---
title: "consensus/service"
description: "OP Stack consensus node service — orchestrates derivation, gossip, discovery, and engine communication."
source: https://basehub.org/crates/consensus/service/
---
import { LinkCard } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

## Overview

The `kona-node-service` crate orchestrates the OP Stack consensus node. It coordinates derivation, gossip, discovery, and engine communication.

## Source

<LinkCard title="View source on GitHub" href="https://github.com/base/base/tree/main/crates/consensus/service" />