diff --git a/op-node/rollup/celo_espresso_params.go b/op-node/rollup/celo_espresso_params.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2eebf462109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/op-node/rollup/celo_espresso_params.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package rollup
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+)
+
+// celoEspressoParamsJSON is the canonical source of truth for the Espresso batch-authentication
+// parameters of the known Celo chains, keyed by L2 chain ID. The Espresso parameters are
+// consensus-critical: espresso_time switches batch authorization from sender-based to
+// BatchAuthenticator event-based, so op-node and the fault-proof program must agree on them or
+// the two derivation pipelines produce divergent outputs from the same inputs.
+//
+// The file is mirrored byte-for-byte in celo-kona at crates/kona/proof/src/celo_espresso_params.json,
+// where a unit test asserts the program-baked constants (CELO_MAINNET_ESPRESSO /
+// CELO_SEPOLIA_ESPRESSO / CELO_CHAOS_ESPRESSO in crates/kona/proof/src/boot.rs) match it. When
+// scheduling Espresso on a chain, update the file in both repositories together with the baked
+// constants in celo-kona.
+//
+//go:embed celo_espresso_params.json
+var celoEspressoParamsJSON []byte
+
+// celoEspressoParams is one chain's entry in celo_espresso_params.json. Both fields are nil for
+// a chain on which Espresso is not (yet) scheduled.
+type celoEspressoParams struct {
+	EspressoTime              *uint64         `json:"espresso_time"`
+	BatchAuthenticatorAddress *common.Address `json:"batch_authenticator_address"`
+}
+
+// celoEspressoParamsByChainID is celo_espresso_params.json parsed at package load. The embedded
+// file is part of the build, so any malformed or internally inconsistent content is a programming
+// error and panics rather than being reported at config-load time.
+var celoEspressoParamsByChainID = func() map[uint64]celoEspressoParams {
+	var raw map[string]celoEspressoParams
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(celoEspressoParamsJSON, &raw); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("invalid embedded celo_espresso_params.json: %w", err))
+	}
+	byChainID := make(map[uint64]celoEspressoParams, len(raw))
+	for key, params := range raw {
+		chainID, err := strconv.ParseUint(key, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("invalid chain ID %q in embedded celo_espresso_params.json: %w", key, err))
+		}
+		if (params.EspressoTime == nil) != (params.BatchAuthenticatorAddress == nil) {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("chain %d in embedded celo_espresso_params.json must set espresso_time and batch_authenticator_address together", chainID))
+		}
+		if params.BatchAuthenticatorAddress != nil && *params.BatchAuthenticatorAddress == (common.Address{}) {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("chain %d in embedded celo_espresso_params.json has a zero batch_authenticator_address", chainID))
+		}
+		byChainID[chainID] = params
+	}
+	return byChainID
+}()
+
+// ErrCeloEspressoParamsMismatch is returned by Check when the loaded rollup config carries
+// Espresso parameters that differ from the canonical celo_espresso_params.json entry for the
+// chain. The fault-proof program derives the known Celo chains with the canonical values baked
+// in, so a diverging op-node config would derive a different chain than the proofs attest to.
+var ErrCeloEspressoParamsMismatch = errors.New("espresso params diverge from the canonical celo_espresso_params.json entry for this chain")
+
+// checkCeloEspressoParams validates the config's Espresso parameters against the canonical
+// per-chain values embedded from celo_espresso_params.json. A no-op for chains without a
+// canonical entry (devnets, non-Celo chains), which keep whatever the config carries.
+func (cfg *Config) checkCeloEspressoParams() error {
+	if cfg.L2ChainID == nil || !cfg.L2ChainID.IsUint64() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	canonical, ok := celoEspressoParamsByChainID[cfg.L2ChainID.Uint64()]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	fmtTime := func(t *uint64) string {
+		if t == nil {
+			return "unset"
+		}
+		return strconv.FormatUint(*t, 10)
+	}
+	if (cfg.EspressoTime == nil) != (canonical.EspressoTime == nil) ||
+		(cfg.EspressoTime != nil && *cfg.EspressoTime != *canonical.EspressoTime) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: espresso_time is %s, canonical is %s",
+			ErrCeloEspressoParamsMismatch, fmtTime(cfg.EspressoTime), fmtTime(canonical.EspressoTime))
+	}
+	canonicalAddr := common.Address{} // canonical entries carry no address while Espresso is unscheduled
+	if canonical.BatchAuthenticatorAddress != nil {
+		canonicalAddr = *canonical.BatchAuthenticatorAddress
+	}
+	if cfg.BatchAuthenticatorAddress != canonicalAddr {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: batch_authenticator_address is %s, canonical is %s",
+			ErrCeloEspressoParamsMismatch, cfg.BatchAuthenticatorAddress, canonicalAddr)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/op-node/rollup/celo_espresso_params.json b/op-node/rollup/celo_espresso_params.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..990bcce8236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/op-node/rollup/celo_espresso_params.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "42220": {
+    "espresso_time": null,
+    "batch_authenticator_address": null
+  },
+  "11142220": {
+    "espresso_time": null,
+    "batch_authenticator_address": null
+  },
+  "11162320": {
+    "espresso_time": 1782910800,
+    "batch_authenticator_address": "0xb4B5343d9635b05cA4FbdB09BB4929E21A1A8B37"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/op-node/rollup/celo_espresso_params_test.go b/op-node/rollup/celo_espresso_params_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e6b6edec8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/op-node/rollup/celo_espresso_params_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package rollup
+
+import (
+	"math/big"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+)
+
+// chaosBatchAuthenticator is the canonical BatchAuthenticator address for Celo Chaos, duplicated
+// here as a tripwire: changing celo_espresso_params.json must be a deliberate act that also
+// updates this test (and the baked constants in celo-kona's crates/kona/proof/src/boot.rs).
+var chaosBatchAuthenticator = common.HexToAddress("0xb4B5343d9635b05cA4FbdB09BB4929E21A1A8B37")
+
+// TestCeloEspressoParams_CanonicalFile pins the parsed content of the embedded
+// celo_espresso_params.json: exactly the three known Celo chains, with Espresso scheduled only
+// on Chaos.
+func TestCeloEspressoParams_CanonicalFile(t *testing.T) {
+	require.Len(t, celoEspressoParamsByChainID, 3)
+
+	for _, chainID := range []uint64{42220, 11142220} {
+		params, ok := celoEspressoParamsByChainID[chainID]
+		require.True(t, ok, "missing canonical entry for chain %d", chainID)
+		require.Nil(t, params.EspressoTime, "Espresso must be unscheduled on chain %d", chainID)
+		require.Nil(t, params.BatchAuthenticatorAddress, "no authenticator expected on chain %d", chainID)
+	}
+
+	chaos, ok := celoEspressoParamsByChainID[11162320]
+	require.True(t, ok, "missing canonical entry for Celo Chaos")
+	require.NotNil(t, chaos.EspressoTime)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1782910800, *chaos.EspressoTime)
+	require.NotNil(t, chaos.BatchAuthenticatorAddress)
+	require.Equal(t, chaosBatchAuthenticator, *chaos.BatchAuthenticatorAddress)
+}
+
+// TestConfig_Check_CeloEspressoParams verifies that Check rejects Espresso parameters that
+// diverge from the canonical celo_espresso_params.json entry for the known Celo chain IDs, and
+// leaves other chains alone.
+func TestConfig_Check_CeloEspressoParams(t *testing.T) {
+	// configFor builds an otherwise-valid config for the given chain with the given Espresso
+	// parameters. Ecotone (and its predecessor forks) activate at genesis, as on the real Celo
+	// chains, so the espresso-after-ecotone rule is satisfied whenever espressoTime is set.
+	configFor := func(chainID uint64, espressoTime *uint64, authenticator common.Address) *Config {
+		cfg := randConfig()
+		zero := uint64(0)
+		cfg.RegolithTime = &zero
+		cfg.CanyonTime = &zero
+		cfg.DeltaTime = &zero
+		cfg.EcotoneTime = &zero
+		cfg.L2ChainID = new(big.Int).SetUint64(chainID)
+		cfg.EspressoTime = espressoTime
+		cfg.BatchAuthenticatorAddress = authenticator
+		return cfg
+	}
+
+	chaosTime := uint64(1782910800)
+
+	// The canonical parameters pass for each known chain.
+	require.NoError(t, configFor(42220, nil, common.Address{}).Check())
+	require.NoError(t, configFor(11142220, nil, common.Address{}).Check())
+	require.NoError(t, configFor(11162320, &chaosTime, chaosBatchAuthenticator).Check())
+
+	// Chaos: missing espresso_time, wrong espresso_time, or wrong authenticator all diverge.
+	err := configFor(11162320, nil, chaosBatchAuthenticator).Check()
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrCeloEspressoParamsMismatch)
+	wrongTime := chaosTime + 1
+	err = configFor(11162320, &wrongTime, chaosBatchAuthenticator).Check()
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrCeloEspressoParamsMismatch)
+	err = configFor(11162320, &chaosTime, common.Address{0x01}).Check()
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrCeloEspressoParamsMismatch)
+
+	// Mainnet/Sepolia: scheduling Espresso (or carrying an authenticator) without updating the
+	// canonical file is rejected.
+	err = configFor(42220, &chaosTime, chaosBatchAuthenticator).Check()
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrCeloEspressoParamsMismatch)
+	err = configFor(11142220, nil, chaosBatchAuthenticator).Check()
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrCeloEspressoParamsMismatch)
+
+	// A chain without a canonical entry keeps whatever the config carries.
+	require.NoError(t, configFor(901, &chaosTime, chaosBatchAuthenticator).Check())
+	require.NoError(t, configFor(901, nil, common.Address{}).Check())
+
+	// A non-uint64 L2 chain ID cannot have a canonical entry and is not rejected here.
+	huge, ok := new(big.Int).SetString("340282366920938463463374607431768211456", 10) // 2^128
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	cfg := configFor(901, nil, common.Address{})
+	cfg.L2ChainID = huge
+	require.NoError(t, cfg.checkCeloEspressoParams())
+}
diff --git a/op-node/rollup/types.go b/op-node/rollup/types.go
index 47dd86cb1cb..02cdbe36e54 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/types.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/types.go
@@ -386,6 +386,12 @@ func (cfg *Config) Check() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Espresso parameters are consensus-critical and, for the known Celo chains, baked into the
+	// fault-proof program (celo-kona). Reject a config that diverges from the canonical values,
+	// so op-node and the proof program cannot silently derive different chains.
+	if err := cfg.checkCeloEspressoParams(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if cfg.EspressoTime != nil {
 		// When Espresso is enabled, batches must be authenticated via BatchInfoAuthenticated
 		// events emitted by the BatchAuthenticator contract, so a non-zero authenticator