diff --git a/scripts/check_node_health.sh b/scripts/check_node_health.sh
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+++ b/scripts/check_node_health.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+RPC_URL="${1:-http://localhost:8545}"
+
+if ! command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "curl is not installed" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+REQUEST='{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[]}'
+
+echo "Checking Base node health at $RPC_URL..."
+HTTP_CODE=$(curl -sS -o /tmp/base_node_health_response.json -w "%{http_code}" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "$REQUEST" \
+  "$RPC_URL" || echo "000")
+
+if [ "$HTTP_CODE" != "200" ]; then
+  echo "Health check failed, HTTP status: $HTTP_CODE"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Health check succeeded (HTTP 200), but jq is not installed."
+  echo "Raw response:"
+  cat /tmp/base_node_health_response.json
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+BLOCK_HEX=$(jq -r '.result // empty' /tmp/base_node_health_response.json 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+if [ -z "$BLOCK_HEX" ] || [ "$BLOCK_HEX" = "null" ]; then
+  echo "Health check failed: empty block number in response"
+  cat /tmp/base_node_health_response.json
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Health check OK, latest block: $BLOCK_HEX"