Recipe: Yield Farming

Overview

Deploy capital to DeFi protocols for yield. Research available pools, check wallet balance, deploy to lending (Aave/Kamino) or staking (Lido/Jito), and monitor positions.

Tools used: get_defi_yield_pools, lend_tokens, stake_tokens, get_lending_positions, get_balance Chains: EVM (Aave, Lido) and Solana (Kamino, Jito) Time to complete: 10-15 minutes

Prerequisites

Active wallet with stablecoin or native token balance
Risk tolerance defined (conservative = lending, moderate = staking)

Step 1: Research available yield pools

Query DeFi yield pools filtered by TVL and stablecoin focus.

{
  "name": "get_defi_yield_pools",
  "arguments": {
    "chains": ["Ethereum", "Solana", "Base", "Arbitrum"],
    "min_tvl_usd": 50000000,
    "min_apy": 3,
    "stablecoin_only": true,
    "exclude_il_risk": true,
    "max_results": 10
  }
}

Expected result: List of pools with project name, APY, TVL, and chain. Example: Aave USDC lending on Base at 4.5% APY.

Step 2: Check wallet balance

Verify available capital for deployment.

{
  "name": "get_balance",
  "arguments": {
    "chain": "base",
    "tokens": ["0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913"]
  }
}

Expected result: USDC balance on Base. Ensure sufficient balance for deployment plus gas.

Step 3: Deploy to lending protocol

Lend USDC to Aave on Base. Seashail auto-selects Aave for EVM chains.

{
  "name": "lend_tokens",
  "arguments": {
    "chain": "base",
    "token": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
    "amount": "1000",
    "amount_units": "ui"
  }
}

Expected result: Transaction signature. USDC is now supplied to Aave and earning yield.

Step 4: (Alternative) Stake for liquid staking yield

If targeting native token yield, stake SOL on Jito (Solana) instead.

{
  "name": "stake_tokens",
  "arguments": {
    "chain": "solana",
    "token": "native",
    "amount": "10",
    "amount_units": "ui"
  }
}

Expected result: Transaction signature. You receive jitoSOL (liquid staking token) representing staked SOL plus accrued yield.

Step 5: Monitor positions

Check lending positions to track supplied balance and interest accrued.

{
  "name": "get_lending_positions",
  "arguments": {
    "chain": "base"
  }
}

Expected result: Position details including supplied USDC, health factor (if borrowing), and current APY.

Variations

Leveraged yield

Supply collateral, borrow stablecoin, re-lend the borrowed amount for amplified yield. Caution: Increases liquidation risk.

{
  "name": "lend_tokens",
  "arguments": {
    "chain": "base",
    "token": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
    "amount": "2000"
  }
}

Then use borrow_tokens to borrow against collateral and lend_tokens again with borrowed funds.

Stablecoin-only strategy

Focus exclusively on stablecoin lending to avoid asset price risk. Use stablecoin_only: true filter in get_defi_yield_pools.

Notes

Impermanent loss: Not applicable to single-asset lending/staking. Only relevant if providing liquidity to AMM pools (not covered here).
Protocol auto-selection: Seashail defaults to Aave (EVM) and Kamino (Solana) for lending, Lido (EVM) and Jito (Solana) for staking.
TVL as safety indicator: Higher TVL generally indicates more battle-tested protocols, but is not a guarantee of safety.
Regular monitoring: Check positions weekly to ensure health factor stays above 1.5 (if borrowing) and to track yield accumulation.