> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pathprotocol.finance/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# FAQ

> Frequently asked questions about Path for partners, custodians, and asset managers.

The questions partners ask us most often, answered in plain English. For
anything not covered here, reach out at
[path@pathprotocol.finance](mailto:path@pathprotocol.finance).

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  <Accordion title="Is Path a fund?">
    No. Path is a protocol and intelligence layer. Companies and partner
    rails retain custody of their own stablecoins; Path produces yield
    signals and confidence scores that those rails consume. We do not
    pool capital, we do not manage capital on a discretionary basis, and
    we do not issue fund units.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Who custodies the assets?">
    The partner rail or custodian does. Path is non-custodial. Capital
    sits either in the partner's existing custody stack (Fireblocks,
    Anchorage, or similar) or directly in the underlying yield
    protocol's smart contracts (Aave, Morpho, Compound, Pendle). Path
    never holds user assets and has no withdrawal authority.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does Path execute trades?">
    Today, no. Path emits the signal and the rail executes the
    rebalance. This keeps the trust boundary clean: the partner controls
    every state-changing action, and Path is one input into their
    allocation decision. On-chain signed signal output via the Chainlink
    CRE workflow is in flight for partners that want verifiable signal
    delivery on-chain.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How does Path make money?">
    Path earns a curator fee on capital allocated under Path-driven
    strategies inside partner rails. Fees are negotiated per partner and
    are paid out of the spread, not on top of user yield. We do not
    charge users directly and we do not run a token.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Who can integrate with Path?">
    Custodians, modular rails, treasury platforms, on-chain asset
    managers, and any surface that already manages stablecoin balances
    on behalf of clients. The integration shape is an embeddable
    intelligence layer: a programmatic feed for backend consumption,
    a widget for end-client surfaces, or both. See
    [Partner access](/integrations/partner-access) for the
    integration patterns.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do you publish accuracy numbers?">
    Live accuracy numbers are published on the website as a
    real-time endpoint. We do not pin a static accuracy claim in docs
    because the cohort, the prediction horizon, and the measurement
    window all matter, and they update continuously. If you are
    evaluating Path, ask us for a snapshot scoped to your use case and
    we will pull the live numbers.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What chains do you cover?">
    Ethereum mainnet today, with Base ingest activated 2026-05-17.
    Additional EVM chains are on the roadmap and will activate as
    partners require coverage on them.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What protocols are monitored?">
    Aave V3 and V4, Morpho Blue, Compound V3, Pendle, Kamino, and
    Spectra. The pool list inside each protocol updates continuously as
    DeFiLlama and Path's own collectors discover new pools. The
    [Signal Mesh](/core-concepts/signal-mesh) page describes how each
    protocol's data is ingested and scored.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Is there a contract address?">
    Path is currently an off-chain intelligence service. There is no
    Path smart contract a user interacts with today. The signed signal
    output via the Chainlink CRE workflow will surface DON-signed
    contract addresses once the on-chain feed is live; those addresses
    will be published here when they are deployed.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How do I get a demo?">
    Email [path@pathprotocol.finance](mailto:path@pathprotocol.finance)
    with your rail, surface, and approximate volume profile. We will
    route you to the right person and schedule a walkthrough scoped to
    your integration shape.
  </Accordion>
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