# Nodes #### Full nodes Full nodes replicate chain state and serve RPC queries. No staking or proof generation required. Get in touch with our team if you would like to run your own full node: #### Provers Provers generate validity proofs using the Nexus zkVM. The Compute Network is live on testnet and will expand to mainnet proof generation. #### Validators The Nexus blockchain is secured by a validator set running NexusBFT consensus. The set is permissioned at launch and will expand over time. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.nexus.xyz/network/nodes.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.