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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Simple helper to verify that an HTTP JSON-RPC endpoint is reachable.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./scripts/check_http_rpc.sh
+#   RPC_URL=http://10.0.0.5:8545 ./scripts/check_http_rpc.sh
+
+RPC_URL="${RPC_URL:-http://127.0.0.1:8545}"
+
+echo "Checking HTTP JSON-RPC endpoint: ${RPC_URL}"
+echo
+
+payload='{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_clientVersion","params":[],"id":1}'
+
+response="$(curl -s -X POST "${RPC_URL}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "${payload}")"
+
+if [ -z "${response}" ]; then
+  echo "No response received. Is the node running and HTTP enabled?"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Raw response:"
+echo "${response}"
+echo
+echo "If this includes a valid client version string, the HTTP JSON-RPC endpoint is working."