{"name":"protocol-tvl","description":"Looks up a DeFi protocol's total value locked, resolving slugs such as aave, lido, uniswap, makerdao, or curve-dex into current USD TVL, chain breakdown, metadata, audit links, and optional historical TVL series. Same DefiLlama-backed handler as defi-llama-protocol. Use it as a protocol TVL API or DeFi TVL lookup.","price":"$0.02","method":"POST","input_schema":{"properties":{"protocol":{"type":"string","description":"DefiLlama slug (lowercase, hyphenated). Examples: 'aave', 'lido', 'uniswap', 'makerdao', 'curve-dex'. See defillama.com/protocols for the canonical slug list."},"include_tvl_series":{"type":"boolean","description":"If true, attach the full historical TVL time-series under tvl_summary.series. Adds significant payload size. Default false."}},"required":["protocol"]},"input_example":{"protocol":"aave"},"output_example":{"protocol_slug":"aave","name":"Aave","current_tvl_usd":15238479862,"attribution":"Data: DefiLlama (https://defillama.com)"},"x402_payment_required":true,"x402_facilitator":"https://api.cdp.coinbase.com/platform/v2/x402"}