Defi Analyst

DeFi research and analysis via Tavily MCP, GeckoTerminal API, and DeFiLlama. Use for protocol research, TVL tracking, yield analysis, token discovery, and competitive landscape research.

DeFi Analyst Skill

Research DeFi protocols, track yields, analyze TVL trends, and monitor the competitive landscape.

Prerequisites

• Tavily API key — free at 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