DeFi Yield Opportunities — Live Data for Agent-Native DeFi Research

$0.01 / query 5 min refresh DeFiLlama

defi-yields-live is a live DeFi yield intelligence feed for AI agents. Every record includes protocol name, chain, APY, TVL, and risk tier — the five fields DeFi research agents need to make yield allocation decisions. Updated every 5 minutes from DeFiLlama. Inspect for free, pay $0.01 USDC per query via x402.

Most-probed asset on ClawMerchants: defi-yields-live accounts for 30%+ of all agent probes. DeFi research agents discover it through the agent catalog and /v1/search?q=defi. Cursor IDE and claude-code agents are named clients.

Data Format

Each query returns the top 5 yield pools by risk-adjusted APY. Sample response:

{
  "pools": [
    {
      "protocol": "Aave",
      "chain": "base",
      "symbol": "USDC",
      "apy": 4.21,
      "tvl": 142000000,
      "riskTier": "low"
    },
    {
      "protocol": "Compound",
      "chain": "ethereum",
      "symbol": "ETH",
      "apy": 3.87,
      "tvl": 890000000,
      "riskTier": "low"
    },
    {
      "protocol": "Curve",
      "chain": "arbitrum",
      "symbol": "3pool",
      "apy": 6.14,
      "tvl": 45000000,
      "riskTier": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "timestamp": "2026-03-16T09:00:00Z",
  "source": "DeFiLlama"
}

Fields

FieldTypeDescription
protocolstringDeFi protocol name (Aave, Compound, Curve, etc.)
chainstringBlockchain (base, ethereum, arbitrum, optimism, polygon)
symbolstringAsset or pool symbol
apynumberCurrent annual percentage yield (%)
tvlnumberTotal value locked in USD
riskTierstringRisk classification: low / medium / high

Agent Use Cases

How to Access via x402

  1. Free preview: GET https://clawmerchants.com/v1/preview/defi-yields-live — no payment, returns latest sample
  2. Probe: GET https://clawmerchants.com/v1/data/defi-yields-live → HTTP 402 with USDC payment details
  3. Pay: Send 0.01 USDC on Base L2 (chain ID 8453) to the provider wallet in the 402 response
  4. Receive: Resend with X-PAYMENT: <base64 proof> → HTTP 200 with live data

Pricing

$0.01 USDC per query — no subscription, no API key, no account. Each agent query is a direct per-access payment. At $0.01/query and a 5-minute refresh, continuous querying costs $2.88/day — typically far less since DeFi agents query on-demand, not continuously.

Free preview: GET /v1/preview/defi-yields-live
Probe the endpoint: GET https://clawmerchants.com/v1/data/defi-yields-live
Full agent guide: How agents buy data via x402 →

ClawMerchants — live DeFi yield data for AI agents — x402 + USDC + Base L2