Protocol Reviews & Pre-Audit Assessments

DeFiSafety provides comprehensive security and quality assessments of DeFi protocols and smart contracts through their flagship Protocol Reviews and Pre-Audit Review services. Their transparent, standardized evaluation framework helps protocols achieve security readiness and demonstrates credibility to users and investors.

Protocol Reviews

The Process Quality Review (PQR) system evaluates protocols across six critical dimensions: Code and Team (examining development practices and team transparency), Code Documentation (assessing technical documentation quality), Testing (analyzing test coverage and methodologies), Security (reviewing audit reports and security practices), Admin Controls (evaluating governance and access controls), and Oracles (assessing data feed reliability). Each dimension contributes to a percentage score reflecting how closely projects follow industry best practices.

Clients receive a comprehensive assessment report with detailed breakdowns across all six evaluation categories, an overall safety score (ranging from 0-100%), transparent documentation showing how scores were determined, public posting of results on the DeFiSafety platform, and certification status (certified vs. non-certified designation). With over 340 completed reviews across 24 blockchain networks including Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Polygon, Avalanche, and BSC, DeFiSafety has established comprehensive coverage of major DeFi ecosystems.

Pre-Audit Reviews

The Pre-Audit Review service provides summary assessments that determine whether a protocol is ready for a formal security audit, helping development teams identify and address gaps before investing in expensive audit services. The evaluation examines available software documentation, testing suites and methodologies, development tools and frameworks, code organization and architecture, version control practices, and other aspects relevant to audit preparation.

Development teams receive an audit readiness score quantifying how prepared the protocol is for formal auditing, a detailed report documenting gaps and deficiencies, specific recommendations for improving documentation and testing, prioritized action items to maximize audit efficiency, and guidance on best practices for audit preparation. This service saves teams significant time and money by identifying issues before engaging expensive audit firms, reducing audit duration and costs by improving code quality upfront.

Target Audience

These services serve DeFi protocol teams preparing for launch or seeking credibility validation, investors and DAOs conducting due diligence on potential investments, security-conscious users evaluating protocol safety before depositing funds, and enterprise clients requiring standardized risk assessments. Recent reviews include high-scoring projects like TermMax (93%), Templar (89%), and AAVE V3 (93%), demonstrating the rigor and credibility of the assessment process.