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   "goal": [
    "Provide global P2P message traffic statistics via a new RPC, getnetmsgstats.",
    "Allows node operators to track message counts and byte volumes across networks and connection types without losing data when peers disconnect."
   ],
   "reviewability": [
    "Merge conflicts require a rebase, and the author has been inactive for over three months."
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   "agreement": [
    "Positive support for exposing global traffic metrics (epiccurious, waketraindev, danielabrozzoni, stickies-v).",
    "An earlier objection to server-side aggregation complexity was resolved when the author dropped that functionality (stickies-v)."
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     "name": "p2p",
     "why": [
      "P3 because it improves node observability into P2P message distribution across networks and connection types.",
      "It does not alter transport reliability, protocol rules, or DoS resistance."
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     "name": "rpc",
     "why": [
      "P3 because it introduces a new RPC addressing a known feature request for traffic accounting.",
      "It simplifies node monitoring and dashboards that previously had to poll and sum ephemeral per-peer stats."
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  "summary": "Adds a new RPC command `getnetmsgstats` that exposes cumulative network traffic statistics (message count and byte totals). The stats are collected globally in `CConnman` broken down by direction, network, connection type, and message type, preventing data loss when peers disconnect.",
  "problem": "Previously, message-level traffic counters were kept only per peer in `CNode` and were lost whenever a peer disconnected. Node operators and monitoring tools could not track long-term network usage by message or connection type without constantly polling tracepoints or `getpeerinfo`.",
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   "open_concerns": [],
   "resolved_concerns": [
    "stickies-v opposed an earlier commit allowing client-side aggregation filters in the RPC; vasild removed the aggregation feature in June 2026.",
    "Reviewers raised minor formatting and RPC argument naming style issues, which the author resolved."
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   "author_status": "silent since 2026-06-12"
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   "state": "Stale",
   "label": "Needs rebase",
   "reason": "The PR has merge conflicts with master and open PRs, and the author has not updated it since June 2026."
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  "agreement": {
   "state": "Positive",
   "summary": "Positive; multiple concept ACKs and verified usage in node monitoring, with the server-side aggregation objection resolved.",
   "reason": "Reviewers broadly supported providing global traffic metrics for node operators. An approach concern from stickies-v regarding server-side aggregation was addressed by dropping the feature.",
   "evidence": [
    "epiccurious gave Concept ACK.",
    "waketraindev ACKed and confirmed testing with node monitoring dashboards.",
    "danielabrozzoni gave Concept ACK and reviewed the implementation.",
    "stickies-v opposed RPC aggregation options; vasild removed them in response."
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   "depends_on": [],
   "enables": []
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    "name": "p2p",
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    "evidence": "Modifies CConnman and CNode to track traffic counts and bytes across networks and connection types.",
    "band": "P3",
    "reason_tag": "new feature",
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     "security_stability": 0,
     "bug_severity": 0,
     "performance": 0,
     "user_value": 2,
     "leverage": 0
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    "rationale": "P3 because tracking message traffic across networks and connection types improves P2P observability for operators without altering relay or consensus behavior. 0xB10C and waketraindev noted its value for understanding monthly bandwidth distribution."
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   {
    "name": "rpc",
    "member": true,
    "evidence": "Implements the new `getnetmsgstats` RPC in `src/rpc/net.cpp`.",
    "band": "P3",
    "reason_tag": "new feature",
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    "rationale": "P3 because it fulfills feature request #26337 by providing persistent network traffic breakdowns that external dashboards can consume. It does not alter existing RPC compatibility or core invariants."
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    "name": "tests",
    "member": false,
    "evidence": "Test changes are limited to functional coverage for the new RPC and updating fuzz harness calls to match new signatures.",
    "band": "Unranked",
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    "rationale": "Test changes only exercise the newly introduced RPC and adapt mocks for the modified CNode signature; they do not improve general test infrastructure."
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  "card": "This PR adds the `getnetmsgstats` RPC to report global byte and message counts categorized by direction, network, connection type, and message type. It addresses issue #26337 for node operators whose traffic statistics were previously wiped whenever peers disconnected. Several contributors supported the concept, and earlier concerns regarding server-side aggregation parameters were resolved by removing that feature. The PR is currently in conflict with master and waiting on the author for a rebase."
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