defi-analyst

# DeFi Analyst Skill Research DeFi protocols, track yields, analyze TVL trends, and monitor the competitive landscape. ## Prerequisites - **Tavily API key** — free at [tavily.io](https://tavily.io) - **mcporter** — OpenClaw skill for MCP tool calling - **curl + jq** — for GeckoTerminal/DeFiLlama API calls ### Setup Tavily MCP ```bash mcporter config add tavily https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey=<YOUR_KEY> ``` ## Core Operations ### Protocol Research (Tavily) ```bash mcporter call tavily.tavily_search query="Aave V3 protocol overview yield lending" max_results=5 search_depth="advanced" ``` ### TVL Tracking (DeFiLlama) ```bash # Get protocol TVL curl -s "https://api.llama.fi/protocol/aave" | jq '{name: .name, tvl: .tvl, change_1d: .change_1d, change_7d: .change_7d}' # Top DeFi protocols by TVL curl -s "https://api.llama.fi/tvl" | jq '.[0:10]' # Lending rates overview curl -s "https://api.llama.fi/overview/lending" | jq '.categories[0:10]' ``` ### Token Price + Volume (GeckoTerminal) ```bash # Pool data for a token curl -s "https://api.geckoterminal.com/api/v2/networks/eth/tokens/0x.../info" | jq '{name, base_volume, quote_volume, pool_count}' # Trending pools on a network curl -s "https://api.geckoterminal.com/api/v2/networks/eth/pools" | jq '.[0:5] | .[].attributes | {pool: .name, volume_24h: .volume_usd.h24s, tvl: .tvl_usd}' # Specific pool APY curl -s "https://api.geckoterminal.com/api/v2/networks/bsc/pools/0x..." | jq '.data.attributes | {apy: .apy_7d, tvl: .tvl_usd}' ``` ### DEX Aggregator Research ```bash # Compare yields across DEXes curl -s "https://api.llama.fi/overview/dex?exclude_bridge=true" | jq '.dexes[0:5]' ``` ## Analyst Agents ### Technical Analyst On top of classic candlestick patterns, pulls 24h volume delta, liquidity depth ratios, and cross DEX price variance. Output: `{direction, confidence, key_levels}`. ### Sentiment Analyst Aggregates social sentiment via Tavily (`{token} sentiment today`) + Moltbook agent network pulse. Output: sentiment score (-1 to +1) with weighted breakdown by source credibility. ### Debate Round Bull Agent → Tavily for bull cases + on-chain growth metrics. Bear Agent → Tavily for risk factors + whale wallet outflows. Synthesized output: `{bull_probability, bear_probability, reconciled_direction, confidence}`. ## Use Cases ### Research a Protocol ```bash # 1. TVL + metrics TVL=$(curl -s "https://api.llama.fi/protocol/your-protocol" | jq '.tvl') # 2. Recent news via Tavily mcporter call tavily.tavily_search query="protocol audit exploit update 2026" max_results=5 # 3. Competitor comparison mcporter call tavily.tavily_search query="protocol vs aave vs compound defi" max_results=3 ``` ### Track Yield Opportunities ```bash # Get all lending rates curl -s "https://api.llama.fi/overview/lending" | jq '.categories[0:10]' ``` ### DeFi Landscape Analysis ```bash mcporter call tavily.tavily_search query="DeFi trends 2026 yield farming liquid staking real yield" max_results=10 search_depth="advanced" ``` ## Rate Limits - GeckoTerminal: 30 req/min, no auth needed - DeFiLlama: ~60 req/min, public API - Tavily: 20 req/min free tier, 1000 req/month free