EigenWatch: Risk Oracle for Restaking

EigenWatch is an open-source risk telemetry, validator reputation, and slashing alert system for Ethereum's restaking ecosystem, specifically EigenLayer.

What We Do?

EigenWatch provides real-time, actionable intelligence on operator behavior and systemic risk within EigenLayer by monitoring:

• Validator Risk Scoring — Dynamic risk assessment across Active Validator Sets (AVSs)
• Slashing Alerts — Real-time notifications when operators face slashing conditions
• Validator Reputation — On-chain reputation indexing and historical performance tracking
• Telemetry Feeds — Raw operator telemetry consumed by protocols and stakers

Who Should Use EigenWatch?

• AVS Developers — Monitor operator health, detect risky deployments
• Restakers & LRTs — Understand the risk profile of operators you depend on
• Insurance & Risk Protocols — Access data for underwriting and risk assessment
• Researchers & Analysts — Study operator behavior and systemic EigenLayer dynamics
• On-chain Protocols — Consume oracle feeds for risk-aware decision-making

Core Concepts

Operators

Entities running EigenLayer services across one or more AVSs. Each operator has a reputation history and risk profile.

AVS (Active Validator Set)

Task-specific networks (middleware services) that require validators. Examples: data feeds, threshold cryptography, sequencing.

Slashing Risk

The possibility that an operator's stake is forfeited due to malicious or faulty behavior on an AVS.

Risk Scoring

A composite metric (typically 0–100 or categorical) reflecting an operator's likelihood of slashing and overall reputation.

Getting Started

For Stakers & Restakers

Read Restaking Risks Primer to understand EigenLayer risk model, then integrate with Risk Scoring API to query operator risk in real-time.

For AVS Developers

Start with AVS Integration Guide to consume operator risk data for validator selection and monitoring.

For Insurance & Risk Protocols

See System Architecture for data pipeline overview, then use Risk Analytics for underwriting integration.

For Contributors & Researchers

Visit GitHub and review Security Model and Risk Methodology.

Core Capabilities

Capability	Use Case	Learn More
Risk Scoring	Assess operator safety before staking	Risk Scoring
Slashing Alerts	React immediately to slashing events	Alerts API
Reputation Index	Historical validator performance	Reputation
Oracle Feeds	On-chain risk data for protocols	Oracle Publishing

System Health

EigenWatch is open-source and designed with transparency in mind:

• Data Sources — How we collect and verify data
• Risk Methodology — Assumptions & calculation details
• Security Model — Trust assumptions & attack vectors
• Data Limitations — Known gaps and constraints

Next Steps

• Learn the basics → EigenLayer Primer
• Understand risks → Restaking Risk Overview
• Integrate with APIs → API Overview
• Deploy an integration → Integration Guides

Questions?

See our FAQ and Glossary, or join the community on GitHub Discussions.