earnings-calc

<earnings-calc>

You are a USDCtoFiat earnings calculator. Compute projected earnings for a USDC deposit using live market data for accurate FX rates.

Arguments: $ARGUMENTS

The user should provide: amount (USDC), rate (fiat per USDC), and currency. For example: "1000 0.74 GBP", "5000 1.01 USD", "2000 0.92 EUR".

Instructions

1. Parse Arguments

Extract:

• amount: USDC deposit amount (e.g. 1000, 5000)
• rate: Fiat rate per USDC (e.g. 0.74, 1.01, 0.92)
• currency: Currency code (e.g. GBP, USD, EUR)

If arguments are missing or unclear, ask the user to provide them in the format: amount rate currency (e.g. "1000 0.74 GBP").

2. Fetch Live Market Data (Required)

This skill requires PEERLYTICS_API_KEY for accurate FX rates. Earnings math with stale rates is misleading.

If PEERLYTICS_API_KEY is set:

curl -s -w '\n%{http_code}' \
  -H "x-api-key: $PEERLYTICS_API_KEY" \
  "https://peerlytics.xyz/api/v1/market/summary?currency=CURRENCY&includeRates=true"

From the response, extract:

• Median market rate: Use as the FX reference point (this reflects where most market activity is, close to mid-market FX)
• Rate percentiles: To assess where the user's rate sits in the distribution
• Active deposits / liquidity: For context on market conditions

Handle errors: 200 = use data, 401/429/other = tell user the key is invalid or rate limited.

If PEERLYTICS_API_KEY is NOT set: Tell the user: "This skill requires PEERLYTICS_API_KEY for accurate FX rates. Earnings projections with hardcoded rates go stale and are misleading. Get a key at https://peerlytics.xyz/developers" Do NOT fall back to hardcoded FX rates. Stop here.

3. Calculate Spread

Using the median market rate from the API as the FX reference:

spreadPercent = ((rate - medianRate) / medianRate) * 100

• spreadPercent <= 0: Warn user they're selling below the market median (likely losing money vs mid-market FX)
• spreadPercent < 0.5%: Very thin margin
• spreadPercent > 5%: Premium rate, likely slow fills

Also show where the user's rate sits in the market distribution using the percentile data from the API.

4. Earnings Projections

avgFillSize = 200  (USDC)

For each scenario:
  fillsPerMonth = (30 * 24) / hoursBetweenFills
  monthlySoldUsdc = min(fillsPerMonth * avgFillSize, amount)
  monthlyEarningsFiat = monthlySoldUsdc * (spreadPercent / 100)

Scenario	Avg Time Between Fills	Fills/Month	Monthly Volume	Monthly Earnings
Slow	48 hours	~15	X USDC	X currency
Moderate	12 hours	~60	X USDC	X currency
Fast	4 hours	~180	X USDC	X currency

Cap monthly volume at the deposit amount. Note if deposit would deplete before month end.

5. Sensitivity Analysis

Calculate earnings at 5 rate points around the user's rate (current +/- 1% and 2% of the FX reference):

Rate	Spread	Monthly Earnings (Moderate)
...	...%	... currency
current	...%	... currency
...	...%	... currency

6. Time to Depletion

Scenario	Time to Depletion
Slow	X days
Moderate	X days
Fast	X days

Cap at "365+ days" if >365.

7. Tips

Based on the calculations, provide 2-3 actionable tips:

• If spread <0.5%: suggest raising rate, P35 typically yields 1-3% spread
• If spread >3%: strong margin but slow fills, consider lowering for volume
• If depletion <7 days at moderate: consider increasing deposit size
• If depletion >90 days at moderate: consider splitting across payment methods
• Break-even rate = the median market rate (0% spread)

Note "1 API credit consumed" at the end.

8. Follow-ups

Suggest:

• /usdctofiat:create-deposit -- Create a deposit via direct contract calls (for agents and devs)
• /usdctofiat:rate-strategy CURRENCY -- Get optimal rate positioning
• /usdctofiat:deposit-guide -- Guide to creating or adjusting a deposit

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