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 * [Introduction](./intro.md)
 * [Development Environment](./setup.md)
+* [Websocket Interface](./websockets.md)
 * [Simple Local Testnet](./simple-testnet.md)
 * [Interop](./interop.md)
     * [Environment](./interop-environment.md)
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+# Websocket Interface
+
+By default, a Lighthouse `beacon_node` exposes a websocket server on `localhost:5053`.
+
+The following CLI flags control the websocket server:
+
+- `--no-ws`: disable the websocket server.
+- `--ws-port`: specify the listen port of the server.
+- `--ws-address`: specify the listen address of the server.
+
+All clients connected to the websocket server will receive the same stream of events, all triggered
+by the `BeaconChain`. Each event is a JSON object with the following schema:
+
+```json
+{
+    "event": "string",
+    "data": "object"
+}
+```
+
+## Events
+
+The following events may be emitted:
+
+### Beacon Head Changed
+
+Occurs whenever the canonical head of the beacon chain changes.
+
+```json
+{
+    "event": "beacon_head_changed",
+    "data": {
+        "reorg": "boolean",
+        "current_head_beacon_block_root": "string",
+        "previous_head_beacon_block_root": "string"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Beacon Finalization
+
+Occurs whenever the finalized checkpoint of the canonical head changes.
+
+```json
+{
+    "event": "beacon_finalization",
+    "data": {
+        "epoch": "number",
+        "root": "string"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Beacon Block Imported
+
+Occurs whenever the beacon node imports a valid block.
+
+```json
+{
+    "event": "beacon_block_imported",
+    "data": {
+        "block": "object"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Beacon Block Rejected
+
+Occurs whenever the beacon node rejects a block because it is invalid or an
+error occurred during validation.
+
+```json
+{
+    "event": "beacon_block_rejected",
+    "data": {
+        "reason": "string",
+        "block": "object"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Beacon Attestation Imported
+
+Occurs whenever the beacon node imports a valid attestation.
+
+```json
+{
+    "event": "beacon_attestation_imported",
+    "data": {
+        "attestation": "object"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Beacon Attestation Rejected
+
+Occurs whenever the beacon node rejects an attestation because it is invalid or
+an error occurred during validation.
+
+```json
+{
+    "event": "beacon_attestation_rejected",
+    "data": {
+        "reason": "string",
+        "attestation": "object"
+    }
+}
+```