DeFi Protocol Research Prompt
Decomposes a protocol's yield source, contract risk, oracle dependency and exit path into a written risk verdict.
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Use before depositing into any DeFi protocol. Paste the facts you gathered from docs and explorers. Decomposes a protocol's yield source, contract risk, oracle dependency and exit path into a written risk verdict.
Assess this DeFi protocol for a depositor. Separate mechanism from marketing. PROTOCOL: [NAME] CHAIN: [CHAIN] CONTRACT: [ADDRESS] Advertised APY: [VALUE] TVL + history: [DATA] Audits + deployment date: [DATA] Upgradeability + admin keys + timelock: [DATA] Oracle: [DATA] Yield mechanics from docs: [SUMMARY] Deliver: 1. Yield decomposition: % from fees, borrowing demand, staking, and token emissions. 2. Sustainability: what happens to the yield when emissions taper. 3. Contract risk: upgradeability, admin authority, audit scope and known gaps. 4. Oracle and liquidation risk, if applicable. 5. Exit path: how quickly and at what cost capital can leave under stress. 6. The three most likely ways a depositor loses money here. 7. A maximum allocation a risk-aware depositor could justify, with reasoning. Do not present APY as expected return. Flag every unverified claim.
Decomposition: 22% fee-based, 78% emissions — the headline 31% APY is largely a token subsidy. Post-taper realistic yield: ~7%. Contract risk: upgradeable proxy, admin multisig 2/3 with no timelock — a governance capture is a total-loss path. Oracle: single-source feed on a thin pair. Exit: withdrawals queue during stress; last drawdown took 14 hours. Loss paths: emissions collapse, oracle manipulation, admin action. Max justified allocation: 2%.
What does the DeFi Protocol Research Prompt prompt do?
Use before depositing into any DeFi protocol. Paste the facts you gathered from docs and explorers.
Which AI models work with this prompt?
It is model-agnostic: it works with any capable general model. Replace the bracketed variables with your own context before running it.
What output should I expect?
Decomposition: 22% fee-based, 78% emissions — the headline 31% APY is largely a token subsidy. Post-taper realistic yield: ~7%. Contract risk: upgradeable proxy, admin multisig 2/3 with no timelock — a governance capture is a total-loss path. Oracle: single-source feed on a thin pair. Exit: withdraw.
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