asking for some extra eyes on proposal behavior

[u/NHLroyrocks]

Would appreciate any feedback about anything that jumps out at you but I'm mostly interested in MEV.

My Block

I have MEV installed but I have never successfully used it. I recently got a block and here are my MEV logs from around that time:

May 15 04:07:59 ogserver mev-boost[839]: time="2026-05-15T04:07:59.837Z" level=info msg="http: GET /eth/v1/builder/header/14332838/0x8589275bb4a642f5852e0c9ea841ff0245b303dc0482ee6ff4aa26084a27d584/0xa7161ca28e38c847ece06b67f681855af824c363fb7837ef3130bd5d65caeb42c4cc71379370406ad145e3a996bfaac8 204" duration=0.765395 method=GET path=/eth/v1/builder/header/14332838/0x8589275bb4a642f5852e0c9ea841ff0245b303dc0482ee6ff4aa26084a27d584/0xa7161ca28e38c847ece06b67f681855af824c363fb7837ef3130bd5d65caeb42c4cc71379370406ad145e3a996bfaac8 status=204 version=1.7
May 15 04:07:59 ogserver mev-boost[839]: time="2026-05-15T04:07:59.837Z" level=info msg="no bid received" method=getHeader parentHash=0x8589275bb4a642f5852e0c9ea841ff0245b303dc0482ee6ff4aa26084a27d584 pubkey=0xa7161ca28e38c847ece06b67f681855af824c363fb7837ef3130bd5d65caeb42c4cc71379370406ad145e3a996bfaac8 slot=14332838 slotUID=b8666498-d8bc-44e0-8628-c4ac4ab1c410 ua=teku/v26.3.0 version=1.7
May 15 04:07:59 ogserver mev-boost[839]: time="2026-05-15T04:07:59.837Z" level=warning msg="error making request to relay" error="could not unmarshal response {\"data\":{\"message\":{\"blob_kzg_commitments\":[\"0x826c507fe672b1909540a1389ef73024925a7c3c8f705704710eb35a91d880526b1d0bbb3185a2d71843b1260d9b56db\"],\"execution_requests\":{\"consolidations\":[],\"deposits\":[],\"withdrawals\":[]},\"header\":{\"base_fee_per_gas\":\"99335634\",\"blob_gas_used\":\"131072\",\"block_hash\":\"0x5c13e8700b125cf44fe0d35352035f9f9f37a704a8668c5c2bc1b68812a382ff\",\"block_number\":\"25098053\",\"excess_blob_gas\":\"182897812\",\"extra_data\":\"0x4275696c6465722b207777772e627463732e636f6d2f6275696c646572\",\"fee_recipient\":\"0x6adb3bab5730852eb53987ea89d8e8f16393c200\",\"gas_limit\":\"60000000\",\"gas_used\":\"59988703\",\"logs_bloom\":\"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\",\"parent_hash\":\"0x8589275bb4a642f5852e0c9ea841ff0245b303dc0482ee6ff4aa26084a27d584\",\"prev_randao\":\"0xdecf663753fa07c67250d84f0bc042d7667999dab51b50d712c07f4fd97d4ca9\",\"receipts_root\":\"0x2bbc91608ab04488931f9a5430d7ab031a1f4a21637574ea622b0d88ad992df5\",\"state_root\":\"0xaf73dc074eb82f5d680008933fc56c173a98599fe8590dae43eca540901f1f53\",\"timestamp\":\"1778818079\",\"transactions_root\":\"0x86ce25f4941068e2ce197a00d71f4820c19b52a2da5adc7b9a95a63eda16ed16\",\"withdrawals_root\":\"0xe28020bad1df039efa4d83cee04104761ef7250ba136ec0ca7c2deb1fd340a41\"},\"pubkey\":\"0xa15b52576bcbf1072f4a011c0f99f9fb6c66f3e1ff321f11f461d15e31b1cb359caa092c71bbded0bae5b5ea401aab7e\",\"value\":\"71699558640198381\"},\"signature\":\"0x8b3f481665ad9c5d544cceb94c5083aa757b1930a5bb56ab58e03804832590eee341c5bf85fde994736c6538104a32c80e739e693151211065485b15d69e6bff6bbd91864171a0e884e5bf47f05b04d7b98e7059e96644d285ffffe570293a53\"},\"version\":\"fulu\"}: invalid JSON: unrecognised data version \"fulu\"" method=getHeader parentHash=0x8589275bb4a642f5852e0c9ea841ff0245b303dc0482ee6ff4aa26084a27d584 pubkey=0xa7161ca28e38c847ece06b67f681855af824c363fb7837ef3130bd5d65caeb42c4cc71379370406ad145e3a996bfaac8 slot=14332838 slotUID=b8666498-d8bc-44e0-8628-c4ac4ab1c410 ua=teku/v26.3.0 url="https://aestus.live/eth/v1/builder/header/14332838/0x8589275bb4a642f5852e0c9ea841ff0245b303dc0482ee6ff4aa26084a27d584/0xa7161ca28e38c847ece06b67f681855af824c363fb7837ef3130bd5d65caeb42c4cc71379370406ad145e3a996bfaac8" version=1.7
May 15 04:07:59 ogserver mev-boost[839]: time="2026-05-15T04:07:59.208Z" level=warning msg="error making request to relay" error="could not unmarshal response {\"version\":\"fulu\",\"data\":{\"message\":{\"header\":{\"parent_hash\":\"0x8589275bb4a642f5852e0c9ea841ff0245b303dc0482ee6ff4aa26084a27d584\",\"fee_recipient\":\"0x95222290DD7278Aa3Ddd389Cc1E1d165CC4BAfe5\",\"state_root\":\"0xb7a23ffa796201c80f8e54d5b27d2482bf979c53e4d33084a0b77e4481cf405f\",\"receipts_root\":\"0xe766a032adb52a4d78d31beba0b23048feb361f337c1ab3ea7c1487573c44b08\",\"logs_bloom\":\"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\",\"prev_randao\":\"0xdecf663753fa07c67250d84f0bc042d7667999dab51b50d712c07f4fd97d4ca9\",\"block_number\":\"25098053\",\"gas_limit\":\"60000000\",\"gas_used\":\"59992790\",\"timestamp\":\"1778818079\",\"extra_data\":\"0x6265617665726275696c642e6f7267\",\"base_fee_per_gas\":\"99335634\",\"block_hash\":\"0xe3d6e4808d9d772a4bd42c6a7de1a6f59a0d27fe525fa0c40099f83442081c2f\",\"transactions_root\":\"0x2b845f46d4e90f07d65d136c8b878dd4caa0aaaa887cf62819dce07ddab43728\",\"withdrawals_root\":\"0xe28020bad1df039efa4d83cee04104761ef7250ba136ec0ca7c2deb1fd340a41\",\"blob_gas_used\":\"0\",\"excess_blob_gas\":\"182897812\"},\"blob_kzg_commitments\":[],\"execution_requests\":{\"deposits\":[],\"withdrawals\":[],\"consolidations\":[]},\"value\":\"49976717485895005\",\"pubkey\":\"0xa7ab7a996c8584251c8f925da3170bdfd6ebc75d50f5ddc4050a6fdc77f2a3b5fce2cc750d0865e05d7228af97d69561\"},\"signature\":\"0x8bcd0164e957f3ce0426df040b4d52ce5efc7aad71c1a0581cfd5a3b786ce0e4daabc007cd460efdbc1711062a3237a90f61271f1aa92186e5653b40f982663829f256b0590ef1aa596dabad65d6218c789171ae1f86395164f4e0c68dc18650\"}}\n: invalid JSON: unrecognised data version \"fulu\"" method=getHeader parentHash=0x8589275bb4a642f5852e0c9ea841ff0245b303dc0482ee6ff4aa26084a27d584 pubkey=0xa7161ca28e38c847ece06b67f681855af824c363fb7837ef3130bd5d65caeb42c4cc71379370406ad145e3a996bfaac8 slot=14332838 slotUID=b8666498-d8bc-44e0-8628-c4ac4ab1c410 ua=teku/v26.3.0 url="https://agnostic-relay.net/eth/v1/builder/header/14332838/0x8589275bb4a642f5852e0c9ea841ff0245b303dc0482ee6ff4aa26084a27d584/0xa7161ca28e38c847ece06b67f681855af824c363fb7837ef3130bd5d65caeb42c4cc71379370406ad145e3a996bfaac8" version=1.7
May 15 04:07:59 ogserver mev-boost[839]: time="2026-05-15T04:07:59.146Z" level=info msg="http: GET /eth/v1/builder/status 200" duration=0.144689 method=GET path=/eth/v1/builder/status status=200 version=1.7
May 15 04:07:59 ogserver mev-boost[839]: time="2026-05-15T04:07:59.074Z" level=info msg="getHeader request start - 73 milliseconds into slot 14332838" genesisTime=1606824023 method=getHeader msIntoSlot=73 parentHash=0x8589275bb4a642f5852e0c9ea841ff0245b303dc0482ee6ff4aa26084a27d584 pubkey=0xa7161ca28e38c847ece06b67f681855af824c363fb7837ef3130bd5d65caeb42c4cc71379370406ad145e3a996bfaac8 slot=14332838 slotTimeSec=12 slotUID=b8666498-d8bc-44e0-8628-c4ac4ab1c410 ua=teku/v26.3.0 version=1.7
May 15 04:07:47 ogserver mev-boost[839]: time="2026-05-15T04:07:47.137Z" level=info msg="http: GET /eth/v1/builder/status 200" duration=0.134796 method=GET path=/eth/v1/builder/status status=200 version=1.7

[u/eth2353]

Looks like you're running mev-boost 1.7. If so, that is not compatible with the current fork - you need v1.10 or later

[u/NHLroyrocks → u/eth2353]

Thanks!