diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-invariants.yml b/.github/workflows/run-invariants.yml
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+name: Run invariants on the local mainnet clone
+
+# Manual trigger only
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  packages: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: run-invariants-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  localnet:
+    name: localnet
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, type-ccx43]
+
+    steps:
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Checkout repo
+      # -------------------------------
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Install system dependencies
+      # -------------------------------
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a apt-get update
+          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" build-essential clang curl git make libssl-dev llvm libudev-dev protobuf-compiler pkg-config unzip
+
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Install Rust
+      # -------------------------------
+      - name: Install Rust
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Cache Cargo
+      # -------------------------------
+      - name: Utilize Shared Rust Cache
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          key: "run-invariants"
+
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Build Subtensor node
+      # -------------------------------
+      - name: Build Subtensor node
+        run: cargo build --release -p node-subtensor
+
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Install Baedeker
+      # -------------------------------
+      - name: Install Baedeker
+        run: ./scripts/invariants/install_baedeker.sh
+
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Login to GHCR
+      # -------------------------------
+      - name: Login to GHCR
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Generate chain spec
+      # -------------------------------
+      - name: Generate chain spec
+        run: ./scripts/invariants/generate_spec.sh
+
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Start localnet nodes (background)
+      # -------------------------------
+      - name: Start localnet nodes
+        run: |
+          ./scripts/invariants/run_localnet.sh ./target/release ./scripts/invariants/.bdk-env &
+          echo $! > /tmp/localnet.pid
+          sleep 1200
+
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Wait until chain is producing blocks
+      # -------------------------------
+      - name: Wait for chain to produce blocks
+        run: ./scripts/invariants/wait_for_chain.sh
+
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Pull JS RPC test image from GHCR
+      # -------------------------------
+
+      # -------------------------------
+      # Run JS RPC tests
+      # -------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/invariants/generate_spec.sh b/scripts/invariants/generate_spec.sh
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+++ b/scripts/invariants/generate_spec.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SPECGEN_IMAGE="ghcr.io/opentensor/mainnet-genspec:latest"
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Check setup
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+command -v baedeker >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+  echo "❌ baedeker is not installed"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Paths
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+BDK_ENV_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/.bdk-env"
+SECRET_DIR="$BDK_ENV_DIR/secret"
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Prepare .bdk-env structure
+# ----------------------------------------
+echo "📁 Preparing .bdk-env directory structure..."
+mkdir -p \
+  "$BDK_ENV_DIR" \
+  "$SECRET_DIR" \
+  "$BDK_ENV_DIR/specs"
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Generate spec via baedeker
+# ----------------------------------------
+echo "🚀 Storing state..."
+docker run --rm \
+  -v "$(command -v baedeker):/usr/local/bin/baedeker:ro" \
+  -v "$BDK_ENV_DIR:/app/.bdk-env" \
+  "$SPECGEN_IMAGE"
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Validate output
+# ----------------------------------------
+SPEC_PATH="$BDK_ENV_DIR/specs/subtensor.json"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$SPEC_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Expected spec not found: $SPEC_PATH"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "✅ Chain spec generated at:"
+echo "   $SPEC_PATH"
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diff --git a/scripts/invariants/install_baedeker.sh b/scripts/invariants/install_baedeker.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+VERSION="v0.1.9"
+BIN_URL="https://github.com/UniqueNetwork/baedeker/releases/download/${VERSION}/baedeker"
+INSTALL_PATH="/usr/local/bin/baedeker"
+
+TMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"' EXIT
+
+echo "⬇️ Downloading baedeker ${VERSION}..."
+
+curl -fsSL "$BIN_URL" -o "$TMP_DIR/baedeker"
+
+chmod +x "$TMP_DIR/baedeker"
+
+sudo mv "$TMP_DIR/baedeker" "$INSTALL_PATH"
+
+echo "✅ baedeker installed at $INSTALL_PATH"
+
+baedeker version
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diff --git a/scripts/invariants/run_localnet.sh b/scripts/invariants/run_localnet.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+exec > >(awk '{ print strftime("[%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S]"), $0 }') 2>&1
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Args
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+if [[ $# -ne 2 ]]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <build_dir> <bdk_env_dir>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+BUILD_DIR="$(realpath "$1")"
+BDK_ENV_DIR="$(realpath "$2")"
+
+BIN="$BUILD_DIR/node-subtensor"
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Derived paths
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+SPEC_PATH="$BDK_ENV_DIR/specs/subtensor.json"
+SECRET_DIR="$BDK_ENV_DIR/secret"
+
+KEYSTORE_DIR="$SECRET_DIR/keystore"
+NODE_KEY_DIR="$SECRET_DIR/node"
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Validation
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+[[ -x "$BIN" ]] || { echo "❌ node-subtensor not found: $BIN"; exit 1; }
+[[ -f "$SPEC_PATH" ]] || { echo "❌ spec not found: $SPEC_PATH"; exit 1; }
+
+for d in "$KEYSTORE_DIR" "$NODE_KEY_DIR"; do
+  [[ -d "$d" ]] || { echo "❌ missing directory: $d"; exit 1; }
+done
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Node commands
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+echo "🚀 Starting localnet nodes (Alice / Bob / Charlie)..."
+
+alice_start=(
+  "$BIN"
+  --base-path /tmp/alice
+  --chain="$SPEC_PATH"
+  --keystore-path="$KEYSTORE_DIR/subtensor-node-alice"
+  --node-key-file="$NODE_KEY_DIR/subtensor-node-alice"
+  --port 30334
+  --rpc-port 9946
+  --validator
+  --rpc-cors=all
+  --rpc-external
+  --unsafe-rpc-external
+  --rpc-methods=unsafe
+  --allow-private-ipv4
+  --discover-local
+)
+
+bob_start=(
+  "$BIN"
+  --base-path /tmp/bob
+  --chain="$SPEC_PATH"
+  --keystore-path="$KEYSTORE_DIR/subtensor-node-bob"
+  --node-key-file="$NODE_KEY_DIR/subtensor-node-bob"
+  --port 30335
+  --rpc-port 9935
+  --validator
+  --allow-private-ipv4
+  --discover-local
+  --bootnodes /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/30334/p2p/12D3KooWMJ5Gmn2SPfx2TEFfvido1X8xhUZUnC2MbD2yTwKPQak8
+)
+
+charlie_start=(
+  "$BIN"
+  --base-path /tmp/charlie
+  --chain="$SPEC_PATH"
+  --keystore-path="$KEYSTORE_DIR/subtensor-node-charlie"
+  --node-key-file="$NODE_KEY_DIR/subtensor-node-charlie"
+  --port 30336
+  --rpc-port 9936
+  --validator
+  --allow-private-ipv4
+  --discover-local
+  --bootnodes /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/30334/p2p/12D3KooWMJ5Gmn2SPfx2TEFfvido1X8xhUZUnC2MbD2yTwKPQak8
+)
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Launch (background, detached)
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+#("${alice_start[@]}"   > /tmp/alice.log   2>&1 &)
+#("${bob_start[@]}"     > /tmp/bob.log     2>&1 &)
+#("${charlie_start[@]}" > /tmp/charlie.log 2>&1 &)
+
+#echo "✅ Localnet started"
+#echo "   Logs:"
+#echo "     /tmp/alice.log"
+#echo "     /tmp/bob.log"
+#echo "     /tmp/charlie.log"
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Exit so CI can continue
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+#exit 0
+"${alice_start[@]}"
+"${bob_start[@]}"
+"${charlie_start[@]}"
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diff --git a/scripts/invariants/run_localnet2.sh b/scripts/invariants/run_localnet2.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# ----------------------------------------
+# Args
+# ----------------------------------------
+
+if [[ $# -ne 2 ]]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <build_dir> <bdk_env_dir>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+BUILD_DIR="$(realpath "$1")"
+BDK_ENV_DIR="$(realpath "$2")"
+
+BIN="$BUILD_DIR/node-subtensor"
+
+[[ -x "$BIN" ]] || { echo "❌ node-subtensor not found: $BIN"; exit 1; }
+
+echo "🚀 Starting localnet nodes (Alice / Bob / Charlie)..."
+
+alice_start=(
+  "$BIN"
+  --dev
+  --port 30334
+  --rpc-port 9946
+)
+
+("${alice_start[@]}"   > /tmp/alice.log   2>&1 &)
+
+echo "✅ Localnet started"
+echo "   Logs:"
+echo "     /tmp/alice.log"
+
+exit 0
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diff --git a/scripts/invariants/wait_for_chain.sh b/scripts/invariants/wait_for_chain.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# -------------------------------
+# Configurable via environment
+# -------------------------------
+
+RPC_HOST="${RPC_HOST:-127.0.0.1}"
+RPC_PORT="${RPC_PORT:-9946}"
+RPC_URL="http://${RPC_HOST}:${RPC_PORT}"
+
+MAX_RETRIES="${MAX_RETRIES:-30}"
+SLEEP_INTERVAL="${SLEEP_INTERVAL:-2}"  # seconds
+
+# -------------------------------
+# Wait for RPC availability
+# -------------------------------
+
+echo "Waiting for node RPC at $RPC_URL..."
+
+ps aux | grep node-subtensor
+
+for ((i=1; i<=MAX_RETRIES; i++)); do
+  if curl -sf -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"system_health","params":[],"id":1}' \
+      "$RPC_URL" > /tmp/health.json; then
+
+    PEERS=$(jq '.result.peers // 0' /tmp/health.json)
+    SYNCING=$(jq '.result.isSyncing // true' /tmp/health.json)
+
+    echo "[Attempt $i/$MAX_RETRIES] Peers=$PEERS, Syncing=$SYNCING"
+
+    if [[ "$PEERS" -gt 0 ]]; then
+      echo "✅ Node has peers connected"
+      break
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  sleep "$SLEEP_INTERVAL"
+done
+
+# Final check if peers never connected
+PEERS=$(jq '.result.peers // 0' /tmp/health.json || echo 0)
+if [[ "$PEERS" -le 0 ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Node failed to connect to any peers after $MAX_RETRIES retries"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# -------------------------------
+# Check chain height
+# -------------------------------
+
+echo "Checking chain height..."
+
+HEADER_JSON=$(curl -sf -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"chain_getHeader","params":[],"id":1}' \
+  "$RPC_URL")
+
+HEIGHT_HEX=$(echo "$HEADER_JSON" | jq -r '.result.number')
+HEIGHT=$((HEIGHT_HEX))
+
+if [[ "$HEIGHT" -le 0 ]]; then
+  echo "❌ Chain is not progressing. Height=$HEIGHT"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "✅ Chain is producing blocks. Current height=$HEIGHT"
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