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+# getRecentPerformanceSamples
+
+Returns blockstore performance samples for recent slots.
+
+## Semantics
+
+The omitted limit defaults to Agave PERFORMANCE_SAMPLES_LIMIT value of 720. A limit above 720 is rejected with the JSON-RPC invalid-params error. numNonVoteTransactions is nullable to preserve compatibility with older serialized samples.
+
+## Implementation notes
+
+- [**Agave**](../../implementations/agave.md): reference implementation. See the pinned [handler](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/6dd9d38771e46103b9680357a855804165612602/rpc/src/rpc.rs#L3742-L3766).
diff --git a/methods/http/getRecentPerformanceSamples.yaml b/methods/http/getRecentPerformanceSamples.yaml
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+name: getRecentPerformanceSamples
+status: standard
+summary: Returns recent validator performance samples.
+params:
+  - name: limit
+    required: false
+    summary: Maximum number of samples. Agave accepts at most 720.
+    schema: { type: integer, minimum: 0, maximum: 720 }
+result:
+  name: samples
+  summary: Recent performance samples.
+  schema:
+    type: array
+    items:
+      type: object
+      required: [slot, numTransactions, numSlots, samplePeriodSecs]
+      properties:
+        slot: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/Slot' }
+        numTransactions: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/U64' }
+        numNonVoteTransactions:
+          oneOf:
+            - { $ref: '#/components/schemas/U64' }
+            - { type: 'null' }
+        numSlots: { $ref: '#/components/schemas/U64' }
+        samplePeriodSecs: { type: integer, minimum: 0, maximum: 65535 }
+errors: []
+examples:
+  - name: one-sample
+    summary: Request one recent sample.
+    params:
+      - name: limit
+        value: 1
+    result:
+      name: samples
+      value:
+        - { slot: 348125, numTransactions: 126, numNonVoteTransactions: 98, numSlots: 60, samplePeriodSecs: 60 }
+implementations:
+  agave: { status: full }
+  cloudbreak: { status: none }
+  superbank: { status: none }
diff --git a/proposals/0039-get-recent-performance-samples.md b/proposals/0039-get-recent-performance-samples.md
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+---
+number: 0039
+title: Add getRecentPerformanceSamples method specification
+authors: [rpcpool]
+status: draft
+created: 2026-09-14
+reference-implementations:
+  - https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/tree/6dd9d38771e46103b9680357a855804165612602
+---
+
+# Add getRecentPerformanceSamples method specification
+
+## Summary
+
+Add the public getRecentPerformanceSamples RPC method.
+
+## Motivation
+
+Clients need a portable contract for this public Agave RPC method.
+
+## Specification
+
+Add the paired HTTP method files. The optional limit is bounded to Agave current 720-sample maximum.
+
+## Return-type impact
+
+Adds the result shape defined by the paired method source.
+
+## Compatibility
+
+This is additive. Agave conforms. Cloudbreak and Superbank do not serve the method.
+
+## Reference implementation
+
+- [Agave implementation](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/6dd9d38771e46103b9680357a855804165612602/rpc/src/rpc.rs#L3742-L3766)
+
+## Security considerations
+
+The bounded limit prevents callers from selecting an unbounded blockstore response.
diff --git a/spec-info.yaml b/spec-info.yaml
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 title: Solana JSON-RPC API
-version: 0.1.0
+version: 0.2.0
 license:
   name: MIT
   url: https://opensource.org/license/mit/