get_categories
Retrieve all cryptocurrency protocol categories from DeFiLlama Pro to analyze market segments and track sector performance.
Instructions
GET /api/categories
Overview of all categories across all protocols.Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Output Schema
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- defillama_server.py:269-276 (handler)The main handler function for the 'get_categories' tool. It is decorated with @mcp.tool(), which registers it with the MCP server. The function makes an API request to DefiLlama's /api/categories endpoint and returns the result as a string.
@mcp.tool() async def get_categories() -> str: """GET /api/categories Overview of all categories across all protocols. """ result = await make_request('GET', '/api/categories') return str(result) - defillama_server.py:30-38 (helper)Shared helper function used by get_categories (and other tools) to make HTTP requests to the DefiLlama API.
async def make_request(method: str, endpoint: str, params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> Any: """Make a request to the DefiLlama API.""" try: response = await client.request(method, endpoint, params=params) response.raise_for_status() return response.json() except Exception as e: return f"Error: {str(e)}"