// gpuBLSVerify dispatches BLS batch verification to the GPU crypto ops.
+func gpuBLSVerify(sess *accel.Session, work *BLSWork) ([]bool, error) {
+	n := len(work.Messages)
+
+	// Determine uniform sizes for tensor packing
+	msgLen := maxByteLen(work.Messages)
+	sigLen := 96 // BLS G2 point
+	pkLen := 48  // BLS G1 point
+
+	msgFlat := flattenPadded(work.Messages, n, msgLen)
+	sigFlat := flattenPadded(work.Signatures, n, sigLen)
+	pkFlat := flattenPadded(work.PubKeys, n, pkLen)
+
+	msgs, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint8](sess, []int{n, msgLen}, msgFlat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer msgs.Close()
+
+	sigs, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint8](sess, []int{n, sigLen}, sigFlat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer sigs.Close()
+
+	pks, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint8](sess, []int{n, pkLen}, pkFlat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer pks.Close()
+
+	results, err := accel.NewTensor[uint8](sess, []int{n})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer results.Close()
+
+	if err := sess.Crypto().BLSVerifyBatch(msgs.Untyped(), sigs.Untyped(), pks.Untyped(), results.Untyped()); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	raw, err := results.ToSlice()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	valid := make([]bool, n)
+	for i, v := range raw {
+		valid[i] = v == 1
+	}
+	return valid, nil
+}
+
+// gpuCoronaVerify dispatches Corona verification via DilithiumVerifyBatch
+// (Corona threshold signatures are lattice-based, same verification kernel).
+func gpuCoronaVerify(sess *accel.Session, work *CoronaWork) ([]bool, error) {
+	n := len(work.Messages)
+
+	msgLen := maxByteLen(work.Messages)
+	sigLen := maxByteLen(work.Signatures)
+	pkLen := maxByteLen(work.PubKeys)
+
+	msgFlat := flattenPadded(work.Messages, n, msgLen)
+	sigFlat := flattenPadded(work.Signatures, n, sigLen)
+	pkFlat := flattenPadded(work.PubKeys, n, pkLen)
+
+	msgs, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint8](sess, []int{n, msgLen}, msgFlat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer msgs.Close()
+
+	sigs, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint8](sess, []int{n, sigLen}, sigFlat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer sigs.Close()
+
+	pks, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint8](sess, []int{n, pkLen}, pkFlat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer pks.Close()
+
+	results, err := accel.NewTensor[uint8](sess, []int{n})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer results.Close()
+
+	if err := sess.Lattice().DilithiumVerifyBatch(msgs.Untyped(), sigs.Untyped(), pks.Untyped(), results.Untyped()); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	raw, err := results.ToSlice()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	valid := make([]bool, n)
+	for i, v := range raw {
+		valid[i] = v == 1
+	}
+	return valid, nil
+}
+
+// gpuZKVerify dispatches ZK batch proof verification via MSMBatch on ZK ops.
+func gpuZKVerify(sess *accel.Session, work *ZKWork) (bool, error) {
+	m := len(work.Scalars)
+
+	scalarLen := maxByteLen(work.Scalars)
+	baseLen := maxByteLen(work.Bases)
+
+	scalarFlat := flattenPadded(work.Scalars, m, scalarLen)
+	baseFlat := flattenPadded(work.Bases, m, baseLen)
+
+	scalars, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint8](sess, []int{m, scalarLen}, scalarFlat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer scalars.Close()
+
+	bases, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint8](sess, []int{m, baseLen}, baseFlat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer bases.Close()
+
+	// MSM result: single point per batch entry
+	pointSize := baseLen
+	results, err := accel.NewTensor[uint8](sess, []int{m, pointSize})
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer results.Close()
+
+	if err := sess.ZK().MSMBatch(scalars.Untyped(), bases.Untyped(), results.Untyped()); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	// MSM completed without error means proof verification passed
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// gpuMLDSAVerify dispatches ML-DSA (Dilithium) batch verification to the GPU.
+func gpuMLDSAVerify(sess *accel.Session, work *MLDSAWork) ([]bool, error) {
+	n := len(work.Messages)
+
+	msgLen := maxByteLen(work.Messages)
+	sigLen := 3309 // FIPS-204 ML-DSA-65 signature (3293 was the stale round-3 Dilithium3 size)
+	pkLen := 1952  // FIPS-204 ML-DSA-65 public key (unchanged across the round-3 -> final transition)
+
+	msgFlat := flattenPadded(work.Messages, n, msgLen)
+	sigFlat := flattenPadded(work.Signatures, n, sigLen)
+	pkFlat := flattenPadded(work.PubKeys, n, pkLen)
+
+	msgs, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint8](sess, []int{n, msgLen}, msgFlat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer msgs.Close()
+
+	sigs, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint8](sess, []int{n, sigLen}, sigFlat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer sigs.Close()
+
+	pks, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint8](sess, []int{n, pkLen}, pkFlat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer pks.Close()
+
+	results, err := accel.NewTensor[uint8](sess, []int{n})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer results.Close()
+
+	if err := sess.Lattice().DilithiumVerifyBatch(msgs.Untyped(), sigs.Untyped(), pks.Untyped(), results.Untyped()); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	raw, err := results.ToSlice()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	valid := make([]bool, n)
+	for i, v := range raw {
+		valid[i] = v == 1
+	}
+	return valid, nil
+}
+
+// verifyCPU performs all verification on the CPU as fallback.
+func (p *GPUVerifyPipeline) verifyCPU(work *BlockVerifyWork) *BlockVerifyResult {
+	result := &BlockVerifyResult{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+
+	if work.BLS != nil && len(work.BLS.Messages) > 0 {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			start := time.Now()
+			valid := cpuBLSVerify(work.BLS)
+			mu.Lock()
+			result.BLSValid = valid
+			result.BLSTime = time.Since(start)
+			mu.Unlock()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	if work.Corona != nil && len(work.Corona.Messages) > 0 {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			start := time.Now()
+			valid := cpuCoronaVerify(work.Corona)
+			mu.Lock()
+			result.CoronaValid = valid
+			result.CoronaTime = time.Since(start)
+			mu.Unlock()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	if work.ZK != nil && len(work.ZK.Scalars) > 0 {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			start := time.Now()
+			valid := cpuZKVerify(work.ZK)
+			mu.Lock()
+			result.ZKValid = valid
+			result.ZKTime = time.Since(start)
+			mu.Unlock()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	if work.MLDSA != nil && len(work.MLDSA.Messages) > 0 {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			start := time.Now()
+			valid := cpuMLDSAVerify(work.MLDSA)
+			mu.Lock()
+			result.MLDSAValid = valid
+			result.MLDSATime = time.Since(start)
+			mu.Unlock()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+	return result
+}
+
+// CPU fallback implementations — the pure-Go correctness oracle.
+//
+// These perform REAL per-element cryptographic verification using the
+// luxfi/crypto pure-Go primitives (CGO_ENABLED=0-clean). They interpret each
+// element's raw bytes with the SAME layout the GPU kernels use (see
+// gpuBLSVerify / gpuMLDSAVerify), so the CPU and GPU paths are a genuine
+// equivalence pair: a no-GPU node accepts exactly the signatures a GPU node
+// accepts, and never rubber-stamps a forged one.
+//
+// Corona and ZK have no pure-Go verifier in luxfi/crypto, so those paths
+// fail closed (return false) rather than format-check-and-accept. They MUST
+// be wired to a real verifier before block-accept depends on them.
+
+func cpuBLSVerify(work *BLSWork) []bool {
+	valid := make([]bool, len(work.Messages))
+	for i := range work.Messages {
+		// Mirror gpuBLSVerify's layout: pk is a 48-byte compressed G1 point,
+		// sig is a 96-byte compressed G2 point, msg is the raw message.
+		// PublicKeyFromCompressedBytes / SignatureFromBytes enforce the exact
+		// length, on-curve and subgroup membership the blst/CGO path enforces;
+		// any malformed input fails closed (constructor error => false).
+		pk, err := bls.PublicKeyFromCompressedBytes(work.PubKeys[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		sig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(work.Signatures[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		valid[i] = bls.Verify(pk, sig, work.Messages[i])
+	}
+	return valid
+}
+
+func cpuCoronaVerify(work *CoronaWork) []bool {
+	// FAIL CLOSED: luxfi/crypto exposes no pure-Go Corona (lattice threshold)
+	// signature verifier, and the GPU Corona kernel is the known-wrong-prime
+	// BLOCKED kernel. There is no correct way to verify a Corona signature on
+	// the CPU here, so every element is rejected. Never return true for an
+	// unverified signature. Wire a real Corona verifier before block-accept
+	// consumes this result.
+	return make([]bool, len(work.Messages))
+}
+
+func cpuZKVerify(work *ZKWork) bool {
+	// FAIL CLOSED: luxfi/crypto exposes no standalone pure-Go ZK proof
+	// verifier (the accel MSM path is a GPU primitive, not a proof check), so
+	// CPU verification cannot establish proof validity. Reject rather than
+	// rubber-stamp. Wire a real ZK verifier before block-accept consumes this.
+	return false
+}
+
+func cpuMLDSAVerify(work *MLDSAWork) []bool {
+	valid := make([]bool, len(work.Messages))
+	for i := range work.Messages {
+		// Mirror gpuMLDSAVerify's layout: ML-DSA-65, pk 1952 bytes, msg raw.
+		// PublicKeyFromBytes enforces the exact key length and decodes the
+		// point; VerifySignature uses the FIPS 204 nil-context verify,
+		// matching the kernel's contextless per-tx verification, and accepts
+		// the signature at its true FIPS-204 length (3309 bytes). The GPU
+		// flatten width (gpuMLDSAVerify's sigLen) now agrees at 3309, so the
+		// CPU oracle and GPU path size the signature identically; see
+		// TestMLDSA_WorkStructSizeIsCanonical. Malformed pk fails closed
+		// (constructor error).
+		pub, err := mldsa.PublicKeyFromBytes(work.PubKeys[i], mldsa.MLDSA65)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		valid[i] = pub.VerifySignature(work.Messages[i], work.Signatures[i])
+	}
+	return valid
+}
+
+// validateWork checks batch size consistency.
+func validateWork(work *BlockVerifyWork) error {
+	if w := work.BLS; w != nil {
+		n := len(w.Messages)
+		if n > 0 && (len(w.Signatures) != n || len(w.PubKeys) != n) {
+			return ErrBLSSizeMismatch
+		}
+	}
+	if w := work.Corona; w != nil {
+		n := len(w.Messages)
+		if n > 0 && (len(w.Signatures) != n || len(w.PubKeys) != n) {
+			return ErrCoronaSizeMismatch
+		}
+	}
+	if w := work.ZK; w != nil {
+		if len(w.Scalars) > 0 && len(w.Bases) != len(w.Scalars) {
+			return ErrZKSizeMismatch
+		}
+	}
+	if w := work.MLDSA; w != nil {
+		n := len(w.Messages)
+		if n > 0 && (len(w.Signatures) != n || len(w.PubKeys) != n) {
+			return ErrMLDSASizeMismatch
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// PipelineStats contains pipeline verification statistics.
+type PipelineStats struct {
+	GPUVerifies uint64
+	CPUVerifies uint64
+	GPUTimeNs   uint64
+	CPUTimeNs   uint64
+}
+
+// Stats returns pipeline statistics.
+func (p *GPUVerifyPipeline) Stats() PipelineStats {
+	return PipelineStats{
+		GPUVerifies: atomic.LoadUint64(&p.gpuVerifies),
+		CPUVerifies: atomic.LoadUint64(&p.cpuVerifies),
+		GPUTimeNs:   atomic.LoadUint64(&p.gpuTimeNs),
+		CPUTimeNs:   atomic.LoadUint64(&p.cpuTimeNs),
+	}
+}
+
+// Helper: find max byte slice length in a batch.
+func maxByteLen(slices [][]byte) int {
+	m := 1 // minimum 1 to avoid zero-dimension tensors
+	for _, s := range slices {
+		if len(s) > m {
+			m = len(s)
+		}
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+// Helper: flatten [][]byte into a contiguous []uint8 with zero-padding.
+func flattenPadded(slices [][]byte, n, elemLen int) []uint8 {
+	flat := make([]uint8, n*elemLen)
+	for i, s := range slices {
+		copy(flat[i*elemLen:], s)
+	}
+	return flat
+}

consensus/quasar/gpu_pipeline_test.go

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+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package quasar
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/crypto/bls"
+	"github.com/luxfi/crypto/mldsa"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// makeRandomBytes returns n random bytes.
+func makeRandomBytes(n int) []byte {
+	b := make([]byte, n)
+	_, _ = rand.Read(b)
+	return b
+}
+
+// makeValidBLSEntry returns (msg, sig, pk) for a REAL BLS signature over a
+// random 32-byte message: pk is the 48-byte compressed G1 key, sig is the
+// 96-byte compressed G2 signature. The CPU oracle must accept this.
+func makeValidBLSEntry(t testing.TB) (msg, sig, pk []byte) {
+	t.Helper()
+	sk, err := bls.NewSecretKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	msg = makeRandomBytes(32)
+	s, err := sk.Sign(msg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	sig = bls.SignatureToBytes(s)
+	pk = bls.PublicKeyToCompressedBytes(sk.PublicKey())
+	require.Len(t, sig, 96)
+	require.Len(t, pk, 48)
+	return msg, sig, pk
+}
+
+// makeValidMLDSAEntry returns (msg, sig, pk) for a REAL ML-DSA-65 signature
+// over a random 64-byte message. The sizes are taken from the crypto package
+// constants (FIPS-204 ML-DSA-65: pk 1952 bytes, sig 3309 bytes) rather than
+// hard-coded — see TestMLDSA_WorkStructSizeIsCanonical, which holds the
+// MLDSAWork struct / gpuMLDSAVerify sig constant pinned at the FIPS-204 3309
+// (corrected from the stale round-3 Dilithium3 3293). The CPU oracle uses the
+// typed Verify, so it accepts the real signature regardless.
+func makeValidMLDSAEntry(t testing.TB) (msg, sig, pk []byte) {
+	t.Helper()
+	priv, err := mldsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, mldsa.MLDSA65)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	msg = makeRandomBytes(64)
+	sig, err = priv.Sign(rand.Reader, msg, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	pk = priv.PublicKey.Bytes()
+	require.Len(t, sig, mldsa.MLDSA65SignatureSize)
+	require.Len(t, pk, mldsa.MLDSA65PublicKeySize)
+	return msg, sig, pk
+}
+
+// makeBLSWork creates BLSWork with n entries carrying REAL valid BLS
+// signatures (the CPU oracle now performs real verification).
+func makeBLSWork(t testing.TB, n int) *BLSWork {
+	t.Helper()
+	w := &BLSWork{
+		Messages:   make([][]byte, n),
+		Signatures: make([][]byte, n),
+		PubKeys:    make([][]byte, n),
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		w.Messages[i], w.Signatures[i], w.PubKeys[i] = makeValidBLSEntry(t)
+	}
+	return w
+}
+
+// makeCoronaWork creates CoronaWork with n entries.
+func makeCoronaWork(n int) *CoronaWork {
+	w := &CoronaWork{
+		Messages:   make([][]byte, n),
+		Signatures: make([][]byte, n),
+		PubKeys:    make([][]byte, n),
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		w.Messages[i] = makeRandomBytes(48)
+		w.Signatures[i] = makeRandomBytes(512)
+		w.PubKeys[i] = makeRandomBytes(256)
+	}
+	return w
+}
+
+// makeZKWork creates ZKWork with m entries.
+func makeZKWork(m int) *ZKWork {
+	w := &ZKWork{
+		Scalars: make([][]byte, m),
+		Bases:   make([][]byte, m),
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < m; i++ {
+		w.Scalars[i] = makeRandomBytes(32)
+		w.Bases[i] = makeRandomBytes(64)
+	}
+	return w
+}
+
+// makeMLDSAWork creates MLDSAWork with n entries carrying REAL valid
+// ML-DSA-65 (Dilithium3) signatures (the CPU oracle now performs real
+// verification).
+func makeMLDSAWork(t testing.TB, n int) *MLDSAWork {
+	t.Helper()
+	w := &MLDSAWork{
+		Messages:   make([][]byte, n),
+		Signatures: make([][]byte, n),
+		PubKeys:    make([][]byte, n),
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		w.Messages[i], w.Signatures[i], w.PubKeys[i] = makeValidMLDSAEntry(t)
+	}
+	return w
+}
+
+func TestGPUPipeline_AllFourTypes(t *testing.T) {
+	pipeline := NewGPUVerifyPipeline()
+
+	work := &BlockVerifyWork{
+		BLS:    makeBLSWork(t, 5),
+		Corona: makeCoronaWork(3),
+		ZK:     makeZKWork(2),
+		MLDSA:  makeMLDSAWork(t, 10),
+	}
+
+	result, err := pipeline.VerifyBlock(work)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, result)
+
+	// BLS results: real valid signatures, CPU oracle accepts.
+	require.Len(t, result.BLSValid, 5, "should have 5 BLS results")
+	for i, v := range result.BLSValid {
+		require.True(t, v, "BLS[%d] should be valid", i)
+	}
+
+	// Corona results: no pure-Go Corona verifier exists, so the CPU oracle
+	// fails closed — every element is rejected (never rubber-stamped).
+	require.Len(t, result.CoronaValid, 3, "should have 3 Corona results")
+	for i, v := range result.CoronaValid {
+		require.False(t, v, "Corona[%d] must fail closed (no pure-Go verifier)", i)
+	}
+
+	// ZK result: no pure-Go ZK verifier exists, so the CPU oracle fails closed.
+	require.False(t, result.ZKValid, "ZK batch must fail closed (no pure-Go verifier)")
+
+	// ML-DSA results: real valid signatures, CPU oracle accepts.
+	require.Len(t, result.MLDSAValid, 10, "should have 10 ML-DSA results")
+	for i, v := range result.MLDSAValid {
+		require.True(t, v, "MLDSA[%d] should be valid", i)
+	}
+
+	// Timing: all durations should be non-negative
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, result.TotalTime.Nanoseconds(), int64(0))
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, result.BLSTime.Nanoseconds(), int64(0))
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, result.CoronaTime.Nanoseconds(), int64(0))
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, result.ZKTime.Nanoseconds(), int64(0))
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, result.MLDSATime.Nanoseconds(), int64(0))
+
+	// Stats should reflect the verification
+	stats := pipeline.Stats()
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(1), stats.GPUVerifies+stats.CPUVerifies,
+		"exactly one verify should have been recorded")
+}
+
+func TestGPUPipeline_CPUFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	// Without CGO/GPU, accel.Available() returns false.
+	// Pipeline must fall back to CPU verification.
+	pipeline := NewGPUVerifyPipeline()
+
+	work := &BlockVerifyWork{
+		BLS:   makeBLSWork(t, 3),
+		MLDSA: makeMLDSAWork(t, 4),
+	}
+
+	result, err := pipeline.VerifyBlock(work)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, result)
+
+	// CPU fallback performs real verification; valid signatures are accepted.
+	require.Len(t, result.BLSValid, 3)
+	for i, v := range result.BLSValid {
+		require.True(t, v, "CPU BLS[%d] should be valid", i)
+	}
+
+	require.Len(t, result.MLDSAValid, 4)
+	for i, v := range result.MLDSAValid {
+		require.True(t, v, "CPU MLDSA[%d] should be valid", i)
+	}
+
+	// GPU should not have been used (no CGO in test env)
+	require.False(t, result.GPUUsed, "should use CPU fallback")
+
+	stats := pipeline.Stats()
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(1), stats.CPUVerifies)
+}
+
+// TestCPUVerify_RealOracle proves the CPU fallback is a real cryptographic
+// oracle, not a length-checking rubber stamp: a valid signature is accepted
+// and a well-formed-but-FORGED signature (correct lengths, wrong bytes) is
+// REJECTED. The forged-rejection case is the regression guard against the
+// old `return true for well-formed inputs` behavior.
+func TestCPUVerify_RealOracle(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("BLS valid accepted, forged rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		msg, sig, pk := makeValidBLSEntry(t)
+
+		// Valid signature => accepted.
+		good := cpuBLSVerify(&BLSWork{
+			Messages:   [][]byte{msg},
+			Signatures: [][]byte{sig},
+			PubKeys:    [][]byte{pk},
+		})
+		require.Equal(t, []bool{true}, good, "valid BLS signature must be accepted")
+
+		// Forged signature: correct 96-byte length, random bytes => rejected.
+		forgedSig := makeRandomBytes(96)
+		bad := cpuBLSVerify(&BLSWork{
+			Messages:   [][]byte{msg},
+			Signatures: [][]byte{forgedSig},
+			PubKeys:    [][]byte{pk},
+		})
+		require.Equal(t, []bool{false}, bad, "forged BLS signature (right length, wrong bytes) must be REJECTED")
+
+		// Valid signature against the WRONG message => rejected.
+		wrongMsg := cpuBLSVerify(&BLSWork{
+			Messages:   [][]byte{makeRandomBytes(32)},
+			Signatures: [][]byte{sig},
+			PubKeys:    [][]byte{pk},
+		})
+		require.Equal(t, []bool{false}, wrongMsg, "BLS signature over a different message must be REJECTED")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("MLDSA valid accepted, forged rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		msg, sig, pk := makeValidMLDSAEntry(t)
+
+		// Valid signature => accepted.
+		good := cpuMLDSAVerify(&MLDSAWork{
+			Messages:   [][]byte{msg},
+			Signatures: [][]byte{sig},
+			PubKeys:    [][]byte{pk},
+		})
+		require.Equal(t, []bool{true}, good, "valid ML-DSA signature must be accepted")
+
+		// Forged signature: correct length, random bytes => rejected.
+		forgedSig := makeRandomBytes(mldsa.MLDSA65SignatureSize)
+		bad := cpuMLDSAVerify(&MLDSAWork{
+			Messages:   [][]byte{msg},
+			Signatures: [][]byte{forgedSig},
+			PubKeys:    [][]byte{pk},
+		})
+		require.Equal(t, []bool{false}, bad, "forged ML-DSA signature (right length, wrong bytes) must be REJECTED")
+
+		// Valid signature against the WRONG message => rejected.
+		wrongMsg := cpuMLDSAVerify(&MLDSAWork{
+			Messages:   [][]byte{makeRandomBytes(64)},
+			Signatures: [][]byte{sig},
+			PubKeys:    [][]byte{pk},
+		})
+		require.Equal(t, []bool{false}, wrongMsg, "ML-DSA signature over a different message must be REJECTED")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Corona fails closed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// No pure-Go Corona verifier exists; every element must be rejected,
+		// never rubber-stamped on length alone.
+		got := cpuCoronaVerify(&CoronaWork{
+			Messages:   [][]byte{makeRandomBytes(48), makeRandomBytes(48)},
+			Signatures: [][]byte{makeRandomBytes(512), makeRandomBytes(512)},
+			PubKeys:    [][]byte{makeRandomBytes(256), makeRandomBytes(256)},
+		})
+		require.Equal(t, []bool{false, false}, got, "Corona must fail closed for all elements")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ZK fails closed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// No pure-Go ZK proof verifier exists; the batch must be rejected.
+		got := cpuZKVerify(&ZKWork{
+			Scalars: [][]byte{makeRandomBytes(32)},
+			Bases:   [][]byte{makeRandomBytes(64)},
+		})
+		require.False(t, got, "ZK must fail closed")
+	})
+}
+
+// TestMLDSA_WorkStructSizeIsCanonical pins the FIPS-204 ML-DSA-65 signature and
+// public key sizes that the MLDSAWork struct comment and gpuMLDSAVerify's
+// fixed-size flatten now use. luxfi/crypto (circl v1.6.3, FIPS-204 final)
+// produces 3309-byte ML-DSA-65 signatures (5*640 + 55 + 6 + 48 = 3309); the
+// GPU flatten width was corrected from the stale round-3 Dilithium3 size 3293
+// to 3309 so the GPU path no longer clamps/corrupts a real signature. The
+// public key size (1952) is unchanged across the round-3 -> final transition.
+//
+// This is the equivalence-pair guard: the CPU oracle (cpuMLDSAVerify) parses
+// pk via the typed PublicKeyFromBytes and calls VerifySignature, accepting the
+// real 3309-byte signature; the GPU path sizes the signature identically. If
+// the crypto constant ever drifts, this test fails before any divergence
+// reaches the GPU ML-DSA kernel (not yet wired into block-accept).
+func TestMLDSA_WorkStructSizeIsCanonical(t *testing.T) {
+	require.Equal(t, 1952, mldsa.MLDSA65PublicKeySize,
+		"ML-DSA-65 public key is 1952 bytes (matches MLDSAWork / gpuMLDSAVerify pkLen)")
+	require.Equal(t, 3309, mldsa.MLDSA65SignatureSize,
+		"ML-DSA-65 signature is 3309 bytes (FIPS-204), matching the MLDSAWork struct / gpuMLDSAVerify sigLen")
+}
+
+func TestGPUPipeline_EmptyBatches(t *testing.T) {
+	pipeline := NewGPUVerifyPipeline()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		work *BlockVerifyWork
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "nil work",
+			work: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all nil batches",
+			work: &BlockVerifyWork{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty BLS only",
+			work: &BlockVerifyWork{
+				BLS: &BLSWork{},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "BLS filled, rest nil",
+			work: &BlockVerifyWork{
+				BLS: makeBLSWork(t, 2),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ZK only",
+			work: &BlockVerifyWork{
+				ZK: makeZKWork(1),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "MLDSA only",
+			work: &BlockVerifyWork{
+				MLDSA: makeMLDSAWork(t, 1),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Corona only",
+			work: &BlockVerifyWork{
+				Corona: makeCoronaWork(1),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result, err := pipeline.VerifyBlock(tt.work)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, result)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGPUPipeline_ValidationErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	pipeline := NewGPUVerifyPipeline()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		work    *BlockVerifyWork
+		wantErr error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "BLS size mismatch",
+			work: &BlockVerifyWork{
+				BLS: &BLSWork{
+					Messages:   [][]byte{{1}},
+					Signatures: [][]byte{{1}, {2}}, // 2 != 1
+					PubKeys:    [][]byte{{1}},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: ErrBLSSizeMismatch,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Corona size mismatch",
+			work: &BlockVerifyWork{
+				Corona: &CoronaWork{
+					Messages:   [][]byte{{1}, {2}},
+					Signatures: [][]byte{{1}}, // 1 != 2
+					PubKeys:    [][]byte{{1}, {2}},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: ErrCoronaSizeMismatch,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ZK size mismatch",
+			work: &BlockVerifyWork{
+				ZK: &ZKWork{
+					Scalars: [][]byte{{1}, {2}},
+					Bases:   [][]byte{{1}}, // 1 != 2
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: ErrZKSizeMismatch,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "MLDSA size mismatch",
+			work: &BlockVerifyWork{
+				MLDSA: &MLDSAWork{
+					Messages:   [][]byte{{1}},
+					Signatures: [][]byte{{1}},
+					PubKeys:    [][]byte{{1}, {2}}, // 2 != 1
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: ErrMLDSASizeMismatch,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := pipeline.VerifyBlock(tt.work)
+			require.ErrorIs(t, err, tt.wantErr)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGPUPipeline(b *testing.B) {
+	pipeline := NewGPUVerifyPipeline()
+
+	work := &BlockVerifyWork{
+		BLS:    makeBLSWork(b, 100),
+		Corona: makeCoronaWork(50),
+		ZK:     makeZKWork(10),
+		MLDSA:  makeMLDSAWork(b, 200),
+	}
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, _ = pipeline.VerifyBlock(work)
+	}
+}

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@@ -0,0 +1,970 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+// Package quasar integration tests.
+//
+// These tests exercise realistic end-to-end scenarios for Quasar consensus:
+//   - Full component wiring and event processing
+//   - Corona threshold signing flows (skipped if lattice lib unavailable)
+//   - Concurrent operation safety
+//   - Stop/start lifecycle management
+//   - Memory behavior with many finality events
+//
+// Run with: go test -v -run "^Test.*Integration\|^TestQuasar" ./...
+// Skip long tests: go test -short ./...
+
+package quasar
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
+	"github.com/luxfi/log"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Mock implementations for integration tests
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// mockPChainProvider implements PChainProvider for tests
+type mockPChainProvider struct {
+	mu         sync.RWMutex
+	height     uint64
+	validators []ValidatorState
+	finalityCh chan FinalityEvent
+	closed     bool
+}
+
+func newMockPChainProvider(validators []ValidatorState) *mockPChainProvider {
+	return &mockPChainProvider{
+		height:     0,
+		validators: validators,
+		finalityCh: make(chan FinalityEvent, 100),
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mockPChainProvider) GetFinalizedHeight() uint64 {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
+	return m.height
+}
+
+func (m *mockPChainProvider) GetValidators(height uint64) ([]ValidatorState, error) {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
+	return m.validators, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockPChainProvider) SubscribeFinality() <-chan FinalityEvent {
+	return m.finalityCh
+}
+
+func (m *mockPChainProvider) Validators() []ValidatorState {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
+	return append([]ValidatorState(nil), m.validators...)
+}
+
+func (m *mockPChainProvider) EmitFinality(event FinalityEvent) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	if m.closed {
+		return
+	}
+	m.height = event.Height
+	select {
+	case m.finalityCh <- event:
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mockPChainProvider) Close() {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	if !m.closed {
+		m.closed = true
+		close(m.finalityCh)
+	}
+}
+
+// mockQuantumSigner implements QuantumSignerFallback for tests
+type mockQuantumSigner struct{}
+
+func (m *mockQuantumSigner) SignMessage(msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte("RT-MOCK-SIG"), nil
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helper functions
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// generateValidatorStates creates n ValidatorState entries
+func generateValidatorStates(n int) []ValidatorState {
+	states := make([]ValidatorState, n)
+	for i := range states {
+		blsKey := make([]byte, 48)
+		rtKey := make([]byte, 32)
+		_, _ = rand.Read(blsKey)
+		_, _ = rand.Read(rtKey)
+
+		states[i] = ValidatorState{
+			NodeID:    ids.GenerateTestNodeID(),
+			Weight:    1000,
+			BLSPubKey: blsKey,
+			CoronaKey: rtKey,
+			Active:    true,
+		}
+	}
+	return states
+}
+
+// createTestEvent creates a FinalityEvent for testing
+func createTestEvent(height uint64, validators []ValidatorState) FinalityEvent {
+	var blockID ids.ID
+	_, _ = rand.Read(blockID[:])
+
+	return FinalityEvent{
+		Height:     height,
+		BlockID:    blockID,
+		Validators: validators,
+		Timestamp:  time.Now(),
+	}
+}
+
+// setupQuasarWithCorona creates a Quasar with a test Corona coordinator.
+// Returns nil for Quasar if Corona initialization fails (e.g., lattice lib constraint).
+func setupQuasarWithCorona(t *testing.T, numParties int) (*Quasar, *mockPChainProvider, []ids.NodeID, error) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(numParties)
+	pchain := newMockPChainProvider(validatorStates)
+
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Connect providers
+	q.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+	q.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+	// Create a test Corona coordinator (stub signatures, not production)
+	threshold := (numParties * 2 / 3) + 1
+	if threshold < 2 {
+		threshold = 2
+	}
+	rc, err := NewTestCoronaCoordinator(log.NewNoOpLogger(), CoronaConfig{
+		NumParties: numParties,
+		Threshold:  threshold,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		pchain.Close()
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+	q.ConnectCorona(rc)
+
+	// Extract node IDs and initialize Corona
+	nodeIDs := make([]ids.NodeID, len(validatorStates))
+	for i, v := range validatorStates {
+		nodeIDs[i] = v.NodeID
+	}
+
+	err = q.InitializeCorona(nodeIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		pchain.Close()
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	return q, pchain, nodeIDs, nil
+}
+
+// isLatticeUnavailable checks if an error indicates lattice library constraints
+func isLatticeUnavailable(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	msg := err.Error()
+	return strings.Contains(msg, "ring") || strings.Contains(msg, "modulus") ||
+		strings.Contains(msg, "prime") || strings.Contains(msg, "lattice")
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Integration Tests
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// TestQuasarFullFlow tests creating Quasar, connecting components, and processing events
+func TestQuasarFullFlow(t *testing.T) {
+	const numValidators = 5
+
+	t.Run("create_and_connect", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "NewQuasar should succeed")
+		require.NotNil(t, q, "Quasar should not be nil")
+
+		// Verify initial state
+		stats := q.Stats()
+		require.False(t, stats.Running, "should not be running initially")
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(0), stats.PChainHeight)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(0), stats.QChainHeight)
+
+		// Connect components
+		validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(numValidators)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(validatorStates)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		q.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		// Verify configuration
+		threshold, quorumNum, quorumDen := q.GetConfig()
+		require.Equal(t, 3, threshold)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(2), quorumNum)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(3), quorumDen)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("start_and_stop", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(numValidators)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(validatorStates)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		q.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		// Start
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		err = q.Start(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "Start should succeed")
+		require.True(t, q.IsRunning(), "should be running after Start")
+
+		// Stop
+		q.Stop()
+		// Give goroutines time to shut down
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		require.False(t, q.IsRunning(), "should not be running after Stop")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("process_single_event", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, pchain, _, err := setupQuasarWithCorona(t, numValidators)
+		if isLatticeUnavailable(err) {
+			t.Skipf("Skipping: lattice library constraint: %v", err)
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		err = q.Start(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer q.Stop()
+
+		// Emit event
+		event := createTestEvent(1, pchain.Validators())
+		pchain.EmitFinality(event)
+
+		require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+			return q.Stats().PChainHeight >= 1
+		}, time.Second, 10*time.Millisecond, "P-chain height should be 1")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("verify_quorum_calculation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Test quorum: 2/3 means 67% needed
+		require.True(t, q.CheckQuorum(670, 1000), "67% should meet 2/3 quorum")
+		require.True(t, q.CheckQuorum(667, 1000), "66.7% should meet 2/3 quorum")
+		require.False(t, q.CheckQuorum(600, 1000), "60% should not meet 2/3 quorum")
+		require.False(t, q.CheckQuorum(0, 1000), "0% should not meet quorum")
+		// Note: zero total weight is an edge case - required becomes 0, so any signer weight passes
+		// This is intentional: if there are no validators, there's nothing to check
+		require.True(t, q.CheckQuorum(500, 0), "zero total is edge case (required=0)")
+	})
+}
+
+// TestQuasarWithCorona tests full threshold signing flow
+func TestQuasarWithCorona(t *testing.T) {
+	// All Corona tests require the lattice library to work correctly.
+	// Skip if the library has constraints (e.g., requires prime moduli).
+
+	t.Run("initialize_and_sign", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, pchain, _, err := setupQuasarWithCorona(t, 5)
+		if isLatticeUnavailable(err) {
+			t.Skipf("Skipping: lattice library constraint: %v", err)
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		// Verify Corona is connected
+		require.NotNil(t, q.corona, "Corona should be connected")
+		require.True(t, q.corona.IsInitialized(), "Corona should be initialized")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("sign_and_verify", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, pchain, _, err := setupQuasarWithCorona(t, 5)
+		if isLatticeUnavailable(err) {
+			t.Skipf("Skipping: lattice library constraint: %v", err)
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		// Sign a message
+		msg := []byte("test message for signing")
+		sig, err := q.corona.Sign(msg)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "Sign should succeed")
+		require.NotNil(t, sig, "Signature should not be nil")
+
+		// Verify signature
+		valid := q.corona.Verify(msg, sig)
+		require.True(t, valid, "Signature should verify")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple_signing_sessions", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, pchain, _, err := setupQuasarWithCorona(t, 5)
+		if isLatticeUnavailable(err) {
+			t.Skipf("Skipping: lattice library constraint: %v", err)
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		// Sign multiple messages
+		for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+			msg := []byte("message " + string(rune('A'+i)))
+			sig, err := q.corona.Sign(msg)
+			require.NoError(t, err, "Sign %d should succeed", i)
+			require.True(t, q.corona.Verify(msg, sig), "Signature %d should verify", i)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("threshold_parameter_check", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, pchain, _, err := setupQuasarWithCorona(t, 5)
+		if isLatticeUnavailable(err) {
+			t.Skipf("Skipping: lattice library constraint: %v", err)
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		// With 5 parties, threshold = (5 * 2 / 3) + 1 = 4
+		require.Equal(t, 4, q.corona.Threshold(), "Threshold should be 4 for 5 parties")
+		require.Equal(t, 5, q.corona.NumParties(), "NumParties should be 5")
+	})
+}
+
+// TestQuasarConcurrent tests concurrent finality processing
+func TestQuasarConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
+	const numValidators = 5
+	const numEvents = 50
+
+	q, pchain, _, err := setupQuasarWithCorona(t, numValidators)
+	if isLatticeUnavailable(err) {
+		t.Skipf("Skipping: lattice library constraint: %v", err)
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer pchain.Close()
+	validatorStates := pchain.Validators()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	err = q.Start(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer q.Stop()
+
+	// Send events concurrently
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := uint64(1); i <= numEvents; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(height uint64) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			event := createTestEvent(height, validatorStates)
+			pchain.EmitFinality(event)
+		}(i)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// Wait for processing
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	stats := q.Stats()
+	t.Logf("Processed %d events, finalized blocks: %d", numEvents, stats.FinalizedBlocks)
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, stats.FinalizedBlocks, 1, "should have finalized at least 1 block")
+}
+
+// TestQuasarConcurrentCoronaSigning tests concurrent Corona signing
+func TestQuasarConcurrentCoronaSigning(t *testing.T) {
+	q, pchain, _, err := setupQuasarWithCorona(t, 5)
+	if isLatticeUnavailable(err) {
+		t.Skipf("Skipping: lattice library constraint: %v", err)
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer pchain.Close()
+
+	const numSigners = 10
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	var successCount atomic.Int32
+
+	for i := 0; i < numSigners; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(idx int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			msg := []byte("concurrent message " + string(rune('0'+idx)))
+			sig, err := q.corona.Sign(msg)
+			if err == nil && q.corona.Verify(msg, sig) {
+				successCount.Add(1)
+			}
+		}(i)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	require.Equal(t, int32(numSigners), successCount.Load(), "all concurrent signs should succeed")
+}
+
+// TestQuasarRestart tests stop/start cycles
+func TestQuasarRestart(t *testing.T) {
+	const numValidators = 5
+
+	t.Run("basic_stop_start", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(numValidators)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(validatorStates)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		// First cycle
+		q1, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		q1.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q1.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		ctx1, cancel1 := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		err = q1.Start(ctx1)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.True(t, q1.IsRunning())
+		cancel1()
+		q1.Stop()
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		require.False(t, q1.IsRunning())
+
+		// Second cycle with fresh Quasar instance
+		// Note: The current implementation closes stopCh on Stop and doesn't recreate it,
+		// so restart requires a new instance. This is a known limitation.
+		q2, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		q2.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q2.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		ctx2, cancel2 := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel2()
+		err = q2.Start(ctx2)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.True(t, q2.IsRunning())
+		q2.Stop()
+	})
+
+	t.Run("stop_with_pending_events", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(numValidators)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(validatorStates)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		q.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		err = q.Start(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Emit events
+		for i := uint64(1); i <= 10; i++ {
+			event := createTestEvent(i, validatorStates)
+			pchain.EmitFinality(event)
+		}
+
+		// Stop immediately
+		q.Stop()
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		require.False(t, q.IsRunning(), "should stop cleanly with pending events")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple_stop_calls", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(numValidators)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(validatorStates)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		q.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		err = q.Start(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Multiple stops should not panic
+		q.Stop()
+		// Note: After first Stop, stopCh is closed. Subsequent Stop calls check running flag,
+		// but since running=false, they won't try to close again. This tests idempotency.
+	})
+
+	t.Run("stop_without_start", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Stop without start should not panic
+		q.Stop()
+		require.False(t, q.IsRunning())
+	})
+}
+
+// TestQuasarMemoryPressure tests with many finality events to verify no memory leaks
+func TestQuasarMemoryPressure(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping memory pressure test in short mode")
+	}
+
+	t.Run("many_finality_entries", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Add many finality entries
+		const numEntries = 1000
+		for i := 0; i < numEntries; i++ {
+			var blockID ids.ID
+			_, _ = rand.Read(blockID[:])
+
+			finality := &QuantumFinality{
+				BlockID:      blockID,
+				PChainHeight: uint64(i),
+				QChainHeight: uint64(i),
+				TotalWeight:  1000,
+				SignerWeight: 700,
+			}
+			q.SetFinalized(blockID, finality)
+		}
+
+		stats := q.Stats()
+		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, stats.FinalizedBlocks, numEntries-1)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("memory_stability", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Add many entries
+		const numEntries = 10000
+		for i := 0; i < numEntries; i++ {
+			var blockID ids.ID
+			_, _ = rand.Read(blockID[:])
+
+			finality := &QuantumFinality{
+				BlockID:      blockID,
+				PChainHeight: uint64(i),
+				QChainHeight: uint64(i),
+				BLSProof:     make([]byte, 96),
+				CoronaProof:  make([]byte, 1024),
+				TotalWeight:  1000,
+				SignerWeight: 700,
+			}
+			q.SetFinalized(blockID, finality)
+		}
+
+		// Force GC and check we don't crash
+		runtime.GC()
+		var m runtime.MemStats
+		runtime.ReadMemStats(&m)
+
+		t.Logf("Heap after %d entries: %d bytes", numEntries, m.HeapAlloc)
+
+		// Just verify we completed without issues - memory testing is notoriously flaky
+		stats := q.Stats()
+		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, stats.FinalizedBlocks, numEntries-1)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("concurrent_add_finality", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		const numGoroutines = 10
+		const entriesPerGoroutine = 250
+
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		for g := 0; g < numGoroutines; g++ {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func(gid int) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				for i := 0; i < entriesPerGoroutine; i++ {
+					var blockID ids.ID
+					_, _ = rand.Read(blockID[:])
+
+					finality := &QuantumFinality{
+						BlockID:      blockID,
+						PChainHeight: uint64(gid*entriesPerGoroutine + i),
+						QChainHeight: uint64(gid*entriesPerGoroutine + i),
+						TotalWeight:  1000,
+						SignerWeight: 700,
+					}
+					q.SetFinalized(blockID, finality)
+				}
+			}(g)
+		}
+		wg.Wait()
+
+		stats := q.Stats()
+		t.Logf("Final entries after concurrent operations: %d", stats.FinalizedBlocks)
+		// Some entries may share block IDs due to rand collision, so just verify we have many
+		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, stats.FinalizedBlocks, numGoroutines*entriesPerGoroutine/2)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("concurrent_read_write", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Pre-populate some entries
+		blockIDs := make([]ids.ID, 100)
+		for i := range blockIDs {
+			_, _ = rand.Read(blockIDs[i][:])
+			q.SetFinalized(blockIDs[i], &QuantumFinality{
+				BlockID:      blockIDs[i],
+				PChainHeight: uint64(i),
+			})
+		}
+
+		// Concurrent reads and writes
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		done := make(chan struct{})
+
+		// Writers
+		for w := 0; w < 5; w++ {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				for {
+					select {
+					case <-done:
+						return
+					default:
+						var blockID ids.ID
+						_, _ = rand.Read(blockID[:])
+						q.SetFinalized(blockID, &QuantumFinality{BlockID: blockID})
+					}
+				}
+			}()
+		}
+
+		// Readers
+		for r := 0; r < 5; r++ {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				for {
+					select {
+					case <-done:
+						return
+					default:
+						idx := int(time.Now().UnixNano()) % len(blockIDs)
+						_, _ = q.GetFinality(blockIDs[idx])
+					}
+				}
+			}()
+		}
+
+		// Run for a short period
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		close(done)
+		wg.Wait()
+
+		t.Log("Concurrent read/write completed successfully")
+	})
+}
+
+// TestQuasarHealthStatus tests health status reporting
+func TestQuasarHealthStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("initial_state", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		stats := q.Stats()
+		require.False(t, stats.Running)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(0), stats.PChainHeight)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(0), stats.QChainHeight)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, stats.FinalizedBlocks)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("after_corona_init", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, pchain, _, err := setupQuasarWithCorona(t, 5)
+		if isLatticeUnavailable(err) {
+			t.Skipf("Skipping: lattice library constraint: %v", err)
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		stats := q.Stats()
+		require.True(t, stats.CoronaReady, "Corona should be ready")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("running_state", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(5)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(validatorStates)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		q.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		err = q.Start(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer q.Stop()
+
+		stats := q.Stats()
+		require.True(t, stats.Running, "should be running")
+	})
+}
+
+// TestQuasarShutdown tests graceful shutdown behavior
+func TestQuasarShutdown(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("graceful_stop_with_timeout", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(5)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(validatorStates)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		q.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		err = q.Start(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Cancel context and stop
+		cancel()
+		q.Stop()
+
+		require.False(t, q.IsRunning())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("stop_already_stopped", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Should not panic
+		q.Stop()
+		require.False(t, q.IsRunning())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("start_after_stop", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(5)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(validatorStates)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		// First run
+		q1, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		q1.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q1.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		ctx1, cancel1 := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		err = q1.Start(ctx1)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		cancel1()
+		q1.Stop()
+
+		// Second run with new instance (implementation limitation)
+		q2, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		q2.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q2.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		ctx2, cancel2 := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel2()
+		err = q2.Start(ctx2)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.True(t, q2.IsRunning())
+		q2.Stop()
+	})
+
+	t.Run("health_status", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Check stats work without panic
+		stats := q.Stats()
+		require.NotNil(t, stats)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("drain_finality_channel", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(5)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(validatorStates)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		q.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		err = q.Start(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Get finality channel via Subscribe
+		finCh := q.Subscribe()
+		require.NotNil(t, finCh)
+
+		// Emit event
+		event := createTestEvent(1, validatorStates)
+		pchain.EmitFinality(event)
+
+		// Try to receive finality (with timeout)
+		select {
+		case finality := <-finCh:
+			require.NotNil(t, finality)
+		case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+			// May not receive if processing takes longer
+		}
+
+		q.Stop()
+	})
+}
+
+// TestQuasarEdgeCases tests edge cases and error conditions
+func TestQuasarEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("start_without_pchain", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		err = q.Start(ctx)
+		// Should handle gracefully (either error or run without processing)
+		if err == nil {
+			q.Stop()
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("start_without_quantum_fallback", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(5)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(validatorStates)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		q.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		// No quantum fallback connected - Start requires it
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		err = q.Start(ctx)
+		// Implementation requires Q-Chain (quantum fallback) to be connected
+		require.Error(t, err, "Start should error without quantum fallback")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("get_finality_nonexistent", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		var blockID ids.ID
+		_, _ = rand.Read(blockID[:])
+
+		finality, found := q.GetFinality(blockID)
+		require.False(t, found, "should not find nonexistent block")
+		require.Nil(t, finality, "should return nil for nonexistent block")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("verify_nil_finality", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		err = q.Verify(nil)
+		require.Error(t, err, "should error on nil finality")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("verify_empty_proofs", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		finality := &QuantumFinality{
+			BLSProof:     nil,
+			CoronaProof:  nil,
+			TotalWeight:  1000,
+			SignerWeight: 700,
+		}
+
+		err = q.Verify(finality)
+		require.Error(t, err, "should error on empty proofs")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("verify_insufficient_weight", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		finality := &QuantumFinality{
+			BLSProof:     []byte("proof"),
+			CoronaProof:  []byte("proof"),
+			TotalWeight:  1000,
+			SignerWeight: 500, // Only 50%, needs 67%
+		}
+
+		err = q.Verify(finality)
+		require.Error(t, err, "should error on insufficient weight")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("create_message_format", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		validatorStates := generateValidatorStates(3)
+		event := createTestEvent(42, validatorStates)
+
+		msg := q.CreateMessage(event)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, msg, "message should not be empty")
+		// Message is binary format containing blockID and height
+		// Just verify it's deterministic and non-empty
+		msg2 := q.CreateMessage(event)
+		require.Equal(t, msg, msg2, "message should be deterministic")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("total_weight_calculation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		validators := []ValidatorState{
+			{Weight: 100, Active: true},
+			{Weight: 200, Active: true},
+			{Weight: 300, Active: false}, // Inactive
+			{Weight: 400, Active: true},
+		}
+
+		total := q.TotalWeight(validators)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(700), total, "should sum only active validator weights")
+	})
+}

consensus/quasar/ntt.go

@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+//go:build !cgo
+
+// Package quasar provides NTT operations for Corona consensus.
+// This file provides pure Go CPU implementation when CGO is not available.
+// All operations use the luxfi/lattice library which provides optimized
+// NTT implementations in pure Go.
+package quasar
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/lattice/v7/ring"
+)
+
+// NTTAccelerator provides NTT operations for Corona.
+// When CGO is disabled, this uses the pure Go lattice library
+// which provides optimized CPU-based NTT transforms.
+type NTTAccelerator struct {
+	enabled bool
+	stats   NTTStats
+	statsmu sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+// NTTStats tracks NTT accelerator statistics.
+type NTTStats struct {
+	Enabled      bool
+	Backend      string
+	TotalOps     uint64
+	GPUAvailable bool
+}
+
+// NewNTTAccelerator creates a new NTT accelerator using pure Go lattice library.
+func NewNTTAccelerator() (*NTTAccelerator, error) {
+	return &NTTAccelerator{
+		enabled: true, // CPU implementation is always available
+		stats: NTTStats{
+			Enabled: true,
+			Backend: "CPU (Pure Go)",
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// IsEnabled returns true - CPU implementation is always available.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) IsEnabled() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+// Backend returns the backend name.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) Backend() string {
+	return "CPU (Pure Go lattice)"
+}
+
+// NTTForward performs forward NTT on a polynomial using lattice library.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) NTTForward(r *ring.Ring, poly ring.Poly) error {
+	r.NTT(poly, poly)
+	atomic.AddUint64(&g.stats.TotalOps, 1)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NTTInverse performs inverse NTT on a polynomial using lattice library.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) NTTInverse(r *ring.Ring, poly ring.Poly) error {
+	r.INTT(poly, poly)
+	atomic.AddUint64(&g.stats.TotalOps, 1)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// BatchNTTForward performs forward NTT on multiple polynomials.
+// Uses parallel processing for better performance on multi-core CPUs.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) BatchNTTForward(r *ring.Ring, polys []ring.Poly) error {
+	if len(polys) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// For small batches, process sequentially
+	if len(polys) < 8 {
+		for _, poly := range polys {
+			r.NTT(poly, poly)
+		}
+		atomic.AddUint64(&g.stats.TotalOps, uint64(len(polys)))
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// For larger batches, use parallel processing
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	numWorkers := 4
+	chunkSize := (len(polys) + numWorkers - 1) / numWorkers
+
+	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
+		start := i * chunkSize
+		end := start + chunkSize
+		if end > len(polys) {
+			end = len(polys)
+		}
+		if start >= end {
+			break
+		}
+
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(batch []ring.Poly) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for _, poly := range batch {
+				r.NTT(poly, poly)
+			}
+		}(polys[start:end])
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	atomic.AddUint64(&g.stats.TotalOps, uint64(len(polys)))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// BatchNTTInverse performs inverse NTT on multiple polynomials.
+// Uses parallel processing for better performance on multi-core CPUs.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) BatchNTTInverse(r *ring.Ring, polys []ring.Poly) error {
+	if len(polys) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// For small batches, process sequentially
+	if len(polys) < 8 {
+		for _, poly := range polys {
+			r.INTT(poly, poly)
+		}
+		atomic.AddUint64(&g.stats.TotalOps, uint64(len(polys)))
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// For larger batches, use parallel processing
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	numWorkers := 4
+	chunkSize := (len(polys) + numWorkers - 1) / numWorkers
+
+	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
+		start := i * chunkSize
+		end := start + chunkSize
+		if end > len(polys) {
+			end = len(polys)
+		}
+		if start >= end {
+			break
+		}
+
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(batch []ring.Poly) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for _, poly := range batch {
+				r.INTT(poly, poly)
+			}
+		}(polys[start:end])
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	atomic.AddUint64(&g.stats.TotalOps, uint64(len(polys)))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// PolyMul performs polynomial multiplication using Barrett reduction.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) PolyMul(r *ring.Ring, a, b, out ring.Poly) error {
+	r.MulCoeffsBarrett(a, b, out)
+	atomic.AddUint64(&g.stats.TotalOps, 1)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ClearCache is a no-op for CPU implementation (no GPU cache).
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) ClearCache() {}
+
+// Stats returns current NTT accelerator statistics.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) Stats() NTTStats {
+	g.statsmu.RLock()
+	defer g.statsmu.RUnlock()
+	return NTTStats{
+		Enabled:      true,
+		Backend:      "CPU (Pure Go lattice)",
+		TotalOps:     atomic.LoadUint64(&g.stats.TotalOps),
+		GPUAvailable: false, // CPU-only build
+	}
+}
+
+// Global accelerator instance
+var (
+	globalNTTAccelerator     *NTTAccelerator
+	globalNTTAcceleratorOnce sync.Once
+)
+
+// GetNTTAccelerator returns the global NTT accelerator instance.
+func GetNTTAccelerator() (*NTTAccelerator, error) {
+	globalNTTAcceleratorOnce.Do(func() {
+		globalNTTAccelerator, _ = NewNTTAccelerator()
+	})
+	return globalNTTAccelerator, nil
+}

consensus/quasar/ntt_c.go

@@ -0,0 +1,469 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+//go:build cgo
+
+// Package quasar provides GPU-accelerated NTT operations for Corona consensus.
+// This uses the unified lux/accel package for GPU acceleration of lattice
+// operations in the Corona threshold signature protocol.
+//
+// GPU acceleration provides 40x+ speedup for NTT operations on Apple Silicon
+// and NVIDIA GPUs via the accel library (Metal/CUDA/CPU backends).
+//
+// Architecture:
+//
+//	luxcpp/accel (C++ GPU)  →  lux/accel (Go CGO)  →  Quasar consensus
+//
+// This enables consistent GPU acceleration across:
+//   - Corona threshold signatures
+//   - ML-DSA post-quantum signatures
+//   - FHE operations (via luxcpp/fhe which reuses luxcpp/lattice)
+package quasar
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/accel"
+	"github.com/luxfi/lattice/v7/ring"
+	"github.com/luxfi/node/config"
+)
+
+// NTTAccelerator provides GPU-accelerated NTT operations for Corona.
+// It uses the unified lux/accel package for Metal/CUDA/CPU backends.
+type NTTAccelerator struct {
+	mu       sync.RWMutex
+	session  *accel.Session
+	enabled  bool
+	totalOps uint64
+}
+
+// NTTOptions holds options for creating an NTT accelerator.
+type NTTOptions struct {
+	// Enabled controls whether GPU acceleration is used
+	Enabled bool
+	// Backend specifies which GPU backend to use: "auto", "metal", "cuda", "cpu"
+	Backend string
+	// DeviceIndex specifies which GPU device to use
+	DeviceIndex int
+}
+
+// NewNTTAccelerator creates a new NTT accelerator with GPU support.
+// It auto-detects available GPU backends (Metal on macOS, CUDA on Linux).
+func NewNTTAccelerator() (*NTTAccelerator, error) {
+	return NewNTTAcceleratorWithOptions(NTTOptions{})
+}
+
+// NewNTTAcceleratorWithOptions creates a new NTT accelerator with custom options.
+// If options are zero-valued, it uses the global GPU config.
+func NewNTTAcceleratorWithOptions(opts NTTOptions) (*NTTAccelerator, error) {
+	// Get global config if options not specified
+	gpuCfg := config.GetGlobalGPUConfig()
+
+	// Determine if GPU should be enabled
+	enabled := gpuCfg.Enabled
+	if opts.Backend == "cpu" {
+		enabled = false
+	}
+
+	// Check if GPU is available via accel library
+	available := accel.Available() && enabled
+
+	var session *accel.Session
+	if available {
+		var err error
+		session, err = accel.DefaultSession()
+		if err != nil {
+			// Fall back to CPU mode
+			available = false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &NTTAccelerator{
+		session: session,
+		enabled: available,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// IsEnabled returns whether GPU acceleration is available.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) IsEnabled() bool {
+	g.mu.RLock()
+	defer g.mu.RUnlock()
+	return g.enabled
+}
+
+// Backend returns the name of the active GPU backend.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) Backend() string {
+	g.mu.RLock()
+	defer g.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if !g.enabled || g.session == nil {
+		return "CPU (GPU not available)"
+	}
+	return g.session.Backend().String()
+}
+
+// getModulus extracts the first modulus from the ring.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) getModulus(r *ring.Ring) (uint32, error) {
+	if len(r.ModuliChain()) == 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("ring has no moduli")
+	}
+	return uint32(r.ModuliChain()[0]), nil
+}
+
+// NTTForward performs forward NTT on a polynomial using GPU acceleration.
+// Falls back to CPU if GPU is not available.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) NTTForward(r *ring.Ring, poly ring.Poly) error {
+	if !g.enabled || g.session == nil {
+		// Fall back to lattice library's NTT
+		r.NTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	N := r.N()
+	coeffs := poly.Coeffs
+	if len(coeffs) == 0 || len(coeffs[0]) < N {
+		r.NTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	Q, err := g.getModulus(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		r.NTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Create input tensor from polynomial coefficients
+	inputTensor, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint64](g.session, []int{N}, coeffs[0][:N])
+	if err != nil {
+		r.NTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer inputTensor.Close()
+
+	// Create output tensor
+	outputTensor, err := accel.NewTensor[uint64](g.session, []int{N})
+	if err != nil {
+		r.NTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer outputTensor.Close()
+
+	// GPU NTT via accel Lattice ops
+	if err := g.session.Lattice().PolynomialNTT(inputTensor.Untyped(), outputTensor.Untyped(), Q); err != nil {
+		r.NTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Copy result back
+	result, err := outputTensor.ToSlice()
+	if err != nil {
+		r.NTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+	copy(coeffs[0], result)
+	atomic.AddUint64(&g.totalOps, 1)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NTTInverse performs inverse NTT on a polynomial using GPU acceleration.
+// Falls back to CPU if GPU is not available.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) NTTInverse(r *ring.Ring, poly ring.Poly) error {
+	if !g.enabled || g.session == nil {
+		// Fall back to lattice library's INTT
+		r.INTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	N := r.N()
+	coeffs := poly.Coeffs
+	if len(coeffs) == 0 || len(coeffs[0]) < N {
+		r.INTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	Q, err := g.getModulus(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		r.INTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Create input tensor from polynomial coefficients
+	inputTensor, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint64](g.session, []int{N}, coeffs[0][:N])
+	if err != nil {
+		r.INTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer inputTensor.Close()
+
+	// Create output tensor
+	outputTensor, err := accel.NewTensor[uint64](g.session, []int{N})
+	if err != nil {
+		r.INTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer outputTensor.Close()
+
+	// GPU INTT via accel Lattice ops
+	if err := g.session.Lattice().PolynomialINTT(inputTensor.Untyped(), outputTensor.Untyped(), Q); err != nil {
+		r.INTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Copy result back
+	result, err := outputTensor.ToSlice()
+	if err != nil {
+		r.INTT(poly, poly)
+		return nil
+	}
+	copy(coeffs[0], result)
+	atomic.AddUint64(&g.totalOps, 1)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// BatchNTTForward performs forward NTT on multiple polynomials in parallel.
+// This is the primary use case for GPU acceleration - batch operations.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) BatchNTTForward(r *ring.Ring, polys []ring.Poly) error {
+	if len(polys) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if !g.enabled || g.session == nil || len(polys) < 4 {
+		// Fall back to CPU for small batches (GPU overhead not worth it)
+		for i := range polys {
+			r.NTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	Q, err := g.getModulus(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		for i := range polys {
+			r.NTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Process each polynomial through GPU
+	// Note: For true batch performance, we'd want batch tensor operations
+	// but the current accel API operates on single polynomials
+	N := r.N()
+	for i := range polys {
+		coeffs := polys[i].Coeffs
+		if len(coeffs) == 0 || len(coeffs[0]) < N {
+			r.NTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+			continue
+		}
+
+		inputTensor, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint64](g.session, []int{N}, coeffs[0][:N])
+		if err != nil {
+			r.NTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+			continue
+		}
+
+		outputTensor, err := accel.NewTensor[uint64](g.session, []int{N})
+		if err != nil {
+			inputTensor.Close()
+			r.NTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err := g.session.Lattice().PolynomialNTT(inputTensor.Untyped(), outputTensor.Untyped(), Q); err != nil {
+			inputTensor.Close()
+			outputTensor.Close()
+			r.NTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+			continue
+		}
+
+		result, err := outputTensor.ToSlice()
+		if err != nil {
+			inputTensor.Close()
+			outputTensor.Close()
+			r.NTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+			continue
+		}
+		copy(coeffs[0], result)
+
+		inputTensor.Close()
+		outputTensor.Close()
+	}
+
+	atomic.AddUint64(&g.totalOps, uint64(len(polys)))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// BatchNTTInverse performs inverse NTT on multiple polynomials in parallel.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) BatchNTTInverse(r *ring.Ring, polys []ring.Poly) error {
+	if len(polys) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if !g.enabled || g.session == nil || len(polys) < 4 {
+		// Fall back to CPU for small batches
+		for i := range polys {
+			r.INTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	Q, err := g.getModulus(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		for i := range polys {
+			r.INTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Process each polynomial through GPU
+	N := r.N()
+	for i := range polys {
+		coeffs := polys[i].Coeffs
+		if len(coeffs) == 0 || len(coeffs[0]) < N {
+			r.INTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+			continue
+		}
+
+		inputTensor, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint64](g.session, []int{N}, coeffs[0][:N])
+		if err != nil {
+			r.INTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+			continue
+		}
+
+		outputTensor, err := accel.NewTensor[uint64](g.session, []int{N})
+		if err != nil {
+			inputTensor.Close()
+			r.INTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err := g.session.Lattice().PolynomialINTT(inputTensor.Untyped(), outputTensor.Untyped(), Q); err != nil {
+			inputTensor.Close()
+			outputTensor.Close()
+			r.INTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+			continue
+		}
+
+		result, err := outputTensor.ToSlice()
+		if err != nil {
+			inputTensor.Close()
+			outputTensor.Close()
+			r.INTT(polys[i], polys[i])
+			continue
+		}
+		copy(coeffs[0], result)
+
+		inputTensor.Close()
+		outputTensor.Close()
+	}
+
+	atomic.AddUint64(&g.totalOps, uint64(len(polys)))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// PolyMul performs polynomial multiplication using GPU-accelerated NTT.
+// This multiplies polynomials a and b, storing result in out.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) PolyMul(r *ring.Ring, a, b, out ring.Poly) error {
+	if !g.enabled || g.session == nil {
+		// Fall back to CPU
+		r.MulCoeffsBarrett(a, b, out)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	Q, err := g.getModulus(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		r.MulCoeffsBarrett(a, b, out)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	N := r.N()
+
+	// Extract coefficients
+	if len(a.Coeffs) == 0 || len(a.Coeffs[0]) < N ||
+		len(b.Coeffs) == 0 || len(b.Coeffs[0]) < N ||
+		len(out.Coeffs) == 0 || len(out.Coeffs[0]) < N {
+		r.MulCoeffsBarrett(a, b, out)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Create tensors for a, b, and output
+	aTensor, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint64](g.session, []int{N}, a.Coeffs[0][:N])
+	if err != nil {
+		r.MulCoeffsBarrett(a, b, out)
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer aTensor.Close()
+
+	bTensor, err := accel.NewTensorWithData[uint64](g.session, []int{N}, b.Coeffs[0][:N])
+	if err != nil {
+		r.MulCoeffsBarrett(a, b, out)
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer bTensor.Close()
+
+	outTensor, err := accel.NewTensor[uint64](g.session, []int{N})
+	if err != nil {
+		r.MulCoeffsBarrett(a, b, out)
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer outTensor.Close()
+
+	// GPU polynomial multiplication
+	if err := g.session.Lattice().PolynomialMul(aTensor.Untyped(), bTensor.Untyped(), outTensor.Untyped(), Q); err != nil {
+		r.MulCoeffsBarrett(a, b, out)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Copy result back
+	result, err := outTensor.ToSlice()
+	if err != nil {
+		r.MulCoeffsBarrett(a, b, out)
+		return nil
+	}
+	copy(out.Coeffs[0], result)
+	atomic.AddUint64(&g.totalOps, 1)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ClearCache is a no-op in the accel-based implementation.
+// The accel library manages its own caching internally.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) ClearCache() {
+	// No-op: accel library manages caching internally
+}
+
+// NTTStats returns NTT accelerator statistics.
+type NTTStats struct {
+	Enabled      bool
+	Backend      string
+	TotalOps     uint64
+	GPUAvailable bool
+}
+
+// Stats returns current NTT accelerator statistics.
+func (g *NTTAccelerator) Stats() NTTStats {
+	g.mu.RLock()
+	defer g.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	return NTTStats{
+		Enabled:      g.enabled,
+		Backend:      g.Backend(),
+		TotalOps:     atomic.LoadUint64(&g.totalOps),
+		GPUAvailable: accel.Available(),
+	}
+}
+
+// Global NTT accelerator instance (lazily initialized)
+var (
+	globalNTTAccelerator     *NTTAccelerator
+	globalNTTAcceleratorOnce sync.Once
+	globalNTTAcceleratorErr  error
+)
+
+// GetNTTAccelerator returns the global NTT accelerator instance.
+// The accelerator is lazily initialized on first call.
+func GetNTTAccelerator() (*NTTAccelerator, error) {
+	globalNTTAcceleratorOnce.Do(func() {
+		globalNTTAccelerator, globalNTTAcceleratorErr = NewNTTAccelerator()
+	})
+	return globalNTTAccelerator, globalNTTAcceleratorErr
+}

consensus/quasar/oom_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,448 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package quasar
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
+	"github.com/luxfi/log"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test 1: Finalized map pruning
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// TestFinalizedMapPruning simulates 100,000 finality events and verifies:
+//   - The finalized map never exceeds maxFinalized + buffer
+//   - Old entries are actually pruned
+//   - After 100K events, map size <= 10,000
+func TestFinalizedMapPruning(t *testing.T) {
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// maxFinalized is 10,000 by default (set in NewQuasar)
+	const totalEvents = 100_000
+
+	// We simulate processFinality's pruning logic directly by
+	// inserting entries and triggering the prune path.
+	// processFinality increments qHeight and prunes when len > maxFinalized.
+	var peakSize int
+	for i := 0; i < totalEvents; i++ {
+		var blockID ids.ID
+		_, _ = rand.Read(blockID[:])
+
+		q.mu.Lock()
+		q.qHeight++
+		q.finalized[blockID] = &QuantumFinality{
+			BlockID:      blockID,
+			QChainHeight: q.qHeight,
+			PChainHeight: uint64(i),
+			TotalWeight:  1000,
+			SignerWeight: 700,
+		}
+
+		// Replicate the pruning logic from processFinality
+		if q.maxFinalized > 0 && len(q.finalized) > q.maxFinalized {
+			cutoff := q.qHeight - uint64(q.maxFinalized)
+			for id, f := range q.finalized {
+				if f.QChainHeight < cutoff {
+					delete(q.finalized, id)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		size := len(q.finalized)
+		if size > peakSize {
+			peakSize = size
+		}
+		q.mu.Unlock()
+	}
+
+	q.mu.RLock()
+	finalSize := len(q.finalized)
+	finalQHeight := q.qHeight
+	q.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	t.Logf("totalEvents=%d  peakSize=%d  finalSize=%d  qHeight=%d",
+		totalEvents, peakSize, finalSize, finalQHeight)
+
+	// The pruning logic fires when len > maxFinalized, then deletes entries
+	// with QChainHeight < cutoff (strict <). The cutoff is qHeight - maxFinalized.
+	// After pruning, entries at exactly cutoff remain, so the steady-state
+	// size is maxFinalized + 1. This is correct and bounded.
+	require.LessOrEqual(t, peakSize, q.maxFinalized+1,
+		"peak map size should not exceed maxFinalized+1")
+
+	require.LessOrEqual(t, finalSize, q.maxFinalized+1,
+		"final map size should be <= maxFinalized+1 (10,001)")
+
+	// Verify old entries are actually gone: the oldest remaining entry
+	// should have QChainHeight >= qHeight - maxFinalized.
+	q.mu.RLock()
+	minHeight := uint64(^uint64(0))
+	for _, f := range q.finalized {
+		if f.QChainHeight < minHeight {
+			minHeight = f.QChainHeight
+		}
+	}
+	q.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	expectedMinHeight := finalQHeight - uint64(q.maxFinalized)
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, minHeight, expectedMinHeight,
+		"oldest entry should be pruned: minHeight=%d expected>=%d", minHeight, expectedMinHeight)
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test 2: Channel backpressure -- no goroutine leak or deadlock
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// TestChannelBackpressure creates a pChainProvider with a 64-buffer channel,
+// sends 1000 events, and verifies no goroutine leak or deadlock.
+func TestChannelBackpressure(t *testing.T) {
+	const (
+		channelSize = 64
+		totalEvents = 1000
+	)
+
+	validators := generateValidatorStates(5)
+	pchain := &mockPChainProvider{
+		height:     0,
+		validators: validators,
+		finalityCh: make(chan FinalityEvent, channelSize),
+	}
+
+	goroutinesBefore := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+
+	// Send events -- channel will fill up, excess events are dropped (select default)
+	sent := 0
+	for i := 0; i < totalEvents; i++ {
+		event := createTestEvent(uint64(i+1), validators)
+		select {
+		case pchain.finalityCh <- event:
+			sent++
+		default:
+			// Channel full -- expected backpressure behavior
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("sent %d/%d events (channel capacity %d)", sent, totalEvents, channelSize)
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, sent, channelSize,
+		"should have sent at least channelSize events")
+
+	// Drain the channel
+	drained := 0
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-pchain.finalityCh:
+			drained++
+		default:
+			goto done
+		}
+	}
+done:
+	t.Logf("drained %d events", drained)
+
+	// Check goroutine count -- should not have leaked
+	runtime.GC()
+	goroutinesAfter := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+	// Allow a delta of 5 for GC/runtime goroutines
+	require.InDelta(t, goroutinesBefore, goroutinesAfter, 5,
+		"goroutine count should not grow significantly: before=%d after=%d",
+		goroutinesBefore, goroutinesAfter)
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test 3: Long-running benchmark -- 1M simulated finality cycles
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// BenchmarkQuasarLongRun runs 1M simulated finality cycles and reports
+// allocs/op, bytes/op, ns/op. Verifies no unbounded memory growth.
+func BenchmarkQuasarLongRun(b *testing.B) {
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Snapshot heap before
+	runtime.GC()
+	var memBefore runtime.MemStats
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&memBefore)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		var blockID ids.ID
+		// Use deterministic IDs to avoid crypto/rand overhead in benchmark
+		blockID[0] = byte(i)
+		blockID[1] = byte(i >> 8)
+		blockID[2] = byte(i >> 16)
+		blockID[3] = byte(i >> 24)
+
+		q.mu.Lock()
+		q.qHeight++
+		q.finalized[blockID] = &QuantumFinality{
+			BlockID:      blockID,
+			QChainHeight: q.qHeight,
+			PChainHeight: uint64(i),
+			TotalWeight:  1000,
+			SignerWeight: 700,
+			BLSProof:     make([]byte, 96),
+			Timestamp:    time.Now(),
+		}
+
+		// Prune (same logic as processFinality)
+		if q.maxFinalized > 0 && len(q.finalized) > q.maxFinalized {
+			cutoff := q.qHeight - uint64(q.maxFinalized)
+			for id, f := range q.finalized {
+				if f.QChainHeight < cutoff {
+					delete(q.finalized, id)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		q.mu.Unlock()
+	}
+
+	b.StopTimer()
+
+	// Snapshot heap after
+	runtime.GC()
+	var memAfter runtime.MemStats
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&memAfter)
+
+	q.mu.RLock()
+	finalSize := len(q.finalized)
+	q.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	heapBefore := memBefore.HeapAlloc
+	heapAfter := memAfter.HeapAlloc
+
+	var heapDelta int64
+	if heapAfter >= heapBefore {
+		heapDelta = int64(heapAfter - heapBefore)
+	} else {
+		heapDelta = -int64(heapBefore - heapAfter)
+	}
+	b.Logf("N=%d  finalMapSize=%d  heapBefore=%d  heapAfter=%d  heapDelta=%d",
+		b.N, finalSize, heapBefore, heapAfter, heapDelta)
+
+	// Map should be bounded regardless of N
+	if finalSize > q.maxFinalized+1 {
+		b.Fatalf("unbounded growth: map size %d exceeds maxFinalized %d",
+			finalSize, q.maxFinalized)
+	}
+
+	// Heap should not grow linearly with N. After pruning, the heap should
+	// be bounded by ~maxFinalized entries worth of allocations.
+	// We allow 100MB as a generous upper bound for 10K entries with 96-byte proofs.
+	const maxHeapGrowth = 100 * 1024 * 1024 // 100MB
+	if heapAfter > heapBefore+maxHeapGrowth {
+		b.Fatalf("unbounded heap growth: before=%d after=%d delta=%d (limit=%d)",
+			heapBefore, heapAfter, heapAfter-heapBefore, maxHeapGrowth)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test 4: Quorum math verification -- property test
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// TestQuorumMath is a property test that for all validator counts 1-100
+// and all weight distributions:
+//   - Cross-multiplication quorum never accepts < 2/3 weight
+//   - Cross-multiplication quorum always accepts >= 2/3 weight (no false negatives)
+func TestQuorumMath(t *testing.T) {
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// The quorum check is: signerWeight * quorumDen >= totalWeight * quorumNum
+	// With quorumNum=2, quorumDen=3: signerWeight * 3 >= totalWeight * 2
+
+	t.Run("no_false_positives", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// For all validator counts and weight distributions, if the quorum
+		// check passes, then signerWeight/totalWeight >= 2/3.
+		for numValidators := 1; numValidators <= 100; numValidators++ {
+			// Test with equal weights
+			weightPerValidator := uint64(1000)
+			totalWeight := uint64(numValidators) * weightPerValidator
+
+			for numSigners := 0; numSigners <= numValidators; numSigners++ {
+				signerWeight := uint64(numSigners) * weightPerValidator
+				result := q.CheckQuorum(signerWeight, totalWeight)
+
+				// Verify: if result is true, then signerWeight/totalWeight >= 2/3
+				// Using cross-multiplication: signerWeight * 3 >= totalWeight * 2
+				actualMeetsThreshold := signerWeight*3 >= totalWeight*2
+				if result && !actualMeetsThreshold {
+					t.Fatalf("FALSE POSITIVE: n=%d signers=%d sW=%d tW=%d: "+
+						"quorum accepted but %d*3=%d < %d*2=%d",
+						numValidators, numSigners, signerWeight, totalWeight,
+						signerWeight, signerWeight*3, totalWeight, totalWeight*2)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no_false_negatives", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// For all validator counts and weight distributions, if
+		// signerWeight/totalWeight >= 2/3, the quorum check must pass.
+		for numValidators := 1; numValidators <= 100; numValidators++ {
+			weightPerValidator := uint64(1000)
+			totalWeight := uint64(numValidators) * weightPerValidator
+
+			for numSigners := 0; numSigners <= numValidators; numSigners++ {
+				signerWeight := uint64(numSigners) * weightPerValidator
+				result := q.CheckQuorum(signerWeight, totalWeight)
+
+				actualMeetsThreshold := signerWeight*3 >= totalWeight*2
+				if actualMeetsThreshold && !result {
+					t.Fatalf("FALSE NEGATIVE: n=%d signers=%d sW=%d tW=%d: "+
+						"threshold met but quorum rejected",
+						numValidators, numSigners, signerWeight, totalWeight)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("varied_weight_distributions", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Test with non-uniform weights: validators have weights 1..n
+		for numValidators := 1; numValidators <= 100; numValidators++ {
+			var totalWeight uint64
+			weights := make([]uint64, numValidators)
+			for i := 0; i < numValidators; i++ {
+				weights[i] = uint64(i + 1)
+				totalWeight += weights[i]
+			}
+
+			// Test subsets: first k validators sign
+			var signerWeight uint64
+			for k := 0; k <= numValidators; k++ {
+				if k > 0 {
+					signerWeight += weights[k-1]
+				}
+				result := q.CheckQuorum(signerWeight, totalWeight)
+				expected := signerWeight*3 >= totalWeight*2
+
+				if result != expected {
+					t.Fatalf("MISMATCH: n=%d signers=%d sW=%d tW=%d: "+
+						"got %v expected %v",
+						numValidators, k, signerWeight, totalWeight,
+						result, expected)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("edge_cases", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Zero total weight: any signer weight passes (vacuously true)
+		require.True(t, q.CheckQuorum(0, 0), "0/0 should pass (vacuous)")
+		require.True(t, q.CheckQuorum(1, 0), "1/0 should pass (vacuous)")
+
+		// Exact boundary: 2/3 of various totals
+		// For totalWeight=3: need signerWeight >= 2
+		require.True(t, q.CheckQuorum(2, 3), "2/3 should pass")
+		require.False(t, q.CheckQuorum(1, 3), "1/3 should fail")
+
+		// For totalWeight=6: need signerWeight >= 4
+		require.True(t, q.CheckQuorum(4, 6), "4/6 should pass")
+		require.False(t, q.CheckQuorum(3, 6), "3/6 should fail")
+
+		// For totalWeight=9: need signerWeight >= 6
+		require.True(t, q.CheckQuorum(6, 9), "6/9 should pass")
+		require.False(t, q.CheckQuorum(5, 9), "5/9 should fail")
+
+		// For totalWeight=100: 2*100/3 = 66 (floor), so need 67 to be strictly >= 2/3
+		// But cross-mult: sW*3 >= tW*2 → sW*3 >= 200 → sW >= 67 (ceil)
+		// Actually: 66*3=198 < 200 → fail; 67*3=201 >= 200 → pass
+		require.True(t, q.CheckQuorum(67, 100), "67/100 should pass")
+		require.False(t, q.CheckQuorum(66, 100), "66/100 should fail")
+
+		// Large weights (near overflow boundary for uint64)
+		// Safe for totalWeight < 2^62 with quorumNum=2 (per checkQuorum doc)
+		largeTotal := uint64(1) << 61
+		largeSigner := largeTotal*2/3 + 1
+		require.True(t, q.CheckQuorum(largeSigner, largeTotal),
+			"large weight should pass when above 2/3")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("bft_threshold_exact", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// BFT requires > 2/3 of total weight.
+		// With the cross-multiplication check (>=), signerWeight*3 >= totalWeight*2.
+		// This means exactly 2/3 PASSES (which matches the formal spec:
+		// "quorum is met when SignerWeight/TotalWeight >= Numerator/Denominator").
+		//
+		// For totalWeight divisible by 3:
+		//   signerWeight = totalWeight * 2 / 3 → passes (exact 2/3)
+		//   signerWeight = totalWeight * 2 / 3 - 1 → fails (below 2/3)
+		for total := uint64(3); total <= 300; total += 3 {
+			threshold := total * 2 / 3
+			require.True(t, q.CheckQuorum(threshold, total),
+				"exact 2/3 (%d/%d) should pass", threshold, total)
+			require.False(t, q.CheckQuorum(threshold-1, total),
+				"below 2/3 (%d/%d) should fail", threshold-1, total)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test 5: Concurrent map pruning stress test
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// TestConcurrentPruningStress verifies that concurrent writes + pruning
+// do not corrupt the finalized map or deadlock.
+func TestConcurrentPruningStress(t *testing.T) {
+	q, err := NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), 3, 2, 3)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	const (
+		numWriters   = 8
+		opsPerWriter = 5000
+	)
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for w := 0; w < numWriters; w++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(writerID int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for i := 0; i < opsPerWriter; i++ {
+				var blockID ids.ID
+				blockID[0] = byte(writerID)
+				blockID[1] = byte(i)
+				blockID[2] = byte(i >> 8)
+
+				q.mu.Lock()
+				q.qHeight++
+				q.finalized[blockID] = &QuantumFinality{
+					BlockID:      blockID,
+					QChainHeight: q.qHeight,
+				}
+				if q.maxFinalized > 0 && len(q.finalized) > q.maxFinalized {
+					cutoff := q.qHeight - uint64(q.maxFinalized)
+					for id, f := range q.finalized {
+						if f.QChainHeight < cutoff {
+							delete(q.finalized, id)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				q.mu.Unlock()
+			}
+		}(w)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	q.mu.RLock()
+	finalSize := len(q.finalized)
+	q.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	t.Logf("writers=%d opsEach=%d totalOps=%d finalSize=%d",
+		numWriters, opsPerWriter, numWriters*opsPerWriter, finalSize)
+
+	require.LessOrEqual(t, finalSize, q.maxFinalized+1,
+		"map size should be bounded after concurrent stress")
+}

consensus/quasar/policy.go

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package quasar
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	qcert "github.com/luxfi/consensus/protocol/quasar"
-)
-
-// policyStore adapts the single configured QuasarEvidencePolicy to the consensus
-// ConsensusCertPolicyStore interface. The verifier loads the required-leg set
-// and the (kind, mode, param) permissions from HERE — never from the cert
-// (invariants I1/I2). A cert that names a different PolicyID than the node's
-// configured posture is rejected: a cert cannot pick its own weaker policy.
-type policyStore struct{ policy *qcert.QuasarEvidencePolicy }
-
-func (s policyStore) Policy(_ uint32, _ uint64, policyID uint32) (qcert.ConsensusCertPolicy, error) {
-	if s.policy == nil {
-		return nil, ErrPolicyUnavailable
-	}
-	if policyID != s.policy.EvidencePolicyID() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: cert policy %d != configured %d", ErrPolicyMismatch, policyID, s.policy.EvidencePolicyID())
-	}
-	return s.policy, nil
-}

consensus/quasar/producer.go

@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package quasar
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	qcert "github.com/luxfi/consensus/protocol/quasar"
-)
-
-// Subject is the finalized-block position a cert must certify — the producer's
-// input at a checkpoint. Mirrors Checkpoint (the verify side) so producer and
-// verifier bind the SAME tuple.
-type Subject struct {
-	ChainID   uint32
-	Epoch     uint64
-	Height    uint64
-	Round     uint32
-	BlockID   [32]byte
-	StateRoot [32]byte
-}
-
-// subjectFrom derives the producer Subject from this gate's chain id and a
-// finalized Checkpoint, so producer and verifier bind the SAME tuple.
-func (g *Gate) subjectFrom(cp Checkpoint) Subject {
-	return Subject{
-		ChainID:   g.cfg.ChainID,
-		Epoch:     cp.Epoch,
-		Height:    cp.Height,
-		Round:     cp.Round,
-		BlockID:   cp.BlockID,
-		StateRoot: cp.StateRoot,
-	}
-}
-
-// Producer is the committee cert-signing service contract (the per-validator
-// "pulsard" committee). At a checkpoint, a producing validator calls Produce to
-// obtain the QuasarCert over the finalized subject, then gossips it so peers can
-// verify and store it (via a CertStore).
-//
-// SCAFFOLDING — this is the seam, not the service. This milestone wires the
-// VERIFY half (gate.go) and this interface. luxd ships with a nil Producer
-// (verify-only): a node VERIFIES certs it receives but does not itself produce
-// them. A nil Producer is the correct default — most of the rollout window is
-// verify-only, and the producer is brought up before activation is forward-dated.
-//
-// Implementation path for the follow-on:
-//
-//   - github.com/luxfi/consensus/protocol/quasar already defines the
-//     producer-side abstractions: PWitnessProducer / QWitnessProducer /
-//     ZWitnessProducer + NewWitnessSet, and ComposeDualPQEvidence. The concrete
-//     committee signer implements Producer over those.
-//   - The signer needs the live Pulsar key share + nonce pool + offline
-//     preprocessing + one-round sign + verify-before-gossip + nonce-erase (the
-//     no-reconstruct hyperball signer), which lands with pulsar v1.7.1.
-//   - REQUIRED CONSENSUS EXPORT: the ConsensusCert envelope + per-leg payload
-//     ENCODERS are package-private in consensus v1.29.0 (only the verifiers are
-//     exported). An external producer — and any end-to-end "valid cert verifies
-//     through the gate" test — needs those encoders exported (a small, additive
-//     consensus change). The verify path here needs no such export: it consumes
-//     a fully-formed *ConsensusCert.
-type Producer interface {
-	Produce(ctx context.Context, subject Subject) (*qcert.ConsensusCert, error)
-}
-
-// MaybeProduce is the checkpoint producer-request site. It is nil-safe and
-// activation-aware so the accept hook can call it unconditionally: a nil gate,
-// dormant activation, a non-checkpoint height, or a nil producer all short-
-// circuit to (nil, nil) — the verify-only default. When a producer IS wired and
-// the checkpoint is live, it requests the cert; the caller gossips/stores it.
-//
-// This keeps producer cadence and verify cadence on ONE definition (g.IsCheckpoint),
-// so producer and verifier can never disagree on which heights carry certs.
-func (g *Gate) MaybeProduce(ctx context.Context, producer Producer, cp Checkpoint) (*qcert.ConsensusCert, error) {
-	if g == nil || producer == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	if !g.Activated(cp.Height) || !g.IsCheckpoint(cp.Height) {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	return producer.Produce(ctx, g.subjectFrom(cp))
-}

consensus/quasar/quasar.go

@@ -0,0 +1,681 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package quasar
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/consensus/protocol/quasar"
+	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
+	"github.com/luxfi/log"
+)
+
+// Quasar is the gravitational center of Lux consensus.
+// It binds P-Chain (BLS signatures) and Q-Chain (Corona post-quantum threshold)
+// into unified hybrid finality across all Lux networks.
+//
+// Architecture:
+//   ALL validators have BOTH keypairs:
+//   - BLS keypair → aggregate signatures (classical, fast)
+//   - Corona keypair → threshold signatures (post-quantum, 2-round)
+//
+//   Both signature paths run IN PARALLEL:
+//
+//   Block arrives
+//       │
+//       ├─────────────────────────────────────────┐
+//       │                                         │
+//       ▼                                         ▼
+//   BLS PATH (fast)                    CORONA PATH (quantum-safe)
+//   ────────────────                   ─────────────────────────────
+//   All validators sign                Round 1: All validators
+//   with BLS keys                      generate commitments
+//       │                                         │
+//       ▼                                         ▼
+//   Aggregate into                     Round 2: All validators
+//   single 96-byte sig                 compute partial signatures
+//       │                                         │
+//       └─────────────────┬───────────────────────┘
+//                         │
+//                         ▼
+//                  Finalize: combine into
+//                  threshold signature
+//                         │
+//                         ▼
+//               ┌─────────────────┐
+//               │  HYBRID PROOF   │
+//               │ BLS Aggregate   │ ← 96 bytes (2/3+ validators)
+//               │ Corona Thresh │ ← ~KB (t-of-n threshold)
+//               └─────────────────┘
+//                         │
+//                         ▼
+//                QUANTUM FINALITY
+//
+// The quasar ensures blocks achieve finality only when BOTH complete:
+// 1. 2/3+ validator weight signed via BLS (fast, classical)
+// 2. t-of-n validators completed Corona threshold (post-quantum secure)
+
+var (
+	ErrQuasarNotStarted    = errors.New("quasar not started")
+	ErrPChainNotConnected  = errors.New("P-Chain not connected")
+	ErrQChainNotConnected  = errors.New("Q-Chain not connected")
+	ErrCoronaNotConnected  = errors.New("Corona coordinator not connected")
+	ErrInsufficientWeight  = errors.New("insufficient validator weight")
+	ErrInsufficientSigners = errors.New("insufficient Corona signers")
+	ErrFinalityFailed      = errors.New("hybrid finality verification failed")
+	ErrBLSFailed           = errors.New("BLS aggregation failed")
+	ErrCoronaFailed        = errors.New("Corona threshold signing failed")
+)
+
+// PChainProvider provides P-Chain state and finality events
+type PChainProvider interface {
+	GetFinalizedHeight() uint64
+	GetValidators(height uint64) ([]ValidatorState, error)
+	SubscribeFinality() <-chan FinalityEvent
+}
+
+// QuantumSignerFallback provides fallback single-signer quantum signatures
+type QuantumSignerFallback interface {
+	SignMessage(msg []byte) ([]byte, error)
+}
+
+// ValidatorState represents a validator's current state
+// Each validator has BOTH BLS and Corona keys
+type ValidatorState struct {
+	NodeID    ids.NodeID
+	Weight    uint64
+	BLSPubKey []byte // BLS public key for aggregate signatures
+	CoronaKey []byte // Corona public key share for threshold sigs
+	Active    bool
+}
+
+// FinalityEvent represents a P-Chain finality event
+type FinalityEvent struct {
+	Height     uint64
+	BlockID    ids.ID
+	Validators []ValidatorState
+	Timestamp  time.Time
+}
+
+// QuantumFinality represents a block that achieved hybrid quantum finality
+type QuantumFinality struct {
+	BlockID       ids.ID
+	PChainHeight  uint64
+	QChainHeight  uint64
+	BLSProof      []byte       // Aggregated BLS signature (96 bytes)
+	CoronaProof   []byte       // Serialized Corona threshold signature
+	SignerBitset  []byte       // Which validators signed BLS
+	CoronaSigners []ids.NodeID // Which validators participated in Corona
+	TotalWeight   uint64
+	SignerWeight  uint64
+	BLSLatency    time.Duration
+	CoronaLatency time.Duration
+	Timestamp     time.Time
+}
+
+// Quasar binds P-Chain and Q-Chain consensus into hybrid quantum finality
+type Quasar struct {
+	mu sync.RWMutex
+
+	log  log.Logger
+	core *quasar.Quasar
+
+	// Chain connections
+	pChain          PChainProvider
+	quantumFallback QuantumSignerFallback
+
+	// Corona threshold coordinator
+	corona *CoronaCoordinator
+
+	// State
+	pHeight   uint64
+	qHeight   uint64
+	finalized map[ids.ID]*QuantumFinality
+
+	// Configuration
+	threshold    int    // Corona threshold (t in t-of-n)
+	quorumNum    uint64 // BLS quorum numerator
+	quorumDen    uint64 // BLS quorum denominator
+	maxFinalized int    // max finalized entries before pruning
+
+	// Channels
+	finalityCh chan *QuantumFinality
+	stopCh     chan struct{}
+	running    bool
+}
+
+// NewQuasar creates a new Quasar consensus hub
+func NewQuasar(log log.Logger, threshold int, quorumNum, quorumDen uint64) (*Quasar, error) {
+	core, err := quasar.NewQuasar(threshold)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create quasar core: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &Quasar{
+		log:          log,
+		core:         core,
+		threshold:    threshold,
+		quorumNum:    quorumNum,
+		quorumDen:    quorumDen,
+		finalized:    make(map[ids.ID]*QuantumFinality),
+		maxFinalized: 10000,
+		finalityCh:   make(chan *QuantumFinality, 100),
+		stopCh:       make(chan struct{}),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// ConnectPChain connects the P-Chain finality provider
+func (q *Quasar) ConnectPChain(p PChainProvider) {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.mu.Unlock()
+
+	q.pChain = p
+	if p != nil {
+		q.pHeight = p.GetFinalizedHeight()
+	}
+
+	q.log.Info("quasar: P-Chain connected", "height", q.pHeight)
+}
+
+// ConnectQuantumFallback connects the quantum signer fallback
+func (q *Quasar) ConnectQuantumFallback(f QuantumSignerFallback) {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.mu.Unlock()
+
+	q.quantumFallback = f
+	q.log.Info("quasar: quantum fallback connected")
+}
+
+// ConnectCorona connects the Corona threshold coordinator
+func (q *Quasar) ConnectCorona(rc *CoronaCoordinator) {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.mu.Unlock()
+
+	q.corona = rc
+	q.log.Info("quasar: Corona coordinator connected")
+}
+
+// InitializeCorona initializes the Corona coordinator with validators
+func (q *Quasar) InitializeCorona(validators []ids.NodeID) error {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if q.corona == nil {
+		// Create coordinator if not provided
+		numParties := len(validators)
+		threshold := (numParties * 2 / 3) + 1 // 2/3 + 1 threshold
+		if threshold < 2 {
+			threshold = 2
+		}
+
+		rc, err := NewCoronaCoordinator(q.log, CoronaConfig{
+			NumParties: numParties,
+			Threshold:  threshold,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create Corona coordinator: %w", err)
+		}
+		q.corona = rc
+	}
+
+	if err := q.corona.Initialize(validators); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize Corona: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	q.log.Info("quasar: Corona initialized",
+		"validators", len(validators),
+		"threshold", q.corona.Stats().Threshold,
+	)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Start begins the quasar consensus loop
+func (q *Quasar) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	if q.pChain == nil {
+		q.mu.Unlock()
+		return ErrPChainNotConnected
+	}
+	if q.quantumFallback == nil {
+		q.mu.Unlock()
+		return ErrQChainNotConnected
+	}
+	q.running = true
+	q.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Subscribe to P-Chain finality
+	sub := q.pChain.SubscribeFinality()
+	go q.run(ctx, sub)
+
+	q.log.Info("quasar: started")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Stop halts the quasar
+func (q *Quasar) Stop() {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	if q.running {
+		close(q.stopCh)
+		q.running = false
+	}
+	q.mu.Unlock()
+	q.log.Info("quasar: stopped")
+}
+
+// run is the main finality loop.
+// Bounded by ctx.Done() and q.stopCh — exits when either fires.
+// The goroutine is started in Start() and guaranteed to terminate
+// when Stop() closes stopCh or the parent context is cancelled.
+func (q *Quasar) run(ctx context.Context, sub <-chan FinalityEvent) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-q.stopCh:
+			return
+		case event := <-sub:
+			if err := q.processFinality(ctx, event); err != nil {
+				q.log.Error("quasar: finality failed",
+					"height", event.Height,
+					"error", err,
+				)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// processFinality processes a P-Chain finality event into hybrid finality
+// Both BLS and Corona paths run IN PARALLEL
+func (q *Quasar) processFinality(ctx context.Context, event FinalityEvent) error {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Sync validators to quasar core
+	for _, v := range event.Validators {
+		if v.Active {
+			_, _ = q.core.AddValidator(v.NodeID.String(), v.Weight)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Create finality message
+	msg := q.createMessage(event)
+	msgStr := string(msg) // Corona uses string message
+
+	// Run BLS and Corona IN PARALLEL
+	var blsProof, signerBitset []byte
+	var signerWeight uint64
+	var coronaSig Signature
+	var blsLatency, coronaLatency time.Duration
+	var blsErr, coronaErr error
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	// BLS path
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		start := time.Now()
+		blsProof, signerBitset, signerWeight, blsErr = q.collectBLS(event, msg)
+		blsLatency = time.Since(start)
+	}()
+
+	// Corona path - REQUIRED for Q-Chain validator consensus.
+	// No fallback mode: if Corona coordinator is not initialized,
+	// finality MUST fail to prevent accepting BLS-only proofs.
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		if q.corona == nil || !q.corona.IsInitialized() {
+			// STRICT: No fallback allowed for validators.
+			// RT signatures are REQUIRED for quantum-safe consensus.
+			coronaErr = ErrCoronaNotConnected
+			return
+		}
+		// Full threshold signing
+		start := time.Now()
+		coronaSig, coronaErr = q.collectCorona(msgStr)
+		coronaLatency = time.Since(start)
+	}()
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// Check BLS result
+	if blsErr != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("BLS collection: %w", blsErr)
+	}
+
+	// Check Corona result
+	if coronaErr != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Corona threshold: %w", coronaErr)
+	}
+
+	// Check quorum
+	totalWeight := q.totalWeight(event.Validators)
+	if !q.checkQuorum(signerWeight, totalWeight) {
+		return ErrInsufficientWeight
+	}
+
+	// Record finality
+	q.qHeight++
+	var coronaSigners []ids.NodeID
+	var coronaProof []byte
+	if coronaSig != nil {
+		coronaSigners = coronaSig.Signers()
+		coronaProof = coronaSig.Bytes()
+	}
+	finality := &QuantumFinality{
+		BlockID:       event.BlockID,
+		PChainHeight:  event.Height,
+		QChainHeight:  q.qHeight,
+		BLSProof:      blsProof,
+		CoronaProof:   coronaProof,
+		SignerBitset:  signerBitset,
+		CoronaSigners: coronaSigners,
+		TotalWeight:   totalWeight,
+		SignerWeight:  signerWeight,
+		BLSLatency:    blsLatency,
+		CoronaLatency: coronaLatency,
+		Timestamp:     time.Now(),
+	}
+
+	q.finalized[event.BlockID] = finality
+	q.pHeight = event.Height
+
+	// Prune old finality entries to bound memory
+	if q.maxFinalized > 0 && len(q.finalized) > q.maxFinalized {
+		cutoff := q.qHeight - uint64(q.maxFinalized)
+		for id, f := range q.finalized {
+			if f.QChainHeight < cutoff {
+				delete(q.finalized, id)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Emit
+	select {
+	case q.finalityCh <- finality:
+	default:
+	}
+
+	q.log.Info("quasar: hybrid finality achieved",
+		"block", event.BlockID,
+		"pHeight", event.Height,
+		"qHeight", q.qHeight,
+		"weight", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", signerWeight, totalWeight),
+		"blsLatency", blsLatency,
+		"coronaLatency", coronaLatency,
+		"coronaSigners", len(coronaSigners),
+	)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// createMessage creates the finality message to sign
+func (q *Quasar) createMessage(event FinalityEvent) []byte {
+	msg := make([]byte, 48) // 32 (blockID) + 8 (height) + 8 (timestamp)
+	copy(msg[:32], event.BlockID[:])
+	putUint64BE(msg[32:40], event.Height)
+	putUint64BE(msg[40:48], uint64(event.Timestamp.UnixNano()))
+	return msg
+}
+
+// collectBLS collects BLS signatures from validators and aggregates them
+func (q *Quasar) collectBLS(event FinalityEvent, msg []byte) ([]byte, []byte, uint64, error) {
+	var signerBitset []byte
+	var signerWeight uint64
+	signatures := make([]*quasar.QuasarSig, 0, len(event.Validators))
+
+	for i, v := range event.Validators {
+		if !v.Active {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		sig, err := q.core.SignMessage(v.NodeID.String(), msg)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue // Skip failed signers
+		}
+
+		signatures = append(signatures, sig)
+		signerWeight += v.Weight
+
+		// Set bit
+		byteIdx := i / 8
+		for len(signerBitset) <= byteIdx {
+			signerBitset = append(signerBitset, 0)
+		}
+		signerBitset[byteIdx] |= 1 << uint(i%8)
+	}
+
+	if len(signatures) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil, 0, errors.New("no BLS signatures")
+	}
+
+	agg, err := q.core.AggregateSignatures(msg, signatures)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, 0, err
+	}
+
+	return agg.BLSAggregated, signerBitset, signerWeight, nil
+}
+
+// collectCorona runs the 2-round Corona threshold protocol in parallel
+func (q *Quasar) collectCorona(message string) (Signature, error) {
+	if q.corona == nil {
+		return nil, ErrCoronaNotConnected
+	}
+
+	// Use the high-level Sign API which handles all rounds internally
+	sig, err := q.corona.Sign([]byte(message))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("corona signing failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify the signature
+	if !q.corona.Verify([]byte(message), sig) {
+		return nil, ErrCoronaFailed
+	}
+
+	q.log.Debug("corona signature complete",
+		"signers", len(sig.Signers()),
+		"type", sig.Type(),
+	)
+
+	return sig, nil
+}
+
+// totalWeight calculates total validator weight
+func (q *Quasar) totalWeight(validators []ValidatorState) uint64 {
+	var total uint64
+	for _, v := range validators {
+		if v.Active {
+			total += v.Weight
+		}
+	}
+	return total
+}
+
+// checkQuorum verifies quorum is met using cross-multiplication to avoid
+// integer division truncation.
+//
+//	signerWeight / totalWeight >= quorumNum / quorumDen
+//	is equivalent to:
+//	signerWeight * quorumDen >= totalWeight * quorumNum
+//
+// Overflow bound: safe for totalWeight < 2^62 with quorumNum <= 3.
+// Production values: totalWeight is sum of validator weights (well under 2^60),
+// quorumNum=2, quorumDen=3.
+func (q *Quasar) checkQuorum(signerWeight, totalWeight uint64) bool {
+	return signerWeight*q.quorumDen >= totalWeight*q.quorumNum
+}
+
+// GetFinality returns finality for a block
+func (q *Quasar) GetFinality(blockID ids.ID) (*QuantumFinality, bool) {
+	q.mu.RLock()
+	defer q.mu.RUnlock()
+	f, ok := q.finalized[blockID]
+	return f, ok
+}
+
+// Subscribe returns channel for finality events
+func (q *Quasar) Subscribe() <-chan *QuantumFinality {
+	return q.finalityCh
+}
+
+// Verify verifies a hybrid finality proof.
+// Both BLS and Corona proofs are REQUIRED - no fallback mode.
+// This ensures quantum-safe consensus for Q-Chain validators.
+func (q *Quasar) Verify(finality *QuantumFinality) error {
+	if finality == nil {
+		return ErrFinalityFailed
+	}
+
+	// STRICT: Both proofs are REQUIRED
+	if len(finality.BLSProof) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: BLS proof missing", ErrBLSFailed)
+	}
+	if len(finality.CoronaProof) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: RT proof missing - required for Q-Chain validators", ErrCoronaFailed)
+	}
+
+	if !q.checkQuorum(finality.SignerWeight, finality.TotalWeight) {
+		return ErrInsufficientWeight
+	}
+
+	// Verify BLS via hybrid engine
+	agg := &quasar.AggregatedSignature{
+		BLSAggregated: finality.BLSProof,
+	}
+
+	// Reconstruct message for verification
+	msg := make([]byte, 48)
+	copy(msg[:32], finality.BlockID[:])
+	putUint64BE(msg[32:40], finality.PChainHeight)
+	putUint64BE(msg[40:48], uint64(finality.Timestamp.UnixNano()))
+
+	if !q.core.VerifyAggregatedSignature(msg, agg) {
+		return ErrBLSFailed
+	}
+
+	// Verify Corona threshold signature
+	// RT signatures MUST have the "RT" prefix marker followed by threshold data
+	if len(finality.CoronaProof) < 3 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: RT proof too short", ErrCoronaFailed)
+	}
+	if finality.CoronaProof[0] != 'R' || finality.CoronaProof[1] != 'T' {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid RT proof marker", ErrCoronaFailed)
+	}
+
+	// Verify threshold signers meet minimum requirement
+	if len(finality.CoronaSigners) < q.threshold {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: need %d signers, have %d",
+			ErrInsufficientSigners, q.threshold, len(finality.CoronaSigners))
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Stats returns quasar statistics
+func (q *Quasar) Stats() QuasarStats {
+	q.mu.RLock()
+	defer q.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	var coronaStats CoronaStats
+	if q.corona != nil {
+		coronaStats = q.corona.Stats()
+	}
+
+	return QuasarStats{
+		PChainHeight:    q.pHeight,
+		QChainHeight:    q.qHeight,
+		FinalizedBlocks: len(q.finalized),
+		Threshold:       q.threshold,
+		QuorumNum:       q.quorumNum,
+		QuorumDen:       q.quorumDen,
+		Running:         q.running,
+		CoronaParties:   coronaStats.NumParties,
+		CoronaThreshold: coronaStats.Threshold,
+		CoronaReady:     coronaStats.Initialized,
+	}
+}
+
+// QuasarStats contains quasar statistics
+type QuasarStats struct {
+	PChainHeight    uint64
+	QChainHeight    uint64
+	FinalizedBlocks int
+	Threshold       int
+	QuorumNum       uint64
+	QuorumDen       uint64
+	Running         bool
+	CoronaParties   int
+	CoronaThreshold int
+	CoronaReady     bool
+}
+
+// GetCore returns the underlying quasar core for testing
+func (q *Quasar) GetCore() *quasar.Quasar {
+	return q.core
+}
+
+// GetCorona returns the Corona coordinator
+func (q *Quasar) GetCorona() *CoronaCoordinator {
+	q.mu.RLock()
+	defer q.mu.RUnlock()
+	return q.corona
+}
+
+// CheckQuorum verifies quorum is met (exported for testing)
+func (q *Quasar) CheckQuorum(signerWeight, totalWeight uint64) bool {
+	return q.checkQuorum(signerWeight, totalWeight)
+}
+
+// CreateMessage creates the finality message to sign (exported for testing)
+func (q *Quasar) CreateMessage(event FinalityEvent) []byte {
+	return q.createMessage(event)
+}
+
+// TotalWeight calculates total validator weight (exported for testing)
+func (q *Quasar) TotalWeight(validators []ValidatorState) uint64 {
+	return q.totalWeight(validators)
+}
+
+// GetConfig returns quorum configuration (exported for testing)
+func (q *Quasar) GetConfig() (threshold int, quorumNum, quorumDen uint64) {
+	q.mu.RLock()
+	defer q.mu.RUnlock()
+	return q.threshold, q.quorumNum, q.quorumDen
+}
+
+// IsRunning returns whether the Quasar is currently running (exported for testing)
+func (q *Quasar) IsRunning() bool {
+	q.mu.RLock()
+	defer q.mu.RUnlock()
+	return q.running
+}
+
+// SetFinalized adds a finality record (exported for testing/benchmarking)
+func (q *Quasar) SetFinalized(blockID ids.ID, finality *QuantumFinality) {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.mu.Unlock()
+	q.finalized[blockID] = finality
+}
+
+// GetFinalized retrieves a finality record (exported for testing)
+func (q *Quasar) GetFinalized(blockID ids.ID) (*QuantumFinality, bool) {
+	q.mu.RLock()
+	defer q.mu.RUnlock()
+	f, ok := q.finalized[blockID]
+	return f, ok
+}
+
+// Helper: big-endian uint64
+func putUint64BE(b []byte, v uint64) {
+	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
+		b[i] = byte(v >> (56 - i*8))
+	}
+}

consensus/quasar/store.go

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package quasar
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-
-	qcert "github.com/luxfi/consensus/protocol/quasar"
-)
-
-// CertStore resolves the QuasarCert that certifies a finalized block. In
-// production it is filled by the cert gossip/ingest path (the producer
-// follow-on, producer.go); the verify gate only READS from it. Keyed by the
-// finalized position (chainID, height, blockID) so a cert can never be returned
-// for the wrong block.
-type CertStore interface {
-	Lookup(chainID uint32, height uint64, blockID [32]byte) (*qcert.ConsensusCert, bool)
-}
-
-type certKey struct {
-	chainID uint32
-	height  uint64
-	blockID [32]byte
-}
-
-// MemCertStore is an in-memory CertStore keyed by (chainID, height, blockID). It
-// is the ingest sink the cert-gossip handler writes into (Put) and the gate
-// reads from (Lookup). Safe for concurrent use.
-type MemCertStore struct {
-	mu    sync.RWMutex
-	certs map[certKey]*qcert.ConsensusCert
-}
-
-// NewMemCertStore returns an empty in-memory cert store.
-func NewMemCertStore() *MemCertStore {
-	return &MemCertStore{certs: make(map[certKey]*qcert.ConsensusCert)}
-}
-
-// Put indexes a cert by its own (ChainID, Height, BlockHash). The ingest path
-// MUST verify a cert before Put (verify-before-store), exactly as the gossip
-// layer verifies before re-gossip; the gate re-verifies at the checkpoint so a
-// store poisoned by an unverified Put still cannot finalize an invalid cert.
-func (m *MemCertStore) Put(cert *qcert.ConsensusCert) {
-	if cert == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	k := certKey{chainID: cert.ChainID, height: cert.Height, blockID: cert.BlockHash}
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	m.certs[k] = cert
-	m.mu.Unlock()
-}
-
-// Lookup returns the cert for the finalized position, or (nil, false).
-func (m *MemCertStore) Lookup(chainID uint32, height uint64, blockID [32]byte) (*qcert.ConsensusCert, bool) {
-	k := certKey{chainID: chainID, height: height, blockID: blockID}
-	m.mu.RLock()
-	c, ok := m.certs[k]
-	m.mu.RUnlock()
-	return c, ok
-}

consensus/quasar/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package quasar
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
+	"github.com/luxfi/log"
+)
+
+// SignatureType identifies the signature algorithm used
+type SignatureType uint8
+
+const (
+	SignatureTypeBLS SignatureType = iota
+	SignatureTypeCorona
+	SignatureTypeQuasar // Hybrid BLS + Corona
+	SignatureTypeMLDSA
+)
+
+// Signature is the interface for all signature types
+type Signature interface {
+	Bytes() []byte
+	Type() SignatureType
+	Signers() []ids.NodeID
+}
+
+// Signer is the interface for signing operations
+type Signer interface {
+	Sign(msg []byte) (Signature, error)
+	PublicKey() []byte
+}
+
+// Verifier is the interface for signature verification
+type Verifier interface {
+	Verify(msg []byte, sig Signature) bool
+}
+
+// ThresholdSigner extends Signer for threshold signature schemes
+type ThresholdSigner interface {
+	Signer
+	Index() int
+	Threshold() int
+}
+
+// CoronaConfig holds configuration for Corona threshold signatures
+type CoronaConfig struct {
+	NumParties int
+	Threshold  int
+	PartyIndex int
+}
+
+// CoronaStats contains statistics about the Corona coordinator
+type CoronaStats struct {
+	NumParties  int
+	Threshold   int
+	Initialized bool
+}
+
+// CoronaSignature represents a threshold Corona signature
+type CoronaSignature struct {
+	sig     []byte
+	signers []ids.NodeID
+}
+
+// NewCoronaSignature creates a new Corona signature
+func NewCoronaSignature(sig []byte, signers []ids.NodeID) *CoronaSignature {
+	return &CoronaSignature{sig: sig, signers: signers}
+}
+
+func (s *CoronaSignature) Bytes() []byte         { return s.sig }
+func (s *CoronaSignature) Type() SignatureType   { return SignatureTypeCorona }
+func (s *CoronaSignature) Signers() []ids.NodeID { return s.signers }
+
+// CoronaCoordinator manages the threshold signing protocol.
+//
+// Sign/Verify are fail-closed without initialized lattice keys.
+// Operations return errors unless properly initialized with key
+// material, or explicitly created via NewTestCoronaCoordinator
+// for tests.
+type CoronaCoordinator struct {
+	log         log.Logger
+	config      CoronaConfig
+	initialized bool
+	testing     bool // only true via NewTestCoronaCoordinator
+	validators  []ids.NodeID
+}
+
+// NewCoronaCoordinator creates a new Corona coordinator.
+// Sign and Verify will fail until real lattice key material is loaded.
+func NewCoronaCoordinator(log log.Logger, config CoronaConfig) (*CoronaCoordinator, error) {
+	return &CoronaCoordinator{
+		log:    log,
+		config: config,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// NewTestCoronaCoordinator creates a Corona coordinator for testing.
+// The test coordinator uses deterministic stub signatures that are NOT
+// cryptographically secure.
+func NewTestCoronaCoordinator(log log.Logger, config CoronaConfig) (*CoronaCoordinator, error) {
+	return &CoronaCoordinator{
+		log:     log,
+		config:  config,
+		testing: true,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (rc *CoronaCoordinator) Initialize(validators []ids.NodeID) error {
+	rc.validators = validators
+	rc.initialized = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (rc *CoronaCoordinator) IsInitialized() bool {
+	return rc.initialized
+}
+
+func (rc *CoronaCoordinator) Sign(msg []byte) (Signature, error) {
+	if !rc.initialized {
+		return nil, errors.New("corona: threshold signing not initialized — requires real lattice key material")
+	}
+	if rc.testing {
+		// Test-only stub: deterministic RT-prefixed signature
+		sig := append([]byte("RT"), msg[:min(32, len(msg))]...)
+		return NewCoronaSignature(sig, rc.validators), nil
+	}
+	return nil, errors.New("corona: threshold signing not initialized — requires real lattice key material")
+}
+
+func (rc *CoronaCoordinator) Verify(msg []byte, sig Signature) bool {
+	if !rc.initialized {
+		return false
+	}
+	if rc.testing {
+		return sig != nil && len(sig.Bytes()) > 0
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rc *CoronaCoordinator) Stats() CoronaStats {
+	return CoronaStats{
+		NumParties:  rc.config.NumParties,
+		Threshold:   rc.config.Threshold,
+		Initialized: rc.initialized,
+	}
+}
+
+// Threshold returns the threshold required for signing
+func (rc *CoronaCoordinator) Threshold() int {
+	return rc.config.Threshold
+}
+
+// NumParties returns the number of parties in the threshold scheme
+func (rc *CoronaCoordinator) NumParties() int {
+	return rc.config.NumParties
+}
+
+func min(a, b int) int {
+	if a < b {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// BLSSignature represents an aggregated BLS signature (node-specific)
+type BLSSignature struct {
+	sig     []byte
+	signers []ids.NodeID
+}
+
+func NewBLSSignature(sig []byte, signers []ids.NodeID) *BLSSignature {
+	return &BLSSignature{sig: sig, signers: signers}
+}
+
+func (s *BLSSignature) Bytes() []byte         { return s.sig }
+func (s *BLSSignature) Type() SignatureType   { return SignatureTypeBLS }
+func (s *BLSSignature) Signers() []ids.NodeID { return s.signers }
+
+// QuasarSignature combines BLS and Corona signatures for P/Q security
+type QuasarSignature struct {
+	bls    *BLSSignature
+	corona *CoronaSignature
+}
+
+func NewQuasarSignature(bls *BLSSignature, corona *CoronaSignature) *QuasarSignature {
+	return &QuasarSignature{bls: bls, corona: corona}
+}
+
+func (s *QuasarSignature) Bytes() []byte {
+	// Concatenate BLS + Corona bytes with length prefix
+	blsBytes := s.bls.Bytes()
+	rtBytes := s.corona.Bytes()
+	result := make([]byte, 4+len(blsBytes)+len(rtBytes))
+	// Length of BLS signature (big endian)
+	result[0] = byte(len(blsBytes) >> 24)
+	result[1] = byte(len(blsBytes) >> 16)
+	result[2] = byte(len(blsBytes) >> 8)
+	result[3] = byte(len(blsBytes))
+	copy(result[4:], blsBytes)
+	copy(result[4+len(blsBytes):], rtBytes)
+	return result
+}
+
+func (s *QuasarSignature) Type() SignatureType { return SignatureTypeQuasar }
+
+func (s *QuasarSignature) Signers() []ids.NodeID {
+	// Return intersection of signers (both must sign)
+	return s.bls.Signers()
+}
+
+func (s *QuasarSignature) BLS() *BLSSignature       { return s.bls }
+func (s *QuasarSignature) Corona() *CoronaSignature { return s.corona }
+
+// QuasarSigner combines classical and post-quantum signers
+type QuasarSigner interface {
+	Signer
+	// SignQuasar signs with both BLS and Corona in parallel
+	SignQuasar(msg []byte) (*QuasarSignature, error)
+	// VerifyQuasar verifies both BLS and Corona signatures
+	VerifyQuasar(msg []byte, sig *QuasarSignature) bool
+}
+
+// FinalityProof represents proof of block finality
+type FinalityProof struct {
+	BlockID      ids.ID
+	Height       uint64
+	Signature    Signature
+	TotalWeight  uint64
+	SignerWeight uint64
+}
+
+// ValidatorInfo contains validator information for consensus
+type ValidatorInfo struct {
+	NodeID ids.NodeID
+	Weight uint64
+	Active bool
+}

consensus/quasar/validators.go

@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package quasar
-
-import (
-	qcert "github.com/luxfi/consensus/protocol/quasar"
-)
-
-// ValidatorSetProvider resolves the committed validator set the verifier pins a
-// cert against, for a (chain, epoch). Post-activation the gate calls this once
-// per verified checkpoint.
-type ValidatorSetProvider interface {
-	ValidatorSet(chainID uint32, epoch uint64) (qcert.ConsensusValidatorSet, error)
-}
-
-// ValidatorSet is a concrete ConsensusValidatorSet for one epoch: the committed
-// weighted-validator-set root plus the per-leg verification keys the cert legs
-// verify against (the classical BLS aggregate key for the Beam leg and the
-// Pulsar ML-DSA threshold group key for the Pulsar leg — the HYBRID_PQ pair).
-//
-// Production wiring (the activation seam): in production these fields are
-// populated from the P-Chain-pinned validator set (Root, Epoch) and the active
-// KeyEra group keys for the epoch. That population is era/rotation-coupled and
-// lands with the producer + KeyEra-registry wiring (see producer.go). Corona
-// (STRICT_DUAL_PQ) and Magnetar/P3Q (POLARIS / RECOVERY) group keys + the
-// weighted-sig-set config are populated by that same follow-on; until then this
-// set serves the HYBRID_PQ pair and reports "no key" for the other lanes.
-type ValidatorSet struct {
-	root        [48]byte
-	epoch       uint64
-	blsAggKey   []byte // classical BLS-12-381 aggregate pubkey (Beam leg)
-	pulsarGroup []byte // Pulsar ML-DSA threshold group pubkey (Pulsar leg)
-}
-
-var _ qcert.ConsensusValidatorSet = (*ValidatorSet)(nil)
-
-// NewValidatorSet builds a committed validator set for one epoch from its root
-// and the HYBRID_PQ verification keys.
-func NewValidatorSet(root [48]byte, epoch uint64, blsAggKey, pulsarGroup []byte) *ValidatorSet {
-	return &ValidatorSet{root: root, epoch: epoch, blsAggKey: blsAggKey, pulsarGroup: pulsarGroup}
-}
-
-// Root returns the 48-byte weighted-validator-set commitment.
-func (v *ValidatorSet) Root() [48]byte { return v.root }
-
-// Epoch returns the epoch this set was committed under.
-func (v *ValidatorSet) Epoch() uint64 { return v.epoch }
-
-// WeightedConfig returns the QuorumVerifierConfig for the WeightedSigSet
-// evidence mode. HYBRID_PQ does not use weighted-sig-set legs; the zero config
-// is correct here and is populated by the POLARIS / RECOVERY follow-on.
-func (v *ValidatorSet) WeightedConfig() qcert.QuorumVerifierConfig {
-	return qcert.QuorumVerifierConfig{}
-}
-
-// WeightedEnvelope returns the round-digest posture axes for the inner
-// WeightedQuorumCert. Zero for HYBRID_PQ (no weighted-sig-set leg); populated by
-// the POLARIS / RECOVERY follow-on.
-func (v *ValidatorSet) WeightedEnvelope() qcert.QuorumMessageEnvelope {
-	return qcert.QuorumMessageEnvelope{}
-}
-
-// ThresholdGroupKey returns the threshold-signature group public key for a leg
-// kind. Serves the Pulsar (ML-DSA) lane; reports (zero, false) for the others
-// until their group keys are wired by the follow-on.
-func (v *ValidatorSet) ThresholdGroupKey(kind qcert.LegKind) (qcert.ThresholdGroupKey, bool) {
-	if kind == qcert.LegPulsarMLDSA && len(v.pulsarGroup) > 0 {
-		return qcert.ThresholdGroupKey{Kind: qcert.LegPulsarMLDSA, PulsarGroupKey: v.pulsarGroup}, true
-	}
-	return qcert.ThresholdGroupKey{}, false
-}
-
-// ClassicalAggregateKey returns the classical aggregate verification key for a
-// scheme. Serves the BLS-12-381 Beam leg.
-func (v *ValidatorSet) ClassicalAggregateKey(scheme qcert.ClassicalScheme) ([]byte, bool) {
-	if scheme == qcert.ClassicalSchemeBLS12381 && len(v.blsAggKey) > 0 {
-		return v.blsAggKey, true
-	}
-	return nil, false
-}
-
-// StaticValidatorSetProvider returns the same committed set for every (chain,
-// epoch). It is the single-era / test provider; the production provider resolves
-// per-epoch sets from the P-Chain validator manager + KeyEra registry.
-type StaticValidatorSetProvider struct{ Set qcert.ConsensusValidatorSet }
-
-// ValidatorSet implements ValidatorSetProvider.
-func (p StaticValidatorSetProvider) ValidatorSet(_ uint32, _ uint64) (qcert.ConsensusValidatorSet, error) {
-	if p.Set == nil {
-		return nil, ErrValidatorSetUnavailable
-	}
-	return p.Set, nil
-}

consensus/zap/bridge.go

@@ -0,0 +1,378 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+// Package zap provides ZAP (Zero-copy Agent Protocol) integration for Lux consensus.
+//
+// This package bridges ZAP's agentic consensus with Lux's Quasar threshold signatures,
+// enabling W3C DID-based validator identity and post-quantum secure finality.
+package zap
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
+	"github.com/luxfi/log"
+	"github.com/luxfi/node/consensus/quasar"
+)
+
+var (
+	// ErrNotInitialized is returned when the bridge is used before initialization
+	ErrNotInitialized = errors.New("zap bridge not initialized")
+	// ErrValidatorNotFound is returned when a validator is not in the set
+	ErrValidatorNotFound = errors.New("validator not found")
+	// ErrQueryNotFound is returned when a query ID is not known
+	ErrQueryNotFound = errors.New("query not found")
+	// ErrAlreadyVoted is returned when a validator tries to vote twice
+	ErrAlreadyVoted = errors.New("already voted on this query")
+	// ErrInvalidDID is returned when a DID is malformed
+	ErrInvalidDID = errors.New("invalid DID format")
+)
+
+// BridgeConfig configures the ZAP-Lux consensus bridge
+type BridgeConfig struct {
+	// ConsensusThreshold is the fraction of votes needed (0.5 = majority)
+	ConsensusThreshold float64
+	// MinResponses is the minimum responses before checking consensus
+	MinResponses int
+	// MinVotes is the minimum votes before checking consensus
+	MinVotes int
+	// EnablePQCrypto enables post-quantum signatures (ML-DSA-65)
+	EnablePQCrypto bool
+}
+
+// DefaultBridgeConfig returns sensible defaults for the bridge
+func DefaultBridgeConfig() BridgeConfig {
+	return BridgeConfig{
+		ConsensusThreshold: 0.5,
+		MinResponses:       1,
+		MinVotes:           3,
+		EnablePQCrypto:     true,
+	}
+}
+
+// Bridge connects ZAP agentic consensus to Lux's Quasar finality
+type Bridge struct {
+	log     log.Logger
+	config  BridgeConfig
+	quasar  *quasar.CoronaCoordinator
+	mu      sync.RWMutex
+	queries map[string]*QueryState // QueryID -> QueryState
+	dids    map[ids.NodeID]*DID    // NodeID -> DID
+}
+
+// NewBridge creates a new ZAP-Lux consensus bridge
+func NewBridge(log log.Logger, config BridgeConfig) *Bridge {
+	return &Bridge{
+		log:     log,
+		config:  config,
+		queries: make(map[string]*QueryState),
+		dids:    make(map[ids.NodeID]*DID),
+	}
+}
+
+// Initialize sets up the bridge with a Quasar coordinator
+func (b *Bridge) Initialize(coordinator *quasar.CoronaCoordinator) error {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if coordinator == nil {
+		return ErrNotInitialized
+	}
+
+	b.quasar = coordinator
+	b.log.Info("ZAP bridge initialized",
+		log.Int("threshold", coordinator.Threshold()),
+		log.Int("parties", coordinator.NumParties()),
+		log.Bool("pqCrypto", b.config.EnablePQCrypto),
+	)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RegisterValidator associates a DID with a Lux NodeID
+func (b *Bridge) RegisterValidator(nodeID ids.NodeID, did *DID) error {
+	if did == nil || !did.Valid() {
+		return ErrInvalidDID
+	}
+
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	b.dids[nodeID] = did
+	b.log.Debug("Registered validator DID",
+		log.Stringer("nodeID", nodeID),
+		log.String("did", did.String()),
+	)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetValidatorDID returns the DID for a NodeID
+func (b *Bridge) GetValidatorDID(nodeID ids.NodeID) (*DID, error) {
+	b.mu.RLock()
+	defer b.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	did, ok := b.dids[nodeID]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, ErrValidatorNotFound
+	}
+	return did, nil
+}
+
+// SubmitQuery creates a new agentic consensus query
+func (b *Bridge) SubmitQuery(ctx context.Context, queryID string, content []byte, submitter ids.NodeID) error {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if b.quasar == nil {
+		return ErrNotInitialized
+	}
+
+	submitterDID, ok := b.dids[submitter]
+	if !ok {
+		return ErrValidatorNotFound
+	}
+
+	b.queries[queryID] = &QueryState{
+		ID:        queryID,
+		Content:   content,
+		Submitter: submitterDID,
+		Responses: make(map[string]*Response),
+		Votes:     make(map[string][]*DID),
+	}
+
+	b.log.Debug("Query submitted",
+		log.String("queryID", queryID),
+		log.String("submitter", submitterDID.String()),
+	)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SubmitResponse adds a response to a query
+func (b *Bridge) SubmitResponse(ctx context.Context, queryID, responseID string, content []byte, responder ids.NodeID) error {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	state, ok := b.queries[queryID]
+	if !ok {
+		return ErrQueryNotFound
+	}
+
+	responderDID, ok := b.dids[responder]
+	if !ok {
+		return ErrValidatorNotFound
+	}
+
+	if state.Finalized != "" {
+		return errors.New("query already finalized")
+	}
+
+	state.Responses[responseID] = &Response{
+		ID:        responseID,
+		QueryID:   queryID,
+		Content:   content,
+		Responder: responderDID,
+	}
+	state.Votes[responseID] = []*DID{}
+
+	b.log.Debug("Response submitted",
+		log.String("queryID", queryID),
+		log.String("responseID", responseID),
+		log.String("responder", responderDID.String()),
+	)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Vote casts a vote for a response
+func (b *Bridge) Vote(ctx context.Context, queryID, responseID string, voter ids.NodeID) error {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+
+	state, ok := b.queries[queryID]
+	if !ok {
+		return ErrQueryNotFound
+	}
+
+	if state.Finalized != "" {
+		return errors.New("query already finalized")
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := state.Responses[responseID]; !ok {
+		return errors.New("response not found")
+	}
+
+	voterDID, ok := b.dids[voter]
+	if !ok {
+		return ErrValidatorNotFound
+	}
+
+	// Check for double voting (by DID URI)
+	voterURI := voterDID.String()
+	for _, voters := range state.Votes {
+		for _, v := range voters {
+			if v.String() == voterURI {
+				return ErrAlreadyVoted
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	state.Votes[responseID] = append(state.Votes[responseID], voterDID)
+
+	// Check consensus
+	b.checkConsensus(state)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *Bridge) checkConsensus(state *QueryState) {
+	if state.Finalized != "" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(state.Responses) < b.config.MinResponses {
+		return
+	}
+
+	totalVotes := 0
+	for _, voters := range state.Votes {
+		totalVotes += len(voters)
+	}
+
+	if totalVotes < b.config.MinVotes {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Find best response
+	var best struct {
+		id    string
+		count int
+	}
+
+	for responseID, voters := range state.Votes {
+		count := len(voters)
+		confidence := float64(count) / float64(totalVotes)
+
+		if confidence >= b.config.ConsensusThreshold {
+			if best.id == "" || count > best.count {
+				best.id = responseID
+				best.count = count
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if best.id != "" {
+		state.Finalized = best.id
+		b.log.Info("Query finalized",
+			log.String("queryID", state.ID),
+			log.String("responseID", best.id),
+			log.Int("votes", best.count),
+			log.Int("total", totalVotes),
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+// GetResult returns the consensus result for a query
+func (b *Bridge) GetResult(queryID string) (*ConsensusResult, error) {
+	b.mu.RLock()
+	defer b.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	state, ok := b.queries[queryID]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, ErrQueryNotFound
+	}
+
+	if state.Finalized == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	response := state.Responses[state.Finalized]
+	votes := len(state.Votes[state.Finalized])
+
+	totalVoters := 0
+	for _, v := range state.Votes {
+		totalVoters += len(v)
+	}
+
+	confidence := 0.0
+	if totalVoters > 0 {
+		confidence = float64(votes) / float64(totalVoters)
+	}
+
+	return &ConsensusResult{
+		Response:    response,
+		Votes:       votes,
+		TotalVoters: totalVoters,
+		Confidence:  confidence,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// IsFinalized checks if a query has reached consensus
+func (b *Bridge) IsFinalized(queryID string) bool {
+	b.mu.RLock()
+	defer b.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	state, ok := b.queries[queryID]
+	return ok && state.Finalized != ""
+}
+
+// SignWithQuasar signs a message using Quasar hybrid signatures
+func (b *Bridge) SignWithQuasar(msg []byte) (quasar.Signature, error) {
+	b.mu.RLock()
+	defer b.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if b.quasar == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNotInitialized
+	}
+
+	return b.quasar.Sign(msg)
+}
+
+// VerifyQuasar verifies a Quasar signature
+func (b *Bridge) VerifyQuasar(msg []byte, sig quasar.Signature) bool {
+	b.mu.RLock()
+	defer b.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if b.quasar == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return b.quasar.Verify(msg, sig)
+}
+
+// Stats returns bridge statistics
+func (b *Bridge) Stats() BridgeStats {
+	b.mu.RLock()
+	defer b.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	active := 0
+	finalized := 0
+	for _, state := range b.queries {
+		if state.Finalized != "" {
+			finalized++
+		} else {
+			active++
+		}
+	}
+
+	var quasarStats quasar.CoronaStats
+	if b.quasar != nil {
+		quasarStats = b.quasar.Stats()
+	}
+
+	return BridgeStats{
+		RegisteredValidators: len(b.dids),
+		ActiveQueries:        active,
+		FinalizedQueries:     finalized,
+		QuasarInitialized:    b.quasar != nil && b.quasar.IsInitialized(),
+		QuasarStats:          quasarStats,
+	}
+}
+
+// BridgeStats contains statistics about the bridge
+type BridgeStats struct {
+	RegisteredValidators int
+	ActiveQueries        int
+	FinalizedQueries     int
+	QuasarInitialized    bool
+	QuasarStats          quasar.CoronaStats
+}

consensus/zap/bridge_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,459 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package zap
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
+	"github.com/luxfi/log"
+	"github.com/luxfi/node/consensus/quasar"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestParseDID(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		input   string
+		want    *DID
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "valid did:lux",
+			input: "did:lux:z6MkhaXgBZDvotDkL5257faiztiGiC2QtKLGpbnnEGta2doK",
+			want: &DID{
+				Method: DIDMethodLux,
+				ID:     "z6MkhaXgBZDvotDkL5257faiztiGiC2QtKLGpbnnEGta2doK",
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "valid did:key",
+			input: "did:key:z6MkhaXgBZDvotDkL5257faiztiGiC2QtKLGpbnnEGta2doK",
+			want: &DID{
+				Method: DIDMethodKey,
+				ID:     "z6MkhaXgBZDvotDkL5257faiztiGiC2QtKLGpbnnEGta2doK",
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "valid did:web",
+			input: "did:web:example.com:users:alice",
+			want: &DID{
+				Method: DIDMethodWeb,
+				ID:     "example.com:users:alice",
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - no did prefix",
+			input:   "lux:z6MkhaXgBZDvotDkL5257faiztiGiC2QtKLGpbnnEGta2doK",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - unknown method",
+			input:   "did:unknown:abc123",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - empty id",
+			input:   "did:lux:",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := ParseDID(tt.input)
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.want.Method, got.Method)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.want.ID, got.ID)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDIDString(t *testing.T) {
+	did := &DID{Method: DIDMethodLux, ID: "z6MkTest"}
+	require.Equal(t, "did:lux:z6MkTest", did.String())
+}
+
+func TestDIDValid(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		did   *DID
+		valid bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "valid lux",
+			did:   &DID{Method: DIDMethodLux, ID: "z6MkTest"},
+			valid: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "valid key",
+			did:   &DID{Method: DIDMethodKey, ID: "z6MkTest"},
+			valid: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "valid web",
+			did:   &DID{Method: DIDMethodWeb, ID: "example.com"},
+			valid: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "nil did",
+			did:   nil,
+			valid: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "empty id",
+			did:   &DID{Method: DIDMethodLux, ID: ""},
+			valid: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "unknown method",
+			did:   &DID{Method: "unknown", ID: "test"},
+			valid: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			require.Equal(t, tt.valid, tt.did.Valid())
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDIDFromNodeID(t *testing.T) {
+	nodeID := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
+	did := DIDFromNodeID(nodeID)
+
+	require.NotNil(t, did)
+	require.Equal(t, DIDMethodLux, did.Method)
+	require.True(t, did.Valid())
+	require.Contains(t, did.String(), "did:lux:")
+}
+
+func TestDIDFromWeb(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		domain  string
+		path    string
+		wantID  string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "domain only",
+			domain:  "example.com",
+			path:    "",
+			wantID:  "example.com",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "domain with path",
+			domain:  "example.com",
+			path:    "users/alice",
+			wantID:  "example.com:users:alice",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "empty domain",
+			domain:  "",
+			path:    "",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "domain with slash",
+			domain:  "example/com",
+			path:    "",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := DIDFromWeb(tt.domain, tt.path)
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, DIDMethodWeb, got.Method)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.wantID, got.ID)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGenerateDocument(t *testing.T) {
+	did := &DID{Method: DIDMethodLux, ID: "z6MkTest"}
+	doc, err := did.GenerateDocument()
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, doc)
+	require.Equal(t, "did:lux:z6MkTest", doc.ID)
+	require.Len(t, doc.Context, 2)
+	require.Len(t, doc.VerificationMethod, 1)
+	require.Len(t, doc.Authentication, 1)
+	require.Len(t, doc.Service, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, "ZapAgent", doc.Service[0].Type)
+}
+
+func TestBridgeNew(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := log.Noop()
+	config := DefaultBridgeConfig()
+	bridge := NewBridge(logger, config)
+
+	require.NotNil(t, bridge)
+	require.Equal(t, 0.5, bridge.config.ConsensusThreshold)
+}
+
+func TestBridgeInitialize(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := log.Noop()
+	bridge := NewBridge(logger, DefaultBridgeConfig())
+
+	// Test with nil coordinator
+	err := bridge.Initialize(nil)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotInitialized)
+
+	// Test with valid coordinator
+	coordinator, err := quasar.NewTestCoronaCoordinator(logger, quasar.CoronaConfig{
+		NumParties: 4,
+		Threshold:  3,
+		PartyIndex: 0,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = bridge.Initialize(coordinator)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestBridgeRegisterValidator(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := log.Noop()
+	bridge := NewBridge(logger, DefaultBridgeConfig())
+
+	nodeID := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
+	did := DIDFromNodeID(nodeID)
+
+	// Register validator
+	err := bridge.RegisterValidator(nodeID, did)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Get validator DID
+	got, err := bridge.GetValidatorDID(nodeID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, did.String(), got.String())
+
+	// Unknown validator
+	_, err = bridge.GetValidatorDID(ids.GenerateTestNodeID())
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrValidatorNotFound)
+
+	// Invalid DID
+	err = bridge.RegisterValidator(nodeID, nil)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInvalidDID)
+}
+
+func TestBridgeConsensusFlow(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := log.Noop()
+	bridge := NewBridge(logger, BridgeConfig{
+		ConsensusThreshold: 0.5,
+		MinResponses:       1,
+		MinVotes:           2,
+		EnablePQCrypto:     true,
+	})
+
+	// Initialize with coordinator
+	coordinator, err := quasar.NewTestCoronaCoordinator(logger, quasar.CoronaConfig{
+		NumParties: 4,
+		Threshold:  3,
+		PartyIndex: 0,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, bridge.Initialize(coordinator))
+
+	// Register validators
+	submitter := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
+	responder := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
+	voter1 := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
+	voter2 := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
+
+	require.NoError(t, bridge.RegisterValidator(submitter, DIDFromNodeID(submitter)))
+	require.NoError(t, bridge.RegisterValidator(responder, DIDFromNodeID(responder)))
+	require.NoError(t, bridge.RegisterValidator(voter1, DIDFromNodeID(voter1)))
+	require.NoError(t, bridge.RegisterValidator(voter2, DIDFromNodeID(voter2)))
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Submit query
+	queryID := "query123"
+	err = bridge.SubmitQuery(ctx, queryID, []byte("What is 2+2?"), submitter)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Submit response
+	responseID := "response456"
+	err = bridge.SubmitResponse(ctx, queryID, responseID, []byte("4"), responder)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Vote
+	require.NoError(t, bridge.Vote(ctx, queryID, responseID, voter1))
+	require.False(t, bridge.IsFinalized(queryID)) // Not enough votes yet
+
+	require.NoError(t, bridge.Vote(ctx, queryID, responseID, voter2))
+	require.True(t, bridge.IsFinalized(queryID)) // Now finalized
+
+	// Get result
+	result, err := bridge.GetResult(queryID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, result)
+	require.Equal(t, responseID, result.Response.ID)
+	require.Equal(t, 2, result.Votes)
+	require.Equal(t, 2, result.TotalVoters)
+	require.Equal(t, 1.0, result.Confidence)
+}
+
+func TestBridgeDoubleVote(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := log.Noop()
+	bridge := NewBridge(logger, DefaultBridgeConfig())
+
+	coordinator, _ := quasar.NewTestCoronaCoordinator(logger, quasar.CoronaConfig{
+		NumParties: 2,
+		Threshold:  1,
+	})
+	bridge.Initialize(coordinator)
+
+	submitter := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
+	voter := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
+
+	bridge.RegisterValidator(submitter, DIDFromNodeID(submitter))
+	bridge.RegisterValidator(voter, DIDFromNodeID(voter))
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	queryID := "q1"
+	responseID := "r1"
+
+	bridge.SubmitQuery(ctx, queryID, []byte("test"), submitter)
+	bridge.SubmitResponse(ctx, queryID, responseID, []byte("answer"), submitter)
+
+	// First vote succeeds
+	require.NoError(t, bridge.Vote(ctx, queryID, responseID, voter))
+
+	// Second vote fails
+	err := bridge.Vote(ctx, queryID, responseID, voter)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrAlreadyVoted)
+}
+
+func TestBridgeStats(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := log.Noop()
+	bridge := NewBridge(logger, DefaultBridgeConfig())
+
+	coordinator, _ := quasar.NewTestCoronaCoordinator(logger, quasar.CoronaConfig{
+		NumParties: 4,
+		Threshold:  3,
+	})
+	bridge.Initialize(coordinator)
+
+	nodeID := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
+	bridge.RegisterValidator(nodeID, DIDFromNodeID(nodeID))
+
+	stats := bridge.Stats()
+	require.Equal(t, 1, stats.RegisteredValidators)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, stats.ActiveQueries)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, stats.FinalizedQueries)
+	require.False(t, stats.QuasarInitialized) // Not initialized with validators
+}
+
+func TestNewQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	did := &DID{Method: DIDMethodLux, ID: "z6MkTest"}
+	query := NewQuery([]byte("What is 2+2?"), did)
+
+	require.NotEmpty(t, query.ID)
+	require.Equal(t, 64, len(query.ID)) // SHA-256 hex
+	require.Equal(t, []byte("What is 2+2?"), query.Content)
+	require.Equal(t, did, query.Submitter)
+	require.Greater(t, query.Timestamp, int64(0))
+}
+
+func TestNewResponse(t *testing.T) {
+	did := &DID{Method: DIDMethodLux, ID: "z6MkTest"}
+	queryID := "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+	response := NewResponse(queryID, []byte("4"), did)
+
+	require.NotEmpty(t, response.ID)
+	require.Equal(t, 64, len(response.ID)) // SHA-256 hex
+	require.Equal(t, queryID, response.QueryID)
+	require.Equal(t, []byte("4"), response.Content)
+	require.Equal(t, did, response.Responder)
+}
+
+func TestInMemoryStakeRegistry(t *testing.T) {
+	registry := NewInMemoryStakeRegistry()
+	did := &DID{Method: DIDMethodLux, ID: "z6MkTest"}
+
+	// Initial stake is 0
+	stake, err := registry.GetStake(did)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(0), stake)
+
+	// Set stake
+	require.NoError(t, registry.SetStake(did, 1000))
+
+	// Get stake
+	stake, err = registry.GetStake(did)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(1000), stake)
+
+	// Total stake
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(1000), registry.TotalStake())
+
+	// Has sufficient stake
+	has, err := registry.HasSufficientStake(did, 500)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.True(t, has)
+
+	has, err = registry.HasSufficientStake(did, 2000)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.False(t, has)
+
+	// Stake weight
+	weight, err := registry.StakeWeight(did)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, 1.0, weight) // Only staker
+}
+
+func TestAgentMessageType(t *testing.T) {
+	require.Equal(t, "Query", AgentMessageTypeQuery.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "Response", AgentMessageTypeResponse.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "Vote", AgentMessageTypeVote.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "Finality", AgentMessageTypeFinality.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "Unknown", AgentMessageType(255).String())
+}
+
+func TestBase58EncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		data []byte
+	}{
+		{"empty", []byte{}},
+		{"single byte", []byte{0x01}},
+		{"multiple bytes", []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04}},
+		{"leading zeros", []byte{0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02}},
+		{"all zeros", []byte{0x00, 0x00, 0x00}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			encoded := base58Encode(tt.data)
+			decoded, err := base58Decode(encoded)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.data, decoded)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBase58DecodeInvalidChar(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := base58Decode("0OIl") // Invalid chars
+	require.Error(t, err)
+}

consensus/zap/did.go

@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package zap
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
+)
+
+const (
+	// MethodLux is the did:lux method for blockchain-anchored DIDs
+	MethodLux = "lux"
+	// MethodKey is the did:key method for self-certifying DIDs
+	MethodKey = "key"
+	// MethodWeb is the did:web method for DNS-based DIDs
+	MethodWeb = "web"
+
+	// MLDSAPublicKeySize is the expected size of ML-DSA-65 public keys
+	MLDSAPublicKeySize = 1952
+
+	// MultibaseBase58BTC is the multibase prefix for base58btc
+	MultibaseBase58BTC = 'z'
+)
+
+// MulticodecMLDSA65 is the provisional multicodec prefix for ML-DSA-65
+var MulticodecMLDSA65 = []byte{0x13, 0x09}
+
+// DIDMethod represents a DID method identifier
+type DIDMethod string
+
+const (
+	DIDMethodLux DIDMethod = MethodLux
+	DIDMethodKey DIDMethod = MethodKey
+	DIDMethodWeb DIDMethod = MethodWeb
+)
+
+// DID represents a W3C Decentralized Identifier
+type DID struct {
+	Method DIDMethod
+	ID     string
+}
+
+// NewDID creates a DID from method and identifier
+func NewDID(method DIDMethod, id string) *DID {
+	return &DID{Method: method, ID: id}
+}
+
+// ParseDID parses a DID from a string in format "did:method:id"
+func ParseDID(s string) (*DID, error) {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(s, "did:") {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: must start with 'did:'", ErrInvalidDID)
+	}
+
+	rest := s[4:] // Skip "did:"
+	colonIndex := strings.Index(rest, ":")
+	if colonIndex == -1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: expected 'did:method:id'", ErrInvalidDID)
+	}
+
+	methodStr := rest[:colonIndex]
+	id := rest[colonIndex+1:]
+
+	if id == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: identifier cannot be empty", ErrInvalidDID)
+	}
+
+	var method DIDMethod
+	switch methodStr {
+	case MethodLux:
+		method = DIDMethodLux
+	case MethodKey:
+		method = DIDMethodKey
+	case MethodWeb:
+		method = DIDMethodWeb
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: unknown method '%s'", ErrInvalidDID, methodStr)
+	}
+
+	return &DID{Method: method, ID: id}, nil
+}
+
+// String returns the full DID URI
+func (d *DID) String() string {
+	if d == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("did:%s:%s", d.Method, d.ID)
+}
+
+// Valid checks if the DID is well-formed
+func (d *DID) Valid() bool {
+	if d == nil || d.ID == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	switch d.Method {
+	case DIDMethodLux, DIDMethodKey, DIDMethodWeb:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+// DIDFromNodeID creates a did:lux from a Lux NodeID
+func DIDFromNodeID(nodeID ids.NodeID) *DID {
+	// Use multibase-encoded NodeID bytes
+	encoded := base58Encode(nodeID[:])
+	return &DID{
+		Method: DIDMethodLux,
+		ID:     string(MultibaseBase58BTC) + encoded,
+	}
+}
+
+// DIDFromPublicKey creates a did:key from an ML-DSA-65 public key
+func DIDFromPublicKey(publicKey []byte) (*DID, error) {
+	if len(publicKey) != MLDSAPublicKeySize {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid ML-DSA public key size: expected %d, got %d",
+			MLDSAPublicKeySize, len(publicKey))
+	}
+
+	// Prefix with multicodec for ML-DSA-65
+	prefixed := make([]byte, len(MulticodecMLDSA65)+len(publicKey))
+	copy(prefixed, MulticodecMLDSA65)
+	copy(prefixed[len(MulticodecMLDSA65):], publicKey)
+
+	// Encode with multibase (base58btc)
+	encoded := base58Encode(prefixed)
+
+	return &DID{
+		Method: DIDMethodKey,
+		ID:     string(MultibaseBase58BTC) + encoded,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// DIDFromWeb creates a did:web from a domain and optional path
+func DIDFromWeb(domain string, path string) (*DID, error) {
+	if domain == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: domain cannot be empty", ErrInvalidDID)
+	}
+	if strings.ContainsAny(domain, "/:") {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: domain cannot contain '/' or ':'", ErrInvalidDID)
+	}
+
+	var id string
+	if path != "" {
+		// Replace '/' with ':' per did:web spec
+		pathParts := strings.ReplaceAll(path, "/", ":")
+		id = domain + ":" + pathParts
+	} else {
+		id = domain
+	}
+
+	return &DID{Method: DIDMethodWeb, ID: id}, nil
+}
+
+// ExtractKeyMaterial extracts raw key bytes from did:key or did:lux
+func (d *DID) ExtractKeyMaterial() ([]byte, error) {
+	if d == nil || d.ID == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: empty identifier", ErrInvalidDID)
+	}
+
+	if d.ID[0] != MultibaseBase58BTC {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: unsupported multibase encoding", ErrInvalidDID)
+	}
+
+	// Decode base58btc (skip multibase prefix)
+	decoded, err := base58Decode(d.ID[1:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrInvalidDID, err)
+	}
+
+	if len(decoded) < 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: identifier too short", ErrInvalidDID)
+	}
+
+	// Skip multicodec prefix if it matches ML-DSA-65
+	if len(decoded) >= 2 && decoded[0] == MulticodecMLDSA65[0] && decoded[1] == MulticodecMLDSA65[1] {
+		return decoded[2:], nil
+	}
+
+	return decoded, nil
+}
+
+// Hash returns a 32-byte hash of the DID for indexing
+func (d *DID) Hash() ids.ID {
+	h := sha256.Sum256([]byte(d.String()))
+	var id ids.ID
+	copy(id[:], h[:])
+	return id
+}
+
+// ToHex returns the DID hash as a hex string
+func (d *DID) ToHex() string {
+	id := d.Hash()
+	return hex.EncodeToString(id[:])
+}
+
+// VerificationMethod represents a verification method in a DID Document
+type VerificationMethod struct {
+	ID                  string
+	Type                string
+	Controller          string
+	PublicKeyMultibase  string
+	BlockchainAccountID string
+}
+
+// Service represents a service endpoint in a DID Document
+type Service struct {
+	ID              string
+	Type            string
+	ServiceEndpoint string
+}
+
+// DIDDocument represents a W3C DID Document
+type DIDDocument struct {
+	Context              []string
+	ID                   string
+	Controller           string
+	VerificationMethod   []VerificationMethod
+	Authentication       []string
+	AssertionMethod      []string
+	KeyAgreement         []string
+	CapabilityInvocation []string
+	CapabilityDelegation []string
+	Service              []Service
+}
+
+// GenerateDocument creates a DID Document for a DID
+func (d *DID) GenerateDocument() (*DIDDocument, error) {
+	if !d.Valid() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid DID", ErrInvalidDID)
+	}
+
+	uri := d.String()
+	keyID := uri + "#keys-1"
+
+	var vm VerificationMethod
+	switch d.Method {
+	case DIDMethodLux, DIDMethodKey:
+		vm = VerificationMethod{
+			ID:                 keyID,
+			Type:               "JsonWebKey2020",
+			Controller:         uri,
+			PublicKeyMultibase: d.ID,
+		}
+		if d.Method == DIDMethodLux {
+			// Add blockchain account ID
+			keyMaterial, err := d.ExtractKeyMaterial()
+			if err == nil && len(keyMaterial) >= 20 {
+				vm.BlockchainAccountID = "lux:" + hex.EncodeToString(keyMaterial[:20])
+			}
+		}
+	case DIDMethodWeb:
+		vm = VerificationMethod{
+			ID:         keyID,
+			Type:       "JsonWebKey2020",
+			Controller: uri,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &DIDDocument{
+		Context: []string{
+			"https://www.w3.org/ns/did/v1",
+			"https://w3id.org/security/suites/jws-2020/v1",
+		},
+		ID:                   uri,
+		VerificationMethod:   []VerificationMethod{vm},
+		Authentication:       []string{keyID},
+		AssertionMethod:      []string{keyID},
+		CapabilityInvocation: []string{keyID},
+		Service: []Service{
+			{
+				ID:              uri + "#zap-agent",
+				Type:            "ZapAgent",
+				ServiceEndpoint: "zap://" + d.ID,
+			},
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Base58 encoding/decoding (Bitcoin alphabet)
+const base58Alphabet = "123456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+
+func base58Encode(data []byte) string {
+	// Convert to big integer
+	result := make([]byte, 0, len(data)*2)
+	for _, b := range data {
+		carry := int(b)
+		for i := 0; i < len(result); i++ {
+			carry += int(result[i]) << 8
+			result[i] = byte(carry % 58)
+			carry /= 58
+		}
+		for carry > 0 {
+			result = append(result, byte(carry%58))
+			carry /= 58
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Handle leading zeros
+	for _, b := range data {
+		if b != 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		result = append(result, 0)
+	}
+
+	// Reverse and convert to alphabet
+	output := make([]byte, len(result))
+	for i := range result {
+		output[len(result)-1-i] = base58Alphabet[result[i]]
+	}
+
+	return string(output)
+}
+
+func base58Decode(s string) ([]byte, error) {
+	result := make([]byte, 0, len(s))
+	for _, c := range s {
+		index := strings.IndexRune(base58Alphabet, c)
+		if index == -1 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid base58 character: %c", c)
+		}
+
+		carry := index
+		for i := 0; i < len(result); i++ {
+			carry += int(result[i]) * 58
+			result[i] = byte(carry)
+			carry >>= 8
+		}
+		for carry > 0 {
+			result = append(result, byte(carry))
+			carry >>= 8
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Handle leading ones
+	for _, c := range s {
+		if c != rune(base58Alphabet[0]) {
+			break
+		}
+		result = append(result, 0)
+	}
+
+	// Reverse
+	for i, j := 0, len(result)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
+		result[i], result[j] = result[j], result[i]
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}

consensus/zap/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package zap
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// QueryState represents the state of a consensus query
+type QueryState struct {
+	ID        string
+	Content   []byte
+	Submitter *DID
+	Timestamp time.Time
+	Responses map[string]*Response
+	Votes     map[string][]*DID // ResponseID -> list of voter DIDs
+	Finalized string            // ResponseID if finalized
+}
+
+// Response represents a response to a query
+type Response struct {
+	ID        string
+	QueryID   string
+	Content   []byte
+	Responder *DID
+	Timestamp time.Time
+}
+
+// ConsensusResult represents the outcome of consensus voting
+type ConsensusResult struct {
+	Response    *Response
+	Votes       int
+	TotalVoters int
+	Confidence  float64
+}
+
+// Query represents an agentic consensus query
+type Query struct {
+	ID        string
+	Content   []byte
+	Submitter *DID
+	Timestamp int64
+}
+
+// NewQuery creates a query with auto-generated ID
+func NewQuery(content []byte, submitter *DID) *Query {
+	timestamp := time.Now().Unix()
+	data := append(content, []byte(submitter.String())...)
+	data = append(data, int64ToBytes(timestamp)...)
+	hash := sha256.Sum256(data)
+
+	return &Query{
+		ID:        hex.EncodeToString(hash[:]),
+		Content:   content,
+		Submitter: submitter,
+		Timestamp: timestamp,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewResponse creates a response with auto-generated ID
+func NewResponse(queryID string, content []byte, responder *DID) *Response {
+	timestamp := time.Now()
+	queryIDBytes, _ := hex.DecodeString(queryID)
+	data := append(queryIDBytes, content...)
+	data = append(data, []byte(responder.String())...)
+	data = append(data, int64ToBytes(timestamp.Unix())...)
+	hash := sha256.Sum256(data)
+
+	return &Response{
+		ID:        hex.EncodeToString(hash[:]),
+		QueryID:   queryID,
+		Content:   content,
+		Responder: responder,
+		Timestamp: timestamp,
+	}
+}
+
+// Vote represents a vote cast by a validator
+type Vote struct {
+	QueryID    string
+	ResponseID string
+	Voter      *DID
+	Timestamp  int64
+	Signature  []byte // Optional post-quantum signature
+}
+
+// NewVote creates a new vote
+func NewVote(queryID, responseID string, voter *DID) *Vote {
+	return &Vote{
+		QueryID:    queryID,
+		ResponseID: responseID,
+		Voter:      voter,
+		Timestamp:  time.Now().Unix(),
+	}
+}
+
+// FinalityProof represents proof of agentic consensus finality
+type FinalityProof struct {
+	QueryID     string
+	ResponseID  string
+	Votes       []Vote
+	TotalVoters int
+	Confidence  float64
+	Timestamp   int64
+	Signature   []byte // Quasar hybrid signature
+}
+
+// ValidatorWeight represents a validator's weight in consensus
+type ValidatorWeight struct {
+	DID    *DID
+	Weight uint64
+	Stake  uint64
+	Active bool
+}
+
+// AgentMessage represents a ZAP protocol message for agentic consensus
+type AgentMessage struct {
+	Type      AgentMessageType
+	Query     *Query
+	Response  *Response
+	Vote      *Vote
+	Signature []byte
+}
+
+// AgentMessageType identifies the type of agent message
+type AgentMessageType uint8
+
+const (
+	AgentMessageTypeQuery AgentMessageType = iota
+	AgentMessageTypeResponse
+	AgentMessageTypeVote
+	AgentMessageTypeFinality
+)
+
+// String returns the message type name
+func (t AgentMessageType) String() string {
+	switch t {
+	case AgentMessageTypeQuery:
+		return "Query"
+	case AgentMessageTypeResponse:
+		return "Response"
+	case AgentMessageTypeVote:
+		return "Vote"
+	case AgentMessageTypeFinality:
+		return "Finality"
+	default:
+		return "Unknown"
+	}
+}
+
+func int64ToBytes(n int64) []byte {
+	b := make([]byte, 8)
+	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
+		b[i] = byte(n >> (i * 8))
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// PQSignatureType identifies the post-quantum signature algorithm
+type PQSignatureType uint8
+
+const (
+	// PQSignatureTypeMLDSA65 is NIST FIPS 204 ML-DSA-65
+	PQSignatureTypeMLDSA65 PQSignatureType = iota
+	// PQSignatureTypeCorona is Ring-LWE based threshold signatures
+	PQSignatureTypeCorona
+	// PQSignatureTypeHybrid combines classical and post-quantum
+	PQSignatureTypeHybrid
+)
+
+// PQSignature wraps a post-quantum signature
+type PQSignature struct {
+	Type      PQSignatureType
+	Signature []byte
+	PublicKey []byte
+}
+
+// PQKeypair represents a post-quantum keypair
+type PQKeypair struct {
+	Type       PQSignatureType
+	PublicKey  []byte
+	PrivateKey []byte
+}
+
+// Sign signs a message using the keypair (stub - real impl in pqcrypto)
+func (k *PQKeypair) Sign(message []byte) (*PQSignature, error) {
+	// Stub: returns SHA-256 hash as fixed-size signature for testing
+	hash := sha256.Sum256(append(message, k.PrivateKey...))
+	return &PQSignature{
+		Type:      k.Type,
+		Signature: hash[:],
+		PublicKey: k.PublicKey,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Verify verifies a signature (stub - real impl in pqcrypto)
+func (k *PQKeypair) Verify(message []byte, sig *PQSignature) bool {
+	// Stub: accepts any non-empty signature
+	return sig != nil && len(sig.Signature) > 0
+}
+
+// StakeRegistry interface for validator stake tracking
+type StakeRegistry interface {
+	GetStake(did *DID) (uint64, error)
+	SetStake(did *DID, amount uint64) error
+	TotalStake() uint64
+	HasSufficientStake(did *DID, minimum uint64) (bool, error)
+	StakeWeight(did *DID) (float64, error)
+}
+
+// InMemoryStakeRegistry is a simple in-memory stake registry for testing
+type InMemoryStakeRegistry struct {
+	stakes map[string]uint64
+}
+
+// NewInMemoryStakeRegistry creates a new in-memory stake registry
+func NewInMemoryStakeRegistry() *InMemoryStakeRegistry {
+	return &InMemoryStakeRegistry{
+		stakes: make(map[string]uint64),
+	}
+}
+
+// GetStake returns the stake for a DID
+func (r *InMemoryStakeRegistry) GetStake(did *DID) (uint64, error) {
+	return r.stakes[did.String()], nil
+}
+
+// SetStake sets the stake for a DID
+func (r *InMemoryStakeRegistry) SetStake(did *DID, amount uint64) error {
+	r.stakes[did.String()] = amount
+	return nil
+}
+
+// TotalStake returns the total stake across all validators
+func (r *InMemoryStakeRegistry) TotalStake() uint64 {
+	var total uint64
+	for _, stake := range r.stakes {
+		total += stake
+	}
+	return total
+}
+
+// HasSufficientStake checks if a DID has at least the minimum stake
+func (r *InMemoryStakeRegistry) HasSufficientStake(did *DID, minimum uint64) (bool, error) {
+	stake, _ := r.GetStake(did)
+	return stake >= minimum, nil
+}
+
+// StakeWeight returns the stake weight as a fraction of total stake
+func (r *InMemoryStakeRegistry) StakeWeight(did *DID) (float64, error) {
+	stake, _ := r.GetStake(did)
+	total := r.TotalStake()
+	if total == 0 {
+		return 0.0, nil
+	}
+	return float64(stake) / float64(total), nil
+}

go.mod

@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/huin/goupnp v1.3.0
 	github.com/jackpal/gateway v1.1.1
 	github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2
-	github.com/luxfi/consensus v1.35.2
+	github.com/luxfi/consensus v1.25.31
 	github.com/luxfi/crypto v1.19.26
 	github.com/luxfi/database v1.20.4
-	github.com/luxfi/ids v1.3.0
+	github.com/luxfi/ids v1.2.15
 	github.com/luxfi/keychain v1.0.2
 	github.com/luxfi/log v1.4.3
 	github.com/luxfi/math v1.4.1
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/luxfi/accel v1.2.4
 	github.com/luxfi/api v1.0.15
 	github.com/luxfi/atomic v1.0.0
-	github.com/luxfi/chains v1.4.8
+	github.com/luxfi/chains v1.3.21
 	github.com/luxfi/codec v1.1.5
 	github.com/luxfi/compress v0.0.5
 	github.com/luxfi/constants v1.5.8
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/luxfi/geth v1.17.12
 	github.com/luxfi/go-bip39 v1.1.2
 	github.com/luxfi/keys v1.2.0
+	github.com/luxfi/lattice/v7 v7.1.4
 	github.com/luxfi/math/safe v0.0.1
 	github.com/luxfi/net v0.0.5
 	github.com/luxfi/p2p v1.21.1
@@ -145,16 +146,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/luxfi/utxo v0.3.7
 	github.com/luxfi/validators v1.2.0
 	github.com/luxfi/vm v1.2.5
-	github.com/luxfi/warp v1.24.0
-	github.com/luxfi/zap v0.8.11
+	github.com/luxfi/warp v1.19.5
+	github.com/luxfi/zap v0.8.10
 	github.com/luxfi/zwing v0.5.2
 	github.com/nbutton23/zxcvbn-go v0.0.0-20210217022336-fa2cb2858354
-	github.com/zap-proto/http v0.0.0-20260506200741-fd6047874433
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1
 )
 
 require (
-	capnproto.org/go/capnp/v3 v3.0.1-alpha.2 // indirect
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.2.0 // indirect
 	filippo.io/hpke v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.41.5 // indirect
@@ -179,7 +178,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.3.6 // indirect
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/colega/zeropool v0.0.0-20230505084239-6fb4a4f75381 // indirect
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/crypto/blake256 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-ini/ini v1.67.0 // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.19.2 // indirect
@@ -190,21 +188,17 @@ require (
 	github.com/hanzos3/go-sdk v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/crc32 v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/luxfi/age v1.5.0 // indirect
-	github.com/luxfi/bft v0.1.5 // indirect
-	github.com/luxfi/corona v0.10.3 // indirect
+	github.com/luxfi/corona v0.7.9 // indirect
 	github.com/luxfi/crypto/ipa v1.2.4 // indirect
-	github.com/luxfi/dkg v0.3.5 // indirect
 	github.com/luxfi/kms v1.11.7 // indirect
-	github.com/luxfi/lattice/v7 v7.1.4 // indirect
 	github.com/luxfi/lens v0.1.4 // indirect
 	github.com/luxfi/magnetar v1.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/luxfi/mdns v0.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/luxfi/mlwe v0.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/luxfi/pq v1.0.3 // indirect
-	github.com/luxfi/precompile v0.16.0 // indirect
-	github.com/luxfi/pulsar v1.9.0 // indirect
-	github.com/luxfi/staking v1.5.1 // indirect
-	github.com/luxfi/threshold v1.12.0 // indirect
+	github.com/luxfi/precompile v0.5.59 // indirect
+	github.com/luxfi/pulsar v1.1.5 // indirect
+	github.com/luxfi/staking v1.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/luxfi/threshold v1.9.9 // indirect
 	github.com/luxfi/trace v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/luxfi/zapcodec v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/luxfi/zapdb v1.10.1 // indirect
@@ -262,10 +256,3 @@ require (
 )
 
 exclude github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.10.26
-
-// TEMPORARY — local-dev build aid for the bootstrap frozen-cache convergence fix.
-// FINAL CASCADE (publish step, NOT done here): tag consensus v1.25.36 (the uncommitted
-// engine/chain/integration.go FinalizedLedger + FinalizedBlockAtHeight accessors and the
-// engine/chain/bootstrap Has→Accepted change), bump the require above v1.25.35 → v1.25.36,
-// then DELETE this replace. The zap client (option b) is node-only and does NOT widen the
-// consensus bump.

go.sum

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 c2sp.org/CCTV/age v0.0.0-20251208015420-e9274a7bdbfd h1:ZLsPO6WdZ5zatV4UfVpr7oAwLGRZ+sebTUruuM4Ra3M=
 c2sp.org/CCTV/age v0.0.0-20251208015420-e9274a7bdbfd/go.mod h1:SrHC2C7r5GkDk8R+NFVzYy/sdj0Ypg9htaPXQq5Cqeo=
-capnproto.org/go/capnp/v3 v3.0.1-alpha.2 h1:W/cf+XEArUSwcBBE/9wS2NpWDkM5NLQOjmzEiHZpYi0=
-capnproto.org/go/capnp/v3 v3.0.1-alpha.2/go.mod h1:2vT5D2dtG8sJGEoEKU17e+j7shdaYp1Myl8X03B3hmc=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.2.0 h1:crnVqOiS4jqYleHd9vaKZ+HKtHfllngJIiOpNpoJsjo=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.2.0/go.mod h1:xzAOLCNug/yB62zG1bQ8uziwrIqIuxhctzJT18Q77mc=
 filippo.io/hpke v0.4.0 h1:p575VVQ6ted4pL+it6M00V/f2qTZITO0zgmdKCkd5+A=
@@ -110,8 +108,6 @@ github.com/cockroachdb/redact v1.1.8 h1:8eVLLj6juKxiKrAEw2b8cJvNqWq++U8WOfQFuL7K
 github.com/cockroachdb/redact v1.1.8/go.mod h1:GceHHpJ0rMDpYARL5In88Alq/xMBUtVlz7Qxix6ZVkw=
 github.com/cockroachdb/tokenbucket v0.0.0-20250429170803-42689b6311bb h1:3bCgBvB8PbJVMX1ouCcSIxvsqKPYM7gs72o0zC76n9g=
 github.com/cockroachdb/tokenbucket v0.0.0-20250429170803-42689b6311bb/go.mod h1:7nc4anLGjupUW/PeY5qiNYsdNXj7zopG+eqsS7To5IQ=
-github.com/colega/zeropool v0.0.0-20230505084239-6fb4a4f75381 h1:d5EKgQfRQvO97jnISfR89AiCCCJMwMFoSxUiU0OGCRU=
-github.com/colega/zeropool v0.0.0-20230505084239-6fb4a4f75381/go.mod h1:OU76gHeRo8xrzGJU3F3I1CqX1ekM8dfJw0+wPeMwnp0=
 github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.20.1 h1:PXDUBvk8AzhvWowHLWBEAfUQcV1/aZgWIqD6eMpXmDg=
 github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.20.1/go.mod h1:RBWrSgy+IDbGR69RRV313th3M/aZU1ubk2om+qHuTSc=
 github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0 h1:pcomnQdrdH22njcAatO0yWojsUnCO3y2tNoV1cb6hHY=
@@ -298,42 +294,36 @@ github.com/luxfi/accel v1.2.4 h1:5VbIHyEvvfobn2zBiTFODxDw1CeqxCepZOLlvkuf9yQ=
 github.com/luxfi/accel v1.2.4/go.mod h1:ISIwAX+ZfsL/S5nsP2JvfldXN6Nc+QzoWf6Jtaq+xsQ=
 github.com/luxfi/address v1.0.1 h1:Sc4keyuVzBIvHr7uVeYZf2/WY9YDGUgDi/iiWenj49g=
 github.com/luxfi/address v1.0.1/go.mod h1:5j3Eh66v9zvv1GbNdZwt+23krV8JlSDaRzmWZU8ZRM0=
-github.com/luxfi/age v1.5.0 h1:zC/Fw/ptZwAXr9nqrxmrcf8752EIl1Lq9RECp9OmCO0=
+github.com/luxfi/age v1.5.0 h1:G69HbSV4R3vKEH9B0CulnRaMdSdf4RalMgP8xKmxHeI=
 github.com/luxfi/age v1.5.0/go.mod h1:iAYAxgvrXxcy746+Ovh/eWWDuF9teJLNcCSSOX9RYW0=
 github.com/luxfi/api v1.0.15 h1:Q5ox3Ompw/AZNMfB9wpHZosrj9C+ZldAEHKtHEotFdY=
 github.com/luxfi/api v1.0.15/go.mod h1:Eer59msIXMnOlFncG0XjEGH3TZML0Dd1bUu4GtB7f4Q=
 github.com/luxfi/atomic v1.0.0 h1:xUV60MuzRvXngaQ1sM0yVC2v4TRoLlUGkkH7M9PS4yw=
 github.com/luxfi/atomic v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0G2mTlQ6TXWHICUHrUUPu1/qAiIyR4gSZ2tva9ci/bI=
-github.com/luxfi/bft v0.1.5 h1:5xVLPkog4e5LTgaVlb9pgxA0EWE6tkrKwHPZVRz+RZw=
-github.com/luxfi/bft v0.1.5/go.mod h1:5I8Ft8yA69xZlDe3RB0i4MgbqFKLZe65o/sha8JuKvU=
 github.com/luxfi/cache v1.2.1 h1:kAzOS55/hmYeNKR+0HAKv4ma48Y6JjkI8UQeqdZ8bfI=
 github.com/luxfi/cache v1.2.1/go.mod h1:co7JTxZZHpKT31Yh01LFp5aZOxmoUg157FhBLQdQHVU=
-github.com/luxfi/chains v1.4.8 h1:i5QxDfGR922oPGYrBbUo2Qn3tFMpJD9BilNTLFaQscE=
-github.com/luxfi/chains v1.4.8/go.mod h1:F/jT9YbC8/yD4WxJu4AvRFbi4NyKY+FHBWrE8M08dgE=
+github.com/luxfi/chains v1.3.21 h1:Oe3/T0MnMKYBVzd+wK13R5qzRGQEMytysbs3PkCLWNc=
+github.com/luxfi/chains v1.3.21/go.mod h1:kOB+6VF6nh86E+QkuxrMOqreiKRb6olJSdgRfk819Gs=
 github.com/luxfi/codec v1.1.5 h1:KBq8uvYm5Dy+E1heG8WBmqbqu8kstlFyE5ASBBB+C8I=
 github.com/luxfi/codec v1.1.5/go.mod h1:/ugIv5iEgI+VAuPIetzxNT0eJaEjOID/mrIsgIjJh8g=
 github.com/luxfi/compress v0.0.5 h1:4tEUHw5MK1bu5UOjfYCt4OKMiH7yykIgmGPRA/BfJTM=
 github.com/luxfi/compress v0.0.5/go.mod h1:Cc1yxD2pfzrvpO32W2GDwLKff+CylHEvzZh2Ko8RSIU=
 github.com/luxfi/concurrent v0.0.3 h1:eJyv1fhaC0jMLMw6+QS774cUmp7GK+ouMgvLCqnC7cc=
 github.com/luxfi/concurrent v0.0.3/go.mod h1:Aj/FR5NpM0cB2P4Nt3+tz9+dV6V+LUW4HuMgSjwq5hw=
-github.com/luxfi/consensus v1.33.3 h1:gUfmxb+KSLJnixFkk7CvKHeO1B9CNBt/Zp6EJEwgVXE=
-github.com/luxfi/consensus v1.33.3/go.mod h1:2ON+tN8hsAqd13DmsGk1Epfz6EQ0s4lv/rmOUsh7Gpk=
-github.com/luxfi/consensus v1.35.2 h1:Vy0yrLkCqRHhijYu3qNNwEf7e79HvSAbkRqbBLAYZnM=
-github.com/luxfi/consensus v1.35.2/go.mod h1:2ON+tN8hsAqd13DmsGk1Epfz6EQ0s4lv/rmOUsh7Gpk=
+github.com/luxfi/consensus v1.25.31 h1:H/ePdadr+x7vpF0exvVjjYWLFoh8yqbERKnj0gZRLd8=
+github.com/luxfi/consensus v1.25.31/go.mod h1:cerfisfzmUJv8gbMcjcQUSdxlLpfn/+LdLY+4D95Nw0=
 github.com/luxfi/constants v1.5.8 h1:iNP9AWNUcM4Tps7jYnx49CwtCWAC9mYRxJfGou2za0g=
 github.com/luxfi/constants v1.5.8/go.mod h1:Pu5jWHdnUtQRbWC43yTUjU/pbIIKMDOd2a2yroSfo48=
 github.com/luxfi/container v0.0.4 h1:BXhF82WyfqVP5mjlNcr7tP0Fcnvl0Ap1rkiu+rq5XuM=
 github.com/luxfi/container v0.0.4/go.mod h1:Z3SpmMF5d4t77MM0nHYXURpn+EMVaeu1fhbd/3BGaek=
-github.com/luxfi/corona v0.10.3 h1:Yi1oAkW0HEsf5fvst/tUN0AjRVg6DoNHB/IC0qrFWZE=
-github.com/luxfi/corona v0.10.3/go.mod h1:xe5qRir0p+FA6eETpyGDv4LjYySg1zVB13kmHpy9x94=
+github.com/luxfi/corona v0.7.9 h1:NQe9V/80CdKLvbaVRE2uepxvxg9KHbWfcGRKWrzLSHc=
+github.com/luxfi/corona v0.7.9/go.mod h1:SfS7xo/k4uoteEYwYy+QCMPzTU8EIEbLnbWKx5ENVCw=
 github.com/luxfi/crypto v1.19.26 h1:+aHn/L479ak2ih7s/DkBZojjuhcyHBLqu3nYT81vcrU=
 github.com/luxfi/crypto v1.19.26/go.mod h1:0DCU62kX8+zhYU2qeM07A4pifJyPkPujnUOfgc8TOFQ=
 github.com/luxfi/crypto/ipa v1.2.4 h1:6xfwhI9/HrcDkF3Ti5/NxsNQIWbwYDJmRSNIHRQ/xfU=
 github.com/luxfi/crypto/ipa v1.2.4/go.mod h1:43J6f6rcfUMrZt4cQectMOZb6Ps+fAEj8ZTPC3Kk+gE=
 github.com/luxfi/database v1.20.4 h1:WOt2GIGJxf8AFpg49odMz8DZ8RFSLDrozGhZtmorN70=
 github.com/luxfi/database v1.20.4/go.mod h1:S/LvmfzNYWVNslcEcZwDrntqUO2ksaL8ql1nRmLUA/Q=
-github.com/luxfi/dkg v0.3.5 h1:s2L2mMQaz+n9m0b0ghvoV5VZNxiwb2z4WrGugvK0udY=
-github.com/luxfi/dkg v0.3.5/go.mod h1:M+WH7GFRN+YUD851Rlnumdp0Md98kplNN8pVx65U8I8=
 github.com/luxfi/filesystem v0.0.1 h1:VZ6xMFKaAPBW/ddlMsDnI2G0VU1lV5rYaVcW5d+KwEY=
 github.com/luxfi/filesystem v0.0.1/go.mod h1:OQVSU6XNwqrr1AI+MqkID2taHUclx7NYmmr3svgttec=
 github.com/luxfi/formatting v1.0.1 h1:ZnE1rAdEUds9yAegdVdGDOBGN6hLMPOv6E03Fp8IEYo=
@@ -348,8 +338,8 @@ github.com/luxfi/go-bip32 v1.0.2 h1:7vFbb+Wr4Z499q2tuCLdd7wWjtn8sH+HWBlx76mhH9Y=
 github.com/luxfi/go-bip32 v1.0.2/go.mod h1:bc7/LXDKAJQZ/F0Xjf5yXaTZxY9/ssLb4FC+Hxn/cDk=
 github.com/luxfi/go-bip39 v1.1.2 h1:p+wLMPGs6MLQh7q0YIsmy2EhHL7LHiELEGTJko6t/Jg=
 github.com/luxfi/go-bip39 v1.1.2/go.mod h1:96de9VkR2kY/ASAnhMtvt3TSh+PZkAFAngNj0GjRGDo=
-github.com/luxfi/ids v1.3.0 h1:11xnwRDm6zQzbqcRnkFujOYkvhK4Fs/+g+sKRlRUNsU=
-github.com/luxfi/ids v1.3.0/go.mod h1:6vpdcdZW0qxeade+3xby8aLTutbcJ7O0r8+fNQrksGI=
+github.com/luxfi/ids v1.2.15 h1:omE+E4+0Poj9DzM11ejSFgteaSQ3KDHi5g54iH6jcxI=
+github.com/luxfi/ids v1.2.15/go.mod h1:Fj73K5xcblvdE0SxU/ip+jE8VqNdu+80548su5KJ7xI=
 github.com/luxfi/keychain v1.0.2 h1:uQgmjs37/VBIALEiYrrszTpxvtqr07/YvS9TnmxGafs=
 github.com/luxfi/keychain v1.0.2/go.mod h1:q/4ULgZBlstKkwzOzG/0T6y73BDPgnkrcibbJyTvmbU=
 github.com/luxfi/keys v1.2.0 h1:3TAcr4twyMpwQp7J29ZRtIa5vzAoDrnXnLcPKVHJWmw=
@@ -374,22 +364,20 @@ github.com/luxfi/mdns v0.1.1 h1:g2eRr9AXcziPkkcd24M+Qu9ApEpoKKjfI79QSNqv0rQ=
 github.com/luxfi/mdns v0.1.1/go.mod h1:dbp5f3h3aE7CGzwbaWzBM9cwdcekhmSrWhQevgYhhNA=
 github.com/luxfi/metric v1.5.9 h1:UAgXMNZf5oN/XJwwuKorf8iMaCj3nyP6thHPCwkUwY4=
 github.com/luxfi/metric v1.5.9/go.mod h1:ux+w3RZQCfF1zM8MO0wAWyNj/CsDlPd2mwTGshB9vY0=
-github.com/luxfi/mlwe v0.2.1 h1:pRwTjNUUtzUxRIlMbUPpeh9DE2/NdqfS17hfdogazp4=
-github.com/luxfi/mlwe v0.2.1/go.mod h1:DD9EHTeiyh/y0KGGeqL+q9S4n8raeGiGdaG/BQPAvT0=
 github.com/luxfi/mock v0.1.1 h1:0HEtIjg1J6CWz+IUyP6rsGqNWTcmxjFnSQIhaDuARwY=
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-github.com/luxfi/pq v1.0.3 h1:ksw1dmfTR0dqqNMRS7BjGcprCO2Fhc+3Iiq2/NMuONw=
+github.com/luxfi/pq v1.0.3 h1:pFlQm1+5FuKTDUh2y/23bXWkN4I2Rc5iuxJypwDFFMs=
 github.com/luxfi/pq v1.0.3/go.mod h1:8bppZcRElfrVt0n3nYCZW3iX1TvhvzNbdjNdK1irgIE=
-github.com/luxfi/precompile v0.16.0 h1:lMdKapbApcbehtAc0mkRqkHFdTTITRTo3e3ivdI63RY=
-github.com/luxfi/precompile v0.16.0/go.mod h1:nIO7c4arFTqCl3nR0BoumPn1etYY32EYExJxqwu23VA=
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-github.com/luxfi/staking v1.5.1/go.mod h1:lT7KLaiTpdq3lg78H0gp2qSEfX9LaK1vs7w73XV/9nw=
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-github.com/luxfi/threshold v1.12.0/go.mod h1:iuRQGDAy8ZKjQhZjkSKg7NtbP75/8Up9zj52y7IuyZo=
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@@ -426,10 +414,10 @@ github.com/luxfi/version v1.0.1 h1:T/1KYWEMmsrNQk7pN7PFPAwh/7XbeX7cFAKLBqI37Sk=
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-github.com/luxfi/warp v1.24.0/go.mod h1:bKvTi24JHlANsl7qkWZAVr/DsMfvwy42f+Cc9x4+Sq8=
-github.com/luxfi/zap v0.8.11 h1:jT+ol9rj557MRdmnzxrVUCR3CDFaE+8OpzUsLIn92og=
-github.com/luxfi/zap v0.8.11/go.mod h1:JfqII8VtVQYLLTX6obU1DP9sjGqf9L24vfug5ifh0b8=
+github.com/luxfi/warp v1.19.5 h1:vigIDV4JxLz8bLxQ97dOIcZVM9FAXHmrKdmIh+/WWvk=
+github.com/luxfi/warp v1.19.5/go.mod h1:t5upY5vhKvjapImmUsgPUlW8C8LZhvQpQg5WzAitQs0=
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@@ -584,8 +572,6 @@ github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5 h1:kLy8mja+1c9jlljvWTlSazM7cKDRfJuR/bOJhcY5NcY=
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@@ -603,8 +589,6 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9dec
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node/node.go

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ import (
 	platformconfig "github.com/luxfi/node/vms/platformvm/config"
 
 	gpuconfig "github.com/luxfi/node/config"
+	"github.com/luxfi/node/consensus/quasar"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -328,6 +329,11 @@ func New(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't initialize chains: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Initialize Quasar hybrid finality engine if Q-Chain is in genesis
+	if err := n.initQuasar(); err != nil {
+		n.Log.Warn("quasar init skipped", "error", err)
+	}
+
 	return n, nil
 }
 
@@ -448,6 +454,9 @@ type Node struct {
 	// Manages shutdown of a VM process
 	runtimeManager runtime.Manager
 
+	// Quasar hybrid finality engine — binds P-Chain BLS + Q-Chain Corona
+	Quasar *quasar.Quasar
+
 	resourceManager resource.Manager
 
 	// Tracks the CPU/disk usage caused by processing
@@ -578,14 +587,6 @@ func (n *Node) initNetworking(reg metric.Registerer) error {
 	if !ok {
 		return errInvalidTLSKey
 	}
-	// Publish the staking TLS private key as the node's block signer. The chain
-	// manager passes this to proposervm as StakingLeafSigner so the elected
-	// proposer can SIGN post-fork blocks (block.Build → key.Sign). It was
-	// declared but never assigned, so proposervm received a nil signer and
-	// panicked (nil pointer in key.Sign) the moment it built the first signed
-	// post-fork block — mirrors avalanchego setting StakingTLSSigner from the
-	// cert's private key.
-	n.StakingTLSSigner = tlsKey
 
 	if n.Config.NetworkConfig.TLSKeyLogFile != "" {
 		n.tlsKeyLogWriterCloser, err = perms.Create(n.Config.NetworkConfig.TLSKeyLogFile, perms.ReadWrite)
@@ -2149,6 +2150,9 @@ func (n *Node) shutdown() {
 		time.Sleep(n.Config.ShutdownWait)
 	}
 
+	if n.Quasar != nil {
+		n.Quasar.Stop()
+	}
 	if n.resourceManager != nil {
 		n.resourceManager.Shutdown()
 	}

node/quasar.go

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package node
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/constants"
+	"github.com/luxfi/crypto/bls"
+	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
+	"github.com/luxfi/node/consensus/quasar"
+	"github.com/luxfi/node/genesis/builder"
+	nodevalidators "github.com/luxfi/validators"
+)
+
+// initQuasar creates and starts the Quasar hybrid finality engine.
+// Quasar binds P-Chain BLS finality with Q-Chain Corona threshold
+// signatures for post-quantum secure block finality.
+//
+// Requires Q-Chain to be present in genesis. If absent, returns an error
+// and the caller logs a warning — the node operates without hybrid finality.
+func (n *Node) initQuasar() error {
+	createQVMTx, err := builder.VMGenesis(n.Config.GenesisBytes, constants.QuantumVMID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Q-Chain not in genesis: %w", err)
+	}
+	qChainID := createQVMTx.ID()
+
+	// BLS quorum: 2/3 validator weight required
+	// Corona threshold: 2 (minimum for threshold signing)
+	q, err := quasar.NewQuasar(n.Log, 2, 2, 3)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("quasar create: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Wire P-Chain provider — delivers validator state from PlatformVM's
+	// validator manager (n.vdrs is populated by initValidatorSets() from
+	// genesis + on-chain stakers). Finality events are emitted by
+	// PChainAcceptedSubscriber once block acceptance is wired; for now the
+	// channel exists but is not driven from outside (Run loop blocks on it).
+	provider := &pChainProvider{
+		nodeID: n.ID,
+		vdrs:   n.vdrs,
+		finCh:  make(chan quasar.FinalityEvent, 64),
+	}
+	q.ConnectPChain(provider)
+
+	// Wire quantum fallback signer using the node's BLS key.
+	// Satisfies the Start() precondition (quantumFallback != nil).
+	// Corona threshold signing supersedes this once initialized.
+	q.ConnectQuantumFallback(&blsQuantumFallback{
+		signer: n.Config.StakingSigningKey,
+	})
+
+	if err := q.Start(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("quasar start: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	n.Quasar = q
+	n.Log.Info("quasar hybrid finality engine started",
+		"qChainID", qChainID,
+		"quorum", "2/3",
+		"threshold", 2,
+	)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// pChainProvider adapts the node's PlatformVM-backed validator manager to
+// quasar.PChainProvider. GetValidators reads the live primary-network set
+// (BLS pubkey + light/weight) so Quasar's t-of-n threshold tracks the real
+// staker set as it changes. Finality events are pushed via finCh by the
+// block-acceptance bridge (wired separately).
+type pChainProvider struct {
+	nodeID ids.NodeID
+	vdrs   nodevalidators.Manager
+	finCh  chan quasar.FinalityEvent
+}
+
+func (p *pChainProvider) GetFinalizedHeight() uint64 { return 0 }
+
+func (p *pChainProvider) GetValidators(_ uint64) ([]quasar.ValidatorState, error) {
+	if p.vdrs == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("validator manager not initialized")
+	}
+	vmap := p.vdrs.GetMap(constants.PrimaryNetworkID)
+	out := make([]quasar.ValidatorState, 0, len(vmap))
+	for nodeID, v := range vmap {
+		// PublicKey is already serialized BLS bytes from validators.GetValidatorOutput.
+		out = append(out, quasar.ValidatorState{
+			NodeID:    nodeID,
+			Weight:    v.Weight,
+			BLSPubKey: v.PublicKey,
+			Active:    true,
+		})
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (p *pChainProvider) SubscribeFinality() <-chan quasar.FinalityEvent {
+	return p.finCh
+}
+
+// blsQuantumFallback wraps the node's BLS signer to satisfy
+// quasar.QuantumSignerFallback.
+type blsQuantumFallback struct {
+	signer bls.Signer
+}
+
+func (f *blsQuantumFallback) SignMessage(msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	sig, err := f.signer.Sign(msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("BLS sign: %w", err)
+	}
+	return bls.SignatureToBytes(sig), nil
+}

node/vms_purity_test.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func countContaining(deps []string, needle string) int {
 //
 // The four core VMs are deliberately NOT asserted here: P(platformvm) and
 // X(xvm) are foundational primary-network VMs, and Q(quantumvm)/Z(zkvm) stay
-// in-process for now (Q is the post-quantum chain and is critical by default).
+// in-process for now (Q backs Quasar hybrid finality + is critical by default).
 // Turning Q/Z into plugins is a separate design-first phase.
 func TestOptionalVMsNotLinkedInProcess(t *testing.T) {
 	optionalVMs := []string{

node/vms_registry_test.go

@@ -228,21 +228,6 @@ func TestOptionalVMsBuiltIntoPluginDir(t *testing.T) {
 		cmd := exec.Command("go", "build", "-o", artifact, pkg)
 		cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "CGO_ENABLED=0")
 		if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-			// resolvePackageDir can return ok for a package present in the module
-			// cache that is nonetheless un-buildable in a node-only checkout (no
-			// go.sum entry for a transitive dep, GOFLAGS=-mod=mod absent). That is a
-			// workspace-integration gap, not a code regression — degrade to a skip so
-			// `GOWORK=off` verification doesn't red the suite. CI builds these via the
-			// Dockerfile Chain VM Plugin Stage + the workspace go.work. A genuine
-			// compile error (syntax/type) does NOT match these markers and still fails.
-			msg := string(out)
-			if strings.Contains(msg, "missing go.sum entry") ||
-				strings.Contains(msg, "updates to go.sum needed") ||
-				strings.Contains(msg, "no required module provides package") ||
-				strings.Contains(msg, "cannot find module providing package") {
-				t.Skipf("INTEGRATION-GAP: %s present but not buildable in this checkout "+
-					"(workspace go.work supplies its deps): %v", pkg, err)
-			}
 			t.Fatalf("building %s (%s) failed: %v\n%s", spec.Name, pkg, err, out)
 		}
 		info, err := os.Stat(artifact)

server/http/server.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rs/cors"
-	zaphttp "github.com/zap-proto/http"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http2/h2c"
 
@@ -93,15 +92,6 @@ type server struct {
 
 	// Listener used to serve traffic
 	listener net.Listener
-
-	// handler is the fully-wrapped API handler chain (CORS + host-filter +
-	// /ext/* router). Held here so the optional ZAP-RPC listener serves the
-	// exact same handler as the HTTP listener.
-	handler http.Handler
-
-	// zapSrv is the optional ZAP-RPC listener; nil unless ZAP_RPC_LISTEN
-	// is set. See zap_listener.go.
-	zapSrv *zaphttp.Server
 }
 
 // New returns an instance of a Server.
@@ -148,16 +138,10 @@ func New(
 		router:          router,
 		srv:             httpServer,
 		listener:        listener,
-		handler:         handler,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (s *server) Dispatch() error {
-	// Additively boot the ZAP-RPC listener (opt-in via ZAP_RPC_LISTEN).
-	// Serves the same handler over github.com/zap-proto/http so the gateway
-	// can reach luxd over the native ZAP mesh. Never fatal — HTTP serves
-	// regardless.
-	s.zapSrv = startZapRPCListener(s.log, s.handler, zapRPCListenAddr())
 	return s.srv.Serve(s.listener)
 }
 
@@ -223,10 +207,6 @@ func (s *server) AddAliasesWithReadLock(endpoint string, aliases ...string) erro
 }
 
 func (s *server) Shutdown() error {
-	if s.zapSrv != nil {
-		_ = s.zapSrv.Close()
-	}
-
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), s.shutdownTimeout)
 	err := s.srv.Shutdown(ctx)
 	cancel()

server/http/zap_listener.go

@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-// ZAP-RPC listener — serves the EXACT same fully-wrapped API handler chain
-// (CORS + host-filter + /ext/* router) as the HTTP listener, but over the
-// github.com/zap-proto/http binary protocol. This is what makes luxd a
-// first-class citizen of the ZAP service mesh: the api.<brand> gateway can
-// proxy to luxd over native ZAP instead of HTTP/1.1.
-//
-// Purely ADDITIVE and OPT-IN: the existing HTTP path is untouched. The ZAP
-// listener only boots when ZAP_RPC_LISTEN is set to a non-empty bind
-// address (e.g. ":9651"); unset/"off" means it never starts, so existing
-// deployments are byte-for-byte unaffected. Boot failures are WARNED, never
-// fatal — the node must keep serving HTTP even if the ZAP listener fails.
-
-package server
-
-import (
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-
-	zaphttp "github.com/zap-proto/http"
-
-	log "github.com/luxfi/log"
-)
-
-// envZapRPCListen is the env var that sets the ZAP-RPC bind address.
-// Empty / unset / "off" (case-insensitive) keeps the listener disabled.
-const envZapRPCListen = "ZAP_RPC_LISTEN"
-
-// zapRPCListenAddr returns the configured bind address, or "" if the ZAP-RPC
-// listener should stay disabled. Disabled is the default — the listener is
-// strictly opt-in so a node upgrade never silently opens a new port.
-func zapRPCListenAddr() string {
-	v, ok := os.LookupEnv(envZapRPCListen)
-	if !ok {
-		return ""
-	}
-	switch v {
-	case "", "off", "OFF", "Off", "false", "0":
-		return ""
-	default:
-		return v
-	}
-}
-
-// startZapRPCListener boots a ZAP-RPC listener serving handler in a goroutine
-// and returns the server (nil if disabled). The same handler instance the
-// HTTP server uses is served, so the two transports are behaviourally
-// identical — only the wire encoding differs. Boot errors are logged at
-// Warning and never propagated; the HTTP path must keep serving regardless.
-func startZapRPCListener(logger log.Logger, handler http.Handler, addr string) *zaphttp.Server {
-	if addr == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	srv := &zaphttp.Server{Addr: addr, Handler: handler}
-	go func() {
-		logger.Info("ZAP-RPC API listening", log.UserString("addr", addr))
-		if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
-			logger.Warn("ZAP-RPC listener exited", log.Err(err))
-		}
-	}()
-	return srv
-}

server/http/zap_listener_test.go

@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package server
-
-import (
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	zaphttp "github.com/zap-proto/http"
-
-	log "github.com/luxfi/log"
-)
-
-// TestZapRPCListenAddr verifies the opt-in env parsing: the listener stays
-// disabled unless ZAP_RPC_LISTEN is set to a real bind address.
-func TestZapRPCListenAddr(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		set  bool
-		val  string
-		want string
-	}{
-		{set: false, want: ""},          // unset → disabled (default)
-		{set: true, val: "", want: ""},  // empty → disabled
-		{set: true, val: "off", want: ""},
-		{set: true, val: "OFF", want: ""},
-		{set: true, val: "0", want: ""},
-		{set: true, val: "false", want: ""},
-		{set: true, val: ":9651", want: ":9651"},
-		{set: true, val: "127.0.0.1:9651", want: "127.0.0.1:9651"},
-	}
-	for _, c := range cases {
-		if c.set {
-			t.Setenv(envZapRPCListen, c.val)
-		} else {
-			t.Setenv(envZapRPCListen, "") // ensure clean, then unset semantics below
-			// t.Setenv can't unset; emulate "unset" only for the documented default
-			// by treating empty as disabled, which the want already encodes.
-		}
-		if got := zapRPCListenAddr(); got != c.want {
-			t.Fatalf("zapRPCListenAddr(set=%v val=%q) = %q, want %q", c.set, c.val, got, c.want)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// TestStartZapRPCListener_Disabled returns nil (no listener) when addr is empty.
-func TestStartZapRPCListener_Disabled(t *testing.T) {
-	if srv := startZapRPCListener(log.NewNoOpLogger(), http.NewServeMux(), ""); srv != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected nil server when addr empty, got %v", srv)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestStartZapRPCListener_RoundTrip proves the listener serves the EXACT
-// handler it is given over the github.com/zap-proto/http binary wire — a
-// real ZAP request reaches the handler and the response comes back intact.
-func TestStartZapRPCListener_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
-	const addr = "127.0.0.1:19653"
-	const body = `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"0x2a","id":1}`
-
-	mux := http.NewServeMux()
-	mux.HandleFunc("/ext/bc/C/rpc", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, body)
-	})
-
-	srv := startZapRPCListener(log.NewNoOpLogger(), mux, addr)
-	if srv == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected a running ZAP-RPC listener, got nil")
-	}
-	defer srv.Close()
-
-	// Give the goroutine a beat to bind.
-	time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
-
-	client := &http.Client{Transport: zaphttp.NewTransport(addr)}
-	resp, err := client.Post("http://"+addr+"/ext/bc/C/rpc", "application/json", nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("ZAP round-trip POST failed: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	got, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	if string(got) != body {
-		t.Fatalf("ZAP round-trip body = %q, want %q", got, body)
-	}
-	if ct := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"); ct != "application/json" {
-		t.Fatalf("ZAP round-trip Content-Type = %q, want application/json", ct)
-	}
-}

tests/pq/pq_integration_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // Package pq provides P+Q (Post-Quantum) integration tests for Lux network.
 //
 // These tests verify that all post-quantum security measures are enforced:
+//   - Q-chain validators require RTSignature (Corona) in consensus votes
 //   - TLS connections use X25519MLKEM768 hybrid key exchange (no fallback)
 //   - SignedHost uses DNS hostnames only (no IP literals)
 //   - ML-DSA signatures work for X-Chain UTXOs
@@ -13,21 +14,28 @@ package pq
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"crypto/elliptic"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"crypto/x509/pkix"
-	"errors"
 	"github.com/go-json-experiment/json"
+	"errors"
 	"math/big"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"github.com/luxfi/crypto/bls"
+	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
+	"github.com/luxfi/log"
+
+	"github.com/luxfi/node/consensus/quasar"
 	"github.com/luxfi/node/network/peer"
 )
 
@@ -35,6 +43,13 @@ import (
 // Test Constants
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+const (
+	testValidatorCount = 5
+	testQuorumNum      = 2
+	testQuorumDen      = 3
+	testThreshold      = 3
+)
+
 // ML-DSA security level constants
 const (
 	mldsaSecLevel44 = 0 // 128-bit security
@@ -52,6 +67,371 @@ const (
 	mldsa87SigLen    = 4627
 )
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test Validator Infrastructure
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// testValidator represents a validator node for integration testing.
+type testValidator struct {
+	nodeID    ids.NodeID
+	blsKey    *bls.SecretKey
+	blsPubKey *bls.PublicKey
+	rtKey     []byte // ML-DSA-65 public key
+	rtPrivKey []byte // ML-DSA-65 private key (for signing)
+	weight    uint64
+	active    bool
+}
+
+// newTestValidator creates a test validator with all required keys.
+func newTestValidator(weight uint64) (*testValidator, error) {
+	// Generate BLS keypair
+	blsKey, err := bls.NewSecretKey()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	blsPubKey := bls.PublicFromSecretKey(blsKey)
+
+	// Generate mock ML-DSA-65 keys (in production, use actual ML-DSA)
+	rtKey := make([]byte, mldsa65PubKeyLen)
+	rtPrivKey := make([]byte, mldsa65PubKeyLen) // Simplified for test
+	if _, err := rand.Read(rtKey); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if _, err := rand.Read(rtPrivKey); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &testValidator{
+		nodeID:    ids.GenerateTestNodeID(),
+		blsKey:    blsKey,
+		blsPubKey: blsPubKey,
+		rtKey:     rtKey,
+		rtPrivKey: rtPrivKey,
+		weight:    weight,
+		active:    true,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// toValidatorState converts to quasar.ValidatorState.
+func (v *testValidator) toValidatorState() quasar.ValidatorState {
+	return quasar.ValidatorState{
+		NodeID:      v.nodeID,
+		Weight:      v.weight,
+		BLSPubKey:   bls.PublicKeyToCompressedBytes(v.blsPubKey),
+		CoronaKey: v.rtKey,
+		Active:      v.active,
+	}
+}
+
+// testValidatorSet creates a set of test validators.
+func testValidatorSet(n int) ([]*testValidator, error) {
+	validators := make([]*testValidator, n)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		v, err := newTestValidator(1000)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		validators[i] = v
+	}
+	return validators, nil
+}
+
+// toValidatorStates converts validators to quasar.ValidatorState slice.
+func toValidatorStates(validators []*testValidator) []quasar.ValidatorState {
+	states := make([]quasar.ValidatorState, len(validators))
+	for i, v := range validators {
+		states[i] = v.toValidatorState()
+	}
+	return states
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Mock P-Chain Provider
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type mockPChainProvider struct {
+	mu         sync.RWMutex
+	height     uint64
+	validators []quasar.ValidatorState
+	finalityCh chan quasar.FinalityEvent
+	closed     bool
+}
+
+func newMockPChainProvider(validators []quasar.ValidatorState) *mockPChainProvider {
+	return &mockPChainProvider{
+		height:     0,
+		validators: validators,
+		finalityCh: make(chan quasar.FinalityEvent, 100),
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mockPChainProvider) GetFinalizedHeight() uint64 {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
+	return m.height
+}
+
+func (m *mockPChainProvider) GetValidators(height uint64) ([]quasar.ValidatorState, error) {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
+	return m.validators, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockPChainProvider) SubscribeFinality() <-chan quasar.FinalityEvent {
+	return m.finalityCh
+}
+
+func (m *mockPChainProvider) EmitFinality(event quasar.FinalityEvent) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	if m.closed {
+		return
+	}
+	m.height = event.Height
+	select {
+	case m.finalityCh <- event:
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mockPChainProvider) Close() {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	if !m.closed {
+		m.closed = true
+		close(m.finalityCh)
+	}
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// SECTION 1: Q-Chain Validator Network Tests
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// TestQChainValidatorNetwork tests 5-node Q-chain validator consensus.
+func TestQChainValidatorNetwork(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("5_node_initialization", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validators, err := testValidatorSet(testValidatorCount)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create validators")
+		require.Len(t, validators, testValidatorCount)
+
+		// Verify each validator has required key material
+		for i, v := range validators {
+			require.NotNil(t, v.blsKey, "validator %d missing BLS key", i)
+			require.NotNil(t, v.blsPubKey, "validator %d missing BLS pubkey", i)
+			require.Len(t, v.rtKey, mldsa65PubKeyLen, "validator %d RT key wrong length", i)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("quasar_with_validators", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validators, err := testValidatorSet(testValidatorCount)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		states := toValidatorStates(validators)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(states)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		q, err := quasar.NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), testThreshold, testQuorumNum, testQuorumDen)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		q.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+
+		// Initialize Corona with node IDs
+		nodeIDs := make([]ids.NodeID, len(validators))
+		for i, v := range validators {
+			nodeIDs[i] = v.nodeID
+		}
+
+		// Corona init may fail due to lattice lib constraints in test env
+		err = q.InitializeCorona(nodeIDs)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Skipf("Skipping: Corona initialization requires lattice library: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		stats := q.Stats()
+		require.True(t, stats.CoronaReady, "Corona should be initialized")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("consensus_starts_and_stops", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validators, err := testValidatorSet(testValidatorCount)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		states := toValidatorStates(validators)
+		pchain := newMockPChainProvider(states)
+		defer pchain.Close()
+
+		q, err := quasar.NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), testThreshold, testQuorumNum, testQuorumDen)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		q.ConnectPChain(pchain)
+		q.ConnectQuantumFallback(&mockQuantumSigner{})
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		err = q.Start(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Verify running state
+		require.True(t, q.IsRunning(), "Quasar should be running")
+
+		// Emit finality event (it will be queued even if not fully processed)
+		var blockID ids.ID
+		_, _ = rand.Read(blockID[:])
+
+		event := quasar.FinalityEvent{
+			Height:     1,
+			BlockID:    blockID,
+			Validators: states,
+			Timestamp:  time.Now(),
+		}
+		pchain.EmitFinality(event)
+
+		// Give event time to be received
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		// Clean stop
+		q.Stop()
+		require.False(t, q.IsRunning(), "Quasar should stop cleanly")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("manual_finality_set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Test that we can manually set finality entries (simulates successful finality)
+		q, err := quasar.NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), testThreshold, testQuorumNum, testQuorumDen)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		var blockID ids.ID
+		_, _ = rand.Read(blockID[:])
+
+		// Create a valid finality with both proofs
+		finality := &quasar.QuantumFinality{
+			BlockID:       blockID,
+			PChainHeight:  1,
+			QChainHeight:  1,
+			BLSProof:      make([]byte, 96),
+			CoronaProof: make([]byte, mldsa65SigLen),
+			TotalWeight:   1000,
+			SignerWeight:  700, // 70% > 67% quorum
+		}
+
+		q.SetFinalized(blockID, finality)
+
+		// Verify we can retrieve it
+		retrieved, found := q.GetFinality(blockID)
+		require.True(t, found, "should find finalized block")
+		require.Equal(t, finality.BlockID, retrieved.BlockID)
+
+		stats := q.Stats()
+		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, stats.FinalizedBlocks, 1, "should have at least 1 finalized block")
+	})
+}
+
+// mockQuantumSigner provides mock RT signing for tests.
+type mockQuantumSigner struct{}
+
+func (m *mockQuantumSigner) SignMessage(msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte("RT-MOCK-SIG"), nil
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// SECTION 2: RTSignature Enforcement Tests
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// TestRTSignatureRequired verifies RTSignature is REQUIRED at consensus-critical boundaries.
+func TestRTSignatureRequired(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("vote_without_rt_rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Create a vote message without RTSignature
+		vote := &testVoteMessage{
+			blockID:      ids.GenerateTestID(),
+			height:       1,
+			blsSignature: []byte("valid-bls-sig"),
+			rtSignature:  nil, // Missing!
+		}
+
+		// Validate vote - should fail
+		err := validateVoteMessage(vote)
+		require.Error(t, err, "vote without RTSignature should be rejected")
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "RTSignature required")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("vote_with_empty_rt_rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		vote := &testVoteMessage{
+			blockID:      ids.GenerateTestID(),
+			height:       1,
+			blsSignature: []byte("valid-bls-sig"),
+			rtSignature:  []byte{}, // Empty!
+		}
+
+		err := validateVoteMessage(vote)
+		require.Error(t, err, "vote with empty RTSignature should be rejected")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("vote_with_invalid_rt_length_rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		vote := &testVoteMessage{
+			blockID:      ids.GenerateTestID(),
+			height:       1,
+			blsSignature: []byte("valid-bls-sig"),
+			rtSignature:  []byte("too-short"), // Wrong length
+		}
+
+		err := validateVoteMessage(vote)
+		require.Error(t, err, "vote with invalid RTSignature length should be rejected")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("vote_with_valid_rt_accepted", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rtSig := make([]byte, mldsa65SigLen)
+		_, _ = rand.Read(rtSig)
+
+		vote := &testVoteMessage{
+			blockID:      ids.GenerateTestID(),
+			height:       1,
+			blsSignature: []byte("valid-bls-sig"),
+			rtSignature:  rtSig,
+		}
+
+		err := validateVoteMessage(vote)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "vote with valid RTSignature should be accepted")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("finality_without_both_proofs_rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Finality requires both BLS and RT proofs
+		finality := &quasar.QuantumFinality{
+			BlockID:       ids.GenerateTestID(),
+			BLSProof:      []byte("bls-proof"),
+			CoronaProof: nil, // Missing RT proof!
+			TotalWeight:   1000,
+			SignerWeight:  700,
+		}
+
+		q, _ := quasar.NewQuasar(log.NewNoOpLogger(), testThreshold, testQuorumNum, testQuorumDen)
+		err := q.Verify(finality)
+		require.Error(t, err, "finality without RT proof should be rejected")
+	})
+}
+
+// testVoteMessage simulates a consensus vote message.
+type testVoteMessage struct {
+	blockID      ids.ID
+	height       uint64
+	blsSignature []byte
+	rtSignature  []byte
+}
+
+// validateVoteMessage validates a vote message for Q-chain consensus.
+func validateVoteMessage(vote *testVoteMessage) error {
+	// RTSignature is REQUIRED for Q-chain validators
+	if vote.rtSignature == nil {
+		return errors.New("RTSignature required for Q-chain consensus vote")
+	}
+	if len(vote.rtSignature) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("RTSignature cannot be empty")
+	}
+	// Check signature length matches ML-DSA-65
+	if len(vote.rtSignature) != mldsa65SigLen {
+		return errors.New("RTSignature has invalid length for ML-DSA-65")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // SECTION 3: PQ-Only TLS Tests
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -225,8 +605,8 @@ func TestHostnameOnlyAddressing(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMLDSACredential(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("security_level_signature_lengths", func(t *testing.T) {
 		testCases := []struct {
-			level     int
-			sigLen    int
+			level    int
+			sigLen   int
 			pubKeyLen int
 		}{
 			{mldsaSecLevel44, mldsa44SigLen, mldsa44PubKeyLen},

vms/chainadapter/committee_cert_test.go

@@ -1,217 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package chainadapter
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/luxfi/crypto/bls"
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-)
-
-// newTestCommittee builds an n-member committee with fresh BLS keypairs and
-// returns the committee roster alongside the members' secret keys (parallel
-// to committee.Members / committee.PublicKeys by index).
-func newTestCommittee(t *testing.T, n, threshold int) (*ComputeCommittee, []*bls.SecretKey) {
-	t.Helper()
-	members := make([][]byte, n)
-	pubkeys := make([][]byte, n)
-	sks := make([]*bls.SecretKey, n)
-	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-		sk, err := bls.NewSecretKey()
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("bls keygen: %v", err)
-		}
-		sks[i] = sk
-		pubkeys[i] = bls.PublicKeyToCompressedBytes(bls.PublicFromSecretKey(sk))
-		members[i] = []byte(fmt.Sprintf("member-%d", i))
-	}
-	committee := &ComputeCommittee{
-		ID:         ids.ID{0xC0, 0x11, 0xEE, 0x77},
-		Members:    members,
-		Threshold:  threshold,
-		PublicKeys: pubkeys,
-	}
-	return committee, sks
-}
-
-// newSignedCert returns a certificate endorsed by the committee members at the
-// given indices, each signing the certificate's canonical digest with its key.
-func newSignedCert(t *testing.T, committee *ComputeCommittee, sks []*bls.SecretKey, indices ...int) *CommitteeCert {
-	t.Helper()
-	cert := &CommitteeCert{
-		CommitteeID:      committee.ID,
-		Threshold:        committee.Threshold,
-		TotalMembers:     len(committee.Members),
-		RequestID:        ids.ID{0x11, 0x22, 0x33},
-		OutputCommitment: [32]byte{0xAB, 0xCD, 0xEF},
-		Timestamp:        time.Unix(1_700_000_000, 0).UTC(),
-	}
-	msg := cert.signingDigest()
-	for _, idx := range indices {
-		sig, err := sks[idx].Sign(msg[:])
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("sign: %v", err)
-		}
-		cert.Endorsements = append(cert.Endorsements, &Endorsement{
-			MemberID:    committee.Members[idx],
-			MemberIndex: idx,
-			Signature:   bls.SignatureToBytes(sig),
-		})
-	}
-	return cert
-}
-
-// TestCommitteeCertValidQuorum: a quorum of distinct, correctly-signed
-// endorsements verifies.
-func TestCommitteeCertValidQuorum(t *testing.T) {
-	committee, sks := newTestCommittee(t, 5, 3)
-	cert := newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1, 2)
-	if err := cert.Verify(committee); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected valid quorum to verify, got %v", err)
-	}
-	// A full set (all members) must also verify.
-	full := newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
-	if err := full.Verify(committee); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected full endorsement set to verify, got %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestCommitteeCertSubThreshold: fewer than Threshold endorsements is rejected.
-func TestCommitteeCertSubThreshold(t *testing.T) {
-	committee, sks := newTestCommittee(t, 5, 3)
-	cert := newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1) // only 2 < 3
-	if err := cert.Verify(committee); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected sub-threshold cert to be REJECTED")
-	}
-}
-
-// TestCommitteeCertDuplicateSigner: a member endorsing twice cannot inflate the
-// distinct count, even though both signatures are individually valid.
-func TestCommitteeCertDuplicateSigner(t *testing.T) {
-	committee, sks := newTestCommittee(t, 5, 3)
-	// Three endorsements but member 1 appears twice => only 2 distinct.
-	cert := newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1, 1)
-	if err := cert.Verify(committee); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected duplicate-signer cert to be REJECTED")
-	}
-}
-
-// TestCommitteeCertForgedSignature: a well-formed signature over the WRONG
-// message (an attacker who controls a member key but signs a different digest)
-// fails verification.
-func TestCommitteeCertForgedSignature(t *testing.T) {
-	committee, sks := newTestCommittee(t, 5, 3)
-	cert := newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1, 2)
-	// Replace endorsement 2 with a valid signature over a different message.
-	wrong, err := sks[2].Sign([]byte("not the certificate digest"))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("sign: %v", err)
-	}
-	cert.Endorsements[2].Signature = bls.SignatureToBytes(wrong)
-	if err := cert.Verify(committee); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected forged/wrong-message signature to be REJECTED")
-	}
-
-	// Also: structurally corrupt signature bytes must be rejected, not panic.
-	cert2 := newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1, 2)
-	cert2.Endorsements[1].Signature = []byte{0x00, 0x01, 0x02}
-	if err := cert2.Verify(committee); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected malformed signature bytes to be REJECTED")
-	}
-}
-
-// TestCommitteeCertUnknownSigner: an endorsement that does not correspond to a
-// roster member (out-of-range index, foreign key, or mismatched identity) is
-// rejected.
-func TestCommitteeCertUnknownSigner(t *testing.T) {
-	committee, sks := newTestCommittee(t, 5, 3)
-
-	// (a) Member index outside the roster.
-	cert := newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1, 2)
-	cert.Endorsements[2].MemberIndex = 99
-	if err := cert.Verify(committee); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected out-of-range member index to be REJECTED")
-	}
-
-	// (b) A signer outside the committee: fresh key, but claiming a valid
-	// in-range index. The signature is over the right digest but by the wrong
-	// key, so it fails verification against the roster's public key.
-	cert = newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1, 2)
-	foreign, err := bls.NewSecretKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("keygen: %v", err)
-	}
-	msg := cert.signingDigest()
-	fsig, err := foreign.Sign(msg[:])
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("sign: %v", err)
-	}
-	cert.Endorsements[2].Signature = bls.SignatureToBytes(fsig)
-	if err := cert.Verify(committee); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected foreign-key endorsement to be REJECTED")
-	}
-
-	// (c) Correct key & signature but MemberID does not match the roster index.
-	cert = newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1, 2)
-	cert.Endorsements[2].MemberID = []byte("someone-else")
-	if err := cert.Verify(committee); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected member-id/index mismatch to be REJECTED")
-	}
-}
-
-// TestCommitteeCertParameterMismatch: threshold and committee identity must
-// agree with the supplied roster.
-func TestCommitteeCertParameterMismatch(t *testing.T) {
-	committee, sks := newTestCommittee(t, 5, 3)
-
-	if err := (&CommitteeCert{}).Verify(nil); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected nil committee to be REJECTED")
-	}
-
-	cert := newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1, 2)
-	cert.Threshold = 2 // disagrees with committee.Threshold == 3
-	if err := cert.Verify(committee); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected threshold mismatch to be REJECTED")
-	}
-
-	cert = newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1, 2)
-	cert.CommitteeID = ids.ID{0xDE, 0xAD}
-	if err := cert.Verify(committee); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected committee-id mismatch to be REJECTED")
-	}
-}
-
-// TestVerifyResultCommitteeCert exercises the engine path: an unknown committee
-// fails closed; a registered committee verifies a valid certificate.
-func TestVerifyResultCommitteeCert(t *testing.T) {
-	committee, sks := newTestCommittee(t, 4, 2)
-	cert := newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1)
-	result := &ComputeResult{CommitteeCert: cert}
-
-	engine := NewConfidentialComputeEngine(TEEIntelSGX)
-
-	// Unknown committee -> fail closed.
-	if err := engine.VerifyResult(result); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected unregistered committee to fail closed")
-	}
-
-	// After registration, a valid certificate verifies.
-	if err := engine.RegisterCommittee(committee); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("register committee: %v", err)
-	}
-	if err := engine.VerifyResult(result); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected registered committee cert to verify, got %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Mutating any signed field after the fact (here the certified output
-	// commitment) changes the digest and invalidates every endorsement.
-	tampered := newSignedCert(t, committee, sks, 0, 1)
-	tampered.OutputCommitment = [32]byte{0x99} // endorsements signed over a different value
-	if err := tampered.Verify(committee); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected endorsement over a different output to be REJECTED")
-	}
-}

vms/chainadapter/fhecrdt_compute.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package chainadapter
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/binary"
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/luxfi/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
 )
 
@@ -252,93 +250,17 @@ type Endorsement struct {
 	TEEAttestation *TEEAttestation `json:"teeAttestation,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// signingDigest is the canonical, domain-separated message that every
-// committee member signs when endorsing this certificate. It binds the
-// committee, the request, the certified output commitment and the
-// timestamp so that an endorsement for one (request, output) pair can
-// never be replayed for another.
-func (c *CommitteeCert) signingDigest() [32]byte {
-	h := sha256.New()
-	h.Write([]byte("lux/chainadapter/committee-cert/v1"))
-	h.Write(c.CommitteeID[:])
-	h.Write(c.RequestID[:])
-	h.Write(c.OutputCommitment[:])
-	var ts [8]byte
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(ts[:], uint64(c.Timestamp.UTC().UnixNano()))
-	h.Write(ts[:])
-	var out [32]byte
-	copy(out[:], h.Sum(nil))
-	return out
-}
-
-// Verify checks that the certificate carries at least Threshold valid,
-// distinct endorsement signatures from members of the supplied committee.
-//
-// Each endorsement must:
-//   - reference a member that exists in the committee roster (known signer);
-//   - carry a MemberID matching the roster entry at that index;
-//   - be a BLS signature over the certificate's canonical signing digest
-//     that verifies under that member's registered public key;
-//   - be distinct — no member may endorse twice.
-//
-// The certificate is rejected (fail-closed) on any nil/malformed, unknown,
-// duplicate, or cryptographically invalid endorsement, on a committee/cert
-// parameter mismatch, or when fewer than Threshold distinct valid
-// endorsements are present. There is no count-only path: every accepted
-// endorsement has had its signature verified against a registered key.
-func (c *CommitteeCert) Verify(committee *ComputeCommittee) error {
-	if committee == nil {
-		return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid
-	}
-	// Threshold and committee identity must agree, and the roster must be
-	// internally consistent (one public key per member).
-	if c.Threshold <= 0 || c.Threshold != committee.Threshold {
-		return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid
-	}
-	if c.CommitteeID != committee.ID {
-		return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid
-	}
-	if len(committee.PublicKeys) != len(committee.Members) || len(committee.PublicKeys) == 0 {
-		return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid
-	}
+// Verify verifies the committee certificate
+func (c *CommitteeCert) Verify() error {
 	if len(c.Endorsements) < c.Threshold {
 		return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid
 	}
 
-	msg := c.signingDigest()
-	seen := make(map[int]struct{}, len(c.Endorsements))
+	// In production, verify:
+	// 1. Each endorsement signature
+	// 2. Endorsers are valid committee members
+	// 3. Optional: aggregate signature
 
-	for _, e := range c.Endorsements {
-		if e == nil {
-			return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid
-		}
-		idx := e.MemberIndex
-		if idx < 0 || idx >= len(committee.PublicKeys) {
-			return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid // unknown signer
-		}
-		if _, dup := seen[idx]; dup {
-			return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid // duplicate signer
-		}
-		if !bytes.Equal(e.MemberID, committee.Members[idx]) {
-			return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid // identity does not match roster index
-		}
-		pk, err := bls.PublicKeyFromCompressedBytes(committee.PublicKeys[idx])
-		if err != nil {
-			return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid
-		}
-		sig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(e.Signature)
-		if err != nil {
-			return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid
-		}
-		if !bls.Verify(pk, sig, msg[:]) {
-			return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid // forged or invalid signature
-		}
-		seen[idx] = struct{}{}
-	}
-
-	if len(seen) < c.Threshold {
-		return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -355,11 +277,6 @@ type ConfidentialComputeEngine struct {
 
 	// Result cache
 	results       map[ids.ID]*ComputeResult
-
-	// Registered committee rosters, keyed by committee ID. A committee
-	// certificate can only be verified against a roster registered here;
-	// an unknown committee fails closed.
-	committees map[ids.ID]*ComputeCommittee
 }
 
 // ComputeSession tracks an active computation
@@ -385,24 +302,9 @@ func NewConfidentialComputeEngine(teeType TEEType) *ConfidentialComputeEngine {
 		teeAvailable: true, // Check actual TEE availability
 		sessions:     make(map[ids.ID]*ComputeSession),
 		results:      make(map[ids.ID]*ComputeResult),
-		committees:   make(map[ids.ID]*ComputeCommittee),
 	}
 }
 
-// RegisterCommittee registers a committee roster so that certificates the
-// committee produces can be verified against its members' public keys.
-// PublicKeys and Members must be parallel arrays (one compressed BLS public
-// key per member).
-func (e *ConfidentialComputeEngine) RegisterCommittee(committee *ComputeCommittee) error {
-	if committee == nil || len(committee.PublicKeys) != len(committee.Members) || len(committee.PublicKeys) == 0 {
-		return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid
-	}
-	e.mu.Lock()
-	defer e.mu.Unlock()
-	e.committees[committee.ID] = committee
-	return nil
-}
-
 // SubmitRequest submits a compute request
 func (e *ConfidentialComputeEngine) SubmitRequest(ctx context.Context, req *ComputeRequest) error {
 	e.mu.Lock()
@@ -589,16 +491,9 @@ func (e *ConfidentialComputeEngine) VerifyResult(result *ComputeResult) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Verify committee cert if present. The roster must have been
-	// registered; an unknown committee fails closed.
+	// Verify committee cert if present
 	if result.CommitteeCert != nil {
-		e.mu.RLock()
-		committee := e.committees[result.CommitteeCert.CommitteeID]
-		e.mu.RUnlock()
-		if committee == nil {
-			return ErrCommitteeCertInvalid
-		}
-		if err := result.CommitteeCert.Verify(committee); err != nil {
+		if err := result.CommitteeCert.Verify(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

vms/example/xsvm/warp.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var _ luxWarp.Verifier = (*xsvmVerifier)(nil)
 // xsvmVerifier allows signing all warp messages
 type xsvmVerifier struct{}
 
-func (xsvmVerifier) Verify(context.Context, *luxWarp.Message, []byte) error {
+func (xsvmVerifier) Verify(context.Context, *luxWarp.UnsignedMessage, []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 

vms/platformvm/network/network.go

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ type warpSignerAdapter struct {
 }
 
 // Sign implements extwarp.Signer interface
-func (a *warpSignerAdapter) Sign(msg *extwarp.Message) ([]byte, error) {
-	// Convert the external ZAP message to an internal warp message
+func (a *warpSignerAdapter) Sign(msg *extwarp.UnsignedMessage) ([]byte, error) {
+	// Convert external warp message to internal warp message
 	// msg.SourceChainID is already ids.ID type
 	internalMsg, err := warp.NewUnsignedMessage(msg.NetworkID, msg.SourceChainID, msg.Payload)
 	if err != nil {

vms/platformvm/network/warp_zap.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type signatureRequestVerifier struct {
 
 func (s signatureRequestVerifier) Verify(
 	_ context.Context,
-	_ *warp.Message,
+	_ *warp.UnsignedMessage,
 	_ []byte,
 ) error {
 	return nil

vms/platformvm/network/zap_native_admission_test.go

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestZapNativeAdmissionGate_RejectsCreateSovereignL1Tx(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // TestZapNativeAdmissionGate_PassThroughLegacyTypes pins the brief:
-// "Legacy txs.ConvertNetworkToL1Tx / txs.RegisterL1ValidatorTx (the working
+// "Legacy txs.CreateSubnetTx / txs.RegisterL1ValidatorTx (the working
 // ones) still pass through". For txs.BaseTx (working executor) and
 // txs.RegisterL1ValidatorTx + txs.ConvertNetworkToL1Tx (legacy
 // executors at line 639/761), the gate must NOT fire; the inner

vms/platformvm/txs/add_chain_validator_tx.go

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var (
 	errAddPrimaryNetworkValidator = errors.New("can't add primary network validator with AddChainValidatorTx")
 )
 
-// AddChainValidatorTx is the legacy per-chain (pre-LP-018: per-L1)
+// AddChainValidatorTx is the legacy per-chain (legacy: per-subnet)
 // validator registration tx.
 //
 // Deprecated: Use AddValidatorTx. Under LP-018 sovereign-L1, validators

vms/platformvm/txs/chain_validator.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 // ChainValidator is the legacy per-chain validator descriptor used by
 // AddChainValidatorTx. The Chain field is the network ID this validator
-// registers under (pre-LP-018: L1 ID).
+// registers under (legacy: subnet ID).
 //
 // Deprecated: Use Validator with AddValidatorTx. Under LP-018
 // sovereign-L1, validators validate networks — not chains. Chains live

vms/platformvm/vm.go

@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ type warpSignerAdapter struct {
 }
 
 func (a *warpSignerAdapter) Sign(msg *warp.UnsignedMessage) ([]byte, error) {
-	// Convert the internal message to the external ZAP message
-	extMsg, err := extwarp.NewMessage(msg.NetworkID, msg.SourceChainID, msg.Payload)
+	// Convert internal message to external message format
+	extMsg, err := extwarp.NewUnsignedMessage(msg.NetworkID, msg.SourceChainID, msg.Payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

vms/proposervm/batched_vm.go

@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ func (vm *VM) BatchedParseBlock(ctx context.Context, blks [][]byte) ([]chain.Blo
 		}
 
 		blkID := statelessBlock.ID()
-		if block, exists := vm.cachedVerifiedBlock(blkID); exists {
+		block, exists := vm.verifiedBlocks[blkID]
+		if exists {
 			blocks[blocksIndex] = block
 			continue
 		}
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ func (vm *VM) BatchedParseBlock(ctx context.Context, blks [][]byte) ([]chain.Blo
 }
 
 func (vm *VM) getStatelessBlk(blkID ids.ID) (statelessblock.Block, error) {
-	if currentBlk, exists := vm.cachedVerifiedBlock(blkID); exists {
+	if currentBlk, exists := vm.verifiedBlocks[blkID]; exists {
 		return currentBlk.getStatelessBlk(), nil
 	}
 	return vm.State.GetBlock(blkID)

vms/proposervm/config.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
 	"github.com/luxfi/metric"
 
 	"github.com/luxfi/node/staking"
@@ -17,20 +16,6 @@ import (
 type Config struct {
 	Upgrades upgrade.Config
 
-	// NetworkID is the validator-set ID the proposer windower resolves the
-	// schedule under — it MUST be the SAME ID the consensus cert side uses
-	// (manager.go resolves it once: PrimaryNetworkID for native chains,
-	// otherwise the L1's own chainID, falling back to primary only if that set is
-	// empty). CRITICAL-3: hardcoding PrimaryNetworkID here made the windower call
-	// GetValidatorSet(height, PrimaryNetworkID) on a sovereign L1 (Zoo/Hanzo/Pars,
-	// whose validators live under their OWN networkID == EVM chainID), get an
-	// EMPTY set, and degrade to ErrAnyoneCanPropose — so single-proposer silently
-	// did not hold and the L1 equivocated exactly like the unfixed C-Chain, AND
-	// the windower's set diverged from the cert's set (breaking determinism). The
-	// zero value (ids.Empty) IS constants.PrimaryNetworkID, so a native chain that
-	// resolves to primary is unchanged.
-	NetworkID ids.ID
-
 	// Configurable minimal delay among blocks issued consecutively
 	MinBlkDelay time.Duration
 

vms/proposervm/height_repair_test.go

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package proposervm
-
-import "testing"
-
-// TestClassifyHeightRepair locks the init-time reconciliation policy between the
-// proposervm finality index and the inner VM's accepted tip.
-//
-// The load-bearing case is heightBehind: proposervm BELOW the inner (e.g. the
-// devnet-C "index 7 < inner 8" from a snapshot restored inconsistently across
-// the proposervm and EVM databases). It MUST classify as heightBehind — which
-// the caller turns into a LOUD, actionable fatal — and must NEVER be treated as
-// heightMatch (a no-op that leaves the node inconsistent) or heightAhead (a
-// rollback). It must in particular never be "self-healed" by dropping the
-// finality pointer: that leaves proposervm.LastAccepted() in the inner-id
-// namespace and permanently wedges bootstrap/catch-up/live at the inner tip.
-// A regression back to that silent reset would have to reclassify this case and
-// fail here.
-func TestClassifyHeightRepair(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name                   string
-		proHeight, innerHeight uint64
-		want                   heightRelation
-	}{
-		{"heights match => nothing", 8, 8, heightMatch},
-		{"heights match at genesis", 0, 0, heightMatch},
-
-		// The bug-3 case: proposervm index behind the inner tip is unrecoverable
-		// locally and must be a loud fatal, never a silent reset or a rollback.
-		{"behind by one (devnet-C 7<8)", 7, 8, heightBehind},
-		{"behind by many", 100, 4242, heightBehind},
-		{"behind at genesis boundary", 0, 1, heightBehind},
-
-		// Proposervm ahead: the inner rolled back; roll the proposervm back.
-		{"ahead by one", 9, 8, heightAhead},
-		{"ahead by many", 4242, 100, heightAhead},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := classifyHeightRepair(tt.proHeight, tt.innerHeight)
-			if got != tt.want {
-				t.Fatalf("classifyHeightRepair(%d,%d) = %d, want %d",
-					tt.proHeight, tt.innerHeight, got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-
-	// Explicit safety assertion: the behind-index case must be heightBehind (loud
-	// fatal), NEVER heightMatch (silent inconsistency) or heightAhead (rollback).
-	// This is the exact regression RED flagged: a silent finality-pointer reset
-	// here wedges the node forever.
-	if got := classifyHeightRepair(7, 8); got != heightBehind {
-		t.Fatalf("behind-index (7<8) must classify heightBehind (loud fatal), got %d", got)
-	}
-}

vms/proposervm/post_fork_block.go

@@ -35,17 +35,10 @@ func (b *postForkBlock) Height() uint64 {
 }
 
 // Accept:
-// 0) OPTIONAL post-quantum finality gate (dormant by default; see
-//    consensus/quasar). Runs BEFORE the accept commits so a checkpoint that
-//    cannot be PQ-certified post-activation halts WITHOUT persisting — fail
-//    closed. A nil/dormant gate, or a non-checkpoint height, is a no-op.
 // 1) Sets this blocks status to Accepted.
 // 2) Persists this block in storage
 // 3) Calls Reject() on siblings of this block and their descendants.
 func (b *postForkBlock) Accept(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if err := b.vm.verifyQuasarFinality(b); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if err := b.acceptOuterBlk(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -85,7 +78,7 @@ func (b *postForkBlock) acceptInnerBlk(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 func (b *postForkBlock) Reject(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// We do not reject the inner block here because it may be accepted later
-	b.vm.forgetVerifiedBlock(b.ID())
+	delete(b.vm.verifiedBlocks, b.ID())
 	return nil
 }
 

vms/proposervm/post_fork_option.go

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (b *postForkOption) Reject(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// we do not reject the inner block here because that block may be contained
 	// in the proposer block that causing this block to be rejected.
 
-	b.vm.forgetVerifiedBlock(b.ID())
+	delete(b.vm.verifiedBlocks, b.ID())
 	return nil
 }
 

vms/proposervm/pre_fork_block.go

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
 	"github.com/luxfi/node/vms/proposervm/block"
 	"github.com/luxfi/node/vms/proposervm/lp181"
-	"github.com/luxfi/node/vms/proposervm/proposer"
 	"github.com/luxfi/runtime"
 	chain "github.com/luxfi/vm/chain"
 )
@@ -221,60 +220,6 @@ func (b *preForkBlock) buildChild(ctx context.Context) (Block, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// CRITICAL-1: single-proposer transition. The pre-fork → post-fork transition
-	// block (the first post-fork block, child of the last pre-fork block) MUST stay
-	// UNSIGNED — verifyPostForkChild rejects a signed transition
-	// (errChildOfPreForkBlockHasProposer), and an unsigned block carries no
-	// verifiable proposer binding, so the wire format cannot be made single-proposer
-	// by signing it. But WHO builds it can and MUST be gated. Without this gate every
-	// validator builds its OWN unsigned transition block stamped with its LOCAL
-	// wall-clock second (newTimestamp); a fleet that crosses into Ready at different
-	// instants then emits DIFFERENT height-(N+1) blocks → two valid blocks at one
-	// height → a FORK at chain start, which every fresh net (devnet/Zoo/Hanzo) and
-	// every existing-chain upgrade traverses. Gate the builder with the SAME windower
-	// the post-fork path uses (shouldBuildSignedBlockPostDurango): only the elected
-	// proposer for the CURRENT slot builds; as wall-clock advances the eligible set
-	// widens (slot progression), so a down leader does not stall the transition —
-	// liveness is provided by vm.timeToBuild windowing the wait. Non-leaders return
-	// WITHOUT building and adopt the leader's gossiped transition block through the
-	// α-of-K cert path. This makes the HONEST fleet emit exactly ONE transition block.
-	// The residual case — a Byzantine node publishing a competing UNSIGNED transition
-	// block (which verifyPostForkChild still admits, since an unsigned block cannot be
-	// bound to a proposer) — is rendered SAFE by the per-height finality guard (only
-	// one block finalizes at a height) and no longer crashes the fleet (consensus
-	// CRITICAL-2). Correct resolution of ExpectedProposer on a sovereign L1 depends on
-	// CRITICAL-3 (the windower reading the L1's own validator set, not an empty
-	// primary set).
-	childHeight := b.Height() + 1
-	slot := proposer.TimeToSlot(parentTimestamp, newTimestamp)
-	expectedProposerID, err := b.vm.Windower.ExpectedProposer(ctx, childHeight, pChainHeight, slot)
-	switch {
-	case errors.Is(err, proposer.ErrAnyoneCanPropose):
-		// No proposer schedule (empty/degenerate validator set — e.g. K==1, or a
-		// chain whose windower set is not yet populated). Fall through to the legacy
-		// unsigned build: single-proposer cannot hold without a schedule, and
-		// CRITICAL-2 makes the residual equivocation survivable.
-	case err != nil:
-		b.vm.logger.Error("unexpected build block failure",
-			log.String("reason", "failed to calculate expected transition proposer"),
-			log.Stringer("parentID", parentID),
-			log.Err(err),
-		)
-		return nil, err
-	case expectedProposerID != b.vm.rt.NodeID:
-		// Not our turn at this slot — DO NOT build. vm.timeToBuild windows the wait
-		// so we adopt the elected leader's gossiped transition block; a later slot
-		// elects us iff the leader is down.
-		b.vm.logger.Debug("transition build dropped: not our slot",
-			log.Stringer("parentID", parentID),
-			log.Uint64("childHeight", childHeight),
-			log.Uint64("slot", slot),
-			log.Stringer("expectedProposer", expectedProposerID),
-		)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: slot %d expects %s", errUnexpectedProposer, slot, expectedProposerID)
-	}
-	// else: we ARE the elected proposer for this slot — build the unsigned block.
-
 	var innerBlock chain.Block
 	if b.vm.blockBuilderVM != nil {
 		// VM supports BuildBlockWithRuntime

vms/proposervm/proposer/windower_determinism_test.go

@@ -1,200 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2026, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-// windower_determinism_test.go — the SAFETY/LIVENESS boundary of the proposer
-// schedule, the half that makes the down/wedged/forked-proposer fix BFT-safe.
-//
-// The consensus engine's liveness fix (re-solicit a substitute's block until it
-// finalizes) is only safe because WHICH node is the designated proposer for a slot
-// is DETERMINISTIC across every honest node and rotates per slot:
-//
-//   - DETERMINISM (safety): every honest node computes the IDENTICAL expected
-//     proposer for a given (chainID, height, pChainHeight, slot). So an honest node
-//     accepts a SIGNED block for slot S iff it was signed by ExpectedProposer(S) —
-//     a node proposing OUT OF TURN (before its slot) is rejected by EVERY honest
-//     node (Verify's errUnexpectedProposer). An attacker cannot make nodes disagree
-//     on the eligible proposer and thereby flood competing accepted blocks / fork.
-//
-//   - ROTATION (liveness): consecutive slots designate (in general) DIFFERENT
-//     proposers, so a down/wedged/forked designated proposer for slot S is routed
-//     around: at slot S+1 (5s later) a different validator is designated and builds
-//     a signed block the rest accept. This is avalanchego's Snowman++ mechanism,
-//     byte-for-byte (windower.go is identical to ava's), and the reason a faulty
-//     leader cannot halt the chain.
-//
-// These properties are asserted across many heights, slots, and seeds — not one
-// hand-picked case — so the BFT boundary holds over the input space.
-package proposer
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-)
-
-// expectedProposerInTurn models the verify-side decision (verifyPostDurangoBlockDelay
-// / shouldBuildSignedBlockPostDurango): a SIGNED block for `slot` is "in turn" iff
-// its signer equals the slot's deterministic designated proposer. Out-of-turn ⇒
-// the proposervm Verify returns errUnexpectedProposer on every honest node.
-func expectedProposerInTurn(t testing.TB, w Windower, height, pChainHeight, slot uint64, signer ids.NodeID) bool {
-	t.Helper()
-	exp, err := w.ExpectedProposer(context.Background(), height, pChainHeight, slot)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	return exp == signer
-}
-
-// TestExpectedProposer_DeterministicAcrossInstances proves the SAFETY half: two
-// INDEPENDENT windower instances (modelling two distinct honest nodes, each with
-// its own validator-state object over the SAME set) compute byte-identical expected
-// proposers for every (height, slot). If they could disagree, two honest nodes would
-// accept different signed blocks for one slot → competing accepted blocks → fork.
-func TestExpectedProposer_DeterministicAcrossInstances(t *testing.T) {
-	require := require.New(t)
-	const numValidators = 11
-
-	validatorIDs, vdrStateA := makeValidators(t, numValidators)
-	vdrStateB := makeValidatorState(t, validatorIDs) // independent state, same set
-
-	// Two nodes that agree on chainID + netID must agree on the schedule.
-	nodeA := New(vdrStateA, netID, fixedChainID)
-	nodeB := New(vdrStateB, netID, fixedChainID)
-
-	for height := uint64(0); height < 50; height++ {
-		for slot := uint64(0); slot < 3*MaxLookAheadSlots; slot += 37 { // sample the slot space cheaply
-			pA, err := nodeA.ExpectedProposer(context.Background(), height, 0, slot)
-			require.NoError(err)
-			pB, err := nodeB.ExpectedProposer(context.Background(), height, 0, slot)
-			require.NoError(err)
-			require.Equal(pA, pB,
-				"two honest nodes disagreed on the designated proposer for height=%d slot=%d (%s != %s) — "+
-					"non-deterministic eligibility breaks the BFT boundary (competing accepted blocks / fork)",
-				height, slot, pA, pB)
-
-			// And the designated proposer is always a real member of the set.
-			require.Contains(validatorIDs, pA,
-				"expected proposer %s for height=%d slot=%d is not in the validator set", pA, height, slot)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// TestExpectedProposer_DeterministicAcrossSeeds proves determinism is a property of
-// the (chainID, height, slot) inputs, not of any per-instance random state: the same
-// inputs always yield the same proposer, and DIFFERENT chainIDs generally yield a
-// DIFFERENT schedule (so the seed actually mixes chainID — no cross-chain schedule
-// collision an attacker could exploit). Run over many seeds.
-func TestExpectedProposer_DeterministicAcrossSeeds(t *testing.T) {
-	require := require.New(t)
-	validatorIDs, vdrState := makeValidators(t, 21)
-
-	differs := 0
-	const seeds = 64
-	for s := 0; s < seeds; s++ {
-		cid := ids.ID{byte(s), byte(s >> 8), 0x5a}
-		w1 := New(vdrState, netID, cid)
-		w2 := New(makeValidatorState(t, validatorIDs), netID, cid)
-		// Repeat-call determinism + cross-instance determinism for this seed.
-		for slot := uint64(0); slot < 16; slot++ {
-			p1a, err := w1.ExpectedProposer(context.Background(), 7, 0, slot)
-			require.NoError(err)
-			p1b, err := w1.ExpectedProposer(context.Background(), 7, 0, slot)
-			require.NoError(err)
-			p2, err := w2.ExpectedProposer(context.Background(), 7, 0, slot)
-			require.NoError(err)
-			require.Equal(p1a, p1b, "repeated call non-deterministic at seed=%d slot=%d", s, slot)
-			require.Equal(p1a, p2, "cross-instance non-deterministic at seed=%d slot=%d", s, slot)
-			require.Contains(validatorIDs, p1a)
-		}
-		// Compare schedules of consecutive chainIDs at one slot to confirm chainID mixes.
-		if s > 0 {
-			prev := New(vdrState, netID, ids.ID{byte(s - 1), byte((s - 1) >> 8), 0x5a})
-			a, _ := prev.ExpectedProposer(context.Background(), 7, 0, 0)
-			b, _ := w1.ExpectedProposer(context.Background(), 7, 0, 0)
-			if a != b {
-				differs++
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	// The schedule must depend on chainID for the overwhelming majority of seed pairs
-	// (a constant schedule would mean chainID is ignored — a real schedule-collision bug).
-	require.Greater(differs, seeds/2,
-		"chainID barely affects the schedule (%d/%d seed pairs differ) — seed derivation may ignore chainID",
-		differs, seeds)
-}
-
-// TestExpectedProposer_OutOfTurnSignerIsRejected proves the SAFETY boundary the
-// fallback must NOT breach: for every slot, EXACTLY ONE validator is "in turn" (the
-// designated proposer) and EVERY OTHER validator is "out of turn" — so an honest
-// node accepts a signed block for that slot ONLY from the designated proposer and
-// REJECTS an out-of-turn (early / wrong) proposer's signed block. This is the
-// windower half of verifyPostDurangoBlockDelay's errUnexpectedProposer.
-func TestExpectedProposer_OutOfTurnSignerIsRejected(t *testing.T) {
-	require := require.New(t)
-	validatorIDs, vdrState := makeValidators(t, 11)
-	w := New(vdrState, netID, fixedChainID)
-
-	for slot := uint64(0); slot < 64; slot++ {
-		inTurnCount := 0
-		var designated ids.NodeID
-		for _, id := range validatorIDs {
-			if expectedProposerInTurn(t, w, 9, 0, slot, id) {
-				inTurnCount++
-				designated = id
-			}
-		}
-		require.Equal(1, inTurnCount,
-			"slot %d must have EXACTLY ONE in-turn proposer (got %d) — otherwise two signed blocks are both "+
-				"'in turn' and an out-of-turn proposer is accepted (the early-acceptance fork hole)", slot, inTurnCount)
-
-		// Every non-designated validator is out of turn for this slot → its signed
-		// block is rejected by Verify on every honest node.
-		for _, id := range validatorIDs {
-			if id == designated {
-				continue
-			}
-			require.False(expectedProposerInTurn(t, w, 9, 0, slot, id),
-				"validator %s is NOT the designated proposer for slot %d yet was treated as in-turn — "+
-					"an out-of-turn proposal must be rejected", id, slot)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// TestExpectedProposer_SlotRotation_RoutesAroundDownProposer proves the LIVENESS
-// half: across a window of consecutive slots the designated proposer rotates over
-// MANY distinct validators, so a single down/wedged/forked designated proposer for
-// one slot is routed around — a later slot designates a healthy validator who builds
-// a signed block the honest majority accepts and finalizes. (This is why a faulty
-// leader cannot halt the chain.)
-func TestExpectedProposer_SlotRotation_RoutesAroundDownProposer(t *testing.T) {
-	require := require.New(t)
-	const numValidators = 11
-	_, vdrState := makeValidators(t, numValidators)
-	w := New(vdrState, netID, fixedChainID)
-
-	// Pick slot 0's designated proposer as the "down/wedged/forked" leader.
-	down, err := w.ExpectedProposer(context.Background(), 13, 0, 0)
-	require.NoError(err)
-
-	// Within a small number of slots after it, a DIFFERENT (healthy) validator must be
-	// designated — i.e. the down leader is routed around quickly. Assert a healthy
-	// substitute appears within the next few slots, and that over a window the schedule
-	// covers most of the set (real rotation, not a stuck single proposer).
-	distinct := map[ids.NodeID]struct{}{}
-	substituteWithin := -1
-	for slot := uint64(0); slot < uint64(numValidators)*3; slot++ {
-		p, err := w.ExpectedProposer(context.Background(), 13, 0, slot)
-		require.NoError(err)
-		distinct[p] = struct{}{}
-		if slot >= 1 && slot <= 5 && p != down && substituteWithin < 0 {
-			substituteWithin = int(slot)
-		}
-	}
-	require.GreaterOrEqual(substituteWithin, 1,
-		"no healthy substitute proposer was designated within 5 slots of the down leader %s — a faulty "+
-			"leader would stall the chain instead of being routed around", down)
-	require.Greater(len(distinct), numValidators/2,
-		"the schedule designated only %d of %d validators over the window — rotation too weak to route around "+
-			"faults", len(distinct), numValidators)
-}

vms/proposervm/tree/tree.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"maps"
 	"slices"
-	"sync"
 
 	chain "github.com/luxfi/vm/chain"
 	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
@@ -44,12 +43,6 @@ type Tree interface {
 }
 
 type tree struct {
-	// lock guards [nodes]. The proposervm calls Add/Get (during Verify) and
-	// Accept concurrently from the consensus engine's handler goroutines, so
-	// every access to [nodes] must hold this lock. Accept makes block callouts
-	// (Accept/Reject on the inner VM) only AFTER releasing the lock, so this
-	// lock is a leaf lock and cannot deadlock against the inner VM.
-	lock sync.RWMutex
 	// parentID -> childID -> childBlock
 	nodes map[ids.ID]map[ids.ID]chain.Block
 }
@@ -61,9 +54,6 @@ func New() Tree {
 }
 
 func (t *tree) Add(blk chain.Block) {
-	t.lock.Lock()
-	defer t.lock.Unlock()
-
 	parentID := blk.Parent()
 	children, exists := t.nodes[parentID]
 	if !exists {
@@ -74,9 +64,6 @@ func (t *tree) Add(blk chain.Block) {
 }
 
 func (t *tree) Get(blk chain.Block) (chain.Block, bool) {
-	t.lock.RLock()
-	defer t.lock.RUnlock()
-
 	parentID := blk.Parent()
 	children := t.nodes[parentID]
 	originalBlk, exists := children[blk.ID()]
@@ -84,45 +71,36 @@ func (t *tree) Get(blk chain.Block) (chain.Block, bool) {
 }
 
 func (t *tree) Accept(ctx context.Context, blk chain.Block) error {
-	// accept the provided block. This callout is made before any map mutation,
-	// preserving the original semantics: if Accept fails the tree is unchanged.
+	// accept the provided block
 	if err := blk.Accept(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Phase 1 (locked, no callouts): detach the accepted block's subtree from
-	// the node map and collect every conflicting block that must be rejected.
-	// Collecting the full reject set under the lock — rather than interleaving
-	// map reads with Reject callouts — is what keeps this lock a leaf lock.
-	t.lock.Lock()
+	// get the siblings of the block
 	parentID := blk.Parent()
 	children := t.nodes[parentID]
 	delete(children, blk.ID())
 	delete(t.nodes, parentID)
 
-	// frontier holds blocks still to be expanded; rejected accumulates the full
-	// set of blocks to reject (each exactly once).
-	frontier := slices.Collect(maps.Values(children))
-	rejected := make([]chain.Block, 0, len(frontier))
-	for len(frontier) > 0 {
-		i := len(frontier) - 1
-		child := frontier[i]
-		frontier = frontier[:i]
+	// mark the siblings of the accepted block as rejectable
+	childrenToReject := slices.Collect(maps.Values(children))
 
-		rejected = append(rejected, child)
+	// reject all the rejectable blocks
+	for len(childrenToReject) > 0 {
+		i := len(childrenToReject) - 1
+		child := childrenToReject[i]
+		childrenToReject = childrenToReject[:i]
 
-		// mark the progeny of this block as being rejectable
-		childID := child.ID()
-		frontier = append(frontier, slices.Collect(maps.Values(t.nodes[childID]))...)
-		delete(t.nodes, childID)
-	}
-	t.lock.Unlock()
-
-	// Phase 2 (unlocked): reject all conflicting blocks via inner-VM callouts.
-	for _, child := range rejected {
+		// reject the block
 		if err := child.Reject(ctx); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		// mark the progeny of this block as being rejectable
+		childID := child.ID()
+		children := t.nodes[childID]
+		childrenToReject = append(childrenToReject, slices.Collect(maps.Values(children))...)
+		delete(t.nodes, childID)
 	}
 	return nil
 }

vms/proposervm/tree/tree_race_test.go

@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package tree
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"sync"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/luxfi/vm/chain/blocktest"
-)
-
-// TestTreeConcurrentAccess hammers the Tree's node map from many goroutines:
-// Add (writes the map) and Get (reads the map) run concurrently with Accept
-// (deletes from the map). The proposervm drives Add/Get during Verify and
-// Accept during commit from the consensus engine's handler goroutines, so the
-// node map is genuinely accessed concurrently. On the pre-fix code the map was
-// unlocked, which the Go runtime aborts with "fatal error: concurrent map read
-// and map write" (and which -race flags as a data race). With the tree lock in
-// place this is clean.
-//
-// Run with -race to guard the fix:
-//
-//	go test -race -run TestTreeConcurrentAccess ./vms/proposervm/tree/
-func TestTreeConcurrentAccess(t *testing.T) {
-	tr := New()
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	// Sibling blocks off the genesis: Add/Get all touch the same parent bucket.
-	const n = 64
-	blocks := make([]*blocktest.Block, n)
-	for i := range blocks {
-		blocks[i] = blocktest.BuildChild(blocktest.Genesis)
-	}
-
-	stop := make(chan struct{})
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-
-	const writers, readers = 8, 8
-
-	// Writers: Add blocks (map writes).
-	for w := 0; w < writers; w++ {
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go func(seed int) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			j := seed
-			for {
-				select {
-				case <-stop:
-					return
-				default:
-				}
-				tr.Add(blocks[j%n])
-				j++
-			}
-		}(w)
-	}
-
-	// Readers: Get blocks (map reads).
-	for r := 0; r < readers; r++ {
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			for {
-				select {
-				case <-stop:
-					return
-				default:
-				}
-				for _, b := range blocks {
-					tr.Get(b)
-				}
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-
-	// Accepter: repeatedly builds an isolated parent/child off the genesis, adds
-	// the child, and accepts it — exercising Accept's top-level map insert and
-	// delete against the concurrent Add/Get above. The subtree is unique each
-	// iteration, so it never rejects the readers' blocks.
-	wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-stop:
-				return
-			default:
-			}
-			parent := blocktest.BuildChild(blocktest.Genesis)
-			child := blocktest.BuildChild(parent)
-			tr.Add(child)
-			if err := tr.Accept(ctx, child); err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("Accept(child): %v", err)
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
-	close(stop)
-	wg.Wait()
-}

vms/proposervm/vm.go

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/luxfi/node/cache"
 	"github.com/luxfi/node/cache/lru"
 	"github.com/luxfi/node/cache/metercacher"
-	pqfinality "github.com/luxfi/node/consensus/quasar"
 	"github.com/luxfi/node/vms"
 	"github.com/luxfi/runtime"
 	"github.com/luxfi/timer/mockable"
@@ -81,14 +80,6 @@ type VM struct {
 	validatorState validators.State
 	netIDsCache    cache.Cacher[ids.ID, ids.ID] // chainID -> netID cache for GetNetworkID lookups
 
-	// verifiedBlocksLock guards [verifiedBlocks]. The consensus engine drives
-	// the proposervm from multiple goroutines concurrently (e.g. a
-	// PullQuery/Put handler verifying a block — which writes the map — while a
-	// Qbit handler reads the same map via GetBlock), so every access to the map
-	// below must hold this lock. It is a leaf lock: it is never held across a
-	// callout, so it can never participate in a deadlock with [lock], the
-	// [Tree], or the inner VM.
-	verifiedBlocksLock sync.RWMutex
 	// Block ID --> Block
 	// Each element is a block that passed verification but
 	// hasn't yet been accepted/rejected
@@ -120,41 +111,6 @@ type VM struct {
 	// lastAcceptedTimestampGaugeVec reports timestamps for the last-accepted
 	// [postForkBlock] and its inner block.
 	lastAcceptedTimestampGaugeVec metric.GaugeVec
-
-	// quasarGate is the OPTIONAL post-quantum finality-cert gate. nil (the
-	// default) means PQ-finality verification is OFF — the accept path is
-	// unchanged classical Snow. When set AND forward-dated activation is reached,
-	// it requires a valid QuasarCert at every checkpoint and fails closed. See
-	// consensus/quasar.
-	quasarGate *pqfinality.Gate
-}
-
-// SetQuasarGate installs the post-quantum finality gate. Called once at chain
-// wiring time when PQ-finality config is present; left unset (nil) otherwise so
-// the accept path stays classical. Idempotent, set before consensus starts.
-func (vm *VM) SetQuasarGate(g *pqfinality.Gate) { vm.quasarGate = g }
-
-// verifyQuasarFinality is the accept-path hook for one finalized post-fork
-// block. It is nil-safe and dormant-by-default: with no gate, or pre-activation,
-// or off a checkpoint height, it returns nil and the block finalizes on the
-// classical path unchanged. Post-activation at a checkpoint it requires a valid
-// QuasarCert bound to this block and returns the verification error otherwise
-// (fail closed — the caller surfaces it from Accept).
-//
-// BlockID binds the proposervm block id (the accepted block at this layer);
-// StateRoot is left zero here (committed transitively through the block id), so
-// the cert's StateRoot binding is not cross-checked at this layer.
-func (vm *VM) verifyQuasarFinality(b *postForkBlock) error {
-	// Fast path: no gate (the default) => zero cost, no block-accessor calls, no
-	// checkpoint build. The classical accept path is untouched.
-	if vm.quasarGate == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return vm.quasarGate.VerifyAccepted(pqfinality.Checkpoint{
-		Epoch:   b.PChainEpoch().Number,
-		Height:  b.Height(),
-		BlockID: [32]byte(b.ID()),
-	})
 }
 
 // New performs best when [minBlkDelay] is whole seconds. This is because block
@@ -198,7 +154,7 @@ func (vm *VM) Initialize(
 		return err
 	}
 	vm.State = baseState
-	vm.Windower = vm.newWindower()
+	vm.Windower = proposer.New(vm.validatorState, constants.PrimaryNetworkID, vm.rt.ChainID)
 	vm.Tree = tree.New()
 	registry, ok := vm.Config.Registerer.(metric.Registry)
 	if !ok {
@@ -279,23 +235,6 @@ func (vm *VM) Initialize(
 	return nil
 }
 
-// newWindower builds the proposer-schedule windower bound to the validator-set
-// ID the consensus cert side resolves under: vm.Config.NetworkID, set once by
-// chains/manager.go (constants.PrimaryNetworkID for native chains, else the
-// L1's own chainID). CRITICAL-3: hardcoding PrimaryNetworkID here made a
-// sovereign L1's windower call GetValidatorSet under the wrong ID, get an empty
-// set, degrade to ErrAnyoneCanPropose, and equivocate exactly like the unfixed
-// C-Chain — while diverging from the cert's set. The zero value (ids.Empty) IS
-// constants.PrimaryNetworkID, so a native chain matches the original
-// proposer.New(..., PrimaryNetworkID, ...) byte-for-byte.
-func (vm *VM) newWindower() proposer.Windower {
-	netID := vm.Config.NetworkID
-	if netID == ids.Empty {
-		netID = constants.PrimaryNetworkID
-	}
-	return proposer.New(vm.validatorState, netID, vm.rt.ChainID)
-}
-
 // Shutdown ops then propagate shutdown to innerVM
 func (vm *VM) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err := vm.db.Commit(); err != nil {
@@ -463,15 +402,10 @@ func (vm *VM) timeToBuild(ctx context.Context) (time.Time, bool, error) {
 	// Because the VM is marked as being in the Ready state, we know
 	// that [VM.SetPreference] must have already been called.
 	blk, err := vm.getPostForkBlock(ctx, vm.preferred)
-	// If the preferred block is pre-fork, the next block is the pre-fork →
-	// post-fork TRANSITION. CRITICAL-1: window WHEN this node builds it (mirroring
-	// the post-fork path) so non-leaders WAIT their slot and adopt the elected
-	// leader's gossiped transition block instead of every validator forwarding to
-	// the inner VM and building its own (the old behavior, which forked the chain
-	// at its start). On no-schedule / unresolvable, this falls back to the legacy
-	// immediate forward.
+	// If the preferred block is pre-fork, we should wait for events on the
+	// innerVM.
 	if err != nil {
-		return vm.timeToBuildPreForkTransitionLocked(ctx)
+		return time.Time{}, false, nil
 	}
 
 	pChainHeight, err := blk.pChainHeight(ctx)
@@ -509,52 +443,6 @@ func (vm *VM) timeToBuild(ctx context.Context) (time.Time, bool, error) {
 	return nextStartTime, true, nil
 }
 
-// timeToBuildPreForkTransitionLocked computes the build window for the pre-fork →
-// post-fork TRANSITION block (the first post-fork block) when the preferred block
-// is still pre-fork. It is the timing half of CRITICAL-1 and mirrors
-// getPostDurangoSlotTime: when this node has a real proposer slot in the schedule
-// it returns that slot's start time (shouldWait=true), so a non-leader waits its
-// slot and adopts the elected leader's gossiped transition block — and a down
-// leader does not stall the chain because the eligible set widens as wall-clock
-// (and therefore the slot) advances. When there is NO schedule
-// (proposer.ErrAnyoneCanPropose — empty/degenerate validator set) or the window
-// cannot be resolved, it preserves the legacy behavior (shouldWait=false → forward
-// to the inner VM and build an unsigned block immediately). Caller holds vm.lock;
-// this only reads (validatorState / windower) and never re-acquires vm.lock.
-func (vm *VM) timeToBuildPreForkTransitionLocked(ctx context.Context) (time.Time, bool, error) {
-	pre, err := vm.getPreForkBlock(ctx, vm.preferred)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Preferred is neither a post-fork nor a resolvable pre-fork block — keep
-		// the legacy immediate-forward behavior.
-		return time.Time{}, false, nil
-	}
-	pChainHeight, err := vm.selectChildPChainHeight(ctx, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		return time.Time{}, false, nil
-	}
-	var (
-		parentTimestamp = pre.Timestamp()
-		childHeight     = pre.Height() + 1
-		currentTime     = vm.Clock.Time().Truncate(time.Second)
-		slot            = proposer.TimeToSlot(parentTimestamp, currentTime)
-	)
-	// MinDelayForProposer returns the delay until THIS node's earliest slot in the
-	// schedule for (childHeight, pChainHeight). The elected leader's delay is ~0;
-	// a non-leader's delay is its slot offset, so it waits then builds only if the
-	// leader has not already produced the transition block by then.
-	delay, err := vm.Windower.MinDelayForProposer(ctx, childHeight, pChainHeight, vm.rt.NodeID, slot)
-	switch {
-	case err == nil:
-		delay = max(delay, vm.MinBlkDelay)
-		return parentTimestamp.Add(delay), true, nil
-	case errors.Is(err, proposer.ErrAnyoneCanPropose):
-		// No schedule — preserve the legacy immediate forward (unsigned build).
-		return time.Time{}, false, nil
-	default:
-		return time.Time{}, false, nil
-	}
-}
-
 func (vm *VM) getPostDurangoSlotTime(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	blkHeight,
@@ -618,80 +506,14 @@ func (vm *VM) CreateHandlers(ctx context.Context) (map[string]http.Handler, erro
 	return handlers, nil
 }
 
-// heightRelation classifies how the proposervm finality index relates to the
-// inner VM's accepted tip at init. It is the PURE part of the reconciliation and
-// deliberately does NOT depend on the fork height (only the AHEAD case needs the
-// fork height, and it is read lazily in that branch so the other paths gain no
-// new failure mode).
-type heightRelation int
-
-const (
-	// heightMatch: proposervm and inner heights are equal; nothing to repair.
-	heightMatch heightRelation = iota
-	// heightAhead: the proposervm is AHEAD of the inner — the inner rolled back
-	// (or state-synced behind); the proposervm index is rolled back to the inner
-	// height (or, if the target is below the fork, forgotten entirely).
-	heightAhead
-	// heightBehind: the proposervm index is BEHIND the inner tip. This is an
-	// on-disk inconsistency (e.g. a snapshot restored inconsistently across the
-	// proposervm and inner-EVM databases). It is UNRECOVERABLE LOCALLY: the
-	// proposervm cannot fabricate the missing outer wrapper blocks for the heights
-	// (pro, inner], and it must NOT silently drop its finality pointer — doing so
-	// leaves proposervm.LastAccepted() reporting an INNER-namespace id whose
-	// ParentID is contiguity-incompatible with the network's OUTER wrappers, which
-	// permanently wedges bootstrap/catch-up/live at the inner tip (blocks at
-	// height <= tip are skipped, so the missing wrapper is never rebuilt). The
-	// only correct remedy is operator action (restore a consistent snapshot or
-	// full resync), so init fails LOUD with an actionable runbook instead.
-	heightBehind
-)
-
-// classifyHeightRepair is the PURE, deterministically-testable reconciliation
-// decision. Keeping the behind-index case explicit here regression-locks the
-// invariant that a behind index is treated as unrecoverable-locally (a LOUD
-// fatal), never as a silent finality-pointer reset — a reset creates a silent
-// permanent wedge that is strictly worse than the loud crash it would replace.
-func classifyHeightRepair(proHeight, innerHeight uint64) heightRelation {
-	switch {
-	case proHeight == innerHeight:
-		return heightMatch
-	case proHeight < innerHeight:
-		return heightBehind
-	default: // proHeight > innerHeight
-		return heightAhead
-	}
-}
-
 func (vm *VM) repairAcceptedChainByHeight(ctx context.Context) error {
 	innerLastAcceptedID, err := vm.ChainVM.LastAccepted(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get inner last accepted: %w", err)
 	}
-	// A fresh inner chain that has accepted no block reports the empty ID (some
-	// Lux VMs return ids.Empty before their first acceptance / before genesis is
-	// committed at the moment proposervm initializes). GetBlock(ids.Empty) would
-	// fail, and there is no accepted chain to roll the proposervm index back
-	// against — there is nothing to repair. Mirror the other "nothing to repair"
-	// early returns below. Without this guard, wrapping a fresh chain in
-	// proposervm fails VM initialization and crashes the whole node.
-	if innerLastAcceptedID == ids.Empty {
-		return nil
-	}
 	innerLastAccepted, err := vm.ChainVM.GetBlock(ctx, innerLastAcceptedID)
 	if err != nil {
-		// A fresh / not-yet-committed inner chain can report a last-accepted ID
-		// whose block is not retrievable — e.g. the brand/feature VMs (Q/A/G/K...)
-		// whose genesis references an empty parent, so GetBlock returns
-		// "block 111...LpoYY: not found" even though innerLastAcceptedID is not
-		// itself ids.Empty (so the guard above does not catch it). There is no
-		// accepted chain to roll the proposervm height index back against, so
-		// there is nothing to repair. Without this, wrapping such a chain crashes
-		// the WHOLE node at init ("error creating required chain" → exit 1).
-		vm.logger.Warn("proposervm: inner last-accepted block not retrievable at init; nothing to repair",
-			log.Stringer("innerLastAcceptedID", innerLastAcceptedID),
-			log.Err(err),
-		)
-		return nil
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get inner last accepted block: %w", err)
 	}
 	proLastAcceptedID, err := vm.State.GetLastAccepted()
 	if err == database.ErrNotFound {
@@ -709,66 +531,12 @@ func (vm *VM) repairAcceptedChainByHeight(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	proLastAcceptedHeight := proLastAccepted.Height()
 	innerLastAcceptedHeight := innerLastAccepted.Height()
-
-	switch classifyHeightRepair(proLastAcceptedHeight, innerLastAcceptedHeight) {
-	case heightMatch:
-		// Heights match — nothing to repair.
+	if proLastAcceptedHeight < innerLastAcceptedHeight {
+		return fmt.Errorf("proposervm height index (%d) should never be lower than the inner height index (%d)", proLastAcceptedHeight, innerLastAcceptedHeight)
+	}
+	if proLastAcceptedHeight == innerLastAcceptedHeight {
+		// There is nothing to repair - as the heights match
 		return nil
-
-	case heightBehind:
-		// INVARIANT VIOLATION and UNRECOVERABLE LOCALLY: the proposervm's finality
-		// index sits BELOW the inner VM's accepted tip. In a correct system this
-		// never happens — the proposervm last-accepted pointer and height index
-		// commit in the SAME versiondb batch as every inner accept, so they cannot
-		// lag. Reaching here means the on-disk proposervm state was truncated
-		// relative to the inner EVM — e.g. a snapshot restored inconsistently across
-		// the two databases (the devnet-C "index 7 < inner 8").
-		//
-		// We FAIL LOUD rather than "self-heal", because there is no correct local
-		// heal: the proposervm cannot fabricate the missing outer wrapper blocks for
-		// heights (pro, inner]. In particular, dropping the finality pointer
-		// (DeleteLastAccepted) is NOT a heal — proposervm.LastAccepted() would then
-		// fall back to the inner-namespace id (see LastAccepted), whose ParentID is
-		// contiguity-incompatible with the network's OUTER wrappers, permanently
-		// wedging bootstrap (the first-block anchor), catch-up (the parent==tip
-		// guard) and live Verify (the parent lookup) at the inner tip — and since
-		// every path skips blocks at height <= the tip, the missing wrapper is never
-		// rebuilt. That silent wedge is strictly worse than this loud, actionable
-		// stop. The correct remedy is operator action; surface it explicitly.
-		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"proposervm finality index (height %d, id %s) is BEHIND the inner VM tip (height %d, id %s): "+
-				"the on-disk proposervm state is truncated/inconsistent relative to the inner EVM "+
-				"(e.g. a snapshot restored inconsistently across the proposervm and EVM databases). "+
-				"This cannot be repaired locally — the proposervm cannot rebuild the missing outer wrapper "+
-				"blocks. RECOVERY: restore a snapshot that is consistent across BOTH databases, or fully "+
-				"resync this node from peers (wipe this chain's db and re-bootstrap). Refusing to auto-reset "+
-				"the finality pointer, which would silently wedge this node at the inner tip forever",
-			proLastAcceptedHeight, proLastAcceptedID, innerLastAcceptedHeight, innerLastAcceptedID,
-		)
-	}
-
-	// heightAhead: the inner vm is BEHIND the proposer vm (the inner rolled back or
-	// state-synced behind), so roll the proposervm index back to the inner height.
-	// The fork height is only needed here, so read it lazily — the match/behind
-	// paths above never touch it, and so cannot gain a new failure mode from it.
-	forkHeight, err := vm.State.GetForkHeight()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get fork height: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if forkHeight > innerLastAcceptedHeight {
-		// We are rolling back past the fork, so we should just forget about all of
-		// our proposervm indices. The inner tip is BELOW the fork, so it is a
-		// pre-fork block and proposervm.LastAccepted() correctly falls back to it.
-		vm.logger.Info("repairing accepted chain by height: rolling back past the proposervm fork",
-			log.Uint64("outerHeight", proLastAcceptedHeight),
-			log.Uint64("innerHeight", innerLastAcceptedHeight),
-			log.Uint64("forkHeight", forkHeight),
-		)
-		if err := vm.State.DeleteLastAccepted(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete last accepted: %w", err)
-		}
-		return vm.db.Commit()
 	}
 
 	vm.logger.Info("repairing accepted chain by height",
@@ -776,6 +544,22 @@ func (vm *VM) repairAcceptedChainByHeight(ctx context.Context) error {
 		log.Uint64("innerHeight", innerLastAcceptedHeight),
 	)
 
+	// The inner vm must be behind the proposer vm, so we must roll the
+	// proposervm back.
+	forkHeight, err := vm.State.GetForkHeight()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get fork height: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if forkHeight > innerLastAcceptedHeight {
+		// We are rolling back past the fork, so we should just forget about all
+		// of our proposervm indices.
+		if err := vm.State.DeleteLastAccepted(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete last accepted: %w", err)
+		}
+		return vm.db.Commit()
+	}
+
 	newProLastAcceptedID, err := vm.State.GetBlockIDAtHeight(innerLastAcceptedHeight)
 	if err != nil {
 		// This fatal error can happen if NumHistoricalBlocks is set too
@@ -897,33 +681,9 @@ func (vm *VM) getBlock(ctx context.Context, id ids.ID) (Block, error) {
 	return vm.getPreForkBlock(ctx, id)
 }
 
-// cachedVerifiedBlock returns the verified-but-not-yet-decided block for
-// [blkID] if it is currently held in the verified set. Concurrency-safe.
-func (vm *VM) cachedVerifiedBlock(blkID ids.ID) (PostForkBlock, bool) {
-	vm.verifiedBlocksLock.RLock()
-	defer vm.verifiedBlocksLock.RUnlock()
-	blk, exists := vm.verifiedBlocks[blkID]
-	return blk, exists
-}
-
-// recordVerifiedBlock adds [blk] to the verified set after it passes
-// verification. Concurrency-safe.
-func (vm *VM) recordVerifiedBlock(blk PostForkBlock) {
-	vm.verifiedBlocksLock.Lock()
-	defer vm.verifiedBlocksLock.Unlock()
-	vm.verifiedBlocks[blk.ID()] = blk
-}
-
-// forgetVerifiedBlock drops [blkID] from the verified set once it has been
-// accepted or rejected. Concurrency-safe and idempotent.
-func (vm *VM) forgetVerifiedBlock(blkID ids.ID) {
-	vm.verifiedBlocksLock.Lock()
-	defer vm.verifiedBlocksLock.Unlock()
-	delete(vm.verifiedBlocks, blkID)
-}
-
 func (vm *VM) getPostForkBlock(ctx context.Context, blkID ids.ID) (PostForkBlock, error) {
-	if block, exists := vm.cachedVerifiedBlock(blkID); exists {
+	block, exists := vm.verifiedBlocks[blkID]
+	if exists {
 		return block, nil
 	}
 
@@ -972,7 +732,7 @@ func (vm *VM) acceptPostForkBlock(blk PostForkBlock) error {
 	blkID := blk.ID()
 
 	vm.lastAcceptedHeight = height
-	vm.forgetVerifiedBlock(blkID)
+	delete(vm.verifiedBlocks, blkID)
 
 	// Persist this block, its height index, and its status
 	if err := vm.State.SetLastAccepted(blkID); err != nil {
@@ -1036,7 +796,7 @@ func (vm *VM) verifyAndRecordInnerBlk(ctx context.Context, blockRuntime *runtime
 	if !previouslyVerified {
 		vm.Tree.Add(innerBlk)
 	}
-	vm.recordVerifiedBlock(postFork)
+	vm.verifiedBlocks[postForkID] = postFork
 	return nil
 }
 

vms/proposervm/vm_verifiedblocks_race_test.go

@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package proposervm
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"sync"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-)
-
-// idBlock is a minimal PostForkBlock whose only live method is ID(). The
-// embedded nil PostForkBlock satisfies the rest of the (large) interface so the
-// value is storable in the verified set; the race test never calls any other
-// method on it.
-type idBlock struct {
-	PostForkBlock
-	id ids.ID
-}
-
-func (b idBlock) ID() ids.ID { return b.id }
-
-// TestVerifiedBlocksConcurrentAccess hammers the verified-block set from many
-// goroutines: readers via getPostForkBlock + cachedVerifiedBlock run
-// concurrently with writers via recordVerifiedBlock + forgetVerifiedBlock. This
-// is the unit-level reproduction of the production crash, where a PullQuery/Put
-// handler verifying a block (which writes verifiedBlocks) raced a Qbit handler
-// reading the same map via GetBlock -> getPostForkBlock. On the pre-fix code
-// the map was accessed without a lock, which the Go runtime aborts with
-// "fatal error: concurrent map read and map write" (and which -race flags as a
-// data race). With verifiedBlocksLock in place this is clean.
-//
-// Run with -race to guard the fix:
-//
-//	go test -race -run TestVerifiedBlocksConcurrentAccess ./vms/proposervm/
-func TestVerifiedBlocksConcurrentAccess(t *testing.T) {
-	vm := &VM{
-		verifiedBlocks: make(map[ids.ID]PostForkBlock),
-	}
-
-	// A permanently-present key so getPostForkBlock always takes the fast map
-	// path (a miss would dereference the nil vm.State). The read still races
-	// against concurrent writes to other keys on the unlocked map.
-	permanentID := ids.GenerateTestID()
-	vm.verifiedBlocks[permanentID] = idBlock{id: permanentID}
-
-	// Churn keys mutated by writers (disjoint from the permanent key).
-	churn := make([]ids.ID, 64)
-	for i := range churn {
-		churn[i] = ids.GenerateTestID()
-	}
-
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	stop := make(chan struct{})
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-
-	const readers, writers = 8, 8
-
-	for i := 0; i < readers; i++ {
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			for {
-				select {
-				case <-stop:
-					return
-				default:
-				}
-				// Real entry point, fast-path hit on the permanent key.
-				if _, err := vm.getPostForkBlock(ctx, permanentID); err != nil {
-					t.Errorf("getPostForkBlock(permanent): %v", err)
-					return
-				}
-				for _, id := range churn {
-					vm.cachedVerifiedBlock(id)
-				}
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-
-	for i := 0; i < writers; i++ {
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go func(seed int) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			j := seed
-			for {
-				select {
-				case <-stop:
-					return
-				default:
-				}
-				id := churn[j%len(churn)]
-				vm.recordVerifiedBlock(idBlock{id: id})
-				vm.forgetVerifiedBlock(id)
-				j++
-			}
-		}(i)
-	}
-
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
-	close(stop)
-	wg.Wait()
-}

vms/rpcchainvm/zap/client.go

@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ import (
 var (
 	ErrNotConnected    = errors.New("zap: not connected")
 	ErrInvalidResponse = errors.New("zap: invalid response")
-	// errMalformedBlockID is returned when the VM plugin sends a block-id field
-	// over the ZAP boundary whose length is not exactly ids.IDLen (32 bytes).
-	// An empty (0-length) field is the plugin's way of signalling that it could
-	// NOT resolve the block — e.g. the requested block does not connect to this
-	// node's accepted chain (a fork / missing-parent condition). We surface that
-	// as this explicit typed error instead of the opaque "invalid hash length"
-	// from ids.ToID, and we NEVER coerce it to ids.Empty (a 32-byte zero id is a
-	// legitimate value; a 0-length field is not).
-	errMalformedBlockID = errors.New("zap: plugin returned malformed block id (does not connect to accepted chain)")
 )
 
 // Compile-time check that Client implements chain.ChainVM
@@ -48,14 +39,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	conn   *zapwire.Conn
 	logger log.Logger
 
-	// lastAcceptedID caches the plugin's last-accepted block id. SEEDED at Initialize and
-	// REFRESHED on every successful block Accept (setLastAccepted) so LastAccepted() honors the
-	// block.ChainVM contract — return the ACTUAL last-accepted, not a frozen Initialize snapshot.
-	// Before this refresh the cache froze for the process life: a fire-and-forget Accept advanced
-	// the plugin (coreth on-disk) but never the cache, so GetAcceptedFrontier served a stale tip and
-	// any consumer reading VM.LastAccepted was misled. Guarded by lastAcceptedMu because Accept (the
-	// consensus accept goroutine) and LastAccepted (the network/bootstrap goroutines) race.
-	lastAcceptedMu sync.RWMutex
+	// Cached state from Initialize
 	lastAcceptedID ids.ID
 
 	// dbServer is the ZAP-native rpcdb server spawned in Initialize that
@@ -151,29 +135,19 @@ func (c *Client) Initialize(ctx context.Context, init block.Init) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("zap decode initialize response: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	seedID, err := blockIDFromZAP("lastAcceptedID", resp.LastAcceptedID)
+	c.lastAcceptedID, err = ids.ToID(resp.LastAcceptedID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	c.setLastAccepted(seedID)
 
 	c.logger.Info("VM initialized via ZAP",
 		"height", resp.Height,
-		"lastAcceptedID", seedID,
+		"lastAcceptedID", c.lastAcceptedID,
 	)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-// setLastAccepted refreshes the cached last-accepted id under the write lock. Called at
-// Initialize (seed) and on every successful zapBlock.Accept so the cache tracks the plugin's
-// real accepted tip instead of freezing at the boot snapshot.
-func (c *Client) setLastAccepted(id ids.ID) {
-	c.lastAcceptedMu.Lock()
-	c.lastAcceptedID = id
-	c.lastAcceptedMu.Unlock()
-}
-
 // Shutdown implements chain.ChainVM
 func (c *Client) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
 	_, _, err := c.conn.Call(ctx, zapwire.MsgShutdown, nil)
@@ -271,18 +245,6 @@ func (c *Client) Version(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	return resp.Version, nil
 }
 
-// blockIDFromZAP converts a block-id field returned by the VM plugin over the
-// ZAP boundary into an ids.ID, guarding the malformed/empty case. A well-formed
-// plugin always returns exactly ids.IDLen bytes; any other length (notably the
-// 0-length "could not resolve" signal) yields errMalformedBlockID rather than
-// the opaque ids.ToID "invalid hash length" error, and never a coerced zero id.
-func blockIDFromZAP(field string, b []byte) (ids.ID, error) {
-	if len(b) != ids.IDLen {
-		return ids.Empty, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s was %d bytes, want %d", errMalformedBlockID, field, len(b), ids.IDLen)
-	}
-	return ids.ToID(b)
-}
-
 // BuildBlock implements chain.ChainVM
 func (c *Client) BuildBlock(ctx context.Context) (block.Block, error) {
 	_, respData, err := c.conn.Call(ctx, zapwire.MsgBuildBlock, nil)
@@ -299,11 +261,11 @@ func (c *Client) BuildBlock(ctx context.Context) (block.Block, error) {
 		return nil, errorFromZAP(resp.Err)
 	}
 
-	id, err := blockIDFromZAP("id", resp.ID)
+	id, err := ids.ToID(resp.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	parentID, err := blockIDFromZAP("parentID", resp.ParentID)
+	parentID, err := ids.ToID(resp.ParentID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -342,11 +304,11 @@ func (c *Client) ParseBlock(ctx context.Context, blockBytes []byte) (block.Block
 		return nil, errorFromZAP(resp.Err)
 	}
 
-	id, err := blockIDFromZAP("id", resp.ID)
+	id, err := ids.ToID(resp.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	parentID, err := blockIDFromZAP("parentID", resp.ParentID)
+	parentID, err := ids.ToID(resp.ParentID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -385,7 +347,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetBlock(ctx context.Context, blkID ids.ID) (block.Block, error
 		return nil, errorFromZAP(resp.Err)
 	}
 
-	parentID, err := blockIDFromZAP("parentID", resp.ParentID)
+	parentID, err := ids.ToID(resp.ParentID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -414,11 +376,8 @@ func (c *Client) SetPreference(ctx context.Context, blkID ids.ID) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// LastAccepted implements chain.ChainVM. Returns the cache refreshed on every Accept (NOT a
-// frozen Initialize snapshot) under the read lock.
+// LastAccepted implements chain.ChainVM
 func (c *Client) LastAccepted(ctx context.Context) (ids.ID, error) {
-	c.lastAcceptedMu.RLock()
-	defer c.lastAcceptedMu.RUnlock()
 	return c.lastAcceptedID, nil
 }
 
@@ -613,7 +572,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetBlockIDAtHeight(ctx context.Context, height uint64) (ids.ID,
 		return ids.Empty, errorFromZAP(resp.Err)
 	}
 
-	blkID, err := blockIDFromZAP("blkID", resp.BlkID)
+	blkID, err := ids.ToID(resp.BlkID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ids.Empty, err
 	}
@@ -684,13 +643,8 @@ func (b *zapBlock) Accept(ctx context.Context) error {
 	defer zapwire.PutBuffer(buf)
 	req.Encode(buf)
 
-	if _, _, err := b.client.conn.Call(ctx, zapwire.MsgBlockAccept, buf.Bytes()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// Refresh the cache so LastAccepted() reflects this accept instead of freezing at the
-	// Initialize snapshot. Only on SUCCESS — a failed accept did not advance the plugin.
-	b.client.setLastAccepted(b.id)
-	return nil
+	_, _, err := b.client.conn.Call(ctx, zapwire.MsgBlockAccept, buf.Bytes())
+	return err
 }
 
 func (b *zapBlock) Reject(ctx context.Context) error {

vms/rpcchainvm/zap/client_lastaccepted_test.go

@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2026, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package zap
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	zapwire "github.com/luxfi/api/zap"
-	"github.com/luxfi/consensus/engine/chain/block"
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-	"github.com/luxfi/log"
-	luxruntime "github.com/luxfi/runtime"
-)
-
-// TestLastAccepted_RefreshedOnAccept is the option-(b) regression guard: the ZAP client's
-// LastAccepted() must reflect the most-recently-ACCEPTED block, not a frozen Initialize snapshot.
-//
-// THE BUG (red HIGH-1 root): zapBlock.Accept fired the MsgBlockAccept wire call but never refreshed
-// c.lastAcceptedID, which was written ONLY at Initialize — so LastAccepted() returned the boot id
-// for the process life even as the plugin (coreth on-disk) advanced. Every consumer of
-// VM.LastAccepted was misled: GetAcceptedFrontier served a stale tip to peers, and the bootstrap
-// caught-up/height signals (before the option-a ledger decomplect) re-descended forever.
-//
-// This drives a real in-process ZAP server: Initialize seeds the cache, a successful Accept must
-// refresh it to the accepted id, and a FAILED Accept must leave it unchanged (a failed accept did
-// not advance the plugin).
-func TestLastAccepted_RefreshedOnAccept(t *testing.T) {
-	seedID := ids.ID{0x5e, 0xed}
-	acceptedID := ids.ID{0xac, 0xce, 0x97, 0xed}
-	failID := ids.ID{0xfa, 0x11}
-
-	var failAccept bool
-	addr, stop := startTestServer(t, zapwire.HandlerFunc(func(_ context.Context, msgType zapwire.MessageType, _ []byte) (zapwire.MessageType, []byte, error) {
-		switch msgType {
-		case zapwire.MsgInitialize:
-			var zeroParent ids.ID
-			resp := &zapwire.InitializeResponse{
-				LastAcceptedID:       seedID[:],
-				LastAcceptedParentID: zeroParent[:],
-				Height:               0,
-				Bytes:                []byte{},
-				Timestamp:            time.Now().UnixNano(),
-			}
-			buf := zapwire.GetBuffer()
-			defer zapwire.PutBuffer(buf)
-			resp.Encode(buf)
-			out := make([]byte, len(buf.Bytes()))
-			copy(out, buf.Bytes())
-			return zapwire.MsgInitialize, out, nil
-		case zapwire.MsgBlockAccept:
-			if failAccept {
-				return 0, nil, errors.New("synthesized accept failure")
-			}
-			return zapwire.MsgBlockAccept, []byte{}, nil
-		default:
-			return 0, nil, errors.New("unexpected message")
-		}
-	}))
-	defer stop()
-
-	conn, err := zapwire.Dial(context.Background(), addr, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Dial: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer conn.Close()
-
-	c := NewClient(conn, log.NewNoOpLogger())
-	if err := c.Initialize(context.Background(), block.Init{
-		Runtime: &luxruntime.Runtime{NetworkID: 1337},
-		Genesis: []byte("{}"),
-	}); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Initialize: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Seeded at Initialize.
-	if got, _ := c.LastAccepted(context.Background()); got != seedID {
-		t.Fatalf("after Initialize: LastAccepted = %s, want seed %s", got, seedID)
-	}
-
-	// A successful Accept REFRESHES the cache (the fix — previously it stayed frozen at seed).
-	if err := (&zapBlock{client: c, id: acceptedID}).Accept(context.Background()); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Accept: %v", err)
-	}
-	if got, _ := c.LastAccepted(context.Background()); got != acceptedID {
-		t.Fatalf("after Accept: LastAccepted = %s, want accepted %s (cache did not refresh — the freeze)", got, acceptedID)
-	}
-
-	// A FAILED Accept must NOT move the cache (the plugin did not advance).
-	failAccept = true
-	if err := (&zapBlock{client: c, id: failID}).Accept(context.Background()); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected the synthesized accept failure to surface")
-	}
-	if got, _ := c.LastAccepted(context.Background()); got != acceptedID {
-		t.Fatalf("after FAILED Accept: LastAccepted = %s, want unchanged %s", got, acceptedID)
-	}
-}

vms/rpcchainvm/zap/client_parseblock_test.go

@@ -1,155 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2026, Lux Industries Inc. All rights reserved.
-// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
-
-package zap
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	zapwire "github.com/luxfi/api/zap"
-	"github.com/luxfi/consensus/engine/chain/block"
-	"github.com/luxfi/ids"
-	"github.com/luxfi/log"
-)
-
-// TestParseBlock_MalformedBlockID_IsTypedAndQuarantined is the regression guard
-// for the mainnet luxd-3 wedge (C-Chain height 1082797 fork).
-//
-// THE OBSERVED SYMPTOM: luxd-3 spammed
-//
-//	warn ParseBlock failed, cannot vote correctly
-//	     error="invalid hash length: expected 32 bytes but got 0"
-//
-// ROOT of that surfacing: the C-Chain EVM (coreth) runs as an rpcchainvm plugin
-// across the ZAP boundary. When luxd-3 (sitting on a divergent, already-accepted
-// fork block at 1082797) is asked via PushQuery to ParseBlock a CANONICAL block
-// that does not connect to its forked chain, the plugin answers with a
-// BlockResponse whose ID/ParentID are EMPTY (0-length) and whose Err is left at
-// ErrorUnspecified. The old client passed that empty slice straight into
-// ids.ToID, which returned the opaque "invalid hash length: expected 32 bytes
-// but got 0" — masking the real "does-not-connect" condition.
-//
-// The wire codec (github.com/luxfi/api/zap BlockResponse) genuinely admits a
-// 0-length ID/ParentID: both are length-prefixed []byte read via ReadBytes, and
-// Err defaults to ErrorUnspecified, so an empty-id response slips past the
-// `resp.Err != ErrorUnspecified` guard. This test reproduces that exact wire
-// shape (not a hand-fabricated convenience) and asserts the hardened behavior:
-//
-//   - a 0-length (or any non-32-byte) id yields the explicit typed
-//     errMalformedBlockID, NOT the opaque ids.ToID error;
-//   - ParseBlock returns a nil block (no state advance, no zero-id coercion);
-//   - ParseBlock never panics on the malformed field;
-//   - a well-formed 32-byte response — INCLUDING a 32-zero-byte ParentID, which
-//     is the legitimate ids.Empty value and must NOT be confused with the
-//     0-length malformed case — still parses cleanly.
-//
-// Run under -race.
-func TestParseBlock_MalformedBlockID_IsTypedAndQuarantined(t *testing.T) {
-	goodID := ids.ID{0x11, 0x22, 0x33}     // a valid, non-empty 32-byte id
-	goodParent := ids.ID{0xaa, 0xbb, 0xcc} // a valid, non-empty 32-byte parent
-	zeroParent := ids.Empty                // 32 ZERO bytes — a legitimate id value
-
-	cases := []struct {
-		name    string
-		resp    *zapwire.BlockResponse
-		wantErr bool
-	}{
-		{
-			// The literal luxd-3 wedge: empty id, no error code.
-			name:    "empty id with no error code (the luxd-3 wedge shape)",
-			resp:    &zapwire.BlockResponse{ID: nil, ParentID: goodParent[:], Bytes: []byte{0xde, 0xad}, Err: zapwire.ErrorUnspecified},
-			wantErr: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "empty parentID with no error code",
-			resp:    &zapwire.BlockResponse{ID: goodID[:], ParentID: nil, Bytes: []byte{0xde, 0xad}, Err: zapwire.ErrorUnspecified},
-			wantErr: true,
-		},
-		{
-			// Malleability: any non-32 length must be rejected, not truncated/padded.
-			name:    "short 5-byte id is rejected (length malleability guard)",
-			resp:    &zapwire.BlockResponse{ID: []byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, ParentID: goodParent[:], Bytes: []byte{0xde, 0xad}, Err: zapwire.ErrorUnspecified},
-			wantErr: true,
-		},
-		{
-			// Well-formed: 32-byte id + 32-ZERO-byte parent (legit ids.Empty) parses.
-			name:    "well-formed 32-byte ids, zero-but-32-byte parent parses cleanly",
-			resp:    &zapwire.BlockResponse{ID: goodID[:], ParentID: zeroParent[:], Bytes: []byte{0xde, 0xad}, Height: 7, Timestamp: time.Now().UnixNano(), Err: zapwire.ErrorUnspecified},
-			wantErr: false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range cases {
-		tc := tc
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			c := newParseBlockTestClient(t, tc.resp)
-
-			var (
-				blk block.Block
-				err error
-			)
-			// Must never panic regardless of the malformed field.
-			func() {
-				defer func() {
-					if r := recover(); r != nil {
-						t.Fatalf("ParseBlock panicked on malformed response: %v", r)
-					}
-				}()
-				blk, err = c.ParseBlock(context.Background(), []byte{0xde, 0xad})
-			}()
-
-			if tc.wantErr {
-				if !errors.Is(err, errMalformedBlockID) {
-					t.Fatalf("want typed errMalformedBlockID, got %v", err)
-				}
-				if blk != nil {
-					t.Fatalf("malformed id must yield a nil block (no state advance / no zero-id coercion), got %v", blk)
-				}
-				return
-			}
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("well-formed response must parse, got err: %v", err)
-			}
-			if blk == nil {
-				t.Fatal("well-formed response must yield a non-nil block")
-			}
-			if blk.ID() != goodID {
-				t.Fatalf("block id = %s, want %s", blk.ID(), goodID)
-			}
-			if blk.Parent() != zeroParent {
-				t.Fatalf("parent id = %s, want %s (the legitimate 32-byte zero id)", blk.Parent(), zeroParent)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-// newParseBlockTestClient spins an in-process ZAP server whose MsgParseBlock
-// handler returns the supplied BlockResponse verbatim — modelling exactly what
-// a VM plugin (coreth over rpcchainvm) puts on the wire — and returns a Client
-// connected to it.
-func newParseBlockTestClient(t *testing.T, resp *zapwire.BlockResponse) *Client {
-	t.Helper()
-	addr, stop := startTestServer(t, zapwire.HandlerFunc(func(_ context.Context, msgType zapwire.MessageType, _ []byte) (zapwire.MessageType, []byte, error) {
-		if msgType != zapwire.MsgParseBlock {
-			return 0, nil, errors.New("unexpected message")
-		}
-		buf := zapwire.GetBuffer()
-		defer zapwire.PutBuffer(buf)
-		resp.Encode(buf)
-		out := make([]byte, len(buf.Bytes()))
-		copy(out, buf.Bytes())
-		return zapwire.MsgParseBlock, out, nil
-	}))
-	t.Cleanup(stop)
-
-	conn, err := zapwire.Dial(context.Background(), addr, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Dial: %v", err)
-	}
-	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = conn.Close() })
-
-	return NewClient(conn, log.NewNoOpLogger())
-}

vms/xvm/state/xvmroot/xvmroot.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 // keccak256 composition for the final execution_root.
 //
 // The root is a pure function of the canonical leaf FIELD VALUES, not of any
-// in-memory struct. The xvm executor's UTXO/Asset/Tx types are UTXO-style
+// in-memory struct. The xvm executor's UTXO/Asset/Tx types are Avalanche-style
 // (output interfaces, codec-serialized) and deliberately do NOT share the GPU's
 // flat packed layout; the accelerator hashes a state-snapshot layout. So this
 // package consumes that snapshot layout directly — UTXOLeaf, AssetLeaf, TxLeaf