diff --git a/clients/consensus/rpc/beaconapi.go b/clients/consensus/rpc/beaconapi.go
index 6768091b..45f930dd 100644
--- a/clients/consensus/rpc/beaconapi.go
+++ b/clients/consensus/rpc/beaconapi.go
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/api/v1"
 	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/http"
 	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec"
+	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec/altair"
+	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec/bellatrix"
 	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec/capella"
 	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec/deneb"
+	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec/electra"
+	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec/fulu"
 	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec/phase0"
+	dynssz "github.com/pk910/dynamic-ssz"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
@@ -406,23 +411,190 @@ func (bc *BeaconClient) GetBlockBodyByBlockroot(ctx context.Context, blockroot p
 	return result.Data, nil
 }
 
+// GetState fetches a beacon state using streaming decoding to avoid buffering
+// the full response (200MB+) in memory. Both SSZ and JSON responses are decoded
+// directly from the HTTP response body.
 func (bc *BeaconClient) GetState(ctx context.Context, stateRef string) (*spec.VersionedBeaconState, error) {
-	provider, isProvider := bc.clientSvc.(eth2client.BeaconStateProvider)
-	if !isProvider {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get beacon state not supported")
+	reqURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/eth/v2/debug/beacon/states/%s", bc.endpoint, stateRef)
+
+	req, err := nethttp.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, nethttp.MethodGet, reqURL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create beacon state request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for headerKey, headerVal := range bc.headers {
+		req.Header.Set(headerKey, headerVal)
+	}
+
+	if bc.disableSSZ {
+		req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
+	} else {
+		req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/octet-stream;q=1,application/json;q=0.9")
+	}
+
+	client := &nethttp.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Minute}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to request beacon state: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != nethttp.StatusOK {
+		data, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load beacon state (status %s): %s", resp.Status, string(data))
+	}
+
+	// Parse consensus version from Eth-Consensus-Version header.
+	consensusVersion, err := parseConsensusVersionHeader(resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse consensus version: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	state := &spec.VersionedBeaconState{
+		Version: consensusVersion,
+	}
+
+	// Determine content type from response header.
+	contentType := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+	isSSZ := strings.HasPrefix(contentType, "application/octet-stream")
+
+	if isSSZ {
+		err = bc.streamDecodeStateSSZ(ctx, resp, state)
+	} else {
+		err = streamDecodeStateJSON(resp.Body, state)
 	}
 
-	result, err := provider.BeaconState(ctx, &api.BeaconStateOpts{
-		State: stateRef,
-		Common: api.CommonOpts{
-			Timeout: 0,
-		},
-	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return result.Data, nil
+	return state, nil
+}
+
+// parseConsensusVersionHeader extracts the consensus version from the
+// Eth-Consensus-Version HTTP response header.
+func parseConsensusVersionHeader(resp *nethttp.Response) (spec.DataVersion, error) {
+	versionHeader := resp.Header.Get("Eth-Consensus-Version")
+	if versionHeader == "" {
+		return spec.DataVersionUnknown, fmt.Errorf("missing Eth-Consensus-Version header")
+	}
+
+	version, err := spec.DataVersionFromString(versionHeader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return spec.DataVersionUnknown, fmt.Errorf("unrecognized consensus version %q: %w", versionHeader, err)
+	}
+
+	return version, nil
+}
+
+// streamDecodeStateSSZ decodes a beacon state from an SSZ-encoded HTTP response
+// body using streaming deserialization via dynamic-ssz.
+func (bc *BeaconClient) streamDecodeStateSSZ(ctx context.Context, resp *nethttp.Response, state *spec.VersionedBeaconState) error {
+	// Fetch spec data for dynamic SSZ decoding.
+	specProvider, isProvider := bc.clientSvc.(eth2client.SpecProvider)
+	if !isProvider {
+		return fmt.Errorf("spec provider not available for dynamic SSZ decoding")
+	}
+
+	specs, err := specProvider.Spec(ctx, &api.SpecOpts{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch specs for SSZ decoding: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	ds := dynssz.NewDynSsz(specs.Data, dynssz.WithLogCb(func(format string, args ...any) {
+		bc.logger.Infof(format, args...)
+	}), dynssz.WithVerbose())
+	sszSize := int(resp.ContentLength) // -1 if unknown
+
+	switch state.Version {
+	case spec.DataVersionPhase0:
+		state.Phase0 = &phase0.BeaconState{}
+		err = ds.UnmarshalSSZReader(state.Phase0, resp.Body, sszSize)
+	case spec.DataVersionAltair:
+		state.Altair = &altair.BeaconState{}
+		err = ds.UnmarshalSSZReader(state.Altair, resp.Body, sszSize)
+	case spec.DataVersionBellatrix:
+		state.Bellatrix = &bellatrix.BeaconState{}
+		err = ds.UnmarshalSSZReader(state.Bellatrix, resp.Body, sszSize)
+	case spec.DataVersionCapella:
+		state.Capella = &capella.BeaconState{}
+		err = ds.UnmarshalSSZReader(state.Capella, resp.Body, sszSize)
+	case spec.DataVersionDeneb:
+		state.Deneb = &deneb.BeaconState{}
+		err = ds.UnmarshalSSZReader(state.Deneb, resp.Body, sszSize)
+	case spec.DataVersionElectra:
+		state.Electra = &electra.BeaconState{}
+		err = ds.UnmarshalSSZReader(state.Electra, resp.Body, sszSize)
+	case spec.DataVersionFulu:
+		state.Fulu = &fulu.BeaconState{}
+		err = ds.UnmarshalSSZReader(state.Fulu, resp.Body, sszSize)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported SSZ state version: %s", state.Version)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode %s beacon state from SSZ: %w", state.Version, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// streamDecodeStateJSON decodes a beacon state from a JSON-encoded HTTP response
+// body using streaming JSON decoding. The response has the standard beacon API
+// envelope: {"version":"...","data":{...}}.
+// The decoder streams from the reader and populates the target struct directly,
+// avoiding an intermediate raw-bytes buffer for the data field.
+func streamDecodeStateJSON(body io.Reader, state *spec.VersionedBeaconState) error {
+	var err error
+
+	switch state.Version {
+	case spec.DataVersionPhase0:
+		state.Phase0 = &phase0.BeaconState{}
+		err = decodeJSONEnvelope(body, state.Phase0)
+	case spec.DataVersionAltair:
+		state.Altair = &altair.BeaconState{}
+		err = decodeJSONEnvelope(body, state.Altair)
+	case spec.DataVersionBellatrix:
+		state.Bellatrix = &bellatrix.BeaconState{}
+		err = decodeJSONEnvelope(body, state.Bellatrix)
+	case spec.DataVersionCapella:
+		state.Capella = &capella.BeaconState{}
+		err = decodeJSONEnvelope(body, state.Capella)
+	case spec.DataVersionDeneb:
+		state.Deneb = &deneb.BeaconState{}
+		err = decodeJSONEnvelope(body, state.Deneb)
+	case spec.DataVersionElectra:
+		state.Electra = &electra.BeaconState{}
+		err = decodeJSONEnvelope(body, state.Electra)
+	case spec.DataVersionFulu:
+		state.Fulu = &fulu.BeaconState{}
+		err = decodeJSONEnvelope(body, state.Fulu)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported JSON state version: %s", state.Version)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode %s beacon state from JSON: %w", state.Version, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// decodeJSONEnvelope decodes a beacon API JSON envelope {"data": ...} directly
+// into the target struct via streaming decoder, avoiding buffering the raw JSON.
+func decodeJSONEnvelope[T any](body io.Reader, target T) error {
+	envelope := struct {
+		Data T `json:"data"`
+	}{
+		Data: target,
+	}
+
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(body).Decode(&envelope); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode beacon state JSON: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (bc *BeaconClient) GetBlobSidecarsByBlockroot(ctx context.Context, blockroot []byte) ([]*deneb.BlobSidecar, error) {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bb5afdfb..cb5036e1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mashingan/smapping v0.1.19
 	github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.99
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0
-	github.com/pk910/dynamic-ssz v1.2.3-0.20260318065836-323b83c1a387
+	github.com/pk910/dynamic-ssz v1.3.1-0.20260407212738-e97de623fd84
 	github.com/pressly/goose/v3 v3.27.0
 	github.com/probe-lab/eth-das-guardian v0.2.2
 	github.com/protolambda/bls12-381-util v0.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e07ccd85..37067095 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ github.com/pion/turn/v4 v4.1.1 h1:9UnY2HB99tpDyz3cVVZguSxcqkJ1DsTSZ+8TGruh4fc=
 github.com/pion/turn/v4 v4.1.1/go.mod h1:2123tHk1O++vmjI5VSD0awT50NywDAq5A2NNNU4Jjs8=
 github.com/pion/webrtc/v4 v4.1.4 h1:/gK1ACGHXQmtyVVbJFQDxNoODg4eSRiFLB7t9r9pg8M=
 github.com/pion/webrtc/v4 v4.1.4/go.mod h1:Oab9npu1iZtQRMic3K3toYq5zFPvToe/QBw7dMI2ok4=
-github.com/pk910/dynamic-ssz v1.2.3-0.20260318065836-323b83c1a387 h1:XkL2iLFDP6/NKAOF0fysZrhaa/qtcAtqzhLUxSIy79s=
-github.com/pk910/dynamic-ssz v1.2.3-0.20260318065836-323b83c1a387/go.mod h1:NmeFF4jxzVwWC8cnEhUB7xMI++8hd/0OZvZHFrUvFfs=
+github.com/pk910/dynamic-ssz v1.3.1-0.20260407212738-e97de623fd84 h1:J3H3PiaO4+ej5HTK/nG/wnAj0jx+Ek2+0s8o+zujI4I=
+github.com/pk910/dynamic-ssz v1.3.1-0.20260407212738-e97de623fd84/go.mod h1:NmeFF4jxzVwWC8cnEhUB7xMI++8hd/0OZvZHFrUvFfs=
 github.com/pk910/hashtree-bindings v0.1.0 h1:w7NyRWFi2OaYEFvo9ADcE/QU6PMuVLl3hBgx92KiH9c=
 github.com/pk910/hashtree-bindings v0.1.0/go.mod h1:zrWt88783JmhBfcgni6kkIMYRdXTZi/FL//OyI5T/l4=
 github.com/pkg/diff v0.0.0-20210226163009-20ebb0f2a09e/go.mod h1:pJLUxLENpZxwdsKMEsNbx1VGcRFpLqf3715MtcvvzbA=