2026-05-11 AnonComms Weekly

Highlights §

• Multi-steward de-MLS specification now complete, incorporating significant edge case treatment (spec)
• Logos service discovery standalone API specification published as a raw LIP
• Decentralised oracle work for the Logos ecosystem highlighted in the latest IFT Research Call

Create a basic capability discovery module §

• Integrate and dogfood capability discovery in Logos Delivery
  • achieved:
    • Minor issues discovered and fixes implemented in libp2p service discovery; additional dogfooding completed; production version of integration started
    • Bug fixes and PR reviews completed; testing scenarios prepared
  • next: continue dogfooding and production integration work; develop additional testing scenarios

Establish libp2p mixnet §

• Specify and implement extended DoS and exit node abuse protection for libp2p mix

  • achieved: addressed PR #327 review comments and refactored stake-weighted Mix RLN DoS protection spec; updated Logos Delivery to use stake-weighted rate limit
  • next:
    • Update Mix RLN Spam Protection Plugin with the spec refactor
    • Add stake-weighted dogfooding setup
    • Implement RLN proof encryption to hide per-hop metadata observability

• Specify and implement cover traffic generation

  • achieved:
    • Addressed review comments in spec PR
    • Addressed review comments in rln-plugin PR
  • next: analyse cover traffic implications due to stake-weighted RLN

• Modify Sphinx payload encryption to preserve payload integrity

  • achieved:
    • Reviewed the new Lioness spec for mix payload integrity
    • Continued analysis of Sphinx packet format
  • next: implement the spec once primitives are agreed upon

Deliver de-MLS for p2p group messaging §

• Specify multi-steward and advanced group management protocol

  • achieved: merge PR ready; specification deliverable considered complete with no major changes to de-MLS expected
  • next: finalise spec merge

• Integrate de-MLS into Logos Chat

  • achieved:
    • Integration started; architecture reworked from one-per-user to one-per-conversation
    • Integration specification drafted
  • next: move consensus plugin from user to conversation scope; likely requires small API changes in hashgraph-like consensus

Develop service incentivisation §

• Implement MVP payment protocol
  • achieved: integration plan written for payment streams with Logos Delivery
  • next: begin integration implementation; refine plan as needed

Maintain and expand the Zerokit library §

• Rearchitecture Zerokit to support enum-based runtime configuration
  • achieved: PR4 review comments addressed
  • next:
    • Merge PR4 and proceed to PR5 for rln-wasm module
    • Continue Zerokit 3.0.0 PR review

Implement RLN membership allocation service §

• Specify and implement RLN membership allocation service
  • achieved: simulation simplified using Docker; confirmed running on Linux
  • next: migrate RLN program to SPEL

Develop a decentralised oracle for LEZ §

• Specifying oracle mechanism
  • achieved:
    • IFT Research Call conducted; contributed second section of forum post
    • LEZ toolchain issues resolved; discussions held on decentralised oracle system design
  • next: continue specifying the Logos oracle network