Updated September 15, 2026. Recommendations are proposals for discussion, not an adopted standard or a vote-based correctness claim. Results apply to the pinned builds and generated fixtures; this adversarial sample is not a client-wide compatibility score.
The initial matrix used Reth 2.5.2+5a6940e3, Erigon 3.7.0-dev-c5a056d2, Nethermind 1.40.0-unstable+9cfa9cf5 and Besu 26.8.1 on one 48-block Prague chain. It contained 60 trace probes and six controls; eight trace probes were exact matches across all four. The extended pass uses the same four builds plus Reth nightly 2.5.2+95823365. The nightly predates the merged inspector fix and is not a fifth independent client vote.
- Query contracts now have stronger discriminators: positive nested lookup, null/one-sided filters, CREATE/SELFDESTRUCT matching, pagination and fork-boundary completeness.
- New reporting defects: Besu leaks a sibling's revert status; Ne