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+#!/bin/bash
+# =============================================================================
+# Platform Multi-Validator Integration Test
+# =============================================================================
+# Tests multiple validators in a P2P network without Docker build issues
+# Uses locally built binary
+# =============================================================================
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+log_info() { echo -e "${BLUE}[INFO]${NC} $1"; }
+log_success() { echo -e "${GREEN}[PASS]${NC} $1"; }
+log_failure() { echo -e "${RED}[FAIL]${NC} $1"; }
+log_warning() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $1"; }
+
+# Configuration
+VALIDATOR_BINARY="${VALIDATOR_BINARY:-/workspace/target/release/validator-node}"
+TEST_DIR="/tmp/platform-test-$$"
+NUM_VALIDATORS=${NUM_VALIDATORS:-3}
+BASE_PORT=9100
+
+# Cleanup function
+cleanup() {
+    log_info "Cleaning up..."
+    for pid in "${VALIDATOR_PIDS[@]}"; do
+        if kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+            kill "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+        fi
+    done
+    rm -rf "$TEST_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Create test directories
+mkdir -p "$TEST_DIR"
+log_info "Test directory: $TEST_DIR"
+
+# Check binary exists
+if [ ! -x "$VALIDATOR_BINARY" ]; then
+    log_failure "Validator binary not found at $VALIDATOR_BINARY"
+    log_info "Building..."
+    cd /workspace && cargo build --release --bin validator-node
+fi
+log_success "Validator binary found"
+
+# Start validators
+declare -a VALIDATOR_PIDS
+
+# Validator 1 (Bootstrap)
+VALIDATOR_1_DIR="$TEST_DIR/validator-1"
+mkdir -p "$VALIDATOR_1_DIR"
+VALIDATOR_1_KEY="0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
+VALIDATOR_1_PORT=$BASE_PORT
+
+log_info "Starting Validator 1 (bootstrap) on port $VALIDATOR_1_PORT..."
+RUST_LOG=info,validator_node=debug,platform_p2p_consensus=debug \
+    "$VALIDATOR_BINARY" \
+    --secret-key "$VALIDATOR_1_KEY" \
+    --data-dir "$VALIDATOR_1_DIR" \
+    --listen-addr "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/$VALIDATOR_1_PORT" \
+    --netuid 100 \
+    --no-bittensor \
+    > "$VALIDATOR_1_DIR/output.log" 2>&1 &
+VALIDATOR_PIDS+=($!)
+log_info "Validator 1 PID: ${VALIDATOR_PIDS[0]}"
+
+# Wait for first validator to initialize
+sleep 3
+
+# Check if validator 1 is running
+if ! kill -0 "${VALIDATOR_PIDS[0]}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    log_failure "Validator 1 failed to start"
+    cat "$VALIDATOR_1_DIR/output.log"
+    exit 1
+fi
+log_success "Validator 1 started"
+
+# Start additional validators
+for i in $(seq 2 $NUM_VALIDATORS); do
+    VALIDATOR_DIR="$TEST_DIR/validator-$i"
+    mkdir -p "$VALIDATOR_DIR"
+    VALIDATOR_KEY="0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000$i"
+    VALIDATOR_PORT=$((BASE_PORT + i - 1))
+    
+    log_info "Starting Validator $i on port $VALIDATOR_PORT..."
+    RUST_LOG=info,validator_node=debug,platform_p2p_consensus=debug \
+        "$VALIDATOR_BINARY" \
+        --secret-key "$VALIDATOR_KEY" \
+        --data-dir "$VALIDATOR_DIR" \
+        --listen-addr "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/$VALIDATOR_PORT" \
+        --bootstrap "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/$VALIDATOR_1_PORT" \
+        --netuid 100 \
+        --no-bittensor \
+        > "$VALIDATOR_DIR/output.log" 2>&1 &
+    VALIDATOR_PIDS+=($!)
+    log_info "Validator $i PID: ${VALIDATOR_PIDS[$((i-1))]}"
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+# Wait for all validators to initialize
+log_info "Waiting for validators to initialize..."
+sleep 5
+
+# Verify all validators are running
+RUNNING=0
+for i in $(seq 1 $NUM_VALIDATORS); do
+    if kill -0 "${VALIDATOR_PIDS[$((i-1))]}" 2>/dev/null; then
+        log_success "Validator $i is running"
+        ((RUNNING++))
+    else
+        log_failure "Validator $i is not running"
+        cat "$TEST_DIR/validator-$i/output.log" | tail -20
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ "$RUNNING" -ne "$NUM_VALIDATORS" ]; then
+    log_failure "Not all validators are running ($RUNNING/$NUM_VALIDATORS)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check for distributed storage initialization
+log_info "Checking distributed storage initialization..."
+for i in $(seq 1 $NUM_VALIDATORS); do
+    DB_FILE="$TEST_DIR/validator-$i/distributed.db"
+    if [ -d "$DB_FILE" ]; then
+        log_success "Validator $i: distributed.db exists"
+    else
+        log_warning "Validator $i: distributed.db not found yet"
+    fi
+done
+
+# Check logs for P2P initialization
+log_info "Checking P2P network initialization..."
+for i in $(seq 1 $NUM_VALIDATORS); do
+    LOG_FILE="$TEST_DIR/validator-$i/output.log"
+    if grep -q "P2P network initialized" "$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
+        log_success "Validator $i: P2P network initialized"
+    else
+        log_warning "Validator $i: P2P initialization message not found"
+    fi
+    
+    # Check for peer connections
+    if grep -q "Peer connected\|Peer identified" "$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
+        log_success "Validator $i: Has peer connections"
+    fi
+done
+
+# Let the network run for a bit longer to establish connections
+log_info "Letting the network stabilize for 10 seconds..."
+sleep 10
+
+# Final status check
+log_info ""
+log_info "==============================================="
+log_info "          MULTI-VALIDATOR TEST RESULTS"
+log_info "==============================================="
+
+HEALTHY=0
+for i in $(seq 1 $NUM_VALIDATORS); do
+    if kill -0 "${VALIDATOR_PIDS[$((i-1))]}" 2>/dev/null; then
+        DB_FILE="$TEST_DIR/validator-$i/distributed.db"
+        if [ -d "$DB_FILE" ]; then
+            log_success "Validator $i: HEALTHY (running + DB initialized)"
+            ((HEALTHY++))
+        else
+            log_warning "Validator $i: RUNNING (no DB yet)"
+        fi
+    else
+        log_failure "Validator $i: DEAD"
+    fi
+done
+
+log_info ""
+log_info "Summary: $HEALTHY/$NUM_VALIDATORS validators healthy"
+
+# Show sample logs
+log_info ""
+log_info "Sample logs from Validator 1:"
+tail -30 "$TEST_DIR/validator-1/output.log"
+
+if [ "$HEALTHY" -eq "$NUM_VALIDATORS" ]; then
+    log_success "All validators are healthy!"
+    exit 0
+else
+    log_failure "Some validators are not healthy"
+    exit 1
+fi