2025-12-15 AnonComms Weekly

Create basic capability discovery module for Logos Core §

• Specify basic capability discovery protocol

  • achieved: PR merged
  • next: write recipes, figure out what to do with other fields of rpc msgs in kad dht

• Build PoC implementation of capability discovery protocol

  • achieved:
    • addressed review comments in PR
    • add a method so that multiple participants can start their own nodes and test it
    • added proper synchronization methodsa and lintings
  • next: get approved and merge

• Specify and implement Kad-DHT discovery protocol and API

  • achieved: implement logos peer records, misc. fixes, refactor and tests
  • next: PR review cycle, compare impl. with Discv5 random disco

Establish libp2p mixnet for Logos Core §

• Specify DoS and Sybil protection protocol for libp2p mix

  • achieved: (WIP) draft PR with spam protection mechanism detailing integration mechanisms with trade-offs. reviewed pending mix rfc prs and fixed some formatting changes 225 and 223.
  • next: discussions with blockchain team wrt mix and Dos protection etc, update PR with interface details

• Create demo chat app in Logos Core for messaging over libp2p mix

  • achieved: started looking at logos-core-chat app and understanding it
  • next: figure out how to integrate waku version with mix

Implement MVP payment protocol §

• Specify MVP payment protocol
  • achieved:
    • (WIP) PR to Vac spec repo with functional requirements for the off-chain payment protocol
    • specification for the on-chain component of the payment protocol
  • next:
    • discuss the spec and next steps for RFC
    • discuss the payment protocol with Nescience and other relevant parties based on the spec draft
  • blockers: availability of people from Nescience and Logos Storage

Deliver de-MLS API supporting multi-stewards and advanced group management §

• Specify multi-steward and advanced group management protocol

  • achieved: Create a forum post on re-sync mechanism for de-MLS for discussion.
  • next: Combine three forum post to create a PR

• Separate Hashgraph-like consensus crate

  • achieved: addressed all feedback after code review PR
  • next: make repo public and try to integrate it into de-mls

• Specify and implement de-MLS API

  • achieved: specify API for delivery service and identity service PR
  • next: continue working on separation for de-mls code

Deliver public Zerokit 1.0 API with big-endian support §

• Rework Zerokit Public API
  • achieved: Refactored protocol.rs and fixed nightly CI, merged PR and PR to master. Extended error handling for rln module WIP PR to avoid panic and close 2 related issues.
  • next: Address PR comments and merge to master. Open another PR for this issue.

Release RLN Prover for gasless L2 transactions §

• Write whitepaper on gasless L2 transactions
  • achieved: Write prover section for Gasless L2 whitepaper
  • next: Continue adding details