Mithril update 2026-07-29

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+title: Mithril Team Update
+slug: 2026-07-29-mithril
+authors: jpraynaud
+tags: [mithril]
+hide_table_of_contents: false
+---
+
+## High level overview
+
+This week, the Mithril team completed the benchmarks for the IVC SNARK recursive circuit and the analysis and optimization of the testing strategy for the STM SNARK modules. They also worked on encoding the aggregate signature of the certificate message as bytes, which significantly reduces the size of the certificates.
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+The team also continued implementing the aggregator CLI commands and the runbook for on-chain configuration parameters, and started creating a local IPFS network for the proof of concept of Cardano database artifacts distribution.
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+Finally, the team completed the repository transfer to the IntersectMBO organization and continued working on shipping the Mithril signer node binary in the Cardano node bundle, the `2630` distribution release, the upgrade to Cardano node v.11.1, the update of the DMQ node to `0.7.0.0`, and the updates of the documentation website to `docusaurus` `3.10.2` and `tailwind` `v4`.
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+## Low level overview
+
+### Features
+
+- Completed the issue **Add benchmarks for the IVC SNARK recursive circuit** [#3412](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3412)
+- Completed the issue **Analyze and optimize the testing strategy of the STM SNARK modules** [#3405](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3405)
+- Worked on the issue **Use bytes encoding for aggregate signature in certificate message** [#3379](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3379)
+- Worked on the issue **Implement aggregator CLI commands for configuration parameters** [#3392](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3392)
+- Worked on the issue **Create a local IPFS network** [#3434](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3434)
+
+### Protocol maintenance
+
+- Completed the issue **Transfer repository to `IntersectMBO` organization** [#3276](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3276)
+- Worked on the issue **Ship Mithril signer node binary in Cardano node bundle in GitHub** [#3011](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3011)
+- Worked on the issue **Release `2630` distribution** [#3271](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3271)
+- Worked on the issue **Upgrade to Cardano `11.1`** [#3346](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3346)
+- Worked on the issue **Update DMQ node to `0.7.0.0`** [#3358](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3358)
+- Worked on the issue **Create runbook for on-chain configuration parameters** [#3399](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3399)
+- Worked on the issue **Update documentation website to `docusaurus` stable version `3.10.2`** [#3413](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3413)
+- Worked on the issue **Update documentation website to `tailwind` `v4`** [#3414](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/mithril/issues/3414)