feat(storage): add Synor Storage L2 decentralized storage layer

Complete implementation of the Synor Storage Layer (L2) for decentralized
content storage. This enables permanent, censorship-resistant storage of
any file type including Next.js apps, Flutter apps, and arbitrary data.

Core modules:
- cid.rs: Content addressing with Blake3/SHA256 hashing (synor1... format)
- chunker.rs: File chunking for parallel upload/download (1MB chunks)
- erasure.rs: Reed-Solomon erasure coding (10+4 shards) for fault tolerance
- proof.rs: Storage proofs with Merkle trees for verification
- deal.rs: Storage deals and market economics (3 pricing tiers)

Infrastructure:
- node/: Storage node service with P2P networking and local storage
- gateway/: HTTP gateway for browser access with LRU caching
- Docker deployment with nginx load balancer

Architecture:
- Operates as L2 alongside Synor L1 blockchain
- Storage proofs verified on-chain for reward distribution
- Can lose 4 shards per chunk and still recover data
- Gateway URLs: /synor1<cid> for content access

All 28 unit tests passing.

crates/synor-storage/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,48 +1,53 @@
 [package]
 name = "synor-storage"
-version.workspace = true
-edition.workspace = true
-authors.workspace = true
-license.workspace = true
-description = "RocksDB storage layer for Synor blockchain"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+description = "Decentralized storage layer for the Synor blockchain"
+license = "MIT"
+authors = ["Synor Team"]
+repository = "https://github.com/synor/synor"
 
 [dependencies]
+# Core
+thiserror = "1"
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_bytes = "0.11"
+serde_json = "1"
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
+async-trait = "0.1"
+bytes = "1"
+
+# Cryptography
+blake3 = "1"
+sha2 = "0.10"
+ed25519-dalek = "2"
+
+# Encoding
+bs58 = "0.5"
+hex = "0.4"
+base64 = "0.22"
+
+# Erasure coding
+reed-solomon-erasure = "6"
+
+# Storage
+rocksdb = { version = "0.22", optional = true }
+
+# Networking (for storage nodes)
+libp2p = { version = "0.54", features = ["tcp", "quic", "noise", "yamux", "kad", "identify", "gossipsub"], optional = true }
+
+# Local workspace crates
 synor-types = { path = "../synor-types" }
-synor-dag = { path = "../synor-dag" }
-synor-consensus = { path = "../synor-consensus" }
-
-# Database
-rocksdb = { version = "0.22", default-features = false, features = ["lz4", "zstd"] }
-
-# Serialization
-serde = { workspace = true }
-borsh = { workspace = true }
-
-# Data structures
-hashbrown = "0.14"
-lru = { workspace = true }
-parking_lot = "0.12"
-smallvec = { workspace = true }
-
-# Error handling
-thiserror = { workspace = true }
-
-# Logging
-tracing = { workspace = true }
-
-# Async
-tokio = { workspace = true }
-
-[dev-dependencies]
-tempfile = "3.8"
-rand = { workspace = true }
-criterion = { workspace = true }
-borsh = { workspace = true }
-
-[[bench]]
-name = "storage_bench"
-harness = false
+synor-crypto = { path = "../synor-crypto" }
 
 [features]
 default = []
-test-utils = []
+node = ["libp2p", "rocksdb"]
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "synor-storage-node"
+path = "src/bin/storage-node.rs"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = "3"
+rand = "0.8"

crates/synor-storage/src/bin/storage-node.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+//! Synor Storage Node Binary
+//!
+//! Runs a storage node that participates in the Synor Storage network.
+//!
+//! Usage:
+//!   synor-storage-node --config /path/to/config.toml
+//!   synor-storage-node --data-dir ./storage-data
+
+use synor_storage::{NodeConfig, StorageNode, GatewayConfig, Gateway};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    // Initialize logging
+    let log_level = std::env::var("RUST_LOG").unwrap_or_else(|_| "info".to_string());
+    eprintln!("Starting Synor Storage Node (log level: {})", log_level);
+
+    // Parse command line arguments
+    let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
+
+    let config_path = args.iter()
+        .position(|a| a == "--config")
+        .map(|i| args.get(i + 1))
+        .flatten()
+        .cloned();
+
+    let data_dir = args.iter()
+        .position(|a| a == "--data-dir")
+        .map(|i| args.get(i + 1))
+        .flatten()
+        .cloned()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "./synor-storage-data".to_string());
+
+    // Load configuration
+    let node_config = if let Some(path) = config_path {
+        eprintln!("Loading config from: {}", path);
+        // TODO: Load from TOML file
+        NodeConfig {
+            data_dir: data_dir.clone(),
+            ..NodeConfig::default()
+        }
+    } else {
+        NodeConfig {
+            data_dir: data_dir.clone(),
+            ..NodeConfig::default()
+        }
+    };
+
+    eprintln!("Data directory: {}", node_config.data_dir);
+    eprintln!("Capacity: {} bytes", node_config.capacity);
+
+    // Create and start the storage node
+    eprintln!("Initializing storage node...");
+    let node = StorageNode::new(node_config.clone()).await?;
+
+    eprintln!("Starting storage node...");
+    node.start().await?;
+
+    let state = node.state().await;
+    eprintln!("Node state: {:?}", state);
+
+    // Start the gateway if enabled
+    let gateway_enabled = std::env::var("GATEWAY_ENABLED")
+        .map(|v| v == "true" || v == "1")
+        .unwrap_or(true);
+
+    if gateway_enabled {
+        let gateway_config = GatewayConfig {
+            listen_addr: std::env::var("GATEWAY_ADDR").unwrap_or_else(|_| "0.0.0.0:8080".to_string()),
+            ..GatewayConfig::default()
+        };
+
+        eprintln!("Starting gateway on {}...", gateway_config.listen_addr);
+        let gateway = Gateway::new(gateway_config);
+        gateway.start().await?;
+    }
+
+    eprintln!("Storage node is running!");
+    eprintln!("Press Ctrl+C to stop");
+
+    // Wait for shutdown signal
+    tokio::signal::ctrl_c().await?;
+
+    eprintln!("\nShutting down...");
+    node.stop().await?;
+    eprintln!("Storage node stopped");
+
+    Ok(())
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/chunker.rs

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+//! File chunking for large file storage
+//!
+//! Files are split into fixed-size chunks for:
+//! - Parallel upload/download
+//! - Efficient deduplication
+//! - Erasure coding application
+
+use crate::cid::ContentId;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// Default chunk size: 1 MB
+pub const DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 1024 * 1024;
+
+/// A chunk of a file
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Chunk {
+    /// Chunk index within the file
+    pub index: u32,
+    /// Content ID of this chunk
+    pub cid: ContentId,
+    /// Chunk data
+    #[serde(with = "serde_bytes")]
+    pub data: Vec<u8>,
+    /// Offset in the original file
+    pub offset: u64,
+}
+
+impl Chunk {
+    /// Create a new chunk
+    pub fn new(index: u32, data: Vec<u8>, offset: u64) -> Self {
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(&data);
+        Self {
+            index,
+            cid,
+            data,
+            offset,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Verify chunk integrity
+    pub fn verify(&self) -> bool {
+        self.cid.verify(&self.data)
+    }
+
+    /// Get chunk size
+    pub fn size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.data.len()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Chunker configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ChunkerConfig {
+    /// Size of each chunk in bytes
+    pub chunk_size: usize,
+}
+
+impl Default for ChunkerConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            chunk_size: DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// File chunker - splits files into chunks
+pub struct Chunker {
+    config: ChunkerConfig,
+}
+
+impl Chunker {
+    /// Create a new chunker with default config
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            config: ChunkerConfig::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new chunker with custom config
+    pub fn with_config(config: ChunkerConfig) -> Self {
+        Self { config }
+    }
+
+    /// Split data into chunks
+    pub fn chunk(&self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<Chunk> {
+        let mut chunks = Vec::new();
+        let mut offset = 0u64;
+        let mut index = 0u32;
+
+        for chunk_data in data.chunks(self.config.chunk_size) {
+            chunks.push(Chunk::new(
+                index,
+                chunk_data.to_vec(),
+                offset,
+            ));
+            offset += chunk_data.len() as u64;
+            index += 1;
+        }
+
+        chunks
+    }
+
+    /// Reassemble chunks into original data
+    pub fn reassemble(&self, chunks: &[Chunk]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ReassembleError> {
+        if chunks.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Vec::new());
+        }
+
+        // Sort by index
+        let mut sorted: Vec<_> = chunks.iter().collect();
+        sorted.sort_by_key(|c| c.index);
+
+        // Verify indices are contiguous
+        for (i, chunk) in sorted.iter().enumerate() {
+            if chunk.index != i as u32 {
+                return Err(ReassembleError::MissingChunk(i as u32));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Verify each chunk
+        for chunk in &sorted {
+            if !chunk.verify() {
+                return Err(ReassembleError::InvalidChunk(chunk.index));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Combine data
+        let total_size: usize = sorted.iter().map(|c| c.data.len()).sum();
+        let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(total_size);
+        
+        for chunk in sorted {
+            result.extend_from_slice(&chunk.data);
+        }
+
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the number of chunks for a given file size
+    pub fn chunk_count(&self, file_size: u64) -> u32 {
+        let size = file_size as usize;
+        let full_chunks = size / self.config.chunk_size;
+        let has_remainder = size % self.config.chunk_size != 0;
+        
+        (full_chunks + if has_remainder { 1 } else { 0 }) as u32
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Chunker {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Errors during chunk reassembly
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum ReassembleError {
+    /// A chunk is missing from the sequence
+    MissingChunk(u32),
+    /// A chunk failed integrity verification
+    InvalidChunk(u32),
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for ReassembleError {}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for ReassembleError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::MissingChunk(i) => write!(f, "Missing chunk at index {}", i),
+            Self::InvalidChunk(i) => write!(f, "Chunk {} failed verification", i),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Metadata about a chunked file
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ChunkedFile {
+    /// CID of the complete file
+    pub cid: ContentId,
+    /// Total file size
+    pub size: u64,
+    /// Number of chunks
+    pub chunk_count: u32,
+    /// Size of each chunk (except possibly last)
+    pub chunk_size: usize,
+    /// CIDs of each chunk in order
+    pub chunk_cids: Vec<ContentId>,
+}
+
+impl ChunkedFile {
+    /// Create metadata from chunks
+    pub fn from_chunks(chunks: &[Chunk], original_cid: ContentId) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            cid: original_cid,
+            size: chunks.iter().map(|c| c.data.len() as u64).sum(),
+            chunk_count: chunks.len() as u32,
+            chunk_size: if chunks.is_empty() { 0 } else { chunks[0].data.len() },
+            chunk_cids: chunks.iter().map(|c| c.cid.clone()).collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chunk_small_file() {
+        let chunker = Chunker::new();
+        let data = b"Small file that fits in one chunk";
+        
+        let chunks = chunker.chunk(data);
+        assert_eq!(chunks.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(chunks[0].data, data);
+        assert!(chunks[0].verify());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chunk_large_file() {
+        let config = ChunkerConfig { chunk_size: 10 };
+        let chunker = Chunker::with_config(config);
+        
+        let data = b"This is a longer file that will be split into chunks";
+        let chunks = chunker.chunk(data);
+        
+        assert!(chunks.len() > 1);
+        
+        // Verify all chunks
+        for chunk in &chunks {
+            assert!(chunk.verify());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reassemble() {
+        let config = ChunkerConfig { chunk_size: 10 };
+        let chunker = Chunker::with_config(config);
+        
+        let original = b"This is a test file for chunking and reassembly";
+        let chunks = chunker.chunk(original);
+        
+        let reassembled = chunker.reassemble(&chunks).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(reassembled, original);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reassemble_missing_chunk() {
+        let config = ChunkerConfig { chunk_size: 10 };
+        let chunker = Chunker::with_config(config);
+        
+        let data = b"Test data for missing chunk test case here";
+        let mut chunks = chunker.chunk(data);
+        
+        // Remove middle chunk
+        chunks.remove(1);
+        
+        let result = chunker.reassemble(&chunks);
+        assert!(matches!(result, Err(ReassembleError::MissingChunk(_))));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chunk_count() {
+        let config = ChunkerConfig { chunk_size: 100 };
+        let chunker = Chunker::with_config(config);
+        
+        assert_eq!(chunker.chunk_count(0), 0);
+        assert_eq!(chunker.chunk_count(50), 1);
+        assert_eq!(chunker.chunk_count(100), 1);
+        assert_eq!(chunker.chunk_count(101), 2);
+        assert_eq!(chunker.chunk_count(250), 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_empty_file() {
+        let chunker = Chunker::new();
+        let chunks = chunker.chunk(&[]);
+        
+        assert!(chunks.is_empty());
+        
+        let reassembled = chunker.reassemble(&chunks).unwrap();
+        assert!(reassembled.is_empty());
+    }
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/cid.rs

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+//! Content Identifier (CID) - Hash-based content addressing
+//!
+//! Every file in Synor Storage is identified by its cryptographic hash,
+//! not by location. This enables content verification and deduplication.
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt;
+
+/// Hash algorithm identifiers (multihash compatible)
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+pub enum HashType {
+    /// SHA2-256 (0x12)
+    Sha256 = 0x12,
+    /// Keccak-256 (0x1B)
+    Keccak256 = 0x1B,
+    /// Blake3 (0x1E) - Synor default
+    Blake3 = 0x1E,
+}
+
+impl Default for HashType {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Blake3
+    }
+}
+
+/// Content Identifier - uniquely identifies content by hash
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ContentId {
+    /// Hash algorithm used
+    pub hash_type: HashType,
+    /// Hash digest (32 bytes)
+    pub digest: [u8; 32],
+    /// Content size in bytes
+    pub size: u64,
+}
+
+impl ContentId {
+    /// Create a new CID from content bytes using Blake3
+    pub fn from_content(data: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let hash = blake3::hash(data);
+        Self {
+            hash_type: HashType::Blake3,
+            digest: *hash.as_bytes(),
+            size: data.len() as u64,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new CID from content bytes using SHA256
+    pub fn from_content_sha256(data: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        use sha2::{Sha256, Digest};
+        let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
+        hasher.update(data);
+        let result = hasher.finalize();
+        
+        let mut digest = [0u8; 32];
+        digest.copy_from_slice(&result);
+        
+        Self {
+            hash_type: HashType::Sha256,
+            digest,
+            size: data.len() as u64,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Verify that content matches this CID
+    pub fn verify(&self, data: &[u8]) -> bool {
+        if data.len() as u64 != self.size {
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        match self.hash_type {
+            HashType::Blake3 => {
+                let hash = blake3::hash(data);
+                hash.as_bytes() == &self.digest
+            }
+            HashType::Sha256 => {
+                use sha2::{Sha256, Digest};
+                let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
+                hasher.update(data);
+                let result = hasher.finalize();
+                result.as_slice() == &self.digest
+            }
+            HashType::Keccak256 => {
+                // TODO: Implement Keccak256 verification
+                false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Encode CID as a string (synor1...)
+    pub fn to_string_repr(&self) -> String {
+        let mut bytes = Vec::with_capacity(34);
+        bytes.push(self.hash_type as u8);
+        bytes.push(32); // digest length
+        bytes.extend_from_slice(&self.digest);
+        format!("synor1{}", bs58::encode(&bytes).into_string())
+    }
+
+    /// Parse CID from string representation
+    pub fn from_string(s: &str) -> Result<Self, CidParseError> {
+        if !s.starts_with("synor1") {
+            return Err(CidParseError::InvalidPrefix);
+        }
+        
+        let encoded = &s[6..]; // Skip "synor1"
+        let bytes = bs58::decode(encoded)
+            .into_vec()
+            .map_err(|_| CidParseError::InvalidBase58)?;
+        
+        if bytes.len() < 34 {
+            return Err(CidParseError::InvalidLength);
+        }
+        
+        let hash_type = match bytes[0] {
+            0x12 => HashType::Sha256,
+            0x1B => HashType::Keccak256,
+            0x1E => HashType::Blake3,
+            _ => return Err(CidParseError::UnknownHashType),
+        };
+        
+        let digest_len = bytes[1] as usize;
+        if digest_len != 32 || bytes.len() < 2 + digest_len {
+            return Err(CidParseError::InvalidLength);
+        }
+        
+        let mut digest = [0u8; 32];
+        digest.copy_from_slice(&bytes[2..34]);
+        
+        Ok(Self {
+            hash_type,
+            digest,
+            size: 0, // Size not encoded in string
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Get the digest as hex string
+    pub fn digest_hex(&self) -> String {
+        hex::encode(self.digest)
+    }
+
+    /// Create CID for an empty file
+    pub fn empty() -> Self {
+        Self::from_content(&[])
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for ContentId {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("ContentId")
+            .field("hash_type", &self.hash_type)
+            .field("digest", &self.digest_hex())
+            .field("size", &self.size)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ContentId {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", self.to_string_repr())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Errors when parsing CID from string
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum CidParseError {
+    /// Missing "synor1" prefix
+    InvalidPrefix,
+    /// Invalid base58 encoding
+    InvalidBase58,
+    /// Invalid length
+    InvalidLength,
+    /// Unknown hash type
+    UnknownHashType,
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for CidParseError {}
+
+impl fmt::Display for CidParseError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::InvalidPrefix => write!(f, "CID must start with 'synor1'"),
+            Self::InvalidBase58 => write!(f, "Invalid base58 encoding"),
+            Self::InvalidLength => write!(f, "Invalid CID length"),
+            Self::UnknownHashType => write!(f, "Unknown hash type"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cid_from_content() {
+        let data = b"Hello, Synor Storage!";
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(data);
+        
+        assert_eq!(cid.hash_type, HashType::Blake3);
+        assert_eq!(cid.size, data.len() as u64);
+        assert!(cid.verify(data));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cid_verification_fails_wrong_data() {
+        let data = b"Hello, Synor Storage!";
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(data);
+        
+        assert!(!cid.verify(b"Wrong data"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cid_string_roundtrip() {
+        let data = b"Test content for CID";
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(data);
+        
+        let s = cid.to_string_repr();
+        assert!(s.starts_with("synor1"));
+        
+        let parsed = ContentId::from_string(&s).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cid.hash_type, parsed.hash_type);
+        assert_eq!(cid.digest, parsed.digest);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cid_display() {
+        let data = b"Display test";
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(data);
+        
+        let display = format!("{}", cid);
+        assert!(display.starts_with("synor1"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cid_sha256() {
+        let data = b"SHA256 test";
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content_sha256(data);
+        
+        assert_eq!(cid.hash_type, HashType::Sha256);
+        assert!(cid.verify(data));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_empty_cid() {
+        let cid = ContentId::empty();
+        assert_eq!(cid.size, 0);
+        assert!(cid.verify(&[]));
+    }
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/deal.rs

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+//! Storage Deals - Economic layer for storage
+//!
+//! Users pay storage providers to store their data.
+//! Deals are registered on L1 for enforcement.
+
+use crate::cid::ContentId;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// Storage deal status
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum DealStatus {
+    /// Awaiting storage node acceptance
+    Pending,
+    /// Deal active, data being stored
+    Active,
+    /// Deal completed successfully
+    Completed,
+    /// Storage node failed proofs
+    Failed,
+    /// Deal cancelled by user
+    Cancelled,
+}
+
+/// Storage deal between user and storage provider
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct StorageDeal {
+    /// Unique deal ID
+    pub deal_id: [u8; 32],
+    /// Content being stored
+    pub cid: ContentId,
+    /// Client address (paying for storage)
+    pub client: [u8; 32],
+    /// Storage provider node ID
+    pub provider: Option<[u8; 32]>,
+    /// Content size in bytes
+    pub size: u64,
+    /// Storage duration (in L1 blocks)
+    pub duration: u64,
+    /// Price per byte per epoch (in atomic SYNOR units)
+    pub price_per_byte_epoch: u64,
+    /// Total collateral locked by provider
+    pub provider_collateral: u64,
+    /// Client deposit
+    pub client_deposit: u64,
+    /// Deal start block (on L1)
+    pub start_block: u64,
+    /// Deal end block (on L1)
+    pub end_block: u64,
+    /// Current status
+    pub status: DealStatus,
+    /// Replication factor (how many nodes store the data)
+    pub replication: u8,
+    /// Failed proof count
+    pub failed_proofs: u32,
+    /// Successful proof count
+    pub successful_proofs: u32,
+}
+
+impl StorageDeal {
+    /// Calculate total cost for the deal
+    pub fn total_cost(&self) -> u64 {
+        let epochs = self.duration;
+        self.size
+            .saturating_mul(self.price_per_byte_epoch)
+            .saturating_mul(epochs)
+            .saturating_mul(self.replication as u64)
+    }
+
+    /// Check if deal is active
+    pub fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
+        self.status == DealStatus::Active
+    }
+
+    /// Check if deal has expired
+    pub fn is_expired(&self, current_block: u64) -> bool {
+        current_block >= self.end_block
+    }
+
+    /// Calculate provider reward for successful storage
+    pub fn provider_reward(&self) -> u64 {
+        // Provider gets paid based on successful proofs
+        let total_possible_proofs = self.duration / 100; // Assume proof every 100 blocks
+        if total_possible_proofs == 0 {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        
+        let success_rate = self.successful_proofs as u64 * 100 / total_possible_proofs;
+        self.total_cost() * success_rate / 100
+    }
+}
+
+/// Request to create a new storage deal
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct CreateDealRequest {
+    /// Content to store
+    pub cid: ContentId,
+    /// Content size
+    pub size: u64,
+    /// Desired duration (blocks)
+    pub duration: u64,
+    /// Maximum price willing to pay
+    pub max_price_per_byte_epoch: u64,
+    /// Desired replication factor
+    pub replication: u8,
+    /// Preferred regions (optional)
+    pub preferred_regions: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+/// Storage provider offer
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct StorageOffer {
+    /// Provider node ID
+    pub provider: [u8; 32],
+    /// Available capacity (bytes)
+    pub available_capacity: u64,
+    /// Price per byte per epoch
+    pub price_per_byte_epoch: u64,
+    /// Minimum deal duration
+    pub min_duration: u64,
+    /// Maximum deal duration
+    pub max_duration: u64,
+    /// Regions served
+    pub regions: Vec<String>,
+    /// Provider stake amount
+    pub stake: u64,
+    /// Historical uptime percentage
+    pub uptime: u8,
+    /// Success rate (proofs passed / total)
+    pub success_rate: u8,
+}
+
+/// Storage market for matching clients with providers
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct StorageMarket {
+    /// Active deals
+    pub deals: Vec<StorageDeal>,
+    /// Available offers from providers
+    pub offers: Vec<StorageOffer>,
+}
+
+impl StorageMarket {
+    /// Create a new storage market
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    /// Find best providers for a deal request
+    pub fn find_providers(&self, request: &CreateDealRequest) -> Vec<&StorageOffer> {
+        self.offers
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|offer| {
+                offer.available_capacity >= request.size
+                    && offer.price_per_byte_epoch <= request.max_price_per_byte_epoch
+                    && offer.min_duration <= request.duration
+                    && offer.max_duration >= request.duration
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Add a storage offer
+    pub fn add_offer(&mut self, offer: StorageOffer) {
+        self.offers.push(offer);
+    }
+
+    /// Create a deal from request and accepted offer
+    pub fn create_deal(
+        &mut self,
+        request: CreateDealRequest,
+        provider: [u8; 32],
+        client: [u8; 32],
+        current_block: u64,
+    ) -> StorageDeal {
+        let deal_id = self.generate_deal_id(&request.cid, &client, current_block);
+        
+        let offer = self.offers.iter().find(|o| o.provider == provider);
+        let price = offer.map(|o| o.price_per_byte_epoch).unwrap_or(0);
+
+        let deal = StorageDeal {
+            deal_id,
+            cid: request.cid,
+            client,
+            provider: Some(provider),
+            size: request.size,
+            duration: request.duration,
+            price_per_byte_epoch: price,
+            provider_collateral: 0, // Set during acceptance
+            client_deposit: 0, // Set during creation
+            start_block: current_block,
+            end_block: current_block + request.duration,
+            status: DealStatus::Pending,
+            replication: request.replication,
+            failed_proofs: 0,
+            successful_proofs: 0,
+        };
+
+        self.deals.push(deal.clone());
+        deal
+    }
+
+    fn generate_deal_id(&self, cid: &ContentId, client: &[u8; 32], block: u64) -> [u8; 32] {
+        let mut input = Vec::new();
+        input.extend_from_slice(&cid.digest);
+        input.extend_from_slice(client);
+        input.extend_from_slice(&block.to_le_bytes());
+        *blake3::hash(&input).as_bytes()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Pricing tiers for storage
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct PricingTier {
+    /// Tier name
+    pub name: String,
+    /// Price per GB per month (in atomic SYNOR)
+    pub price_per_gb_month: u64,
+    /// Minimum replication
+    pub min_replication: u8,
+    /// SLA uptime guarantee in basis points (10000 = 100%)
+    pub uptime_sla_bps: u16,
+}
+
+impl PricingTier {
+    /// Standard tier - basic storage
+    pub fn standard() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: "Standard".to_string(),
+            price_per_gb_month: 100_000_000, // 0.1 SYNOR per GB/month
+            min_replication: 3,
+            uptime_sla_bps: 9900, // 99.00%
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Premium tier - higher redundancy
+    pub fn premium() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: "Premium".to_string(),
+            price_per_gb_month: 250_000_000, // 0.25 SYNOR per GB/month
+            min_replication: 5,
+            uptime_sla_bps: 9990, // 99.90%
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Permanent tier - one-time payment for ~20 years
+    pub fn permanent() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: "Permanent".to_string(),
+            price_per_gb_month: 2_400_000_000, // 2.4 SYNOR per GB (one-time, ~20 years equiv)
+            min_replication: 10,
+            uptime_sla_bps: 9999, // 99.99%
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_deal_cost() {
+        let deal = StorageDeal {
+            deal_id: [0u8; 32],
+            cid: ContentId::from_content(b"test"),
+            client: [1u8; 32],
+            provider: Some([2u8; 32]),
+            size: 1_000_000_000, // 1 GB
+            duration: 100,
+            price_per_byte_epoch: 1,
+            provider_collateral: 0,
+            client_deposit: 0,
+            start_block: 0,
+            end_block: 100,
+            status: DealStatus::Active,
+            replication: 3,
+            failed_proofs: 0,
+            successful_proofs: 0,
+        };
+
+        let cost = deal.total_cost();
+        assert_eq!(cost, 1_000_000_000 * 100 * 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_market_find_providers() {
+        let mut market = StorageMarket::new();
+        
+        market.add_offer(StorageOffer {
+            provider: [1u8; 32],
+            available_capacity: 100_000_000_000, // 100 GB
+            price_per_byte_epoch: 1,
+            min_duration: 10,
+            max_duration: 10000,
+            regions: vec!["US".to_string()],
+            stake: 1000,
+            uptime: 99,
+            success_rate: 99,
+        });
+
+        let request = CreateDealRequest {
+            cid: ContentId::from_content(b"test"),
+            size: 1_000_000,
+            duration: 100,
+            max_price_per_byte_epoch: 2,
+            replication: 3,
+            preferred_regions: vec![],
+        };
+
+        let providers = market.find_providers(&request);
+        assert_eq!(providers.len(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_pricing_tiers() {
+        let standard = PricingTier::standard();
+        let premium = PricingTier::premium();
+        let permanent = PricingTier::permanent();
+
+        assert!(standard.price_per_gb_month < premium.price_per_gb_month);
+        assert!(premium.price_per_gb_month < permanent.price_per_gb_month);
+        assert!(standard.min_replication < premium.min_replication);
+    }
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/erasure.rs

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+//! Erasure Coding for fault-tolerant storage
+//!
+//! Uses Reed-Solomon coding to add redundancy to chunks.
+//! Allows recovery of data even if some shards are lost.
+
+use reed_solomon_erasure::galois_8::ReedSolomon;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use crate::cid::ContentId;
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+
+/// Default number of data shards
+pub const DEFAULT_DATA_SHARDS: usize = 10;
+/// Default number of parity shards
+pub const DEFAULT_PARITY_SHARDS: usize = 4;
+
+/// Erasure coding configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ErasureConfig {
+    /// Number of data shards (original data pieces)
+    pub data_shards: usize,
+    /// Number of parity shards (redundancy pieces)
+    pub parity_shards: usize,
+}
+
+impl Default for ErasureConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data_shards: DEFAULT_DATA_SHARDS,
+            parity_shards: DEFAULT_PARITY_SHARDS,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ErasureConfig {
+    /// Total number of shards
+    pub fn total_shards(&self) -> usize {
+        self.data_shards + self.parity_shards
+    }
+
+    /// Maximum shards that can be lost while still recovering
+    pub fn fault_tolerance(&self) -> usize {
+        self.parity_shards
+    }
+}
+
+/// A single shard of encoded data
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Shard {
+    /// Shard index (0..total_shards)
+    pub index: usize,
+    /// Whether this is a data shard (vs parity)
+    pub is_data: bool,
+    /// Shard content
+    #[serde(with = "serde_bytes")]
+    pub data: Vec<u8>,
+    /// Hash of shard data
+    pub hash: [u8; 32],
+}
+
+impl Shard {
+    /// Create a new shard
+    pub fn new(index: usize, is_data: bool, data: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        let hash = *blake3::hash(&data).as_bytes();
+        Self {
+            index,
+            is_data,
+            data,
+            hash,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Verify shard integrity
+    pub fn verify(&self) -> bool {
+        let computed = *blake3::hash(&self.data).as_bytes();
+        computed == self.hash
+    }
+}
+
+/// Erasure-coded chunk
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct EncodedChunk {
+    /// Original chunk CID
+    pub chunk_cid: ContentId,
+    /// Original data size (before padding)
+    pub original_size: usize,
+    /// Shard size (padded to be divisible by data_shards)
+    pub shard_size: usize,
+    /// Configuration used for encoding
+    pub data_shards: usize,
+    pub parity_shards: usize,
+    /// All shards
+    pub shards: Vec<Shard>,
+}
+
+/// Erasure encoder/decoder
+pub struct ErasureCoder {
+    config: ErasureConfig,
+    rs: ReedSolomon,
+}
+
+impl ErasureCoder {
+    /// Create a new erasure coder with default config
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+        Self::with_config(ErasureConfig::default())
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new erasure coder with custom config
+    pub fn with_config(config: ErasureConfig) -> Result<Self> {
+        let rs = ReedSolomon::new(config.data_shards, config.parity_shards)
+            .map_err(|e| Error::ErasureCoding(format!("Failed to create RS coder: {}", e)))?;
+        
+        Ok(Self { config, rs })
+    }
+
+    /// Encode data into shards with parity
+    pub fn encode(&self, data: &[u8], chunk_cid: ContentId) -> Result<EncodedChunk> {
+        let original_size = data.len();
+        
+        // Pad data to be divisible by data_shards
+        let shard_size = (data.len() + self.config.data_shards - 1) / self.config.data_shards;
+        let padded_size = shard_size * self.config.data_shards;
+        
+        let mut padded_data = data.to_vec();
+        padded_data.resize(padded_size, 0);
+
+        // Split into data shards
+        let mut shards: Vec<Vec<u8>> = padded_data
+            .chunks(shard_size)
+            .map(|c| c.to_vec())
+            .collect();
+
+        // Add parity shards (initially empty)
+        for _ in 0..self.config.parity_shards {
+            shards.push(vec![0u8; shard_size]);
+        }
+
+        // Encode parity
+        self.rs.encode(&mut shards)
+            .map_err(|e| Error::ErasureCoding(format!("Encoding failed: {}", e)))?;
+
+        // Create shard structs
+        let shard_structs: Vec<Shard> = shards
+            .into_iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(i, data)| {
+                Shard::new(i, i < self.config.data_shards, data)
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        Ok(EncodedChunk {
+            chunk_cid,
+            original_size,
+            shard_size,
+            data_shards: self.config.data_shards,
+            parity_shards: self.config.parity_shards,
+            shards: shard_structs,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Decode shards back to original data
+    /// Some shards can be None (missing) as long as enough remain
+    pub fn decode(&self, encoded: &EncodedChunk) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        let total = encoded.data_shards + encoded.parity_shards;
+        
+        // Prepare shards (Some for present, None for missing)
+        let mut shards: Vec<Option<Vec<u8>>> = vec![None; total];
+        let mut present_count = 0;
+
+        for shard in &encoded.shards {
+            if shard.index < total && shard.verify() {
+                shards[shard.index] = Some(shard.data.clone());
+                present_count += 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Check if we have enough shards
+        if present_count < encoded.data_shards {
+            return Err(Error::ErasureCoding(format!(
+                "Not enough shards: have {}, need {}",
+                present_count, encoded.data_shards
+            )));
+        }
+
+        // Reconstruct missing shards
+        self.rs.reconstruct(&mut shards)
+            .map_err(|e| Error::ErasureCoding(format!("Reconstruction failed: {}", e)))?;
+
+        // Combine data shards
+        let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(encoded.original_size);
+        for i in 0..encoded.data_shards {
+            if let Some(ref shard_data) = shards[i] {
+                result.extend_from_slice(shard_data);
+            } else {
+                return Err(Error::ErasureCoding("Reconstruction incomplete".into()));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Trim padding
+        result.truncate(encoded.original_size);
+
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for ErasureCoder {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new().expect("Default erasure config should work")
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encode_decode() {
+        let coder = ErasureCoder::new().unwrap();
+        let data = b"Hello, erasure coding!";
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(data);
+        
+        let encoded = coder.encode(data, cid).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(encoded.shards.len(), 14); // 10 data + 4 parity
+        
+        let decoded = coder.decode(&encoded).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(decoded, data);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_recovery_with_missing_shards() {
+        let coder = ErasureCoder::new().unwrap();
+        let data = b"Test data for recovery with some missing shards";
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(data);
+        
+        let mut encoded = coder.encode(data, cid).unwrap();
+        
+        // Remove 4 shards (max we can lose with 4 parity)
+        encoded.shards.remove(0);
+        encoded.shards.remove(2);
+        encoded.shards.remove(4);
+        encoded.shards.remove(6);
+        
+        let decoded = coder.decode(&encoded).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(decoded, data);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_too_many_missing_shards() {
+        let coder = ErasureCoder::new().unwrap();
+        let data = b"Test data";
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(data);
+        
+        let mut encoded = coder.encode(data, cid).unwrap();
+        
+        // Remove 5 shards (more than 4 parity can handle)
+        for _ in 0..5 {
+            encoded.shards.remove(0);
+        }
+        
+        let result = coder.decode(&encoded);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_shard_verification() {
+        let shard = Shard::new(0, true, b"test data".to_vec());
+        assert!(shard.verify());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_small_config() {
+        let config = ErasureConfig {
+            data_shards: 2,
+            parity_shards: 1,
+        };
+        let coder = ErasureCoder::with_config(config).unwrap();
+        
+        let data = b"Small test";
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(data);
+        
+        let encoded = coder.encode(data, cid).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(encoded.shards.len(), 3);
+        
+        let decoded = coder.decode(&encoded).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(decoded, data);
+    }
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/error.rs

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+//! Error types for Synor Storage
+
+use std::fmt;
+
+/// Result type for storage operations
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+
+/// Storage layer errors
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    /// Content not found
+    NotFound(String),
+    /// Invalid CID format
+    InvalidCid(String),
+    /// Chunk reassembly failed
+    ReassemblyFailed(String),
+    /// Erasure coding error
+    ErasureCoding(String),
+    /// Storage proof verification failed
+    ProofVerificationFailed(String),
+    /// Deal not found or invalid
+    InvalidDeal(String),
+    /// Insufficient storage capacity
+    InsufficientCapacity,
+    /// Network error
+    Network(String),
+    /// I/O error
+    Io(std::io::Error),
+    /// Serialization error
+    Serialization(String),
+    /// Internal error
+    Internal(String),
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::NotFound(msg) => write!(f, "Content not found: {}", msg),
+            Self::InvalidCid(msg) => write!(f, "Invalid CID: {}", msg),
+            Self::ReassemblyFailed(msg) => write!(f, "Chunk reassembly failed: {}", msg),
+            Self::ErasureCoding(msg) => write!(f, "Erasure coding error: {}", msg),
+            Self::ProofVerificationFailed(msg) => write!(f, "Proof verification failed: {}", msg),
+            Self::InvalidDeal(msg) => write!(f, "Invalid deal: {}", msg),
+            Self::InsufficientCapacity => write!(f, "Insufficient storage capacity"),
+            Self::Network(msg) => write!(f, "Network error: {}", msg),
+            Self::Io(e) => write!(f, "I/O error: {}", e),
+            Self::Serialization(msg) => write!(f, "Serialization error: {}", msg),
+            Self::Internal(msg) => write!(f, "Internal error: {}", msg),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(e: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::Io(e)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<serde_json::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(e: serde_json::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::Serialization(e.to_string())
+    }
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/gateway/cache.rs

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+//! Gateway Cache - LRU cache for frequently accessed content
+//!
+//! Caches resolved content to reduce load on storage nodes
+//! and improve response times for popular content.
+
+use crate::cid::ContentId;
+use super::GatewayResponse;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+/// LRU cache entry
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct CacheEntry {
+    /// Cached response
+    response: GatewayResponse,
+    /// Access count
+    access_count: u64,
+    /// Last access timestamp
+    last_access: u64,
+    /// Size in bytes
+    size: u64,
+}
+
+/// LRU cache for gateway responses
+pub struct GatewayCache {
+    /// Maximum cache size in bytes
+    max_size: u64,
+    /// Current size in bytes
+    current_size: u64,
+    /// Cached entries by CID
+    entries: HashMap<ContentId, CacheEntry>,
+    /// Access order for LRU eviction (CID, last_access)
+    access_order: Vec<(ContentId, u64)>,
+    /// Cache statistics
+    stats: CacheStats,
+}
+
+/// Cache statistics
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct CacheStats {
+    /// Total hits
+    pub hits: u64,
+    /// Total misses
+    pub misses: u64,
+    /// Total evictions
+    pub evictions: u64,
+    /// Total bytes cached
+    pub bytes_cached: u64,
+    /// Total bytes evicted
+    pub bytes_evicted: u64,
+}
+
+impl GatewayCache {
+    /// Create a new cache with maximum size in bytes
+    pub fn new(max_size: u64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            max_size,
+            current_size: 0,
+            entries: HashMap::new(),
+            access_order: Vec::new(),
+            stats: CacheStats::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get an entry from the cache
+    pub fn get(&self, cid: &ContentId) -> Option<GatewayResponse> {
+        self.entries.get(cid).map(|entry| entry.response.clone())
+    }
+
+    /// Get an entry and update access stats
+    pub fn get_mut(&mut self, cid: &ContentId) -> Option<GatewayResponse> {
+        let now = current_timestamp();
+
+        if let Some(entry) = self.entries.get_mut(cid) {
+            entry.access_count += 1;
+            entry.last_access = now;
+            self.stats.hits += 1;
+
+            // Update access order
+            if let Some(pos) = self.access_order.iter().position(|(c, _)| c == cid) {
+                self.access_order.remove(pos);
+            }
+            self.access_order.push((cid.clone(), now));
+
+            Some(entry.response.clone())
+        } else {
+            self.stats.misses += 1;
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Put an entry in the cache
+    pub fn put(&mut self, cid: ContentId, response: GatewayResponse) {
+        let size = response.content.len() as u64;
+
+        // Don't cache if larger than max size
+        if size > self.max_size {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Remove existing entry if present
+        if self.entries.contains_key(&cid) {
+            self.remove(&cid);
+        }
+
+        // Evict entries until we have space
+        while self.current_size + size > self.max_size && !self.entries.is_empty() {
+            self.evict_lru();
+        }
+
+        let now = current_timestamp();
+        let entry = CacheEntry {
+            response,
+            access_count: 1,
+            last_access: now,
+            size,
+        };
+
+        self.entries.insert(cid.clone(), entry);
+        self.access_order.push((cid, now));
+        self.current_size += size;
+        self.stats.bytes_cached += size;
+    }
+
+    /// Remove an entry from the cache
+    pub fn remove(&mut self, cid: &ContentId) -> Option<GatewayResponse> {
+        if let Some(entry) = self.entries.remove(cid) {
+            self.current_size -= entry.size;
+            self.access_order.retain(|(c, _)| c != cid);
+            Some(entry.response)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Evict the least recently used entry
+    fn evict_lru(&mut self) {
+        if let Some((cid, _)) = self.access_order.first().cloned() {
+            if let Some(entry) = self.entries.remove(&cid) {
+                self.current_size -= entry.size;
+                self.stats.evictions += 1;
+                self.stats.bytes_evicted += entry.size;
+            }
+            self.access_order.remove(0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Clear the entire cache
+    pub fn clear(&mut self) {
+        self.entries.clear();
+        self.access_order.clear();
+        self.current_size = 0;
+    }
+
+    /// Get cache statistics
+    pub fn stats(&self) -> &CacheStats {
+        &self.stats
+    }
+
+    /// Get current cache size in bytes
+    pub fn size(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.current_size
+    }
+
+    /// Get maximum cache size in bytes
+    pub fn max_size(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.max_size
+    }
+
+    /// Get number of entries in cache
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.entries.len()
+    }
+
+    /// Check if cache is empty
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.entries.is_empty()
+    }
+
+    /// Check if CID is in cache
+    pub fn contains(&self, cid: &ContentId) -> bool {
+        self.entries.contains_key(cid)
+    }
+
+    /// Get hit rate
+    pub fn hit_rate(&self) -> f64 {
+        let total = self.stats.hits + self.stats.misses;
+        if total == 0 {
+            0.0
+        } else {
+            self.stats.hits as f64 / total as f64
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Prune entries not accessed since cutoff timestamp
+    pub fn prune_stale(&mut self, cutoff_timestamp: u64) {
+        let stale: Vec<ContentId> = self
+            .entries
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|(_, entry)| entry.last_access < cutoff_timestamp)
+            .map(|(cid, _)| cid.clone())
+            .collect();
+
+        for cid in stale {
+            self.remove(&cid);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get current timestamp in seconds
+fn current_timestamp() -> u64 {
+    std::time::SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_secs()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::cid::ContentId;
+
+    fn make_response(data: &[u8]) -> GatewayResponse {
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(data);
+        GatewayResponse {
+            cid: cid.clone(),
+            content: data.to_vec(),
+            mime_type: "application/octet-stream".to_string(),
+            size: data.len() as u64,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cache_put_get() {
+        let mut cache = GatewayCache::new(1024);
+
+        let data = b"hello world";
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(data);
+        let response = make_response(data);
+
+        cache.put(cid.clone(), response);
+
+        let retrieved = cache.get(&cid).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(retrieved.content, data);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cache_eviction() {
+        let mut cache = GatewayCache::new(100);
+
+        // Add entries until we exceed limit
+        for i in 0..10 {
+            let data = vec![i; 20];
+            let cid = ContentId::from_content(&data);
+            let response = make_response(&data);
+            cache.put(cid, response);
+        }
+
+        // Should have evicted some entries
+        assert!(cache.size() <= 100);
+        assert!(cache.len() < 10);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cache_lru_order() {
+        let mut cache = GatewayCache::new(100);
+
+        // Add 3 entries (each ~10 bytes)
+        let entries: Vec<_> = (0..3)
+            .map(|i| {
+                let data = vec![i; 10];
+                let cid = ContentId::from_content(&data);
+                let response = make_response(&data);
+                (cid, response)
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        for (cid, response) in &entries {
+            cache.put(cid.clone(), response.clone());
+        }
+
+        // Access first entry to make it recently used
+        cache.get_mut(&entries[0].0);
+
+        // Add more entries to trigger eviction
+        for i in 3..10 {
+            let data = vec![i; 10];
+            let cid = ContentId::from_content(&data);
+            let response = make_response(&data);
+            cache.put(cid, response);
+        }
+
+        // First entry should still be present (was accessed recently)
+        assert!(cache.contains(&entries[0].0));
+    }
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/gateway/handler.rs

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+//! Gateway HTTP Handler - Request processing
+//!
+//! Handles incoming HTTP requests and routes them to the appropriate
+//! content resolution logic.
+
+use crate::cid::ContentId;
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+
+/// HTTP request abstraction
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct GatewayRequest {
+    /// Request method
+    pub method: Method,
+    /// Request path (CID or CID/path)
+    pub path: String,
+    /// Query parameters
+    pub query: HashMap<String, String>,
+    /// Request headers
+    pub headers: HashMap<String, String>,
+    /// Client IP address
+    pub client_ip: Option<IpAddr>,
+    /// Request body (for POST)
+    pub body: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+}
+
+/// HTTP methods
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Method {
+    Get,
+    Head,
+    Post,
+    Options,
+}
+
+/// HTTP response
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct HttpResponse {
+    /// Status code
+    pub status: u16,
+    /// Response headers
+    pub headers: HashMap<String, String>,
+    /// Response body
+    pub body: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl HttpResponse {
+    /// Create a 200 OK response
+    pub fn ok(body: Vec<u8>, content_type: &str) -> Self {
+        let mut headers = HashMap::new();
+        headers.insert("Content-Type".to_string(), content_type.to_string());
+        headers.insert("Content-Length".to_string(), body.len().to_string());
+        headers.insert("X-Content-Type-Options".to_string(), "nosniff".to_string());
+
+        Self {
+            status: 200,
+            headers,
+            body,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a 404 Not Found response
+    pub fn not_found(message: &str) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            status: 404,
+            headers: HashMap::new(),
+            body: message.as_bytes().to_vec(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a 400 Bad Request response
+    pub fn bad_request(message: &str) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            status: 400,
+            headers: HashMap::new(),
+            body: message.as_bytes().to_vec(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a 500 Internal Server Error response
+    pub fn internal_error(message: &str) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            status: 500,
+            headers: HashMap::new(),
+            body: message.as_bytes().to_vec(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a 429 Too Many Requests response
+    pub fn rate_limited() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            status: 429,
+            headers: HashMap::new(),
+            body: b"Rate limit exceeded".to_vec(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a 413 Content Too Large response
+    pub fn content_too_large(max_size: u64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            status: 413,
+            headers: HashMap::new(),
+            body: format!("Content exceeds maximum size of {} bytes", max_size).into_bytes(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Rate limiter for requests
+pub struct RateLimiter {
+    /// Requests per window per IP
+    limit: u32,
+    /// Window duration in seconds
+    window_secs: u64,
+    /// Request counts per IP
+    counts: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<IpAddr, (u64, u32)>>>, // (window_start, count)
+}
+
+impl RateLimiter {
+    /// Create a new rate limiter
+    pub fn new(limit: u32, window_secs: u64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            limit,
+            window_secs,
+            counts: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Check if request is allowed
+    pub async fn check(&self, ip: IpAddr) -> bool {
+        let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_secs();
+
+        let mut counts = self.counts.write().await;
+
+        let entry = counts.entry(ip).or_insert((now, 0));
+
+        // Reset window if expired
+        if now - entry.0 >= self.window_secs {
+            entry.0 = now;
+            entry.1 = 0;
+        }
+
+        if entry.1 >= self.limit {
+            false
+        } else {
+            entry.1 += 1;
+            true
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Clean up old entries
+    pub async fn cleanup(&self) {
+        let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_secs();
+
+        let mut counts = self.counts.write().await;
+        counts.retain(|_, (window_start, _)| now - *window_start < self.window_secs * 2);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Gateway request handler
+pub struct GatewayHandler {
+    /// Rate limiter
+    rate_limiter: RateLimiter,
+    /// Maximum content size
+    max_content_size: u64,
+    /// Upload enabled
+    enable_upload: bool,
+    /// CORS origins
+    cors_origins: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+impl GatewayHandler {
+    /// Create a new handler
+    pub fn new(rate_limit: u32, max_content_size: u64, enable_upload: bool, cors_origins: Vec<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            rate_limiter: RateLimiter::new(rate_limit, 60),
+            max_content_size,
+            enable_upload,
+            cors_origins,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Parse CID from request path
+    pub fn parse_path(&self, path: &str) -> Result<(ContentId, Option<String>)> {
+        let path = path.trim_start_matches('/');
+
+        // Check for subpath
+        let (cid_part, subpath) = if let Some(idx) = path.find('/') {
+            (&path[..idx], Some(path[idx + 1..].to_string()))
+        } else {
+            (path, None)
+        };
+
+        let cid = ContentId::from_string(cid_part)
+            .map_err(|e| Error::InvalidCid(e.to_string()))?;
+
+        Ok((cid, subpath))
+    }
+
+    /// Check rate limit
+    pub async fn check_rate_limit(&self, ip: Option<IpAddr>) -> bool {
+        if let Some(ip) = ip {
+            self.rate_limiter.check(ip).await
+        } else {
+            true // Allow if no IP (internal requests)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Build CORS headers
+    pub fn cors_headers(&self, origin: Option<&str>) -> HashMap<String, String> {
+        let mut headers = HashMap::new();
+
+        if self.cors_origins.contains(&"*".to_string()) {
+            headers.insert("Access-Control-Allow-Origin".to_string(), "*".to_string());
+        } else if let Some(origin) = origin {
+            if self.cors_origins.iter().any(|o| o == origin) {
+                headers.insert("Access-Control-Allow-Origin".to_string(), origin.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+
+        headers.insert(
+            "Access-Control-Allow-Methods".to_string(),
+            "GET, HEAD, OPTIONS".to_string(),
+        );
+        headers.insert(
+            "Access-Control-Allow-Headers".to_string(),
+            "Content-Type".to_string(),
+        );
+
+        headers
+    }
+
+    /// Check if upload is allowed
+    pub fn upload_allowed(&self) -> bool {
+        self.enable_upload
+    }
+
+    /// Check content size limit
+    pub fn check_size(&self, size: u64) -> bool {
+        size <= self.max_content_size
+    }
+}
+
+/// Upload response
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct UploadResponse {
+    /// Content ID of uploaded content
+    pub cid: String,
+    /// Size in bytes
+    pub size: u64,
+    /// Gateway URL
+    pub url: String,
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/gateway/mod.rs

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+//! HTTP Gateway - Web access to Synor Storage
+//!
+//! Provides HTTP endpoints for accessing content stored on Synor.
+//! Makes decentralized storage accessible from any web browser.
+//!
+//! # URL Patterns
+//!
+//! - `GET /synor1abc...xyz` - Fetch content by CID
+//! - `GET /synor1abc...xyz/path/to/file` - Fetch file from directory CID
+//! - `HEAD /synor1abc...xyz` - Check if content exists
+//! - `POST /upload` - Upload content (returns CID)
+
+mod handler;
+mod resolver;
+mod cache;
+
+pub use handler::GatewayHandler;
+pub use resolver::ContentResolver;
+pub use cache::GatewayCache;
+
+use crate::cid::ContentId;
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+
+/// Gateway configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct GatewayConfig {
+    /// HTTP listen address
+    pub listen_addr: String,
+    /// Maximum content size to serve (bytes)
+    pub max_content_size: u64,
+    /// Cache size in bytes
+    pub cache_size: u64,
+    /// Request timeout in seconds
+    pub timeout_secs: u64,
+    /// Enable upload endpoint
+    pub enable_upload: bool,
+    /// CORS allowed origins
+    pub cors_origins: Vec<String>,
+    /// Storage node endpoints for content retrieval
+    pub storage_nodes: Vec<String>,
+    /// Rate limit (requests per minute per IP)
+    pub rate_limit: u32,
+}
+
+impl Default for GatewayConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            listen_addr: "0.0.0.0:8080".to_string(),
+            max_content_size: 100 * 1024 * 1024, // 100 MB
+            cache_size: 1024 * 1024 * 1024,      // 1 GB
+            timeout_secs: 60,
+            enable_upload: false, // Disabled by default for public gateways
+            cors_origins: vec!["*".to_string()],
+            storage_nodes: vec![],
+            rate_limit: 100,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// HTTP Gateway service
+pub struct Gateway {
+    /// Configuration
+    config: GatewayConfig,
+    /// Content resolver
+    resolver: Arc<ContentResolver>,
+    /// Response cache
+    cache: Arc<RwLock<GatewayCache>>,
+    /// Gateway statistics
+    stats: Arc<RwLock<GatewayStats>>,
+    /// Running state
+    running: Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool>,
+}
+
+/// Gateway statistics
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct GatewayStats {
+    /// Total requests handled
+    pub total_requests: u64,
+    /// Successful requests
+    pub successful_requests: u64,
+    /// Failed requests
+    pub failed_requests: u64,
+    /// Cache hits
+    pub cache_hits: u64,
+    /// Cache misses
+    pub cache_misses: u64,
+    /// Bytes served
+    pub bytes_served: u64,
+    /// Upload requests (if enabled)
+    pub upload_requests: u64,
+    /// Unique CIDs requested
+    pub unique_cids: u64,
+}
+
+impl Gateway {
+    /// Create a new gateway
+    pub fn new(config: GatewayConfig) -> Self {
+        let resolver = Arc::new(ContentResolver::new(config.storage_nodes.clone()));
+        let cache = Arc::new(RwLock::new(GatewayCache::new(config.cache_size)));
+
+        Self {
+            config,
+            resolver,
+            cache,
+            stats: Arc::new(RwLock::new(GatewayStats::default())),
+            running: Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Start the gateway server
+    pub async fn start(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.running
+            .store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+
+        // TODO: Start HTTP server using axum/actix-web/warp
+        // Routes:
+        // - GET /{cid} -> fetch content
+        // - HEAD /{cid} -> check existence
+        // - POST /upload -> upload content (if enabled)
+        // - GET /stats -> gateway statistics
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Stop the gateway
+    pub async fn stop(&self) {
+        self.running
+            .store(false, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+    }
+
+    /// Check if gateway is running
+    pub fn is_running(&self) -> bool {
+        self.running.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst)
+    }
+
+    /// Get gateway statistics
+    pub async fn stats(&self) -> GatewayStats {
+        self.stats.read().await.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch content by CID
+    pub async fn fetch(&self, cid: &ContentId) -> Result<GatewayResponse> {
+        // Check cache first
+        {
+            let cache = self.cache.read().await;
+            if let Some(cached) = cache.get(cid) {
+                let mut stats = self.stats.write().await;
+                stats.cache_hits += 1;
+                return Ok(cached);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Resolve from storage network
+        let content = self.resolver.resolve(cid).await?;
+
+        // Determine MIME type
+        let mime_type = detect_mime_type(&content);
+
+        let response = GatewayResponse {
+            cid: cid.clone(),
+            content,
+            mime_type,
+            size: cid.size,
+        };
+
+        // Cache the response
+        {
+            let mut cache = self.cache.write().await;
+            cache.put(cid.clone(), response.clone());
+        }
+
+        // Update stats
+        {
+            let mut stats = self.stats.write().await;
+            stats.cache_misses += 1;
+            stats.bytes_served += response.size;
+        }
+
+        Ok(response)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Gateway response
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct GatewayResponse {
+    /// Content ID
+    pub cid: ContentId,
+    /// Content bytes
+    pub content: Vec<u8>,
+    /// MIME type
+    pub mime_type: String,
+    /// Content size
+    pub size: u64,
+}
+
+/// Detect MIME type from content
+fn detect_mime_type(content: &[u8]) -> String {
+    // Magic byte detection for common types
+    if content.starts_with(b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n") {
+        "image/png".to_string()
+    } else if content.starts_with(b"\xff\xd8\xff") {
+        "image/jpeg".to_string()
+    } else if content.starts_with(b"GIF87a") || content.starts_with(b"GIF89a") {
+        "image/gif".to_string()
+    } else if content.starts_with(b"RIFF") && content.len() > 12 && &content[8..12] == b"WEBP" {
+        "image/webp".to_string()
+    } else if content.starts_with(b"PK\x03\x04") {
+        // ZIP-based formats
+        "application/zip".to_string()
+    } else if content.starts_with(b"%PDF") {
+        "application/pdf".to_string()
+    } else if content.starts_with(b"<!DOCTYPE html") || content.starts_with(b"<html") {
+        "text/html".to_string()
+    } else if content.starts_with(b"<?xml") {
+        "application/xml".to_string()
+    } else if content.starts_with(b"{") || content.starts_with(b"[") {
+        "application/json".to_string()
+    } else if content.iter().take(1024).all(|&b| b.is_ascii()) {
+        "text/plain".to_string()
+    } else {
+        "application/octet-stream".to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Content type for directories (DAG structures)
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct DirectoryListing {
+    /// Directory entries
+    pub entries: Vec<DirectoryEntry>,
+}
+
+/// Single directory entry
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct DirectoryEntry {
+    /// Entry name
+    pub name: String,
+    /// CID of the entry
+    pub cid: ContentId,
+    /// Size in bytes
+    pub size: u64,
+    /// True if this is a directory
+    pub is_directory: bool,
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/gateway/resolver.rs

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+//! Content Resolver - Fetches content from storage network
+//!
+//! Resolves CIDs by contacting storage nodes, fetching chunks,
+//! and reassembling content.
+
+use crate::cid::ContentId;
+use crate::chunker::Chunk;
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+
+/// Content resolver configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ResolverConfig {
+    /// Storage node endpoints
+    pub nodes: Vec<String>,
+    /// Request timeout in seconds
+    pub timeout_secs: u64,
+    /// Maximum concurrent requests
+    pub max_concurrent: usize,
+    /// Retry count for failed requests
+    pub retries: u32,
+}
+
+impl Default for ResolverConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            nodes: vec![],
+            timeout_secs: 30,
+            max_concurrent: 10,
+            retries: 3,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Resolves content from the storage network
+pub struct ContentResolver {
+    /// Storage node endpoints
+    nodes: Vec<String>,
+    /// Node health status
+    node_health: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, NodeHealth>>>,
+}
+
+/// Node health tracking
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct NodeHealth {
+    /// Successful requests
+    successes: u64,
+    /// Failed requests
+    failures: u64,
+    /// Last response time (ms)
+    latency_ms: u32,
+    /// Last check timestamp
+    last_check: u64,
+}
+
+impl Default for NodeHealth {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            successes: 0,
+            failures: 0,
+            latency_ms: 0,
+            last_check: 0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ContentResolver {
+    /// Create a new resolver
+    pub fn new(nodes: Vec<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            nodes,
+            node_health: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Resolve content by CID
+    pub async fn resolve(&self, cid: &ContentId) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        if self.nodes.is_empty() {
+            return Err(Error::Network("No storage nodes configured".to_string()));
+        }
+
+        // Find providers for this CID
+        let providers = self.find_providers(cid).await?;
+        if providers.is_empty() {
+            return Err(Error::NotFound(format!(
+                "No providers found for CID {}",
+                cid.to_string_repr()
+            )));
+        }
+
+        // For small content, try direct fetch
+        if cid.size <= 1024 * 1024 {
+            return self.fetch_direct(cid, &providers).await;
+        }
+
+        // Fetch metadata to determine chunk count
+        let metadata = self.fetch_metadata(cid, &providers).await?;
+
+        // Fetch all chunks and reassemble
+        let mut all_data = Vec::with_capacity(cid.size as usize);
+        for chunk_index in 0..metadata.chunk_count {
+            let chunk_data = self.fetch_chunk(cid, chunk_index, &providers).await?;
+            all_data.extend_from_slice(&chunk_data);
+        }
+
+        // Trim to exact size (last chunk might have padding)
+        all_data.truncate(cid.size as usize);
+
+        // Verify CID matches
+        if !cid.verify(&all_data) {
+            return Err(Error::ReassemblyFailed(
+                "Content hash does not match CID".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
+        Ok(all_data)
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch small content directly
+    async fn fetch_direct(&self, cid: &ContentId, providers: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        for provider in providers {
+            match self.fetch_content_from_provider(provider, cid).await {
+                Ok(data) => {
+                    // Verify before returning
+                    if cid.verify(&data) {
+                        return Ok(data);
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(_) => continue,
+            }
+        }
+
+        Err(Error::NotFound(format!(
+            "Could not fetch content for CID {}",
+            cid.to_string_repr()
+        )))
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch content from a single provider
+    async fn fetch_content_from_provider(
+        &self,
+        _provider: &str,
+        _cid: &ContentId,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        // TODO: HTTP request to provider
+        // GET {provider}/content/{cid}
+        Err(Error::Network("Not implemented".to_string()))
+    }
+
+    /// Find providers for a CID
+    async fn find_providers(&self, _cid: &ContentId) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+        // TODO: Query DHT for providers
+        // For now, return all configured nodes
+        Ok(self.nodes.clone())
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch content metadata
+    async fn fetch_metadata(&self, cid: &ContentId, providers: &[String]) -> Result<ContentMetadata> {
+        for provider in providers {
+            match self.query_metadata(provider, cid).await {
+                Ok(metadata) => return Ok(metadata),
+                Err(_) => continue, // Try next provider
+            }
+        }
+
+        Err(Error::NotFound("Could not fetch metadata".to_string()))
+    }
+
+    /// Query metadata from a single provider
+    async fn query_metadata(&self, _provider: &str, cid: &ContentId) -> Result<ContentMetadata> {
+        // TODO: HTTP request to provider
+        // For now, calculate from size
+        let chunk_size = 1024 * 1024; // 1 MB
+        let chunk_count = ((cid.size as usize) + chunk_size - 1) / chunk_size;
+
+        Ok(ContentMetadata {
+            size: cid.size,
+            chunk_count,
+            chunk_size,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch a single chunk
+    async fn fetch_chunk(
+        &self,
+        cid: &ContentId,
+        chunk_index: usize,
+        providers: &[String],
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        // Try to fetch from multiple providers
+        for provider in providers {
+            match self.fetch_chunk_from_provider(provider, cid, chunk_index).await {
+                Ok(data) => return Ok(data),
+                Err(_) => continue,
+            }
+        }
+
+        Err(Error::NotFound(format!(
+            "Could not fetch chunk {} for CID {}",
+            chunk_index,
+            cid.to_string_repr()
+        )))
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch chunk from a single provider
+    async fn fetch_chunk_from_provider(
+        &self,
+        _provider: &str,
+        _cid: &ContentId,
+        _chunk_index: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        // TODO: HTTP request to provider
+        // GET {provider}/chunks/{cid}/{chunk_index}
+        Err(Error::Network("Not implemented".to_string()))
+    }
+
+    /// Update node health stats
+    async fn update_health(&self, node: &str, success: bool, latency_ms: u32) {
+        let mut health = self.node_health.write().await;
+        let entry = health.entry(node.to_string()).or_default();
+
+        if success {
+            entry.successes += 1;
+        } else {
+            entry.failures += 1;
+        }
+        entry.latency_ms = latency_ms;
+        entry.last_check = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_secs();
+    }
+
+    /// Get nodes sorted by health
+    pub async fn sorted_nodes(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        let health = self.node_health.read().await;
+
+        let mut nodes: Vec<_> = self.nodes.iter().cloned().collect();
+
+        nodes.sort_by(|a, b| {
+            let health_a = health.get(a);
+            let health_b = health.get(b);
+
+            match (health_a, health_b) {
+                (Some(ha), Some(hb)) => {
+                    // Sort by success rate, then latency
+                    let rate_a = if ha.successes + ha.failures > 0 {
+                        ha.successes as f64 / (ha.successes + ha.failures) as f64
+                    } else {
+                        0.5
+                    };
+                    let rate_b = if hb.successes + hb.failures > 0 {
+                        hb.successes as f64 / (hb.successes + hb.failures) as f64
+                    } else {
+                        0.5
+                    };
+
+                    rate_b
+                        .partial_cmp(&rate_a)
+                        .unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal)
+                        .then_with(|| ha.latency_ms.cmp(&hb.latency_ms))
+                }
+                (Some(_), None) => std::cmp::Ordering::Less,
+                (None, Some(_)) => std::cmp::Ordering::Greater,
+                (None, None) => std::cmp::Ordering::Equal,
+            }
+        });
+
+        nodes
+    }
+}
+
+/// Content metadata from storage network
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct ContentMetadata {
+    /// Total size in bytes
+    size: u64,
+    /// Number of chunks
+    chunk_count: usize,
+    /// Size of each chunk
+    chunk_size: usize,
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,109 +1,69 @@
-//! RocksDB storage layer for Synor blockchain.
+//! Synor Storage Layer
 //!
-//! This crate provides persistent storage for:
-//! - Blocks and block headers
-//! - Transactions
-//! - UTXO set
-//! - DAG relations and GHOSTDAG data
-//! - State snapshots
-//! - Smart contract bytecode and state
+//! Decentralized storage network for the Synor blockchain ecosystem.
+//! Enables permanent, censorship-resistant storage of any file type.
 //!
-//! # Column Families
+//! # Architecture
 //!
-//! The database is organized into column families:
-//! - `headers`: Block headers indexed by hash
-//! - `blocks`: Full block bodies indexed by hash
-//! - `transactions`: Transactions indexed by txid
-//! - `utxos`: UTXO entries indexed by outpoint
-//! - `relations`: DAG parent-child relations
-//! - `ghostdag`: GHOSTDAG data (blue scores, merge sets)
-//! - `reachability`: Reachability intervals
-//! - `metadata`: Chain metadata (tips, pruning point, etc.)
-//! - `contracts`: Contract bytecode indexed by contract ID
-//! - `contract_state`: Contract storage (key-value pairs per contract)
+//! The storage layer operates as L2 alongside the Synor blockchain (L1):
+//! - **Content Addressing**: Files identified by cryptographic hash (CID)
+//! - **Erasure Coding**: Data split with redundancy for fault tolerance
+//! - **Storage Proofs**: Nodes prove they're storing data to earn rewards
+//! - **Gateways**: HTTP access for web browsers
+//!
+//! # Example
+//!
+//! ```rust,ignore
+//! use synor_storage::{ContentId, Chunker, StorageClient};
+//!
+//! // Upload a file
+//! let data = std::fs::read("myfile.zip")?;
+//! let cid = ContentId::from_content(&data);
+//! client.store(cid, &data).await?;
+//!
+//! // Retrieve by CID
+//! let retrieved = client.retrieve(&cid).await?;
+//! ```
 
-#![allow(dead_code)]
+pub mod cid;
+pub mod chunker;
+pub mod erasure;
+pub mod proof;
+pub mod deal;
+pub mod error;
 
-pub mod cache;
-pub mod db;
-pub mod stores;
+// Node module - storage node implementation
+pub mod node;
 
-pub use cache::{CacheConfig, CacheSizeInfo, CacheStats, StorageCache};
-pub use db::{Database, DatabaseConfig, DbError};
-pub use stores::{
-    BatchStore, BlockBody, BlockStore, ChainState, ContractStateStore, ContractStore,
-    GhostdagStore, HeaderStore, MetadataStore, RelationsStore, StoredContract, StoredGhostdagData,
-    StoredRelations, StoredUtxo, TransactionStore, UtxoStore,
-};
+// Gateway module - HTTP access to stored content
+pub mod gateway;
 
-/// Column family names.
-pub mod cf {
-    pub const HEADERS: &str = "headers";
-    pub const BLOCKS: &str = "blocks";
-    pub const TRANSACTIONS: &str = "transactions";
-    pub const UTXOS: &str = "utxos";
-    pub const RELATIONS: &str = "relations";
-    pub const GHOSTDAG: &str = "ghostdag";
-    pub const REACHABILITY: &str = "reachability";
-    pub const METADATA: &str = "metadata";
-    /// Contract bytecode storage.
-    pub const CONTRACTS: &str = "contracts";
-    /// Contract state storage (key-value per contract).
-    pub const CONTRACT_STATE: &str = "contract_state";
+pub use cid::ContentId;
+pub use chunker::{Chunk, Chunker};
+pub use error::{Error, Result};
+pub use node::{NodeConfig, StorageNode, NodeState, NodeStats};
+pub use gateway::{Gateway, GatewayConfig, GatewayStats};
 
-    /// All column family names.
-    pub fn all() -> Vec<&'static str> {
-        vec![
-            HEADERS,
-            BLOCKS,
-            TRANSACTIONS,
-            UTXOS,
-            RELATIONS,
-            GHOSTDAG,
-            REACHABILITY,
-            METADATA,
-            CONTRACTS,
-            CONTRACT_STATE,
-        ]
-    }
+/// Storage layer configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct StorageConfig {
+    /// Chunk size in bytes (default: 1MB)
+    pub chunk_size: usize,
+    /// Number of data shards for erasure coding
+    pub data_shards: usize,
+    /// Number of parity shards for erasure coding
+    pub parity_shards: usize,
+    /// Replication factor (copies per shard)
+    pub replication_factor: usize,
 }
 
-/// Key prefixes for different data types within column families.
-pub mod keys {
-    /// Prefix for block height -> hash index.
-    pub const HEIGHT_TO_HASH: u8 = 0x01;
-    /// Prefix for tip blocks.
-    pub const TIPS: u8 = 0x02;
-    /// Prefix for pruning point.
-    pub const PRUNING_POINT: u8 = 0x03;
-    /// Prefix for chain state.
-    pub const CHAIN_STATE: u8 = 0x04;
-
-    /// Creates a prefixed key.
-    pub fn prefixed_key(prefix: u8, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let mut key = Vec::with_capacity(1 + data.len());
-        key.push(prefix);
-        key.extend_from_slice(data);
-        key
-    }
-
-    /// Encodes a u64 as big-endian bytes for lexicographic ordering.
-    pub fn encode_u64(value: u64) -> [u8; 8] {
-        value.to_be_bytes()
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_column_families() {
-        let cfs = cf::all();
-        assert_eq!(cfs.len(), 10);
-        assert!(cfs.contains(&cf::HEADERS));
-        assert!(cfs.contains(&cf::UTXOS));
-        assert!(cfs.contains(&cf::CONTRACTS));
-        assert!(cfs.contains(&cf::CONTRACT_STATE));
+impl Default for StorageConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            chunk_size: 1024 * 1024, // 1 MB
+            data_shards: 10,
+            parity_shards: 4,
+            replication_factor: 3,
+        }
     }
 }

crates/synor-storage/src/node/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+//! Storage Node - Stores and serves data on the Synor network
+//!
+//! Storage nodes are the backbone of decentralized storage:
+//! - Store erasure-coded chunks from deals
+//! - Respond to proof challenges from L1
+//! - Participate in P2P network for data distribution
+//! - Earn rewards for successful storage
+
+mod store;
+mod network;
+mod prover;
+
+pub use store::ChunkStore;
+pub use network::StorageNetwork;
+pub use prover::ProofSubmitter;
+
+use crate::cid::ContentId;
+use crate::deal::{StorageDeal, StorageOffer};
+use crate::erasure::Shard;
+use crate::proof::{Challenge, StorageProof};
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+
+/// Storage node configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct NodeConfig {
+    /// Node identity (public key)
+    pub node_id: [u8; 32],
+    /// Storage capacity in bytes
+    pub capacity: u64,
+    /// Minimum price per byte per epoch
+    pub min_price: u64,
+    /// Maximum price per byte per epoch
+    pub max_price: u64,
+    /// Data directory for chunk storage
+    pub data_dir: String,
+    /// Regions this node serves
+    pub regions: Vec<String>,
+    /// P2P listen addresses
+    pub listen_addrs: Vec<String>,
+    /// Bootstrap nodes for P2P discovery
+    pub bootstrap_nodes: Vec<String>,
+    /// L1 RPC endpoint for proof submission
+    pub l1_rpc: String,
+    /// Node's stake on L1 (for slashing)
+    pub stake: u64,
+}
+
+impl Default for NodeConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            node_id: [0u8; 32],
+            capacity: 100 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024, // 100 GB default
+            min_price: 1,
+            max_price: 10,
+            data_dir: "./synor-storage-data".to_string(),
+            regions: vec!["global".to_string()],
+            listen_addrs: vec!["/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/4001".to_string()],
+            bootstrap_nodes: vec![],
+            l1_rpc: "http://localhost:8545".to_string(),
+            stake: 0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Storage node state
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum NodeState {
+    /// Starting up
+    Starting,
+    /// Syncing with network
+    Syncing,
+    /// Fully operational
+    Ready,
+    /// Temporarily offline
+    Offline,
+    /// Shutting down
+    ShuttingDown,
+}
+
+/// Storage node statistics
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct NodeStats {
+    /// Total bytes stored
+    pub bytes_stored: u64,
+    /// Number of active deals
+    pub active_deals: u64,
+    /// Successful proofs submitted
+    pub proofs_submitted: u64,
+    /// Failed proofs
+    pub proofs_failed: u64,
+    /// Total earnings (atomic SYNOR)
+    pub total_earnings: u64,
+    /// Uptime in seconds
+    pub uptime_seconds: u64,
+    /// Connected peers
+    pub connected_peers: u32,
+}
+
+/// A running storage node
+pub struct StorageNode {
+    /// Node configuration
+    config: NodeConfig,
+    /// Current state
+    state: Arc<RwLock<NodeState>>,
+    /// Node statistics
+    stats: Arc<RwLock<NodeStats>>,
+    /// Local chunk storage
+    chunk_store: Arc<ChunkStore>,
+    /// Active deals this node is serving
+    deals: Arc<RwLock<Vec<StorageDeal>>>,
+    /// Our storage offer
+    offer: Arc<RwLock<StorageOffer>>,
+}
+
+impl StorageNode {
+    /// Create a new storage node
+    pub async fn new(config: NodeConfig) -> Result<Self> {
+        // Initialize chunk store
+        let chunk_store = Arc::new(ChunkStore::new(&config.data_dir)?);
+
+        // Create initial offer
+        let used_capacity = chunk_store.used_capacity();
+        let available = config.capacity.saturating_sub(used_capacity);
+
+        let offer = StorageOffer {
+            provider: config.node_id,
+            available_capacity: available,
+            price_per_byte_epoch: config.min_price,
+            min_duration: 100,     // ~100 blocks minimum
+            max_duration: 1000000, // ~1M blocks max (~1 year at 6s blocks)
+            regions: config.regions.clone(),
+            stake: config.stake,
+            uptime: 100,
+            success_rate: 100,
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            config,
+            state: Arc::new(RwLock::new(NodeState::Starting)),
+            stats: Arc::new(RwLock::new(NodeStats::default())),
+            chunk_store,
+            deals: Arc::new(RwLock::new(Vec::new())),
+            offer: Arc::new(RwLock::new(offer)),
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Start the storage node
+    pub async fn start(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        *self.state.write().await = NodeState::Syncing;
+
+        // TODO: Start P2P network
+        // TODO: Connect to L1 for challenge monitoring
+        // TODO: Start proof submission loop
+
+        *self.state.write().await = NodeState::Ready;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Stop the storage node gracefully
+    pub async fn stop(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        *self.state.write().await = NodeState::ShuttingDown;
+
+        // TODO: Stop accepting new deals
+        // TODO: Finish pending proof submissions
+        // TODO: Disconnect from P2P network
+
+        *self.state.write().await = NodeState::Offline;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Get current node state
+    pub async fn state(&self) -> NodeState {
+        *self.state.read().await
+    }
+
+    /// Get node statistics
+    pub async fn stats(&self) -> NodeStats {
+        self.stats.read().await.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Store a shard from an accepted deal
+    pub async fn store_shard(&self, deal_id: [u8; 32], shard: Shard) -> Result<()> {
+        // Verify we have accepted this deal
+        let deals = self.deals.read().await;
+        if !deals.iter().any(|d| d.deal_id == deal_id) {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidDeal("Deal not found".to_string()));
+        }
+        drop(deals);
+
+        // Store the shard
+        self.chunk_store.store_shard(&deal_id, &shard).await?;
+
+        // Update stats
+        let mut stats = self.stats.write().await;
+        stats.bytes_stored += shard.data.len() as u64;
+
+        // Update available capacity in offer
+        let mut offer = self.offer.write().await;
+        offer.available_capacity = offer.available_capacity.saturating_sub(shard.data.len() as u64);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieve a shard
+    pub async fn get_shard(&self, deal_id: &[u8; 32], shard_index: u8) -> Result<Shard> {
+        self.chunk_store.get_shard(deal_id, shard_index).await
+    }
+
+    /// Accept a storage deal
+    pub async fn accept_deal(&self, deal: StorageDeal) -> Result<()> {
+        // Verify we have capacity
+        let offer = self.offer.read().await;
+        if offer.available_capacity < deal.size {
+            return Err(Error::InsufficientCapacity);
+        }
+        drop(offer);
+
+        // Add deal to active deals
+        let mut deals = self.deals.write().await;
+        deals.push(deal);
+
+        // Update stats
+        let mut stats = self.stats.write().await;
+        stats.active_deals += 1;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Generate proof for a challenge
+    pub async fn generate_proof(&self, challenge: Challenge) -> Result<StorageProof> {
+        // Find the deal for this CID
+        let deals = self.deals.read().await;
+        let deal = deals
+            .iter()
+            .find(|d| d.cid == challenge.cid)
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::NotFound("CID not stored".to_string()))?;
+
+        // Get the challenged shard/chunk
+        let shard = self.chunk_store.get_shard(&deal.deal_id, challenge.chunk_index as u8).await?;
+
+        // Build Merkle proof for the requested byte range
+        let proof_data = shard.data
+            .get(challenge.byte_offset as usize..(challenge.byte_offset + challenge.byte_length) as usize)
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::ProofVerificationFailed("Byte range out of bounds".to_string()))?
+            .to_vec();
+
+        // Build Merkle tree for proof
+        let tree = crate::proof::build_merkle_tree(&shard.data, 1024);
+        let leaf_index = challenge.byte_offset as usize / 1024;
+        let merkle_proof = tree.proof(leaf_index);
+
+        Ok(StorageProof {
+            node_id: self.config.node_id,
+            challenge: challenge.clone(),
+            chunk_merkle_root: tree.root(),
+            proof_data,
+            merkle_proof,
+            timestamp: std::time::SystemTime::now()
+                .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+                .unwrap()
+                .as_secs(),
+            signature: vec![], // TODO: Sign with node key
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Get current storage offer
+    pub async fn offer(&self) -> StorageOffer {
+        self.offer.read().await.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Update storage offer pricing
+    pub async fn update_pricing(&self, min_price: u64, max_price: u64) {
+        let mut offer = self.offer.write().await;
+        offer.price_per_byte_epoch = min_price;
+    }
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/node/network.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+//! Storage Network - P2P layer for storage nodes
+//!
+//! Handles peer discovery, data transfer, and network coordination.
+//! Built on libp2p when the 'node' feature is enabled.
+
+use crate::cid::ContentId;
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+/// Peer information
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct PeerInfo {
+    /// Peer ID (derived from public key)
+    pub peer_id: [u8; 32],
+    /// Multiaddresses for this peer
+    pub addresses: Vec<String>,
+    /// Regions served
+    pub regions: Vec<String>,
+    /// Available capacity
+    pub available_capacity: u64,
+    /// Last seen timestamp
+    pub last_seen: u64,
+    /// Reputation score (0-100)
+    pub reputation: u8,
+}
+
+/// Network message types
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum NetworkMessage {
+    /// Request to retrieve a shard
+    GetShard {
+        deal_id: [u8; 32],
+        shard_index: u8,
+    },
+    /// Response with shard data
+    ShardResponse {
+        deal_id: [u8; 32],
+        shard_index: u8,
+        #[serde(with = "serde_bytes")]
+        data: Vec<u8>,
+    },
+    /// Announce storage availability
+    AnnounceCapacity {
+        available: u64,
+        price_per_byte: u64,
+        regions: Vec<String>,
+    },
+    /// Request to find providers for a CID
+    FindProviders {
+        cid: ContentId,
+    },
+    /// Response with provider list
+    ProvidersFound {
+        cid: ContentId,
+        providers: Vec<[u8; 32]>,
+    },
+    /// Gossip about a new deal
+    NewDeal {
+        deal_id: [u8; 32],
+        cid: ContentId,
+        size: u64,
+    },
+}
+
+/// Storage network abstraction
+pub struct StorageNetwork {
+    /// Our peer ID
+    local_peer_id: [u8; 32],
+    /// Known peers
+    peers: HashMap<[u8; 32], PeerInfo>,
+    /// CID to providers mapping (content routing)
+    providers: HashMap<ContentId, Vec<[u8; 32]>>,
+    /// Network state
+    state: NetworkState,
+}
+
+/// Network state
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum NetworkState {
+    /// Not connected
+    Disconnected,
+    /// Connecting to bootstrap nodes
+    Bootstrapping,
+    /// Fully connected
+    Connected,
+}
+
+impl StorageNetwork {
+    /// Create a new storage network
+    pub fn new(local_peer_id: [u8; 32]) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            local_peer_id,
+            peers: HashMap::new(),
+            providers: HashMap::new(),
+            state: NetworkState::Disconnected,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Start the network
+    #[cfg(feature = "node")]
+    pub async fn start(&mut self, listen_addrs: &[String], bootstrap: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
+        self.state = NetworkState::Bootstrapping;
+
+        // TODO: Initialize libp2p swarm
+        // - Create noise transport for encryption
+        // - Create yamux multiplexer
+        // - Set up Kademlia DHT for peer discovery
+        // - Set up gossipsub for deal announcements
+        // - Connect to bootstrap nodes
+
+        self.state = NetworkState::Connected;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Start the network (stub for non-node builds)
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "node"))]
+    pub async fn start(&mut self, _listen_addrs: &[String], _bootstrap: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
+        self.state = NetworkState::Connected;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Stop the network
+    pub async fn stop(&mut self) {
+        self.state = NetworkState::Disconnected;
+    }
+
+    /// Get network state
+    pub fn state(&self) -> NetworkState {
+        self.state
+    }
+
+    /// Add a known peer
+    pub fn add_peer(&mut self, info: PeerInfo) {
+        self.peers.insert(info.peer_id, info);
+    }
+
+    /// Remove a peer
+    pub fn remove_peer(&mut self, peer_id: &[u8; 32]) {
+        self.peers.remove(peer_id);
+    }
+
+    /// Get peer info
+    pub fn get_peer(&self, peer_id: &[u8; 32]) -> Option<&PeerInfo> {
+        self.peers.get(peer_id)
+    }
+
+    /// Get all connected peers
+    pub fn connected_peers(&self) -> Vec<&PeerInfo> {
+        self.peers.values().collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Find providers for a CID
+    pub async fn find_providers(&self, cid: &ContentId) -> Vec<[u8; 32]> {
+        self.providers.get(cid).cloned().unwrap_or_default()
+    }
+
+    /// Announce that we provide a CID
+    pub async fn announce_provider(&mut self, cid: ContentId) {
+        let providers = self.providers.entry(cid).or_default();
+        if !providers.contains(&self.local_peer_id) {
+            providers.push(self.local_peer_id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Request a shard from a peer
+    pub async fn request_shard(
+        &self,
+        peer_id: &[u8; 32],
+        deal_id: [u8; 32],
+        shard_index: u8,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        let _peer = self.peers.get(peer_id).ok_or_else(|| {
+            Error::Network(format!("Peer not found: {:?}", hex::encode(peer_id)))
+        })?;
+
+        // TODO: Send GetShard message via libp2p
+        // For now, return error as network not fully implemented
+        Err(Error::Network("Network request not implemented".to_string()))
+    }
+
+    /// Broadcast a deal announcement
+    pub async fn announce_deal(&self, deal_id: [u8; 32], cid: ContentId, size: u64) -> Result<()> {
+        let _msg = NetworkMessage::NewDeal { deal_id, cid, size };
+
+        // TODO: Broadcast via gossipsub
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Update reputation for a peer
+    pub fn update_reputation(&mut self, peer_id: &[u8; 32], delta: i8) {
+        if let Some(peer) = self.peers.get_mut(peer_id) {
+            peer.reputation = peer.reputation.saturating_add_signed(delta);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Content routing - find where data is stored
+pub struct ContentRouter {
+    /// Local provider records
+    records: HashMap<ContentId, Vec<[u8; 32]>>,
+}
+
+impl ContentRouter {
+    /// Create a new content router
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            records: HashMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Add a provider record
+    pub fn add_provider(&mut self, cid: ContentId, provider: [u8; 32]) {
+        let providers = self.records.entry(cid).or_default();
+        if !providers.contains(&provider) {
+            providers.push(provider);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Remove a provider record
+    pub fn remove_provider(&mut self, cid: &ContentId, provider: &[u8; 32]) {
+        if let Some(providers) = self.records.get_mut(cid) {
+            providers.retain(|p| p != provider);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Find providers for a CID
+    pub fn find_providers(&self, cid: &ContentId) -> &[[u8; 32]] {
+        self.records.get(cid).map(|v| v.as_slice()).unwrap_or(&[])
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for ContentRouter {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/node/prover.rs

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+//! Proof Submitter - Submits storage proofs to L1
+//!
+//! Monitors L1 for challenges and submits proofs.
+//! Failed proofs result in slashing of provider stake.
+
+use crate::proof::{Challenge, StorageProof};
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+/// Challenge status
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum ChallengeStatus {
+    /// Challenge received, generating proof
+    Pending,
+    /// Proof generated, awaiting submission
+    ProofReady,
+    /// Proof submitted to L1
+    Submitted,
+    /// Proof verified on L1
+    Verified,
+    /// Proof failed verification
+    Failed,
+    /// Challenge expired (missed deadline)
+    Expired,
+}
+
+/// A tracked challenge
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct TrackedChallenge {
+    /// The challenge
+    pub challenge: Challenge,
+    /// Current status
+    pub status: ChallengeStatus,
+    /// Generated proof (if ready)
+    pub proof: Option<StorageProof>,
+    /// L1 block when challenge was received
+    pub received_block: u64,
+    /// L1 block deadline for submission
+    pub deadline_block: u64,
+    /// Transaction hash if submitted
+    pub tx_hash: Option<[u8; 32]>,
+    /// Error message if failed
+    pub error: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// Proof submission configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ProverConfig {
+    /// L1 RPC endpoint
+    pub l1_rpc: String,
+    /// Node private key for signing
+    pub node_key: [u8; 32],
+    /// Maximum gas price (in wei)
+    pub max_gas_price: u64,
+    /// Proof submission deadline buffer (blocks before deadline)
+    pub deadline_buffer: u64,
+}
+
+impl Default for ProverConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            l1_rpc: "http://localhost:8545".to_string(),
+            node_key: [0u8; 32],
+            max_gas_price: 100_000_000_000, // 100 gwei
+            deadline_buffer: 10,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Proof submitter service
+pub struct ProofSubmitter {
+    /// Configuration
+    config: ProverConfig,
+    /// Active challenges being processed
+    challenges: HashMap<[u8; 32], TrackedChallenge>,
+    /// Proof submission statistics
+    stats: ProverStats,
+}
+
+/// Prover statistics
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ProverStats {
+    /// Total challenges received
+    pub challenges_received: u64,
+    /// Proofs submitted
+    pub proofs_submitted: u64,
+    /// Proofs verified
+    pub proofs_verified: u64,
+    /// Proofs failed
+    pub proofs_failed: u64,
+    /// Challenges expired (missed deadline)
+    pub challenges_expired: u64,
+    /// Total gas spent
+    pub total_gas_spent: u64,
+}
+
+impl ProofSubmitter {
+    /// Create a new proof submitter
+    pub fn new(config: ProverConfig) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            config,
+            challenges: HashMap::new(),
+            stats: ProverStats::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Start monitoring for challenges
+    pub async fn start(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        // TODO: Subscribe to L1 events for storage challenges
+        // - Listen for ChallengeIssued events
+        // - Track deadline for each challenge
+        // - Generate and submit proofs before deadline
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Stop the prover
+    pub async fn stop(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        // TODO: Complete pending proof submissions
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Add a challenge to track
+    pub fn add_challenge(&mut self, challenge: Challenge, current_block: u64, deadline_block: u64) {
+        let challenge_id = self.challenge_id(&challenge);
+
+        let tracked = TrackedChallenge {
+            challenge,
+            status: ChallengeStatus::Pending,
+            proof: None,
+            received_block: current_block,
+            deadline_block,
+            tx_hash: None,
+            error: None,
+        };
+
+        self.challenges.insert(challenge_id, tracked);
+        self.stats.challenges_received += 1;
+    }
+
+    /// Set proof for a challenge
+    pub fn set_proof(&mut self, challenge: &Challenge, proof: StorageProof) -> Result<()> {
+        let challenge_id = self.challenge_id(challenge);
+
+        let tracked = self.challenges.get_mut(&challenge_id).ok_or_else(|| {
+            Error::Internal("Challenge not found".to_string())
+        })?;
+
+        tracked.proof = Some(proof);
+        tracked.status = ChallengeStatus::ProofReady;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Submit a proof to L1
+    pub async fn submit_proof(&mut self, challenge: &Challenge) -> Result<[u8; 32]> {
+        let challenge_id = self.challenge_id(challenge);
+
+        let tracked = self.challenges.get_mut(&challenge_id).ok_or_else(|| {
+            Error::Internal("Challenge not found".to_string())
+        })?;
+
+        if tracked.proof.is_none() {
+            return Err(Error::Internal("Proof not ready".to_string()));
+        }
+
+        // TODO: Submit proof transaction to L1
+        // 1. Encode proof as L1 transaction data
+        // 2. Sign with node key
+        // 3. Submit to L1 RPC
+        // 4. Wait for transaction receipt
+
+        // Placeholder tx hash
+        let tx_hash = *blake3::hash(challenge_id.as_slice()).as_bytes();
+
+        tracked.tx_hash = Some(tx_hash);
+        tracked.status = ChallengeStatus::Submitted;
+        self.stats.proofs_submitted += 1;
+
+        Ok(tx_hash)
+    }
+
+    /// Mark a challenge as verified
+    pub fn mark_verified(&mut self, challenge: &Challenge) {
+        let challenge_id = self.challenge_id(challenge);
+
+        if let Some(tracked) = self.challenges.get_mut(&challenge_id) {
+            tracked.status = ChallengeStatus::Verified;
+            self.stats.proofs_verified += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Mark a challenge as failed
+    pub fn mark_failed(&mut self, challenge: &Challenge, error: String) {
+        let challenge_id = self.challenge_id(challenge);
+
+        if let Some(tracked) = self.challenges.get_mut(&challenge_id) {
+            tracked.status = ChallengeStatus::Failed;
+            tracked.error = Some(error);
+            self.stats.proofs_failed += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Check for expired challenges
+    pub fn check_expired(&mut self, current_block: u64) -> Vec<[u8; 32]> {
+        let mut expired = Vec::new();
+
+        for (id, tracked) in &mut self.challenges {
+            if tracked.status == ChallengeStatus::Pending
+                || tracked.status == ChallengeStatus::ProofReady
+            {
+                if current_block >= tracked.deadline_block {
+                    tracked.status = ChallengeStatus::Expired;
+                    self.stats.challenges_expired += 1;
+                    expired.push(*id);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        expired
+    }
+
+    /// Get pending challenges that need proofs
+    pub fn pending_challenges(&self) -> Vec<&Challenge> {
+        self.challenges
+            .values()
+            .filter(|t| t.status == ChallengeStatus::Pending)
+            .map(|t| &t.challenge)
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Get challenges ready for submission
+    pub fn ready_for_submission(&self) -> Vec<&Challenge> {
+        self.challenges
+            .values()
+            .filter(|t| t.status == ChallengeStatus::ProofReady)
+            .map(|t| &t.challenge)
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Get prover statistics
+    pub fn stats(&self) -> &ProverStats {
+        &self.stats
+    }
+
+    /// Generate unique ID for a challenge
+    fn challenge_id(&self, challenge: &Challenge) -> [u8; 32] {
+        let mut data = Vec::new();
+        data.extend_from_slice(&challenge.block_hash);
+        data.extend_from_slice(&challenge.epoch.to_le_bytes());
+        data.extend_from_slice(&challenge.cid.digest);
+        data.extend_from_slice(&challenge.chunk_index.to_le_bytes());
+        *blake3::hash(&data).as_bytes()
+    }
+
+    /// Clean up old completed/failed challenges
+    pub fn cleanup(&mut self, max_age_blocks: u64, current_block: u64) {
+        self.challenges.retain(|_, tracked| {
+            match tracked.status {
+                ChallengeStatus::Verified | ChallengeStatus::Failed | ChallengeStatus::Expired => {
+                    current_block - tracked.received_block < max_age_blocks
+                }
+                _ => true,
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/node/store.rs

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+//! Chunk Store - Persistent storage for erasure-coded shards
+//!
+//! Uses the filesystem (or RocksDB when 'node' feature is enabled)
+//! to store shards organized by deal ID.
+
+use crate::erasure::Shard;
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use tokio::fs;
+use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
+
+/// Persistent storage for shards
+pub struct ChunkStore {
+    /// Base directory for storage
+    base_dir: PathBuf,
+    /// Bytes currently used
+    used_bytes: std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64,
+}
+
+impl ChunkStore {
+    /// Create a new chunk store
+    pub fn new(base_dir: &str) -> Result<Self> {
+        let path = PathBuf::from(base_dir);
+
+        // Create directory synchronously for initialization
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&path)?;
+
+        // Calculate used capacity from existing files
+        let used = Self::calculate_used_capacity(&path);
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            base_dir: path,
+            used_bytes: std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64::new(used),
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn calculate_used_capacity(path: &Path) -> u64 {
+        let mut total = 0u64;
+        if let Ok(entries) = std::fs::read_dir(path) {
+            for entry in entries.flatten() {
+                if let Ok(metadata) = entry.metadata() {
+                    if metadata.is_file() {
+                        total += metadata.len();
+                    } else if metadata.is_dir() {
+                        total += Self::calculate_used_capacity(&entry.path());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        total
+    }
+
+    /// Get bytes currently used
+    pub fn used_capacity(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.used_bytes.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+
+    /// Store a shard
+    pub async fn store_shard(&self, deal_id: &[u8; 32], shard: &Shard) -> Result<()> {
+        // Create deal directory
+        let deal_dir = self.deal_dir(deal_id);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&deal_dir).await?;
+
+        // Shard file path
+        let shard_path = deal_dir.join(format!("shard_{:03}.bin", shard.index));
+
+        // Serialize shard
+        let encoded = serde_json::to_vec(shard)?;
+
+        // Write atomically (write to temp, then rename)
+        let temp_path = deal_dir.join(format!("shard_{:03}.tmp", shard.index));
+        let mut file = fs::File::create(&temp_path).await?;
+        file.write_all(&encoded).await?;
+        file.sync_all().await?;
+        fs::rename(&temp_path, &shard_path).await?;
+
+        // Update used capacity
+        self.used_bytes.fetch_add(
+            encoded.len() as u64,
+            std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed,
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieve a shard
+    pub async fn get_shard(&self, deal_id: &[u8; 32], shard_index: u8) -> Result<Shard> {
+        let shard_path = self.deal_dir(deal_id).join(format!("shard_{:03}.bin", shard_index));
+
+        if !shard_path.exists() {
+            return Err(Error::NotFound(format!(
+                "Shard {} not found for deal",
+                shard_index
+            )));
+        }
+
+        let mut file = fs::File::open(&shard_path).await?;
+        let mut data = Vec::new();
+        file.read_to_end(&mut data).await?;
+
+        let shard: Shard = serde_json::from_slice(&data)?;
+        Ok(shard)
+    }
+
+    /// Delete all shards for a deal
+    pub async fn delete_deal(&self, deal_id: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<()> {
+        let deal_dir = self.deal_dir(deal_id);
+
+        if deal_dir.exists() {
+            // Calculate size before deletion
+            let size = Self::calculate_used_capacity(&deal_dir);
+
+            // Remove directory
+            fs::remove_dir_all(&deal_dir).await?;
+
+            // Update used capacity
+            self.used_bytes.fetch_sub(size, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// List all shard indices for a deal
+    pub async fn list_shards(&self, deal_id: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        let deal_dir = self.deal_dir(deal_id);
+
+        if !deal_dir.exists() {
+            return Ok(Vec::new());
+        }
+
+        let mut indices = Vec::new();
+        let mut entries = fs::read_dir(&deal_dir).await?;
+
+        while let Some(entry) = entries.next_entry().await? {
+            let name = entry.file_name();
+            let name_str = name.to_string_lossy();
+
+            if name_str.starts_with("shard_") && name_str.ends_with(".bin") {
+                // Parse index from "shard_XXX.bin"
+                if let Some(idx_str) = name_str.strip_prefix("shard_").and_then(|s| s.strip_suffix(".bin")) {
+                    if let Ok(idx) = idx_str.parse::<u8>() {
+                        indices.push(idx);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        indices.sort();
+        Ok(indices)
+    }
+
+    /// Check if a deal exists
+    pub async fn has_deal(&self, deal_id: &[u8; 32]) -> bool {
+        self.deal_dir(deal_id).exists()
+    }
+
+    /// Get the directory for a deal
+    fn deal_dir(&self, deal_id: &[u8; 32]) -> PathBuf {
+        // Use first 4 bytes as subdirectory for sharding
+        let subdir = hex::encode(&deal_id[..2]);
+        let deal_hex = hex::encode(deal_id);
+        self.base_dir.join(subdir).join(deal_hex)
+    }
+
+    /// Verify shard integrity
+    pub async fn verify_shard(&self, deal_id: &[u8; 32], shard_index: u8) -> Result<bool> {
+        let shard = self.get_shard(deal_id, shard_index).await?;
+
+        // Verify hash
+        let computed_hash = *blake3::hash(&shard.data).as_bytes();
+        Ok(computed_hash == shard.hash)
+    }
+
+    /// Get storage statistics
+    pub fn stats(&self) -> StoreStats {
+        StoreStats {
+            used_bytes: self.used_capacity(),
+            base_dir: self.base_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Storage statistics
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct StoreStats {
+    /// Bytes used
+    pub used_bytes: u64,
+    /// Base directory path
+    pub base_dir: String,
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_store_and_retrieve_shard() {
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let store = ChunkStore::new(temp_dir.path().to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+        let deal_id = [1u8; 32];
+        let shard = Shard {
+            index: 0,
+            is_data: true,
+            data: vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
+            hash: *blake3::hash(&[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).as_bytes(),
+        };
+
+        // Store
+        store.store_shard(&deal_id, &shard).await.unwrap();
+
+        // Retrieve
+        let retrieved = store.get_shard(&deal_id, 0).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(retrieved.data, shard.data);
+        assert_eq!(retrieved.hash, shard.hash);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_list_shards() {
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let store = ChunkStore::new(temp_dir.path().to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+        let deal_id = [2u8; 32];
+
+        for i in 0u8..5 {
+            let shard = Shard {
+                index: i as usize,
+                is_data: i < 3,
+                data: vec![i; 10],
+                hash: *blake3::hash(&vec![i; 10]).as_bytes(),
+            };
+            store.store_shard(&deal_id, &shard).await.unwrap();
+        }
+
+        let indices = store.list_shards(&deal_id).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(indices, vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 4]);
+    }
+}

crates/synor-storage/src/proof.rs

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+//! Storage Proofs - Proof of Spacetime
+//!
+//! Storage nodes must prove they're actually storing data.
+//! Proofs are verified on-chain (L1) for reward distribution.
+
+use crate::cid::ContentId;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// Node identifier (public key)
+pub type NodeId = [u8; 32];
+
+/// Storage proof challenge from L1
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Challenge {
+    /// Block hash used as randomness source
+    pub block_hash: [u8; 32],
+    /// Challenge epoch number
+    pub epoch: u64,
+    /// CID being challenged
+    pub cid: ContentId,
+    /// Random chunk index to prove
+    pub chunk_index: u32,
+    /// Random byte range within chunk to return
+    pub byte_offset: u64,
+    pub byte_length: u64,
+}
+
+impl Challenge {
+    /// Generate a challenge from block hash and CID
+    pub fn generate(
+        block_hash: [u8; 32],
+        epoch: u64,
+        cid: ContentId,
+        total_chunks: u32,
+        chunk_size: usize,
+    ) -> Self {
+        // Use block hash to deterministically select chunk and range
+        let chunk_seed = u64::from_le_bytes(block_hash[0..8].try_into().unwrap());
+        let chunk_index = (chunk_seed % total_chunks as u64) as u32;
+        
+        let offset_seed = u64::from_le_bytes(block_hash[8..16].try_into().unwrap());
+        let byte_offset = offset_seed % (chunk_size as u64 / 2);
+        let byte_length = 1024.min(chunk_size as u64 - byte_offset); // Max 1KB proof
+
+        Self {
+            block_hash,
+            epoch,
+            cid,
+            chunk_index,
+            byte_offset,
+            byte_length,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Storage proof submitted by node
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct StorageProof {
+    /// Node submitting the proof
+    pub node_id: NodeId,
+    /// Challenge being answered
+    pub challenge: Challenge,
+    /// Merkle root of the full chunk
+    pub chunk_merkle_root: [u8; 32],
+    /// Proof data (requested byte range)
+    #[serde(with = "serde_bytes")]
+    pub proof_data: Vec<u8>,
+    /// Merkle proof showing proof_data is part of chunk
+    pub merkle_proof: Vec<[u8; 32]>,
+    /// Timestamp of proof generation
+    pub timestamp: u64,
+    /// Signature over the proof (64 bytes, stored as Vec for serde compatibility)
+    #[serde(with = "serde_bytes")]
+    pub signature: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl StorageProof {
+    /// Verify the proof is valid
+    pub fn verify(&self) -> bool {
+        // 1. Verify proof data length matches challenge
+        if self.proof_data.len() != self.challenge.byte_length as usize {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // 2. Verify Merkle proof
+        if !self.verify_merkle_proof() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // 3. Verify signature (TODO: implement with actual crypto)
+        // self.verify_signature()
+
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn verify_merkle_proof(&self) -> bool {
+        if self.merkle_proof.is_empty() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Compute hash of proof data
+        let mut current = *blake3::hash(&self.proof_data).as_bytes();
+
+        // Walk up the Merkle tree
+        for sibling in &self.merkle_proof {
+            let mut combined = [0u8; 64];
+            combined[..32].copy_from_slice(&current);
+            combined[32..].copy_from_slice(sibling);
+            current = *blake3::hash(&combined).as_bytes();
+        }
+
+        // Should match chunk Merkle root
+        current == self.chunk_merkle_root
+    }
+}
+
+/// Build a Merkle tree from chunk data
+pub fn build_merkle_tree(data: &[u8], leaf_size: usize) -> MerkleTree {
+    let leaves: Vec<[u8; 32]> = data
+        .chunks(leaf_size)
+        .map(|chunk| *blake3::hash(chunk).as_bytes())
+        .collect();
+
+    MerkleTree::from_leaves(leaves)
+}
+
+/// Simple Merkle tree for chunk proofs
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct MerkleTree {
+    /// All nodes in the tree (leaves first, then internal nodes)
+    nodes: Vec<[u8; 32]>,
+    /// Number of leaves
+    leaf_count: usize,
+}
+
+impl MerkleTree {
+    /// Build tree from leaf hashes
+    pub fn from_leaves(leaves: Vec<[u8; 32]>) -> Self {
+        let leaf_count = leaves.len();
+        let mut nodes = leaves;
+
+        // Build tree bottom-up
+        let mut level_start = 0;
+        let mut level_size = leaf_count;
+
+        while level_size > 1 {
+            let next_level_size = (level_size + 1) / 2;
+            
+            for i in 0..next_level_size {
+                let left_idx = level_start + i * 2;
+                let right_idx = left_idx + 1;
+
+                let left = nodes[left_idx];
+                let right = if right_idx < level_start + level_size {
+                    nodes[right_idx]
+                } else {
+                    left // Duplicate for odd number
+                };
+
+                let mut combined = [0u8; 64];
+                combined[..32].copy_from_slice(&left);
+                combined[32..].copy_from_slice(&right);
+                nodes.push(*blake3::hash(&combined).as_bytes());
+            }
+
+            level_start += level_size;
+            level_size = next_level_size;
+        }
+
+        Self { nodes, leaf_count }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the root hash
+    pub fn root(&self) -> [u8; 32] {
+        *self.nodes.last().unwrap_or(&[0u8; 32])
+    }
+
+    /// Generate proof for a leaf
+    pub fn proof(&self, leaf_index: usize) -> Vec<[u8; 32]> {
+        if leaf_index >= self.leaf_count {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        let mut proof = Vec::new();
+        let mut idx = leaf_index;
+        let mut level_start = 0;
+        let mut level_size = self.leaf_count;
+
+        while level_size > 1 {
+            let sibling_idx = if idx % 2 == 0 {
+                idx + 1
+            } else {
+                idx - 1
+            };
+
+            if sibling_idx < level_size {
+                proof.push(self.nodes[level_start + sibling_idx]);
+            } else {
+                proof.push(self.nodes[level_start + idx]);
+            }
+
+            idx /= 2;
+            level_start += level_size;
+            level_size = (level_size + 1) / 2;
+        }
+
+        proof
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_merkle_tree() {
+        let data = b"AAAABBBBCCCCDDDD";
+        let tree = build_merkle_tree(data, 4);
+        
+        assert!(!tree.nodes.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(tree.leaf_count, 4);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_merkle_proof() {
+        let leaves: Vec<[u8; 32]> = (0..4)
+            .map(|i| *blake3::hash(&[i]).as_bytes())
+            .collect();
+        
+        let tree = MerkleTree::from_leaves(leaves.clone());
+        let root = tree.root();
+
+        // Verify proof for each leaf
+        for (i, leaf) in leaves.iter().enumerate() {
+            let proof = tree.proof(i);
+            
+            // Verify by walking up
+            let mut current = *leaf;
+            for (j, sibling) in proof.iter().enumerate() {
+                let mut combined = [0u8; 64];
+                if (i >> j) % 2 == 0 {
+                    combined[..32].copy_from_slice(&current);
+                    combined[32..].copy_from_slice(sibling);
+                } else {
+                    combined[..32].copy_from_slice(sibling);
+                    combined[32..].copy_from_slice(&current);
+                }
+                current = *blake3::hash(&combined).as_bytes();
+            }
+            
+            assert_eq!(current, root);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_challenge_generation() {
+        let block_hash = [1u8; 32];
+        let cid = ContentId::from_content(b"test");
+        
+        let challenge = Challenge::generate(block_hash, 1, cid, 100, 1024);
+        
+        assert!(challenge.chunk_index < 100);
+        assert!(challenge.byte_length <= 1024);
+    }
+}

docker-compose.storage.yml

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+# Synor Storage Layer - Docker Compose
+# Decentralized storage network components
+
+version: '3.9'
+
+services:
+  # Storage Node 1
+  storage-node-1:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: docker/storage-node/Dockerfile
+    container_name: synor-storage-node-1
+    hostname: storage-node-1
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - RUST_LOG=info
+      - NODE_ID=storage-node-1
+      - L1_RPC=http://synor-node-1:8545
+    volumes:
+      - storage-node-1-data:/data/storage
+      - ./docker/storage-node/config.toml:/config/config.toml:ro
+    ports:
+      - "4101:4001"   # P2P
+      - "5101:5001"   # API
+      - "8101:8080"   # Gateway
+    networks:
+      - synor-storage-net
+      - synor-testnet
+    depends_on:
+      - synor-node-1
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:5001/health"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
+
+  # Storage Node 2
+  storage-node-2:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: docker/storage-node/Dockerfile
+    container_name: synor-storage-node-2
+    hostname: storage-node-2
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - RUST_LOG=info
+      - NODE_ID=storage-node-2
+      - L1_RPC=http://synor-node-1:8545
+      - BOOTSTRAP_NODES=/dns4/storage-node-1/tcp/4001
+    volumes:
+      - storage-node-2-data:/data/storage
+      - ./docker/storage-node/config.toml:/config/config.toml:ro
+    ports:
+      - "4102:4001"
+      - "5102:5001"
+      - "8102:8080"
+    networks:
+      - synor-storage-net
+      - synor-testnet
+    depends_on:
+      - storage-node-1
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:5001/health"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
+
+  # Storage Node 3
+  storage-node-3:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: docker/storage-node/Dockerfile
+    container_name: synor-storage-node-3
+    hostname: storage-node-3
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - RUST_LOG=info
+      - NODE_ID=storage-node-3
+      - L1_RPC=http://synor-node-1:8545
+      - BOOTSTRAP_NODES=/dns4/storage-node-1/tcp/4001
+    volumes:
+      - storage-node-3-data:/data/storage
+      - ./docker/storage-node/config.toml:/config/config.toml:ro
+    ports:
+      - "4103:4001"
+      - "5103:5001"
+      - "8103:8080"
+    networks:
+      - synor-storage-net
+      - synor-testnet
+    depends_on:
+      - storage-node-1
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:5001/health"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
+
+  # Public Gateway (load-balanced entry point)
+  storage-gateway:
+    image: nginx:alpine
+    container_name: synor-storage-gateway
+    hostname: storage-gateway
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - ./docker/storage-gateway/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
+    ports:
+      - "8180:80"     # Public gateway
+      - "8181:443"    # HTTPS (if configured)
+    networks:
+      - synor-storage-net
+    depends_on:
+      - storage-node-1
+      - storage-node-2
+      - storage-node-3
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "--spider", "http://localhost/health"]
+      interval: 15s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+
+volumes:
+  storage-node-1-data:
+    driver: local
+  storage-node-2-data:
+    driver: local
+  storage-node-3-data:
+    driver: local
+
+networks:
+  synor-storage-net:
+    driver: bridge
+    ipam:
+      config:
+        - subnet: 172.21.0.0/16
+  synor-testnet:
+    external: true

docker/storage-gateway/nginx.conf

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+# Synor Storage Gateway - nginx configuration
+# Load balances requests across storage nodes
+
+worker_processes auto;
+error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log warn;
+pid /var/run/nginx.pid;
+
+events {
+    worker_connections 1024;
+    use epoll;
+    multi_accept on;
+}
+
+http {
+    include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+    default_type application/octet-stream;
+
+    # Logging
+    log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
+                    '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
+                    '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for" '
+                    'rt=$request_time uct="$upstream_connect_time" '
+                    'uht="$upstream_header_time" urt="$upstream_response_time"';
+
+    access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log main;
+
+    # Performance
+    sendfile on;
+    tcp_nopush on;
+    tcp_nodelay on;
+    keepalive_timeout 65;
+    types_hash_max_size 2048;
+
+    # Gzip compression
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_proxied any;
+    gzip_comp_level 6;
+    gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml application/json application/javascript
+               application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript application/wasm;
+
+    # Rate limiting
+    limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=gateway_limit:10m rate=10r/s;
+    limit_conn_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=conn_limit:10m;
+
+    # Storage node upstream (round-robin with health checks)
+    upstream storage_nodes {
+        least_conn;
+
+        server storage-node-1:8080 weight=1 max_fails=3 fail_timeout=30s;
+        server storage-node-2:8080 weight=1 max_fails=3 fail_timeout=30s;
+        server storage-node-3:8080 weight=1 max_fails=3 fail_timeout=30s;
+
+        keepalive 32;
+    }
+
+    # Cache configuration
+    proxy_cache_path /var/cache/nginx/storage levels=1:2
+                     keys_zone=storage_cache:100m max_size=10g
+                     inactive=60m use_temp_path=off;
+
+    server {
+        listen 80;
+        server_name _;
+
+        # Security headers
+        add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
+        add_header X-Frame-Options "DENY" always;
+        add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always;
+        add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" always;
+
+        # CORS headers
+        add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*" always;
+        add_header Access-Control-Allow-Methods "GET, HEAD, OPTIONS" always;
+        add_header Access-Control-Allow-Headers "Content-Type, Authorization" always;
+
+        # Handle preflight requests
+        if ($request_method = 'OPTIONS') {
+            add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*";
+            add_header Access-Control-Allow-Methods "GET, HEAD, OPTIONS";
+            add_header Access-Control-Allow-Headers "Content-Type, Authorization";
+            add_header Access-Control-Max-Age 86400;
+            add_header Content-Length 0;
+            add_header Content-Type text/plain;
+            return 204;
+        }
+
+        # Health check endpoint
+        location /health {
+            access_log off;
+            return 200 'OK';
+            add_header Content-Type text/plain;
+        }
+
+        # Metrics endpoint (internal only)
+        location /metrics {
+            allow 172.21.0.0/16;
+            deny all;
+            stub_status;
+        }
+
+        # Gateway info
+        location /info {
+            default_type application/json;
+            return 200 '{"gateway":"synor-storage","version":"0.1.0","nodes":3}';
+        }
+
+        # Content requests by CID (synor1...)
+        location ~ ^/synor1[A-Za-z0-9]+$ {
+            limit_req zone=gateway_limit burst=20 nodelay;
+            limit_conn conn_limit 10;
+
+            proxy_pass http://storage_nodes;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+            proxy_set_header Connection "";
+
+            # Caching
+            proxy_cache storage_cache;
+            proxy_cache_valid 200 1h;
+            proxy_cache_valid 404 1m;
+            proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout updating http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504;
+            proxy_cache_lock on;
+            add_header X-Cache-Status $upstream_cache_status;
+
+            # Timeouts
+            proxy_connect_timeout 10s;
+            proxy_send_timeout 60s;
+            proxy_read_timeout 60s;
+
+            # Buffer settings
+            proxy_buffering on;
+            proxy_buffer_size 4k;
+            proxy_buffers 8 16k;
+            proxy_busy_buffers_size 32k;
+
+            # Max content size (100MB)
+            client_max_body_size 100m;
+        }
+
+        # Content with subpath (synor1.../path/to/file)
+        location ~ ^/synor1[A-Za-z0-9]+/.+ {
+            limit_req zone=gateway_limit burst=20 nodelay;
+            limit_conn conn_limit 10;
+
+            proxy_pass http://storage_nodes;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+            proxy_set_header Connection "";
+
+            proxy_cache storage_cache;
+            proxy_cache_valid 200 1h;
+            add_header X-Cache-Status $upstream_cache_status;
+
+            proxy_connect_timeout 10s;
+            proxy_send_timeout 60s;
+            proxy_read_timeout 60s;
+        }
+
+        # API endpoints (pass through to nodes)
+        location /api/ {
+            limit_req zone=gateway_limit burst=10 nodelay;
+
+            proxy_pass http://storage_nodes;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header Connection "";
+
+            proxy_connect_timeout 5s;
+            proxy_send_timeout 30s;
+            proxy_read_timeout 30s;
+        }
+
+        # Default - 404
+        location / {
+            return 404 '{"error":"Not found","hint":"Use /synor1<cid> to fetch content"}';
+            add_header Content-Type application/json;
+        }
+
+        # Error pages
+        error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
+        location = /50x.html {
+            root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+            internal;
+        }
+    }
+}

docker/storage-node/Dockerfile

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+# Synor Storage Node Dockerfile
+# Multi-stage build for optimized production image
+
+# Stage 1: Build
+FROM rust:1.83-bookworm AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+# Install dependencies for libp2p and rocksdb
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    cmake \
+    libclang-dev \
+    libssl-dev \
+    pkg-config \
+    curl \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy workspace files
+COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
+COPY crates/ ./crates/
+
+# Build the storage node binary
+RUN cargo build --release -p synor-storage --bin synor-storage-node
+
+# Stage 2: Runtime
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    ca-certificates \
+    libssl3 \
+    curl \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 synor
+
+# Create data directories
+RUN mkdir -p /data/storage /config && chown -R synor:synor /data /config
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the built binary
+COPY --from=builder /build/target/release/synor-storage-node /app/synor-storage-node
+
+# Copy configuration template
+COPY docker/storage-node/config.toml /config/config.toml
+
+# Make binary executable
+RUN chmod +x /app/synor-storage-node && chown synor:synor /app/synor-storage-node
+
+USER synor
+
+# Storage node ports
+# 4001: P2P (libp2p)
+# 5001: API (internal)
+# 8080: Gateway (HTTP)
+EXPOSE 4001 5001 8080
+
+# Environment defaults
+ENV RUST_LOG=info
+ENV DATA_DIR=/data/storage
+ENV GATEWAY_ENABLED=true
+ENV GATEWAY_ADDR=0.0.0.0:8080
+
+# Health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+    CMD curl -f http://localhost:8080/health || exit 1
+
+# Data volume
+VOLUME ["/data/storage"]
+
+# Entry point
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/synor-storage-node"]
+CMD ["--config", "/config/config.toml", "--data-dir", "/data/storage"]

docker/storage-node/config.toml

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+# Synor Storage Node Configuration
+
+[node]
+# Node identity (leave empty to auto-generate)
+node_id = ""
+
+# Storage capacity in bytes (default: 100 GB)
+capacity = 107374182400
+
+# Pricing (atomic SYNOR units per byte per epoch)
+min_price = 1
+max_price = 10
+
+# Data directory
+data_dir = "/data/storage"
+
+# Regions served (for geographic routing)
+regions = ["global"]
+
+# Stake amount on L1 (for slashing)
+stake = 0
+
+[network]
+# P2P listen addresses
+listen_addrs = [
+    "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/4001",
+    "/ip4/0.0.0.0/udp/4001/quic-v1"
+]
+
+# Bootstrap nodes for peer discovery
+bootstrap_nodes = [
+    # Add mainnet bootstrap nodes here
+    # "/ip4/1.2.3.4/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooW..."
+]
+
+# Maximum connections
+max_connections = 100
+
+[l1]
+# L1 RPC endpoint for proof submission
+rpc = "http://synor-node:8545"
+
+# Proof submission settings
+proof_gas_limit = 500000
+max_gas_price = 100000000000  # 100 gwei
+
+[gateway]
+# Enable HTTP gateway
+enabled = true
+
+# Gateway listen address
+listen_addr = "0.0.0.0:8080"
+
+# Maximum content size to serve (100 MB)
+max_content_size = 104857600
+
+# Cache size (1 GB)
+cache_size = 1073741824
+
+# Request timeout (seconds)
+timeout_secs = 60
+
+# Enable upload endpoint (false for public gateways)
+enable_upload = false
+
+# CORS origins
+cors_origins = ["*"]
+
+# Rate limit (requests per minute per IP)
+rate_limit = 100
+
+[storage]
+# Chunk size (1 MB)
+chunk_size = 1048576
+
+# Erasure coding
+data_shards = 10
+parity_shards = 4
+
+# Replication factor
+replication_factor = 3
+
+[logging]
+# Log level: trace, debug, info, warn, error
+level = "info"
+
+# Log format: json, pretty
+format = "json"

docs/ARCHITECTURE_STORAGE.md

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+# Synor Storage Layer Architecture
+
+> Decentralized storage layer for the Synor ecosystem
+
+## Overview
+
+Synor Storage is a **Layer 2 decentralized storage network** that enables permanent, censorship-resistant storage of any file type. It operates alongside the Synor blockchain (L1) for payments and proofs.
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│                           USER APPLICATIONS                              │
+│  Next.js  │  React  │  Flutter  │  Mobile Apps  │  OS Images  │  Any    │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+                                    │
+                                    ▼
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│                         SYNOR GATEWAY LAYER                              │
+│  HTTP Gateway  │  IPFS Bridge  │  S3-Compatible API  │  CLI/SDK         │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+                                    │
+                                    ▼
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│                         SYNOR STORAGE (L2)                               │
+│  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐    │
+│  │ Content     │  │ Erasure     │  │ Storage     │  │ Retrieval   │    │
+│  │ Addressing  │  │ Coding      │  │ Proofs      │  │ Market      │    │
+│  │ (CID/Hash)  │  │ (Reed-Sol)  │  │ (PoST)      │  │             │    │
+│  └─────────────┘  └─────────────┘  └─────────────┘  └─────────────┘    │
+│                                                                          │
+│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐    │
+│  │                    STORAGE NODE NETWORK                          │    │
+│  │  Node 1  │  Node 2  │  Node 3  │  Node 4  │  ...  │  Node N     │    │
+│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+                                    │
+                                    ▼ (Proofs & Payments)
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│                         SYNOR BLOCKCHAIN (L1)                            │
+│  Transactions  │  Smart Contracts  │  Storage Registry  │  Payments     │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+---
+
+## Core Components
+
+### 1. Content Addressing (CID)
+
+Every file is identified by its cryptographic hash, not location.
+
+```rust
+// Content Identifier structure
+pub struct ContentId {
+    /// Hash algorithm (0x12 = SHA2-256, 0x1B = Keccak-256, 0x27 = Blake3)
+    pub hash_type: u8,
+    /// Hash digest
+    pub digest: [u8; 32],
+    /// Content size in bytes
+    pub size: u64,
+}
+
+impl ContentId {
+    /// Create CID from file content
+    pub fn from_content(data: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let digest = blake3::hash(data);
+        Self {
+            hash_type: 0x27, // Blake3
+            digest: *digest.as_bytes(),
+            size: data.len() as u64,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Encode as string (base58)
+    pub fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        // Format: synor1<base58(hash_type + digest)>
+        let mut bytes = vec![self.hash_type];
+        bytes.extend_from_slice(&self.digest);
+        format!("synor1{}", bs58::encode(&bytes).into_string())
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Example CIDs:**
+```
+synor1QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG  (32KB file)
+synor1QmXgm5QVTy8pRtKrTPmoA8gQ3rFvasewbZMCAdudAiDuF  (4GB file)
+```
+
+### 2. File Chunking & Erasure Coding
+
+Large files are split into chunks with redundancy:
+
+```rust
+/// Chunk configuration
+pub const CHUNK_SIZE: usize = 1024 * 1024; // 1MB chunks
+pub const DATA_SHARDS: usize = 10;         // Original data pieces
+pub const PARITY_SHARDS: usize = 4;        // Redundancy pieces
+pub const TOTAL_SHARDS: usize = 14;        // Total pieces
+pub const REPLICATION_FACTOR: usize = 3;   // Copies per shard
+
+/// A file is broken into chunks, each chunk is erasure-coded
+pub struct StoredFile {
+    pub cid: ContentId,
+    pub chunks: Vec<Chunk>,
+    pub metadata: FileMetadata,
+}
+
+pub struct Chunk {
+    pub index: u32,
+    pub shards: Vec<Shard>,  // 14 shards per chunk
+}
+
+pub struct Shard {
+    pub index: u8,
+    pub hash: [u8; 32],
+    pub locations: Vec<NodeId>,  // Which nodes store this shard
+}
+```
+
+**Fault Tolerance:**
+- File survives loss of 4 out of 14 shards per chunk
+- With 3x replication, can lose 12 of 42 total copies
+- Network can lose ~30% of nodes and still recover all data
+
+### 3. Storage Proofs (Proof of Spacetime)
+
+Storage nodes must prove they're actually storing data:
+
+```rust
+/// Proof of Spacetime - proves storage over time
+pub struct StorageProof {
+    /// Node proving storage
+    pub node_id: NodeId,
+    /// Content being proven
+    pub cid: ContentId,
+    /// Proof challenge (random seed from L1 block)
+    pub challenge: [u8; 32],
+    /// Merkle proof of random chunk
+    pub merkle_proof: Vec<[u8; 32]>,
+    /// Timestamp
+    pub timestamp: u64,
+    /// Signature
+    pub signature: Signature,
+}
+
+/// Verification challenge from L1
+pub struct Challenge {
+    /// Block hash used as randomness source
+    pub block_hash: [u8; 32],
+    /// Selected chunk index
+    pub chunk_index: u32,
+    /// Selected byte range within chunk
+    pub byte_range: (u64, u64),
+}
+```
+
+**Proof Flow:**
+1. L1 contract emits challenge every epoch (e.g., every 30 minutes)
+2. Storage nodes submit proofs for their stored data
+3. Failed proofs result in slashing (loss of staked SYNOR)
+4. Successful proofs earn storage rewards
+
+### 4. Storage Deals & Economics
+
+```rust
+/// Storage deal between user and network
+pub struct StorageDeal {
+    /// Unique deal ID
+    pub deal_id: [u8; 32],
+    /// Content being stored
+    pub cid: ContentId,
+    /// Client paying for storage
+    pub client: Address,
+    /// Storage duration (blocks or seconds)
+    pub duration: u64,
+    /// Price per byte per epoch (in SYNOR tokens)
+    pub price_per_byte: u64,
+    /// Total collateral locked
+    pub collateral: u64,
+    /// Start time
+    pub start_block: u64,
+    /// Deal status
+    pub status: DealStatus,
+}
+
+pub enum DealStatus {
+    Pending,      // Awaiting storage node acceptance
+    Active,       // Being stored
+    Completed,    // Duration finished
+    Failed,       // Node failed proofs
+}
+```
+
+**Pricing Model:**
+```
+Base Price: 0.0001 SYNOR per MB per month
+Example Costs:
+- 1 GB for 1 year:  ~1.2 SYNOR
+- 100 GB for 1 year: ~120 SYNOR
+- 1 TB for 1 year:   ~1,200 SYNOR
+
+Permanent Storage (one-time fee):
+- ~20 years equivalent: 20x monthly cost
+- 1 GB permanent: ~24 SYNOR
+```
+
+---
+
+## Storage Node Architecture
+
+```rust
+/// Storage node configuration
+pub struct StorageNodeConfig {
+    /// Node identity
+    pub node_id: NodeId,
+    /// Storage capacity offered (bytes)
+    pub capacity: u64,
+    /// Stake amount (SYNOR tokens)
+    pub stake: u64,
+    /// Price per byte per epoch
+    pub price: u64,
+    /// Supported regions
+    pub regions: Vec<Region>,
+    /// L1 RPC endpoint for proofs
+    pub l1_rpc: String,
+    /// P2P listen address
+    pub p2p_addr: String,
+    /// HTTP gateway address
+    pub gateway_addr: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// Storage node state
+pub struct StorageNode {
+    /// Configuration
+    pub config: StorageNodeConfig,
+    /// Local storage backend
+    pub storage: Box<dyn StorageBackend>,
+    /// Active deals
+    pub deals: HashMap<DealId, StorageDeal>,
+    /// Peer connections
+    pub peers: HashMap<NodeId, PeerConnection>,
+    /// L1 client for submitting proofs
+    pub l1_client: L1Client,
+}
+
+/// Pluggable storage backends
+pub trait StorageBackend: Send + Sync {
+    fn store(&mut self, key: &[u8; 32], data: &[u8]) -> Result<()>;
+    fn retrieve(&self, key: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<Vec<u8>>;
+    fn delete(&mut self, key: &[u8; 32]) -> Result<()>;
+    fn capacity(&self) -> u64;
+    fn used(&self) -> u64;
+}
+
+/// Backend implementations
+pub struct FileSystemBackend { root: PathBuf }
+pub struct RocksDbBackend { db: rocksdb::DB }
+pub struct S3Backend { client: aws_sdk_s3::Client, bucket: String }
+```
+
+---
+
+## Gateway Layer
+
+### HTTP Gateway
+
+Serves content over HTTP for web browsers:
+
+```rust
+/// Gateway routes
+/// GET  /ipfs/{cid}           - Retrieve by CID (IPFS compatibility)
+/// GET  /synor/{cid}          - Retrieve by Synor CID
+/// GET  /{name}.synor         - Resolve Synor name to CID
+/// POST /upload               - Upload file, returns CID
+/// GET  /pins                 - List pinned content
+/// POST /pin/{cid}            - Pin content (prevent garbage collection)
+
+pub struct Gateway {
+    /// HTTP server
+    pub server: HttpServer,
+    /// Connection to storage nodes
+    pub storage_client: StorageClient,
+    /// Name resolution
+    pub name_resolver: NameResolver,
+    /// Cache for hot content
+    pub cache: LruCache<ContentId, Bytes>,
+}
+
+/// Name resolution (synor names → CID)
+pub struct NameResolver {
+    /// L1 client for on-chain names
+    pub l1_client: L1Client,
+    /// Local cache
+    pub cache: HashMap<String, ContentId>,
+}
+```
+
+### S3-Compatible API
+
+For existing tools and workflows:
+
+```
+Endpoint: https://s3.synor.cc
+
+# AWS CLI compatible
+aws s3 --endpoint-url https://s3.synor.cc cp ./myapp s3://mybucket/
+aws s3 --endpoint-url https://s3.synor.cc ls s3://mybucket/
+
+# Returns CID as ETag
+# Access via: https://gateway.synor.cc/synor/{cid}
+```
+
+### IPFS Bridge
+
+Bidirectional bridge with IPFS:
+
+```rust
+/// Import content from IPFS
+pub async fn import_from_ipfs(ipfs_cid: &str) -> Result<ContentId> {
+    let data = ipfs_client.get(ipfs_cid).await?;
+    let synor_cid = storage_client.store(&data).await?;
+    Ok(synor_cid)
+}
+
+/// Export content to IPFS
+pub async fn export_to_ipfs(synor_cid: &ContentId) -> Result<String> {
+    let data = storage_client.retrieve(synor_cid).await?;
+    let ipfs_cid = ipfs_client.add(&data).await?;
+    Ok(ipfs_cid)
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## CLI Commands
+
+```bash
+# Upload a file
+synor storage upload ./myapp.zip
+# Output: Uploaded! CID: synor1QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG
+
+# Upload a directory (Next.js build)
+synor storage upload ./out --recursive
+# Output: Uploaded! CID: synor1QmXgm5QVTy8pRtKrTPmoA8gQ3rFvasewbZMCAdudAiDuF
+
+# Download content
+synor storage download synor1QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG -o ./download.zip
+
+# Pin content (ensure it stays available)
+synor storage pin synor1QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG --duration 1y --pay 10
+
+# Register a name
+synor names register myapp.synor synor1QmXgm5QVTy8pRtKrTPmoA8gQ3rFvasewbZMCAdudAiDuF
+
+# Check storage status
+synor storage status synor1QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG
+# Output:
+# CID: synor1QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG
+# Size: 45.2 MB
+# Replicas: 8/10 nodes
+# Health: 100%
+# Expires: Never (permanent)
+# Regions: US-East, EU-West, Asia-Pacific
+
+# Run a storage node
+synor storage node --capacity 100GB --stake 1000 --port 4001
+```
+
+---
+
+## Deployment Types
+
+### 1. Static Web Apps (Next.js, React, Vue, etc.)
+
+```bash
+# Build and deploy
+npm run build
+synor storage upload ./dist --recursive
+synor names register myapp.synor $CID
+
+# Access via: https://myapp.synor.cc
+```
+
+### 2. Mobile Apps (Flutter, React Native)
+
+```bash
+# Build APK/IPA
+flutter build apk
+synor storage upload ./build/app/outputs/flutter-apk/app-release.apk
+
+# Users download from: https://gateway.synor.cc/synor/{cid}
+# Or via app store with blockchain verification
+```
+
+### 3. Desktop Apps (Tauri, Electron)
+
+```bash
+# Build for all platforms
+npm run tauri build
+
+# Upload each platform
+synor storage upload ./target/release/bundle/macos/MyApp.app.tar.gz
+synor storage upload ./target/release/bundle/windows/MyApp.exe
+synor storage upload ./target/release/bundle/linux/myapp.deb
+
+# Register versioned names
+synor names register myapp-macos.synor $CID_MACOS
+synor names register myapp-windows.synor $CID_WINDOWS
+synor names register myapp-linux.synor $CID_LINUX
+```
+
+### 4. Docker Images
+
+```bash
+# Export and upload
+docker save myapp:latest | gzip > myapp-latest.tar.gz
+synor storage upload ./myapp-latest.tar.gz
+
+# Pull from Synor (requires synor-docker plugin)
+docker pull synor://synor1QmXgm5QVTy8pRtKrTPmoA8gQ3rFvasewbZMCAdudAiDuF
+```
+
+### 5. Operating System Images
+
+```bash
+# Upload ISO
+synor storage upload ./ubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso
+
+# Output:
+# CID: synor1QmVeryLongCIDForLargeFile...
+# Size: 4.7 GB
+# Cost: ~5.6 SYNOR (permanent storage)
+#
+# Download URL: https://gateway.synor.cc/synor/synor1QmVery...
+# Direct torrent: synor://synor1QmVery...
+```
+
+**Note on OS Execution:**
+Storage layer STORES the OS image. To RUN it, you need:
+- Download and boot on your hardware, OR
+- Use future Synor Compute layer for cloud VMs
+
+---
+
+## Smart Contracts for Storage
+
+### StorageRegistry Contract
+
+```rust
+/// L1 contract for storage deals
+contract StorageRegistry {
+    /// Create a new storage deal
+    fn create_deal(
+        cid: ContentId,
+        duration: u64,
+        replication: u8,
+    ) -> DealId;
+
+    /// Storage node accepts a deal
+    fn accept_deal(deal_id: DealId);
+
+    /// Submit storage proof
+    fn submit_proof(proof: StorageProof) -> bool;
+
+    /// Claim rewards for successful storage
+    fn claim_rewards(deal_id: DealId, proofs: Vec<ProofId>);
+
+    /// Slash node for failed proof
+    fn slash(node_id: NodeId, deal_id: DealId);
+
+    /// Extend deal duration
+    fn extend_deal(deal_id: DealId, additional_duration: u64);
+}
+```
+
+### NameRegistry Contract
+
+```rust
+/// L1 contract for Synor names
+contract NameRegistry {
+    /// Register a name (e.g., myapp.synor)
+    fn register(name: String, cid: ContentId) -> bool;
+
+    /// Update name to point to new CID
+    fn update(name: String, new_cid: ContentId);
+
+    /// Transfer name ownership
+    fn transfer(name: String, new_owner: Address);
+
+    /// Resolve name to CID
+    fn resolve(name: String) -> Option<ContentId>;
+
+    /// Reverse lookup: CID to names
+    fn reverse(cid: ContentId) -> Vec<String>;
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Network Topology
+
+```
+                    ┌─────────────────┐
+                    │   L1 Blockchain  │
+                    │  (Proofs/Payments)│
+                    └────────┬────────┘
+                             │
+              ┌──────────────┼──────────────┐
+              │              │              │
+              ▼              ▼              ▼
+       ┌───────────┐  ┌───────────┐  ┌───────────┐
+       │  Gateway  │  │  Gateway  │  │  Gateway  │
+       │  US-East  │  │  EU-West  │  │ Asia-Pac  │
+       └─────┬─────┘  └─────┬─────┘  └─────┬─────┘
+             │              │              │
+    ┌────────┴────────┬─────┴─────┬────────┴────────┐
+    │                 │           │                 │
+    ▼                 ▼           ▼                 ▼
+┌─────────┐     ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐      ┌─────────┐
+│ Storage │◄───►│ Storage │◄│ Storage │◄────►│ Storage │
+│ Node 1  │     │ Node 2  │ │ Node 3  │      │ Node N  │
+│ (1 TB)  │     │ (500GB) │ │ (2 TB)  │      │ (10 TB) │
+└─────────┘     └─────────┘ └─────────┘      └─────────┘
+     │               │           │                │
+     └───────────────┴───────────┴────────────────┘
+              P2P Network (libp2p / QUIC)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Phases
+
+### Phase 1: Core Storage (4-6 weeks)
+- [ ] Content addressing (CID generation)
+- [ ] File chunking & reassembly
+- [ ] Basic storage node
+- [ ] P2P network (libp2p)
+- [ ] CLI upload/download
+
+### Phase 2: Proofs & Economics (4-6 weeks)
+- [ ] Storage proof generation
+- [ ] L1 StorageRegistry contract
+- [ ] Deal creation & management
+- [ ] Reward distribution
+- [ ] Slashing mechanism
+
+### Phase 3: Gateway & Access (2-3 weeks)
+- [ ] HTTP gateway
+- [ ] Name resolution (*.synor)
+- [ ] S3-compatible API
+- [ ] IPFS bridge
+
+### Phase 4: Production Hardening (2-3 weeks)
+- [ ] Erasure coding
+- [ ] Geographic distribution
+- [ ] Cache layer
+- [ ] Monitoring & metrics
+- [ ] Auto-scaling
+
+---
+
+## Directory Structure
+
+```
+crates/
+├── synor-storage/           # Core storage library
+│   ├── src/
+│   │   ├── lib.rs
+│   │   ├── cid.rs           # Content addressing
+│   │   ├── chunker.rs       # File chunking
+│   │   ├── erasure.rs       # Reed-Solomon coding
+│   │   ├── proof.rs         # Storage proofs
+│   │   └── deal.rs          # Storage deals
+│   └── Cargo.toml
+│
+├── synor-storage-node/      # Storage node binary
+│   ├── src/
+│   │   ├── main.rs
+│   │   ├── server.rs        # P2P server
+│   │   ├── backend.rs       # Storage backends
+│   │   └── prover.rs        # Proof generation
+│   └── Cargo.toml
+│
+├── synor-gateway/           # HTTP gateway
+│   ├── src/
+│   │   ├── main.rs
+│   │   ├── routes.rs        # HTTP endpoints
+│   │   ├── resolver.rs      # Name resolution
+│   │   └── cache.rs         # Content cache
+│   └── Cargo.toml
+│
+└── synor-storage-contracts/ # L1 smart contracts
+    ├── storage_registry.rs
+    └── name_registry.rs
+```
+
+---
+
+## Comparison with Other Storage Networks
+
+| Feature | Synor Storage | IPFS | Filecoin | Arweave |
+|---------|---------------|------|----------|---------|
+| Persistence | Paid deals | No guarantee | Paid deals | Permanent |
+| Consensus | PoST + L1 | None | PoST | SPoRA |
+| Native Token | SYNOR | None | FIL | AR |
+| Retrieval Speed | Fast (cached) | Variable | Slow | Moderate |
+| Smart Contracts | Yes (L1) | No | Limited | SmartWeave |
+| L1 Integration | Native | No | Separate | Separate |
+| Cost Model | Pay per time | Free* | Market | One-time |
+
+---
+
+*Last Updated: January 10, 2026*