defi-protocol-templates
Implement DeFi protocols with production-ready templates for staking, AMMs, governance, and flash loans
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SKILL.md
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Our assessment of defi-protocol-templates
defi-protocol-templates scores 91/100 on our quality scale, 455th of 1,267 Automation skills we index (top 36%).
Its SKILL.md is 7.3 KB long, split into 5 sections with 2 code examples: a thorough specification that gives an agent plenty to work with.
With 39,920 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 5 days ago, so defi-protocol-templates is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.
AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-26. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-25. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
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Frequently asked questions
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- Is defi-protocol-templates safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is defi-protocol-templates still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 5 days ago, so defi-protocol-templates is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: defi-protocol-templates description: Implement DeFi protocols with production-ready templates for staking, AMMs, governance, and flash loans. Use when building decentralized finance applications or smart contract protocols.
DeFi Protocol Templates
Production-ready templates for common DeFi protocols including staking, AMMs, governance, and flash loans.
When to Use This Skill
- Building staking platforms with reward distribution
- Implementing AMM (Automated Market Maker) protocols
- Creating governance token systems
- Integrating flash loan functionality
Staking Contract
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.0;
import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/IERC20.sol";
import "@openzeppelin/contracts/security/ReentrancyGuard.sol";
import "@openzeppelin/contracts/access/Ownable.sol";
contract StakingRewards is ReentrancyGuard, Ownable {
IERC20 public stakingToken;
IERC20 public rewardsToken;
uint256 public rewardRate = 100; // Rewards per second
uint256 public lastUpdateTime;
uint256 public rewardPerTokenStored;
mapping(address => uint256) public userRewardPerTokenPaid;
mapping(address => uint256) public rewards;
mapping(address => uint256) public balances;
uint256 private _totalSupply;
event Staked(address indexed user, uint256 amount);
event Withdrawn(address indexed user, uint256 amount);
event RewardPaid(address indexed user, uint256 reward);
constructor(address _stakingToken, address _rewardsToken) {
stakingToken = IERC20(_stakingToken);
rewardsToken = IERC20(_rewardsToken);
}
modifier updateReward(address account) {
rewardPerTokenStored = rewardPerToken();
lastUpdateTime = block.timestamp;
if (account != address(0)) {
rewards[account] = earned(account);
userRewardPerTokenPaid[account] = rewardPerTokenStored;
}
_;
}
function rewardPerToken() public view returns (uint256) {
if (_totalSupply == 0) {
return rewardPerTokenStored;
}
return rewardPerTokenStored +
((block.timestamp - lastUpdateTime) * rewardRate * 1e18) / _totalSupply;
}
function earned(address account) public view returns (uint256) {
return (balances[account] *
(rewardPerToken() - userRewardPerTokenPaid[account])) / 1e18 +
rewards[account];
}
function stake(uint256 amount) external nonReentrant updateReward(msg.sender) {
require(amount > 0, "Cannot stake 0");
_totalSupply += amount;
balances[msg.sender] += amount;
stakingToken.transferFrom(msg.sender, address(this), amount);
emit Staked(msg.sender, amount);
}
function withdraw(uint256 amount) public nonReentrant updateReward(msg.sender) {
require(amount > 0, "Cannot withdraw 0");
_totalSupply -= amount;
balances[msg.sender] -= amount;
stakingToken.transfer(msg.sender, amount);
emit Withdrawn(msg.sender, amount);
}
function getReward() public nonReentrant updateReward(msg.sender) {
uint256 reward = rewards[msg.sender];
if (reward > 0) {
rewards[msg.sender] = 0;
rewardsToken.transfer(msg.sender, reward);
emit RewardPaid(msg.sender, reward);
}
}
function exit() external {
withdraw(balances[msg.sender]);
getReward();
}
}
AMM (Automated Market Maker)
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.0;
import "@openzeppelin/contracts/token/ERC20/IERC20.sol";
contract SimpleAMM {
IERC20 public token0;
IERC20 public token1;
uint256 public reserve0;
uint256 public reserve1;
uint256 public totalSupply;
mapping(address => uint256) public balanceOf;
event Mint(address indexed to, uint256 amount);
event Burn(address indexed from, uint256 amount);
event Swap(address indexed trader, uint256 amount0In, uint256 amount1In, uint256 amount0Out, uint256 amount1Out);
constructor(address _token0, address _token1) {
token0 = IERC20(_token0);
token1 = IERC20(_token1);
}
function addLiquidity(uint256 amount0, uint256 amount1) external returns (uint256 shares) {
token0.transferFrom(msg.sender, address(this), amount0);
token1.transferFrom(msg.sender, address(this), amount1);
if (totalSupply == 0) {
shares = sqrt(amount0 * amount1);
} else {
shares = min(
(amount0 * totalSupply) / reserve0,
(amount1 * totalSupply) / reserve1
);
}
require(shares > 0, "Shares = 0");
_mint(msg.sender, shares);
_update(
token0.balanceOf(address(this)),
token1.balanceOf(address(this))
);
emit Mint(msg.sender, shares);
}
function removeLiquidity(uint256 shares) external returns (uint256 amount0, uint256 amount1) {
uint256 bal0 = token0.balanceOf(address(this));
uint256 bal1 = token1.balanceOf(address(this));
amount0 = (shares * bal0) / totalSupply;
amount1 = (shares * bal1) / totalSupply;
require(amount0 > 0 && amount1 > 0, "Amount0 or amount1 = 0");
_burn(msg.sender, shares);
_update(bal0 - amount0, bal1 - amount1);
token0.transfer(msg.sender, amount0);
token1.transfer(msg.sender, amount1);
emit Burn(msg.sender, shares);
}
function swap(address tokenIn, uint256 amountIn) external returns (uint256 amountOut) {
require(tokenIn == address(token0) || tokenIn == address(token1), "Invalid token");
bool isToken0 = tokenIn == address(token0);
(IERC20 tokenIn_, IERC20 tokenOut, uint256 resIn, uint256 resOut) = isToken0
? (token0, token1, reserve0, reserve1)
: (token1, token0, reserve1, reserve0);
tokenIn_.transferFrom(msg.sender, address(this), amountIn);
// 0.3% fee
uint256 amountInWithFee = (amountIn * 997) / 1000;
amountOut = (resOut * amountInWithFee) / (resIn + amountInWithFee);
tokenOut.transfer(msg.sender, amountOut);
_update(
token0.balanceOf(address(this)),
token1.balanceOf(address(this))
);
emit Swap(msg.sender, isToken0 ? amountIn : 0, isToken0 ? 0 : amountIn, isToken0 ? 0 : amountOut, isToken0 ? amountOut : 0);
}
function _mint(address to, uint256 amount) private {
balanceOf[to] += amount;
totalSupply += amount;
}
function _burn(address from, uint256 amount) private {
balanceOf[from] -= amount;
totalSupply -= amount;
}
function _update(uint256 res0, uint256 res1) private {
reserve0 = res0;
reserve1 = res1;
}
function sqrt(uint256 y) private pure returns (uint256 z) {
if (y > 3) {
z = y;
uint256 x = y / 2 + 1;
while (x < z) {
z = x;
x = (y / x + x) / 2;
}
} else if (y != 0) {
z = 1;
}
}
function min(uint256 x, uint256 y) private pure returns (uint256) {
return x <= y ? x : y;
}
}
Additional patterns and templates
More detailed templates and worked examples live in references/details.md. Read that file for the full pattern library.
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