Dependency graph (protocols depended upon)
EigenLayer's assessment for RD-F-050 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
EigenLayer's external protocol dependencies are: (1) Ethereum consensus layer — EIP-4788 precompile for beacon chain proof validity in EigenPod system; (2) Per-LST token contracts (stETH, rETH, cbETH, etc.) — ERC-20 balance reads in LST strategies; (3) Ethereum beacon deposit contract (0x00000000219ab540356cBB839Cbe05303d7705Fa) — for native ETH staking inflows. AVSs call INTO EigenLayer (inbound), not the reverse, so AVS protocol failures do not constitute an EigenLayer dependency failure. No DeFi protocol (Aave, Uniswap, Curve) is called by core contracts. Yellow because LST token issuers represent a material trust dependency: a catastrophic LST protocol exploit could compromise assets held in that LST strategy, and EigenLayer cannot reprice.
Sources #
- URL
- AllocationManager.sol — calls IAVSRegistrar.registerOperator/deregisterOperator; limited AVS registrar dependencyAllocationManager.sol IAVSRegistrar callsretrieved 2026-04-28
Methodology #
List all external protocols whose failure would directly impair this protocol (LST providers, bridges, stablecoin issuers, keepers).
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