Monad Metrics Push Requirement - Validator Telemetry Becomes a Baseline Expectation

Monad Metrics Push Requirement - Validator Telemetry Becomes a Baseline Expectation

Overview

Monad Foundation resurfaced a key validator requirement: all validators must push node metrics for both testnet and mainnet environments under VDP terms. As validator count grows, consistent telemetry is required for reliable fleet-wide monitoring and performance analysis.

The guidance frames telemetry as a baseline operational expectation rather than optional observability. Standardized metrics allow faster systemic issue detection, clearer validator-set comparisons, and improved network-health diagnostics at scale.

Context

The announcement also stresses that SECP-related setup steps must be followed precisely. In practice, onboarding includes sensitive identity or key-linked operations where mistakes can break metrics delivery or create avoidable security risk.

Operators should complete setup as compliance work, verify export correctness, and make telemetry upgrade-safe by validating continuity after restarts, version changes, and configuration updates.