chore: remove dev mode functionality on Proof Aggregation Service contract

contracts/script/deploy/AlignedProofAggregationServiceDeployer.s.sol

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ contract AlignedProofAggregationServiceDeployer is Script {
         address risc0VerifierAddress = stdJson.readAddress(config_data, ".address.risc0VerifierAddress");
         bytes32 risc0AggregationProgramImageId =
             stdJson.readBytes32(config_data, ".programs_id.risc0AggregationProgramImageId");
+        bool devMode = stdJson.readBool(config_data, ".devMode");
 
         address ownerAddress = stdJson.readAddress(config_data, ".permissions.owner");
 
@@ -27,13 +28,14 @@ contract AlignedProofAggregationServiceDeployer is Script {
         ERC1967Proxy proxy = new ERC1967Proxy(
             address(alignedProofAggregationService),
             abi.encodeWithSignature(
-                "initialize(address,address,address,address,bytes32,bytes32)",
+                "initialize(address,address,address,address,bytes32,bytes32,bool)",
                 ownerAddress,
                 alignedAggregatorAddress,
                 sp1VerifierAddress,
                 risc0VerifierAddress,
                 risc0AggregationProgramImageId,
-                sp1AggregationProgramVKHash
+                sp1AggregationProgramVKHash,
+                devMode
             )
         );
 

contracts/script/deploy/config/devnet/proof-aggregator-service.devnet.config.json

@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
   },
   "permissions": {
     "owner": "0x14dC79964da2C08b23698B3D3cc7Ca32193d9955"
-  }
+  },
+  "devMode": false
 }

contracts/script/deploy/config/devnet/proof-aggregator-service.devnet.mock.config.json

@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
   },
   "permissions": {
     "owner": "0x14dC79964da2C08b23698B3D3cc7Ca32193d9955"
-  }
+  },
+  "devMode": true
 }

contracts/script/deploy/config/holesky/proof-aggregator-service.holesky.config.json

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
   },
   "permissions": {
     "owner": "0x97aEC5F28181abe5d2aD40dBe7FbaEe014529b7D"
-  }
+  },
+  "devMode": false
 }

contracts/script/deploy/config/holesky/proof-aggregator-service.holesky.config.stage.json

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
   },
   "permissions": {
     "owner": "0xE3C695b73dbe27106aF4530b152de3e57456B385"
-  }
+  },
+  "devMode": false
 }

contracts/script/deploy/config/hoodi/proof-aggregator-service.hoodi.config.json

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
   },
   "permissions": {
     "owner": "0xF138043AC49a0cbB1C8fF03433B51861eA0AE927"
-  }
+  },
+  "devMode": false
 }

contracts/script/deploy/config/mainnet/proof-aggregator-service.mainnet.config.json

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
   },
   "permissions": {
     "owner": "<owner_address>"
-  }
+  },
+  "devMode": false
 }

contracts/script/deploy/config/mainnet_staging/proof-aggregator-service.mainnet.config.json

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
   },
   "permissions": {
     "owner": "<owner_address>"
-  }
+  },
+  "devMode": false
 }

contracts/script/deploy/config/sepolia/proof-aggregator-service.sepolia.config.json

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
   },
   "permissions": {
     "owner": "0x771C1aB81C81A774B66C4386Eb50D6DFC8538106"
-  }
+  },
+  "devMode": false
 }

contracts/script/deploy/config/templates/proof-aggregator-service.template.config.json

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
   },
   "permissions": {
     "owner": ""
-  }
+  },
+  "devMode": false
 }

contracts/src/core/AlignedProofAggregationService.sol

@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ contract AlignedProofAggregationService is
     address public risc0VerifierAddress;
 
     /// @notice whether we are in dev mode or not
-    /// if the sp1 verifier address is set to this address, then we skip verification
-    address public constant VERIFIER_MOCK_ADDRESS = address(0xFF);
+    /// if true, verification checks are skipped (only for test deployments)
+    /// This flag is set only at initialization and cannot be changed afterwards.
+    bool public devMode;
 
     /// The unique identifier (image ID) of the RISC Zero aggregator program.
     /// This ensures that only proofs generated by a trusted Risc0 program can be verified.
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ contract AlignedProofAggregationService is
         address _sp1VerifierAddress,
         address _risc0VerifierAddress,
         bytes32 _risc0AggregatorProgramImageId,
-        bytes32 _sp1AggregatorProgramVKHash
+        bytes32 _sp1AggregatorProgramVKHash,
+        bool _devMode
     ) public initializer {
         __Ownable_init();
         __UUPSUpgradeable_init();
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ contract AlignedProofAggregationService is
         risc0VerifierAddress = _risc0VerifierAddress;
         risc0AggregatorProgramImageId = _risc0AggregatorProgramImageId;
         sp1AggregatorProgramVKHash = _sp1AggregatorProgramVKHash;
+        devMode = _devMode;
     }
 
     function verifySP1(bytes32 blobVersionedHash, bytes calldata sp1PublicValues, bytes calldata sp1ProofBytes)
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ contract AlignedProofAggregationService is
         (bytes32 merkleRoot) = abi.decode(sp1PublicValues, (bytes32));
 
         // In dev mode, poofs are mocked, so we skip the verification part
-        if (_isSP1VerificationEnabled()) {
+        if (!devMode) {
             ISP1Verifier(sp1VerifierAddress).verifyProof(sp1AggregatorProgramVKHash, sp1PublicValues, sp1ProofBytes);
         }
 
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ contract AlignedProofAggregationService is
         (bytes32 merkleRoot) = abi.decode(risc0JournalBytes, (bytes32));
 
         // In dev mode, poofs are mocked, so we skip the verification part
-        if (_isRisc0VerificationEnabled()) {
+        if (!devMode) {
             bytes32 risc0JournalDigest = sha256(risc0JournalBytes);
             IRiscZeroVerifier(risc0VerifierAddress).verify(
                 risc0ReceiptSeal, risc0AggregatorProgramImageId, risc0JournalDigest
@@ -125,14 +128,6 @@ contract AlignedProofAggregationService is
         return aggregatedProofs[merkleRoot];
     }
 
-    function _isSP1VerificationEnabled() internal view returns (bool) {
-        return sp1VerifierAddress != VERIFIER_MOCK_ADDRESS;
-    }
-
-    function _isRisc0VerificationEnabled() internal view returns (bool) {
-        return risc0VerifierAddress != VERIFIER_MOCK_ADDRESS;
-    }
-
     function _authorizeUpgrade(address newImplementation)
         internal
         override