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agentutility / edge-market / defi-llama
PRICE / CALL
$0.02
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
edgemarket
CATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
live
NAME
defi-llama defillama api / defi tvl protocol lookup
synonym alias of defi-llama-protocol — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/defi-llama
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

DefiLlama API / DeFi TVL protocol lookup. Resolves a DefiLlama protocol slug such as aave, lido, uniswap, makerdao, or curve-dex and returns current TVL, chain breakdown, protocol metadata, audit links, and optional historical TVL series.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
protocolstringDefiLlama slug (lowercase, hyphenated). Examples: 'aave', 'lido', 'uniswap', 'makerdao', 'curve-dex'. See defillama.com/protocols for the canonical slug list.required
include_tvl_seriesbooleanIf true, attach the full historical TVL time-series under tvl_summary.series. Adds significant payload size. Default false.optional
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
protocol_slugstring
namestring
symbolstring
categorystring
chainstring
parent_protocolstring
urlstring
twitterstring
auditsstring
audit_linksstring
descriptionstring
logostring
current_tvl_usdstring
chain_tvl_breakdownstring
tvl_summarystring
attributionstring
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/defi-llama \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'
first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.
EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster
npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster>

# Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base
export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x...

# Then call the defi-llama tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
edge-marketdefillamadefi-llama
methods
POST
cluster
edgemarket
price
$0.02 USDC per call
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SEE ALSO
agentutility · edgemarket · x402 · mcp · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org