What problem does it solve?
Helios provides cryptographic proofs for Ethereum state reads by acting as a verifier between an untrusted upstream RPC and your local or private network stack. It clarifies that Helios is not a full node, and that upstreams must support proofs for reads; verification ensures integrity of eth_getProof-backed reads used in ENS and contract lookups.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Proof-driven reads: verifies state reads with Merkle proofs to prevent tampered results.
- Trust anchors: uses a checkpoint URL to anchor trust and validate against beacon-state roots.
- Deployment placement: sits between dweb-proxy and upstream RPC to strengthen end-to-end correctness in read paths.
Quick Start
Configure Helios with a checkpoint URL and an execution RPC, then deploy the stack to enable cryptographic verification of reads.