defi-analyst - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: defi-analyst description: 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. Prerequisites: Tavily API key (free tier works), curl, jq. Configure mcporter with tavily MCP server.

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

mcporter config add tavily https://mcp.tavily.com/mcp/?tavilyApiKey=<YOUR_KEY>

Core Operations

Protocol Research (Tavily)

mcporter call tavily.tavily_search query="Aave V3 protocol overview yield lending" max_results=5 search_depth="advanced"

TVL Tracking (DeFiLlama)

# 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]'

Token Price + Volume (GeckoTerminal)

# 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}'

DEX Aggregator Research

# Compare yields acrossDEXes
curl -s "https://api.llama.fi/overview/dex?exclude_bridge=true" | jq '.dexes[0:5]'

Use Cases

Research a Protocol Before Investing

# 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-name audit exploit update 2026" max_results=5
# 3. Competitor comparison
mcporter call tavily.tavily_search query="protocol-name vs aave vs compound defi comparison" max_results=3

Track Yield Opportunities

# Get all lending rates
curl -s "https://api.llama.fi/overview/lending" | jq '.categories[0:10]'
# Check specific pool APY
curl -s "https://api.geckoterminal.com/api/v2/networks/bsc/pools/0x..." | jq '.data.attributes | {apy: .apy_7d, tvl: .tvl_usd}'

DeFi Landscape Analysis

mcporter call tavily.tavily_search query="DeFi trends 2026 yield farming liquid staking real yield" max_results=10 search_depth="advanced"

Notes

GeckoTerminal free tier: 30 req/min, no auth needed
DeFiLlama: public API, rate limit ~60 req/min
Tavily: 20 req/min free tier, 1000 req/month free
Combine all three for complete protocol analysis