MULTI_VALIDATOR

Multi-validator (lab)

Prefer: MULTI_OPERATOR.md for public / multi-host operators.
This file is the short lab pointer.

Local N validators

cargo build -p meshchain-node
./target/debug/meshchain-node init --data-dir ./data --validators 3
# or: scripts/run_local_validators.sh
./scripts/e2e_multi_node.sh   # multi-process PoA smoke

Finality: ≥ ceil(2N/3) signed BlockAcks. Leader: height % N.

See STATUS.md for live testnet integrity posture.