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DerivaDEX

DerivaDEX is a decentralized cryptocurrency derivatives exchange for perpetual swaps, governed from day one by the DerivaDAO and its DDX token. It aims to pair the performance and usability of a centralized exchange with the custody and transparency of DeFi, using on-chain settlement, an insurance fund, trade mining, and a checkpointed price feed. DerivaDEX publishes a public REST API (exchange system and market-data endpoints plus protocol/stats aggregations) documented at docs.derivadex.io and exchange.derivadex.com/api-docs, an Authenticated REST API and a Realtime API, an on-chain explorer, and a governance app. Mainnet runs as a limited-access pilot on Ethereum with a public Sepolia testnet, and the exchange is licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority. Backed by Polychain Capital.

DerivaDEX publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Market API, Stats API, and System API. Tagged areas include Company, Defi Derivatives, Cryptocurrency, Derivatives, and Perpetual Swaps.

DerivaDEX’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, signup flow, authentication, sandbox, and 15 more developer resources.

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41.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 51/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
3 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyDefi DerivativesCryptocurrencyDerivativesPerpetual SwapsDecentralized ExchangeTradingBlockchainMarket DataDeFi

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 41.0/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 13.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 2.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 51/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

DerivaDEX Market API

Order book, tickers, mark prices, and order updates

DerivaDEX Stats API

Protocol aggregations, supply, positions, strategies, fees, and trader data

DerivaDEX System API

Health, server time, and exchange configuration

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

derivadex-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Derivadex Authentication

none/wallet-signature · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Derivadex Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Sandbox
Sandbox

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference
 OpenAPI
OpenAPI

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer
MCPServer
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 DataModel
DataModel
 Conformance
Conformance
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay
Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: derivadex
name: DerivaDEX
description: DerivaDEX is a decentralized cryptocurrency derivatives exchange for perpetual swaps, governed from day one by
  the DerivaDAO and its DDX token. It aims to pair the performance and usability of a centralized exchange with the custody
  and transparency of DeFi, using on-chain settlement, an insurance fund, trade mining, and a checkpointed price feed. DerivaDEX
  publishes a public REST API (exchange system and market-data endpoints plus protocol/stats aggregations) documented at docs.derivadex.io
  and exchange.derivadex.com/api-docs, an Authenticated REST API and a Realtime API, an on-chain explorer, and a governance
  app. Mainnet runs as a limited-access pilot on Ethereum with a public Sepolia testnet, and the exchange is licensed by the
  Bermuda Monetary Authority. Backed by Polychain Capital.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/derivadex/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- polychain
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
image: https://exchange.derivadex.com/icons/512.png
tags:
- Company
- Defi Derivatives
- Cryptocurrency
- Derivatives
- Perpetual Swaps
- Decentralized Exchange
- Trading
- Blockchain
- Market Data
- DeFi
apis:
- aid: derivadex:derivadex-market-api
  name: DerivaDEX Market API
  description: Order book, tickers, mark prices, and order updates
  humanURL: https://docs.derivadex.io/technical-and-developer/api
  baseURL: https://exchange.derivadex.com
  tags:
  - Market
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/derivadex-market-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.derivadex.io/technical-and-developer/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://exchange.derivadex.com/api-docs
- aid: derivadex:derivadex-stats-api
  name: DerivaDEX Stats API
  description: Protocol aggregations, supply, positions, strategies, fees, and trader data
  humanURL: https://docs.derivadex.io/technical-and-developer/api
  baseURL: https://exchange.derivadex.com
  tags:
  - Stats
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/derivadex-stats-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.derivadex.io/technical-and-developer/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://exchange.derivadex.com/api-docs
- aid: derivadex:derivadex-system-api
  name: DerivaDEX System API
  description: Health, server time, and exchange configuration
  humanURL: https://docs.derivadex.io/technical-and-developer/api
  baseURL: https://exchange.derivadex.com
  tags:
  - System
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/derivadex-system-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.derivadex.io/technical-and-developer/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://exchange.derivadex.com/api-docs
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/derivadex-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://derivadex.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.derivadex.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.derivadex.io/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://exchange.derivadex.com/api-docs
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.derivadex.io/introduction/getting-started
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/derivadex
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://7w33wrnn4p7q.statuspage.io/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://exchange.derivadex.com/
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/derivadex-exchange-openapi.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/derivadex-exchange-overlay.yaml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/derivadex-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/derivadex-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/derivadex-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/derivadex-data-model.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/derivadex-mcp.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/derivadex-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/derivadex-lifecycle.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/derivadex-sandbox.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/derivadex-llms.txt
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence