What problem does it solve?
This Skill clarifies how major DeFi building blocks fit together across Ethereum and L2s, removing guesswork when selecting protocols, composing strategies, and integrating onchain primitives safely and efficiently.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Protocol mapping: Identifies dominant DEXs and primitives per chain (Uniswap V4, Aero, GMX, Pendle, Velodrome) and provides verified contract-level references and patterns.
- Composability patterns: Explains practical patterns (flash loan arbitrage, ERC-4626 vault integration, meta-aggregation, dynamic fee hooks) with integration guidance and guardrails.
- Chain-specific guidance: Highlights L2-specific tools and tradeoffs for Base, Arbitrum, Optimism and mainnet, helping choose the right primitives for yield strategies, routing, and security reviews.
- Developer examples: Includes hook and flash-loan code patterns, recommended architectures, and security considerations for building production integrations.
Quick Start
Use the building-blocks skill to summarize recommended DEX and vault choices for deploying a USDC yield strategy on Base and produce the core integration checklist.