Getting Started with Research
Your first research session in Metalos.
Your first research session in Metalos.
This guide walks you through conducting your first DeFi research session with Metalos AI.
Research Chat works without a connected wallet. However, connecting your wallet enables portfolio-aware insights and personalized recommendations.
Click the chat icon in the bottom-right corner of any page. This opens the research interface.
The chat interface shows:
Start with a clear, specific question. For example:
What is the current TVL and yield for Aave on Base network?
Or:
Analyze the AERO token: price, liquidity, and trading volume
The AI will automatically determine which data sources to query based on your question.
The AI streams its response in real-time. Responses typically include:
If Metalos is configured with TEE enabled, responses include cryptographic attestations (shield icon 🛡️) proving execution in a trusted environment. TEE configuration is deployment-level, not per-query.
Continue the conversation naturally. The AI maintains context from previous messages:
How does that compare to Morpho's yield?
What are the risks of this strategy?
Show me the GitHub activity for this protocol
Click any suggested prompt to explore common research paths:
Here's a complete example of researching a yield opportunity:
What is the current APY for the Morpho lending vault on Base?
Let me check the current Morpho lending vault data on Base...
Based on data from DeFiLlama:
- Protocol: Morpho (via Seamless)
- Asset: USDC
- Current APY: 4.2%
- 7-day average: 4.5%
- TVL: $2.3M
This is a lending-based strategy with low risk. The yield comes from
borrowing demand on the Seamless protocol, which Morpho optimizes.
How does that compare to other stable yield options on Base?
Comparing stable yield options on Base:
1. Morpho-Seamless USDC: 4.2% APY
- Risk: Very Low
- Type: Lending
2. Aave V3 USDC: 3.8% APY
- Risk: Very Low
- Type: Lending
3. Aerodrome USDC-USDT: 8.5% APY
- Risk: Low-Medium
- Type: LP (stablecoin pair)
Morpho offers a balanced option - higher yield than Aave with similar
risk, but lower than LP strategies which introduce impermanent loss risk.
Any recent security audits for Morpho?
Checking GitHub and security audit sources...
Morpho Protocol Security:
- Audited by: Certora, Spearbit, Trail of Bits
- Last audit: Q2 2024
- Bug bounty: Active ($500K max)
- GitHub activity: High (commits this week)
- Open issues: 3 (none critical)
Morpho is battle-tested with $1.2B+ TVL across all chains.
Multiple audits from top firms and active maintenance.
❌ "Tell me about DeFi"
✅ "What is the current TVL and yield for Aave V3 on Base?"
Build on previous responses to go deeper:
The AI can correlate data across sources:
Name your sessions descriptively:
After 10+ message exchanges, generate a summary to capture key findings.
This usually means:
Try:
Data retrieval from multiple sources can take 5-15 seconds. Factors:
The AI streams responses as data arrives, so you'll see partial answers while it's working.
Sessions auto-save on each message. If you're not seeing saved sessions: