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Inconclusive proofs with zero available validators are stuck in VERIFYING forever #81
Description
Why this matters now: Capacity gap — if no community validators are active, legitimate proofs never resolve and never get paid.
Problem / What: verificationWorker.ts:154-179 calls assignValidators; if no validators exist (assignValidators returns 0, validatorService.ts:41), it logs "needs manual review" but the proof stays VERIFYING with no admin auto-escalation and no queue of such proofs. There is no endpoint or sweeper that surfaces "VERIFYING but unassigned/expired-assignment" proofs for human action.
Key Challenges: Defining an escalation path (admin review queue filter, or auto-reject-after-TTL), and ensuring it doesn't collide with the finalization race fix in #1.
Acceptance Criteria:
- A proof that cannot be assigned validators is moved to an explicitly reviewable/escalated state within a bounded time.
- An admin can list and act on these proofs (or they auto-resolve) — test.
Relevant files/functions: src/workers/verificationWorker.ts:154-179, src/services/validatorService.ts:20-52, src/controllers/proofController.ts:listPendingProofs.
Out of scope: Auto-recruiting validators.
Labels: advanced, reliability, bug
Activity
kawmy commentedon Aug 22, 2026
Hi, I’d like to work on this issue. From reviewing the current flow, assignValidators() returning 0 leaves the proof in VERIFYING without an explicit escalation indicator.
Before I begin, would you prefer:
I’ll include regression tests and ensure the escalation is idempotent under worker retries. Please assign this issue to me if it’s available.
grantfox-oss commentedon Aug 23, 2026
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grantfox-oss commentedon Aug 24, 2026
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@kawmy's PR #97 was approved and merged by @cybermax4200.
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