Architecture

RP1 preserves the Cosmos SDK application and module model while replacing the default block-production path with a custom DAG consensus runtime. That distinction matters when you operate a node, query a block, or reason about finality.

Runtime map

rp1d start
  → custom DAG start command
  → consensus server and RPC/API services
  → workers + primary + DAG + Bullshark + QUIC
  → consensus executor
  → ChainApp.FinalizeBlock and Commit
  → Cosmos SDK modules and keepers

Read next

• Consensus
• Execution and ordering
• Privacy model

The public site intentionally stops at the protocol and operator mental model. Recovery WAL details, private topology, internal optimization techniques, and secret-dependent deployment material remain in the appropriate internal engineering context.