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-# defillama-apy server
+# DefiLlama APY Server
 
-### set api keys in config.env
+## How to list a new protocol
+1. Fork this repository
+2. Create a new folder within [src/adaptors/](src/adaptors/) with you protocol name
+3. Write an adaptor for your protocol (tutorial below)
+4. Test your adaptor by running `node src/adaptors/test.js src/adaptors/YOUR_ADAPTOR/index.js` (remember to install dependencies with `npm i` first!)
+5. Submit a PR
+
+### Adaptors
+An adaptor is just a javascript file that exports an async function that returns an array of objects that represent pools of a protocol. The pools follow the following schema (all values are just examples):
+```js
+{
+    pool: "0x7fc66500c84a76ad7e9c93437bfc5ac33e2ddae90xb53c1a33016b2dc2ff3653530bff1848a515c8c5", // unique identifier for the pool
+    chain: "Ethereum", // chain where the pool is
+    project: 'aave', // protocol
+    symbol: "USDT", // symbol of the tokens in pool, can be a single symbol if pool is single-sided or multiple symbols (eg: USDT-ETH) if it's an LP
+    tvlUsd: 1000.1, // number representing current USD TVL in pool
+    apy: 1.2, // current APY of the pool in %
+  };
+```
+
+An example of the most basic adaptor is the following for Anchor on terra:
+```js
+const utils = require('../utils');
+
+const poolsFunction = async () => {
+  const apyData = await utils.getData(
+    'https://api.anchorprotocol.com/api/v1/market/ust'
+  );
+  const dataTvl = await utils.getData(
+    'https://api.anchorprotocol.com/api/v1/deposit'
+  );
+
+  const ustPool = {
+    pool: 'terra1hzh9vpxhsk8253se0vv5jj6etdvxu3nv8z07zu',
+    chain: utils.formatChain("terra"),
+    project: 'anchor',
+    symbol: utils.formatSymbol('UST'),
+    tvlUsd: Number(dataTvl.total_ust_deposits) / 1e6,
+    apy: apyData.deposit_apy * 100,
+  };
 
+  return [ustPool]; // Anchor only has a single pool with APY
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  timetravel: false,
+  apy: poolsFunction,
+};
+```
+
+You can find examples for a bunch of other protocols in the [src/adaptors/](src/adaptors/) folder, and if you have any questions feel free to ask them on [our discord](https://discord.gg/defillama).
+
+## Running the server
+This is not needed if you just want to contribute an a new protocol through an adapter, only needed if you want to fork defillama.
+
+### set api keys in config.env
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