diff --git a/pytest/common_lib/shared/__init__.py b/pytest/common_lib/shared/__init__.py
index d46ea7d05..caea830d2 100644
--- a/pytest/common_lib/shared/__init__.py
+++ b/pytest/common_lib/shared/__init__.py
@@ -25,16 +25,83 @@
     create_create_account_action,
     create_payment_action,
     create_full_access_key_action,
+    # create_mpc_function_call_access_key_action
     sign_transaction,
     serialize_transaction,
+    Action,
+    AccessKey,
+    AccessKeyPermission,
+    FunctionCallPermission,
+    PublicKey,
+    AddKey,
 )
 
+
 from key import Key
 
 dot_near = pathlib.Path.home() / ".near"
 SECRETS_JSON = "secrets.json"
 
 
+def create_function_call_access_key_action(
+    pk: bytes, contract_id: str, method_names: list[str], allowance: int | None = None
+) -> "Action":
+    permission = AccessKeyPermission()
+    permission.enum = "functionCall"
+
+    fc_perm = FunctionCallPermission()
+    fc_perm.allowance = allowance
+    fc_perm.receiverId = contract_id
+    fc_perm.methodNames = method_names
+    permission.functionCall = fc_perm
+
+    access_key = AccessKey()
+    access_key.nonce = 0
+    access_key.permission = permission
+
+    public_key = PublicKey()
+    public_key.keyType = 0
+    public_key.data = pk
+
+    add_key = AddKey()
+    add_key.accessKey = access_key
+    add_key.publicKey = public_key
+
+    action = Action()
+    action.enum = "addKey"
+    action.addKey = add_key
+
+    return action
+
+
+def create_mpc_function_call_access_key_action(
+    pk: bytes, contract_id: str, allowance: int | None = None
+) -> "Action":
+    """
+    Create a restricted access key that only allows calling MPC-related contract methods.
+    """
+    mpc_methods_used_by_node = [
+        "respond",
+        "respond_ckd",
+        "vote_pk",
+        "start_keygen_instance",
+        "vote_reshared",
+        "start_reshare_instance",
+        "vote_abort_key_event_instance",
+        "verify_tee",
+        "submit_participant_info",
+        "vote_add_domains",
+        "vote_cancel_resharing",
+    ]
+
+    return create_function_call_access_key_action(
+        pk=pk,
+        contract_id=contract_id,
+        method_names=mpc_methods_used_by_node,
+        allowance=allowance,
+    )
+
+
 # Output is deserializable into the rust type near_sdk::SecretKey
 def serialize_key(key: bytes) -> str:
     key_bytes = bytes(key)
@@ -47,19 +114,54 @@ def deserialize_key(account_id: str, key: List[int]) -> Key:
     return Key.from_keypair(account_id, signing_key)
 
 
+def dump(obj, indent=0):
+    pad = "  " * indent
+    if hasattr(obj, "__dict__"):
+        for k, v in vars(obj).items():
+            print(f"{pad}{k}:")
+            dump(v, indent + 1)
+    elif isinstance(obj, (list, tuple)):
+        for i, v in enumerate(obj):
+            print(f"{pad}[{i}]:")
+            dump(v, indent + 1)
+    else:
+        print(f"{pad}{obj}")
+
+
 def sign_create_account_with_multiple_access_keys_tx(
     creator_key: Key,
     new_account_id,
     keys: List[Key],
     nonce,
     block_hash,
+    contract_id,
+    fullAccess: bool,
+    createNewAccount: bool,
 ) -> bytes:
-    create_account_action = create_create_account_action()
-    payment_action = create_payment_action(100 * NEAR_BASE)
-    access_key_actions = [
-        create_full_access_key_action(key.decoded_pk()) for key in keys
-    ]
-    actions = [create_account_action, payment_action] + access_key_actions
+    actions = []
+
+    if createNewAccount:
+        # Only when creating a brand-new account
+        actions.append(create_create_account_action())
+        actions.append(create_payment_action(100 * NEAR_BASE))
+
+    if fullAccess:
+        # Give full access to all keys
+        access_key_actions = [
+            create_full_access_key_action(key.decoded_pk()) for key in keys
+        ]
+    else:
+        # Give restricted MPC-only access to all keys
+        access_key_actions = [
+            create_mpc_function_call_access_key_action(
+                key.decoded_pk(), contract_id, allowance=100 * NEAR_BASE
+            )
+            for key in keys
+        ]
+    print("access key actions:", access_key_actions)
+    dump(access_key_actions)
+    actions.extend(access_key_actions)
+
     signed_tx = sign_transaction(
         new_account_id,
         nonce,
@@ -69,6 +171,12 @@ def sign_create_account_with_multiple_access_keys_tx(
         creator_key.decoded_pk(),
         creator_key.decoded_sk(),
     )
+
+    print("signed tx: ", signed_tx)
+    dump(signed_tx)
+
+    # for name, value in vars(signed_tx).items():
+    #    print(name, "=", value)
     return serialize_transaction(signed_tx)
 
 
@@ -267,10 +375,12 @@ def start_cluster_with_mpc(
     )
 
     (key, nonce) = cluster.contract_node.get_key_and_nonce()
-    txs = []
+    create_txs = []
+    access_txs = []
     mpc_nodes = []
+    pytest_keys_per_node = []
     for near_node, candidate in zip(observers, candidates):
-        # add the nodes access key to the list
+        # add the nodes responder access key to the list
         nonce += 1
         tx = sign_create_account_with_multiple_access_keys_tx(
             key,
@@ -278,8 +388,11 @@ def start_cluster_with_mpc(
             candidate.responder_keys,
             nonce,
             cluster.contract_node.last_block_hash(),
+            cluster.mpc_contract_account(),
+            True,
+            True,
         )
-        txs.append(tx)
+        create_txs.append(tx)
         candidate_account_id = candidate.signer_key.account_id
         pytest_signer_keys = []
         for i in range(0, 5):
@@ -295,14 +408,57 @@ def start_cluster_with_mpc(
         nonce += 1
 
         # Observer nodes haven't started yet so we use cluster node to send txs
+        # add pytest_signer_keys that are used for voting, need to access
         tx = sign_create_account_with_multiple_access_keys_tx(
             key,
             candidate_account_id,
-            [candidate.signer_key] + pytest_signer_keys,
+            pytest_signer_keys,
             nonce,
             cluster.contract_node.last_block_hash(),
+            cluster.mpc_contract_account(),
+            True,
+            True,
+        )
+        create_txs.append(tx)
+        pytest_keys_per_node.append(pytest_signer_keys)
+
+    cluster.contract_node.send_await_check_txs_parallel(
+        "create account", create_txs, assert_txn_success
+    )
+
+    for near_node, candidate, pytest_signer_keys in zip(
+        observers, candidates, pytest_keys_per_node
+    ):
+        candidate_account_id = candidate.signer_key.account_id
+
+        print(
+            "ALL ACCESS KEYS:",
+            cluster.contract_node.near_node.get_access_key_list(candidate_account_id),
+        )
+        creator_key = pytest_signer_keys[0]
+        print("my signer key:", creator_key.pk)
+        nonce = cluster.contract_node.near_node.get_nonce_for_pk(
+            candidate_account_id, creator_key.pk
+        )
+        print("candidate signer key:", candidate.signer_key)
+        assert nonce is not None
+        print("found nonce: ", nonce)
+        # nonce = 0
+        # add node access key
+        tx = sign_create_account_with_multiple_access_keys_tx(
+            # key,
+            pytest_signer_keys[0],
+            candidate_account_id,
+            [candidate.signer_key],
+            nonce + 1,
+            cluster.contract_node.last_block_hash(),
+            cluster.mpc_contract_account(),
+            False,
+            False,
         )
-        txs.append(tx)
+        access_txs.append(tx)
+        print("access key tx:")
+        dump(tx)
 
         mpc_node = MpcNode(
             near_node,
@@ -315,7 +471,7 @@ def start_cluster_with_mpc(
         mpc_nodes.append(mpc_node)
 
     cluster.contract_node.send_await_check_txs_parallel(
-        "create account", txs, assert_txn_success
+        "access keys", access_txs, assert_txn_success
     )
 
     # Deploy the mpc contract
diff --git a/pytest/common_lib/shared/near_account.py b/pytest/common_lib/shared/near_account.py
index 6bc044fe2..1de47ee96 100644
--- a/pytest/common_lib/shared/near_account.py
+++ b/pytest/common_lib/shared/near_account.py
@@ -65,8 +65,11 @@ def send_await_check_txs_parallel(
         txns: list[bytes],
         verification_callback: Callable[[dict[str, Any]], None],
     ):
+        print("sending")
         tx_hashes = self.send_txs_parallel_returning_hashes(txns, label)
+        print("awaiting")
         results = self.await_txs(tx_hashes)
+        print("received", results)
         verify_txs(results, verification_callback)
 
     def get_tx(self, tx_hash):
diff --git a/pytest/common_lib/shared/transaction_status.py b/pytest/common_lib/shared/transaction_status.py
index fc6b0791c..da59283b0 100644
--- a/pytest/common_lib/shared/transaction_status.py
+++ b/pytest/common_lib/shared/transaction_status.py
@@ -31,10 +31,17 @@ def verify_txs(results, verification_callback, verbose=False):
         total_tgas += gas_tx / TGAS
         total_receipts += n_rcpts_tx
         verification_callback(res)
-    if verbose:
-        print(
-            f"number of txs: {num_txs}\n max gas used (Tgas):{max_tgas_used}\n average receipts: {total_receipts / num_txs}\n average gas used (Tgas): {total_tgas / num_txs}\n"
-        )
+    if True:  # verbose:
+        if verbose:
+            if num_txs == 0:
+                print("number of txs: 0\n no gas or receipts to report")
+            else:
+                print(
+                    f"number of txs: {num_txs}\n"
+                    f" max gas used (Tgas):{max_tgas_used}\n"
+                    f" average receipts: {total_receipts / num_txs}\n"
+                    f" average gas used (Tgas): {total_tgas / num_txs}\n"
+                )
 
 
 def assert_txn_success(result: dict[str, Any]):