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Why Philidor?

Most DeFi data tools give you raw numbers. Philidor gives your AI agent institutional-grade risk intelligence.

Feature	Philidor	DefiLlama MCP	Generic DeFi APIs
Vault risk scores (0–10)	:white_check_mark:	:x:	:x:
Risk vector decomposition	:white_check_mark:	:x:	:x:
Vault comparison	:white_check_mark:	:x:	:x:
Curator intelligence	:white_check_mark:	:x:	:x:
Protocol security history	:white_check_mark:	:x:	Partial
Due diligence prompts	:white_check_mark:	:x:	:x:
Portfolio risk assessment	:white_check_mark:	:x:	:x:
No API key needed	:white_check_mark:	:white_check_mark:	Varies
Hosted (zero install)	:white_check_mark:	:x:	:x:

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Quick Start

Remote Server (Recommended)

Connect directly to the hosted server — zero installation, always up to date:

https://mcp.philidor.io/api/mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "philidor": {
      "url": "https://mcp.philidor.io/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add philidor --transport http https://mcp.philidor.io/api/mcp

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "philidor": {
      "url": "https://mcp.philidor.io/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "philidor": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.philidor.io/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Docker (stdio)

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/philidor-labs/philidor-mcp

Local (stdio)

git clone https://github.com/Philidor-Labs/philidor-mcp.git
cd philidor-mcp
npm install
npm start

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Tools

10 tools for vault discovery, risk analysis, and protocol research.

search_vaults

Search and filter DeFi vaults by chain, protocol, asset, risk tier, TVL, and more.

Parameter	Type	Description
query	string	Search by vault name, symbol, asset, protocol, or curator
chain	string	Filter by chain (Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, ...)
protocol	string	Filter by protocol ID (morpho, aave-v3, yearn-v3, beefy, spark)
asset	string	Filter by asset symbol (USDC, WETH, ...)
riskTier	string	Filter by risk tier: Prime, Core, or Edge
minTvl	number	Minimum TVL in USD
sortBy	string	Sort field: tvl_usd, apr_net, name
sortOrder	string	Sort order: asc or desc
limit	number	Max results (default 10, max 50)

get_vault

Get detailed information about a specific vault including risk breakdown, recent events, and historical snapshots. Lookup by id or by network + address.

Parameter	Type	Description
id	string	Vault ID (e.g. morpho-ethereum-0x...)
network	string	Network slug (ethereum, base, arbitrum)
address	string	Vault contract address (0x...)

get_vault_risk_breakdown

Detailed breakdown of a vault's three risk vectors with sub-metrics: asset quality, platform code maturity, and governance controls. Returns dimension-level scores, caps, hard-fail flags, and overrides.

Parameter	Type	Description
network	string	Network slug
address	string	Vault contract address

compare_vaults

Side-by-side comparison of 2–3 vaults on TVL, APR, risk score, risk tier, and audit status.

Parameter	Type	Description
vaults	array	Array of 2–3 objects with network and address

find_safest_vaults

Find the top 10 audited, high-confidence vaults sorted by risk score.

Parameter	Type	Description
asset	string	Filter by asset symbol
chain	string	Filter by chain name
minTvl	number	Minimum TVL in USD

get_protocol_info

Protocol details including TVL, vault count, versions, auditors, bug bounties, and security incidents.

Parameter	Type	Description
protocolId	string	Protocol ID (morpho, aave-v3, yearn-v3, beefy, spark)

get_curator_info

Curator details including managed vaults, TVL, chain distribution, and performance metrics.

Parameter	Type	Description
curatorId	string	Curator ID

get_market_overview

High-level DeFi vault market statistics: total TVL, vault count, risk distribution, and TVL by protocol. No parameters required.

explain_risk_score

Explain what a specific risk score means, including the tier, calculation method, and thresholds.

Parameter	Type	Description
score	number	Risk score (0–10)

list_vaults_with_incidents

List all vaults that had a recent critical incident (last 365 days). Sorted by TVL descending, then by recency. No parameters required.

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Resources

URI	Description
philidor://methodology	The Vector Risk Framework v4.1 documentation
philidor://supported-chains	Supported blockchain networks with vault counts
philidor://supported-protocols	Supported DeFi protocols with TVL data

Prompts

Prompt	Description
vault_due_diligence	Comprehensive due diligence report for a vault
portfolio_risk_assessment	Portfolio-level risk analysis across positions
defi_yield_comparison	Yield comparison with risk-adjusted analysis

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Example Prompts

Once connected, try asking your AI assistant:

Discovery

"Find the safest USDC vaults with at least $10M TVL"

"What Morpho vaults are available on Base?"

"Show me the DeFi market overview"

Analysis

"Run due diligence on the Steakhouse USDC vault on Ethereum"

"Compare the top 3 USDC vaults by risk score"

"What's the risk breakdown for this vault: ethereum/0x..."

Portfolio

"Assess my portfolio: 50% in Morpho Steakhouse USDC, 30% in Aave USDC, 20% in Yearn USDC"

"Which protocols have had security incidents?"

"What does a risk score of 8.5 mean?"

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Risk Scoring

Philidor uses the Vector Risk Framework v4.1 to decompose vault risk into three measurable vectors:

Final Score = 40% Asset + 40% Platform + 20% Governance

Asset Composition (40%)

Quality of underlying collateral. Blue-chip assets (ETH, USDC) score highest. Factors include oracle reliability, liquidity depth, and peg stability.

Platform Code (40%)

Code maturity measured by:

• Lindy Score — time-based safety (>2 years ≈ 9/10)
• Audit Density — number and quality of audits
• Dependency Risk — multiplicative penalties for risky dependencies
• Incident Penalty — caps score after security incidents

Governance (20%)

Exit window for users:

Control	Score
Immutable contract	10/10
7+ day timelock	9/10
No timelock	1/10

Risk Tiers

Tier	Score	Meaning
Prime	8.0–10.0	Institutional-grade — mature code, multiple audits, safe governance
Core	5.0–7.9	Moderate safety — audited but newer or flexible governance
Edge	0.0–4.9	Higher risk — requires careful due diligence

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Architecture

┌──────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐
│  Claude / Cursor  │────▶│  Philidor MCP   │────▶│ Philidor API │
│  Windsurf / etc.  │◀────│  Server         │◀────│              │
└──────────────────┘     └─────────────────┘     └──────┬───────┘
                          10 tools, 3 resources,         │
                          3 prompts                      │
                                                   ┌────▼────┐
                                                   │ On-chain │
                                                   │  data    │
                                                   └─────────┘

• Transport: Streamable HTTP (remote) or stdio (local/Docker)
• API: Calls the Philidor Public API — no API key needed
• Stateless: Fresh server instance per request, no session state
• Data: 700+ vaults across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, Optimism, and Avalanche

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Agent Skill

Install the Philidor MCP skill into your coding agent via skills.sh:

npx skills add philidor-labs/philidor-mcp

This gives your agent full knowledge of all tools, resources, prompts, recommended workflows, and best practices for DeFi vault analysis.

Also Available

Interface	Description	Link
CLI	Terminal-based vault intelligence — scriptable, pipeable, agent-sandboxed	philidor-cli
OpenClaw Skill	Skill definition for the OpenClaw agent platform	npm

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Supported Protocols

Morpho, Aave v3, Yearn v3, Beefy, Spark — with more being added regularly.

See the full list at app.philidor.io.

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Development

git clone https://github.com/Philidor-Labs/philidor-mcp.git
cd philidor-mcp
npm install
npm start

The server connects to the public Philidor API by default. To use a custom endpoint:

PHILIDOR_API_URL=http://localhost:3003 npm start

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Links

• Philidor Analytics — explore vaults and risk scores
• Philidor CLI — terminal-based vault intelligence
• API Documentation — OpenAPI/Swagger docs
• Risk Methodology — how scores are calculated
• Smithery — MCP server registry
• Twitter — updates and announcements

License

MIT