AztecProtocol · AztecBot · Feb 13, 2026 · Feb 12, 2026 · Feb 12, 2026 · Feb 12, 2026
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ docs/.yarn/install-state.gz
 docs/docs/protocol-specs/public-vm/gen/
 
 __pycache__
+
+*.local.md
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ function build {
 
 function grind {
     echo_header "grinding for $timeout"
-    local par_cmd="CI=0 TRACK_TEST_FAIL=1 run_test_cmd '${hash_prefix}:NAME=test-{} ${test_cmd}'"
+    # NAME_POSTFIX allows for grinding compose tests in parallel.
+    local par_cmd="NAME_POSTFIX={} CI=0 TRACK_TEST_FAIL=1 run_test_cmd '${hash_prefix}:NAME=test-{} ${test_cmd}'"
     local joblog=$(mktemp)
 
     # Run for full timeout, logging all results (no --halt, collect all failure data)

diff --git a/spartan/aztec-bot/templates/env.configmap.yaml b/spartan/aztec-bot/templates/env.configmap.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data:
   PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP: {{ .Values.bot.pxeSyncChainTip | quote }}
   BOT_NO_START: {{ .Values.bot.botNoStart | quote }}
   BOT_FEE_PAYMENT_METHOD: {{ .Values.bot.feePaymentMethod | quote }}
-  BOT_AMM_TXS: {{ .Values.bot.ammTxs | quote }}
+  BOT_MODE: {{ .Values.bot.botMode | quote }}
   BOT_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_ERRORS: {{ .Values.bot.maxErrors | quote }}
   BOT_STOP_WHEN_UNHEALTHY: {{ .Values.bot.stopIfUnhealthy | quote }}
   AZTEC_NODE_URL: {{ .Values.bot.nodeUrl | quote }}

diff --git a/spartan/aztec-bot/values.yaml b/spartan/aztec-bot/values.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ bot:
   pxeSyncChainTip: "checkpointed"
   botNoStart: false
   feePaymentMethod: "fee_juice"
-  ammTxs: false
+  botMode: "transfer"
   maxErrors: 3
   stopIfUnhealthy: true
   nodeUrl: ""

diff --git a/spartan/environments/mbps-net.env b/spartan/environments/mbps-net.env
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ TEST_ACCOUNTS=true
 SPONSORED_FPC=true
 SEQ_MIN_TX_PER_BLOCK=0
 SEQ_MAX_TX_PER_BLOCK=8
-AZTEC_EPOCH_DURATION=32
+AZTEC_EPOCH_DURATION=8
 REAL_VERIFIER=false
 PROVER_REAL_PROOFS=false
 
@@ -45,16 +45,24 @@ PUBLISHERS_PER_PROVER=2
 PROVER_PUBLISHER_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX=8000
 
 BOT_TRANSFERS_REPLICAS=1
-BOT_TRANSFERS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=8
-BOT_TRANSFERS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PENDING
+BOT_TRANSFERS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=4
+BOT_TRANSFERS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PROPOSED
+BOT_TRANSFERS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP=proposed
 
 BOT_SWAPS_REPLICAS=1
-BOT_SWAPS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PENDING
-BOT_SWAPS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=8
+BOT_SWAPS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=4
+BOT_SWAPS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PROPOSED
+BOT_SWAPS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP=proposed
+
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS=1
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=8
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PROPOSED
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP=proposed
 
 REDEPLOY_ROLLUP_CONTRACTS=true
 
 DEBUG_P2P_INSTRUMENT_MESSAGES=true
 
 VALIDATOR_HA_REPLICAS=1
-VALIDATOR_RESOURCE_PROFILE="prod-spot"
+VALIDATOR_RESOURCE_PROFILE="prod-spot"
+
diff --git a/spartan/environments/staging-public.env b/spartan/environments/staging-public.env
@@ -39,8 +39,12 @@ PROVER_PUBLISHER_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX=8000
 
 BOT_TRANSFERS_REPLICAS=1
 BOT_TRANSFERS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=250
-BOT_TRANSFERS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PENDING
+BOT_TRANSFERS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PROPOSED
 
 BOT_SWAPS_REPLICAS=1
-BOT_SWAPS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PENDING
+BOT_SWAPS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PROPOSED
 BOT_SWAPS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=350
+
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS=1
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=250
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_FOLLOW_CHAIN=PROPOSED
diff --git a/spartan/scripts/calculate_publisher_indices.sh b/spartan/scripts/calculate_publisher_indices.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ if (( BOT_SWAPS_REPLICAS > 0 )); then
   BOT_SWAPS_INDICES=$(seq "$BOT_SWAPS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX" $((BOT_SWAPS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX + BOT_SWAPS_REPLICAS - 1)) | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//')
 fi
 
+# Calculate cross-chain bot indices
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS=${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS:-0}
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX=${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX:-7200}
+
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_INDICES=""
+if (( BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS > 0 )); then
+  BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_INDICES=$(seq "$BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX" $((BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX + BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS - 1)) | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//')
+fi
+
 # Combine all publisher indices
 ALL_PUBLISHER_INDICES=""
 if [ -n "$VALIDATOR_PUBLISHER_INDICES" ]; then
@@ -100,5 +109,13 @@ if [ -n "$BOT_SWAPS_INDICES" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+if [ -n "$BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_INDICES" ]; then
+  if [ -n "$ALL_PUBLISHER_INDICES" ]; then
+    ALL_PUBLISHER_INDICES="${ALL_PUBLISHER_INDICES},${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_INDICES}"
+  else
+    ALL_PUBLISHER_INDICES="$BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_INDICES"
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Output the comma-separated list of indices
 echo "$ALL_PUBLISHER_INDICES"
diff --git a/spartan/scripts/deploy_network.sh b/spartan/scripts/deploy_network.sh
@@ -109,14 +109,19 @@ DEPLOY_ARCHIVAL_NODE=${DEPLOY_ARCHIVAL_NODE:-false}
 BOT_RESOURCE_PROFILE=${BOT_RESOURCE_PROFILE:-${RESOURCE_PROFILE}}
 BOT_TRANSFERS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX=${BOT_TRANSFERS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX:-7000}
 BOT_SWAPS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX=${BOT_SWAPS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX:-7100}
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX=${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX:-7200}
 BOT_TRANSFERS_REPLICAS=${BOT_TRANSFERS_REPLICAS:-0}
 BOT_SWAPS_REPLICAS=${BOT_SWAPS_REPLICAS:-0}
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS=${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS:-0}
 BOT_TRANSFERS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=${BOT_TRANSFERS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS:-60}
 BOT_SWAPS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=${BOT_SWAPS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS:-60}
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS=${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS:-10}
 BOT_TRANSFERS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=${BOT_TRANSFERS_FOLLOW_CHAIN:-NONE}
 BOT_SWAPS_FOLLOW_CHAIN=${BOT_SWAPS_FOLLOW_CHAIN:-NONE}
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_FOLLOW_CHAIN=${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_FOLLOW_CHAIN:-PENDING}
 BOT_TRANSFERS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP=${BOT_TRANSFERS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP:-checkpointed}
 BOT_SWAPS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP=${BOT_SWAPS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP:-checkpointed}
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP=${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP:-checkpointed}
 
 RPC_INGRESS_ENABLED=${RPC_INGRESS_ENABLED:-false}
 RPC_INGRESS_HOSTS=${RPC_INGRESS_HOSTS:-[]}
@@ -209,6 +214,22 @@ if (( TOTAL_PROVER_PUBLISHERS > 0 )); then
   LABS_INFRA_INDICES="${LABS_INFRA_INDICES},${PROVER_PUBLISHER_RANGE}"
 fi
 
+# Add bot L1 accounts to prefunding list
+if (( BOT_TRANSFERS_REPLICAS > 0 )); then
+  BOT_TRANSFERS_RANGE=$(seq "$BOT_TRANSFERS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX" $((BOT_TRANSFERS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX + BOT_TRANSFERS_REPLICAS - 1)) | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//')
+  LABS_INFRA_INDICES="${LABS_INFRA_INDICES},${BOT_TRANSFERS_RANGE}"
+fi
+
+if (( BOT_SWAPS_REPLICAS > 0 )); then
+  BOT_SWAPS_RANGE=$(seq "$BOT_SWAPS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX" $((BOT_SWAPS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX + BOT_SWAPS_REPLICAS - 1)) | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//')
+  LABS_INFRA_INDICES="${LABS_INFRA_INDICES},${BOT_SWAPS_RANGE}"
+fi
+
+if (( BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS > 0 )); then
+  BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_RANGE=$(seq "$BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX" $((BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX + BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS - 1)) | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//')
+  LABS_INFRA_INDICES="${LABS_INFRA_INDICES},${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_RANGE}"
+fi
+
 # Ensure docker image provided (not needed for pure teardowns)
 if [[ -z "${AZTEC_DOCKER_IMAGE:-}" && ("${CREATE_AZTEC_INFRA:-}" == "true" || "${CREATE_ROLLUP_CONTRACTS:-}" == "true") ]]; then
   die "AZTEC_DOCKER_IMAGE is not set"
@@ -519,10 +540,16 @@ BOT_SWAPS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX = ${BOT_SWAPS_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX}
 BOT_SWAPS_REPLICAS = ${BOT_SWAPS_REPLICAS}
 BOT_SWAPS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS = ${BOT_SWAPS_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS}
 BOT_SWAPS_FOLLOW_CHAIN = "${BOT_SWAPS_FOLLOW_CHAIN}"
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX = ${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX}
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS = ${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS}
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS = ${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS}
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_FOLLOW_CHAIN = "${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_FOLLOW_CHAIN}"
 BOT_TRANSFERS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP = "${BOT_TRANSFERS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP}"
 BOT_SWAPS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP = "${BOT_SWAPS_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP}"
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP = "${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP}"
 BOT_TRANSFERS_L2_PRIVATE_KEY = "${BOT_TRANSFERS_L2_PRIVATE_KEY:-0xcafe01}"
 BOT_SWAPS_L2_PRIVATE_KEY = "${BOT_SWAPS_L2_PRIVATE_KEY:-0xcafe02}"
+BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_L2_PRIVATE_KEY = "${BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_L2_PRIVATE_KEY:-0xcafe03}"
 
 PROVER_AGENTS_PER_PROVER = ${PROVER_AGENTS_PER_PROVER}
 PROVER_AGENT_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = ${PROVER_AGENT_POLL_INTERVAL_MS}

diff --git a/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/main.tf b/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/main.tf
@@ -625,6 +625,30 @@ locals {
       bootstrap_nodes_path = ""
       wait                 = false
     } : null
+
+    # Optional: cross-chain message bots
+    bot_cross_chain = var.BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS > 0 ? {
+      name  = "${var.RELEASE_PREFIX}-bot-cross-chain"
+      chart = "aztec-bot"
+      values = [
+        "common.yaml",
+        "bot-cross-chain.yaml",
+        "bot-resources-${var.BOT_RESOURCE_PROFILE}.yaml",
+      ]
+      custom_settings = {
+        "bot.replicaCount"       = var.BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS
+        "bot.txIntervalSeconds"  = var.BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS
+        "bot.followChain"        = var.BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_FOLLOW_CHAIN
+        "bot.pxeSyncChainTip"    = var.BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP
+        "bot.botPrivateKey"      = var.BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_L2_PRIVATE_KEY
+        "bot.nodeUrl"            = local.internal_rpc_url
+        "bot.mnemonic"           = var.BOT_MNEMONIC
+        "bot.mnemonicStartIndex" = var.BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX
+      }
+      boot_node_host_path  = ""
+      bootstrap_nodes_path = ""
+      wait                 = false
+    } : null
   }, local.validator_releases)
 }
 

diff --git a/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/values/bot-amm-swaps.yaml b/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/values/bot-amm-swaps.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 bot:
   replicaCount: 1
   txIntervalSeconds: 10
-  ammTxs: true
-  followChain: "PENDING"
+  botMode: "amm"
+  followChain: "PROPOSED"
   feePaymentMethod: "fee_juice"
   maxErrors: 3
   stopIfUnhealthy: true

diff --git a/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/values/bot-cross-chain.yaml b/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/values/bot-cross-chain.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+bot:
+  replicaCount: 1
+  botMode: "crosschain"
+  txIntervalSeconds: 10
+  followChain: "PROPOSED"
+  feePaymentMethod: "fee_juice"
+  maxErrors: 3
+  stopIfUnhealthy: true
+  botPrivateKey: "0xcafe03"
+
+  persistence:
+    enabled: true
+  statefulSet:
+    volumeClaimTemplates:
+      - metadata:
+          name: data
+        spec:
+          accessModes: [ReadWriteOnce]
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              storage: 2Gi
+
+  service:
+    headless:
+      enabled: true
diff --git a/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/values/bot-token-transfer.yaml b/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/values/bot-token-transfer.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bot:
   replicaCount: 1
-  ammTxs: false
+  botMode: "transfer"
   txIntervalSeconds: 10
   privateTransfersPerTx: 0
   publicTransfersPerTx: 1

diff --git a/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/variables.tf b/spartan/terraform/deploy-aztec-infra/variables.tf
@@ -574,6 +574,43 @@ variable "BOT_SWAPS_L2_PRIVATE_KEY" {
   default     = null
 }
 
+variable "BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_MNEMONIC_START_INDEX" {
+  description = "The cross-chain bot mnemonic start index"
+  type        = string
+  default     = ""
+}
+
+variable "BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_REPLICAS" {
+  description = "Number of cross-chain bot replicas to deploy (0 to disable)"
+  type        = number
+  default     = 0
+}
+
+variable "BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_TX_INTERVAL_SECONDS" {
+  description = "Interval in seconds between cross-chain bot transactions"
+  type        = number
+  default     = 10
+}
+
+variable "BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_FOLLOW_CHAIN" {
+  description = "Cross-chain bot follow-chain mode"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "PENDING"
+}
+
+variable "BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_L2_PRIVATE_KEY" {
+  description = "Private key for the cross-chain bot (hex string starting with 0x)"
+  type        = string
+  nullable    = true
+  default     = null
+}
+
+variable "BOT_CROSS_CHAIN_PXE_SYNC_CHAIN_TIP" {
+  description = "Cross-chain bot PXE sync chain tip mode (e.g., checkpointed)"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "checkpointed"
+}
+
 # RPC ingress configuration (GKE-specific)
 variable "RPC_INGRESS_ENABLED" {
   description = "Enable GKE ingress for RPC nodes"

diff --git a/yarn-project/bb-prover/src/instrumentation.ts b/yarn-project/bb-prover/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -58,10 +58,18 @@ export class ProverInstrumentation {
     circuitName: CircuitName,
     timerOrMS: Timer | number,
   ) {
-    const s = typeof timerOrMS === 'number' ? timerOrMS / 1000 : timerOrMS.s();
-    this[metric].record(s, {
-      [Attributes.PROTOCOL_CIRCUIT_NAME]: circuitName,
-    });
+    // Simulation duration is stored in ms, while the others are stored in seconds
+    if (metric === 'simulationDuration') {
+      const ms = typeof timerOrMS === 'number' ? timerOrMS : timerOrMS.ms();
+      this[metric].record(Math.trunc(ms), {
+        [Attributes.PROTOCOL_CIRCUIT_NAME]: circuitName,
+      });
+    } else {
+      const s = typeof timerOrMS === 'number' ? timerOrMS / 1000 : timerOrMS.s();
+      this[metric].record(s, {
+        [Attributes.PROTOCOL_CIRCUIT_NAME]: circuitName,
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   /**

diff --git a/yarn-project/bot/package.json b/yarn-project/bot/package.json
@@ -60,14 +60,17 @@
     "@aztec/ethereum": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/foundation": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/kv-store": "workspace:^",
+    "@aztec/l1-artifacts": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/noir-contracts.js": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types": "workspace:^",
+    "@aztec/noir-test-contracts.js": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/protocol-contracts": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/stdlib": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/telemetry-client": "workspace:^",
     "@aztec/wallets": "workspace:^",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.21",
     "tslib": "^2.4.0",
+    "viem": "npm:@aztec/viem@2.38.2",
     "zod": "^3.23.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
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		docs/docs/protocol-specs/public-vm/gen/

		__pycache__

		*.local.md