Harvest Finance Review
Named audits, ISC only in package.json
of 10
Harvest publishes a performance fee of 8 to 15% used to buy FARM, states that the displayed APY already reflects it, and documents a 12-hour timelock on its strategies. But its repository has no LICENSE file, declaring only ISC in package.json, and custody is not stated.
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Performance fee
8-15%, used to buy FARM
Displayed APY
Reflects the performance-fee reduction
Timelock
12 hours before reinvesting
Licence
No LICENSE file; ISC declared in package.json only
Auditors
PeckShield, Haechi Labs, Certik, Least Authority, Halborn
Scores
Each criterion carries equal weight. The overall score is the average of these 5 scores — (6.0 + 2.0 + 8.0 + 3.0 + 7.0) ÷ 5 = 5.2.
Pros
- Performance fee published as a range, 8-15%, used to buy FARM
- Displayed APY stated to already reflect the performance-fee reduction
- Strategies operate via a 12-hour timelock before reinvesting, documented
- Five auditors named: PeckShield, Haechi Labs, Certik, Least Authority and Halborn
Cons
- The harvest repository has no LICENSE file; package.json declares only ISC
- The fee is a range rather than a single figure
- No management or withdrawal fee is stated either way
- Custody is not addressed on the pages read
A documented mechanism, and net APY
Harvest publishes a performance fee of 8 to 15%, used to buy the FARM token, and states that the APY shown on the front page already reflects that reduction. Its strategies run through a 12-hour timelock before the doHardWork function collects rewards, converts them and reinvests — a documented process with a delay a user can observe.
The licence discrepancy
The official harvest repository has no LICENSE file at its root, and package.json declares only ISC. A stated licence in a metadata file is weaker than a proper LICENSE file, and the absence of the file itself is the reason the licence score sits near the bottom despite five named auditors — PeckShield, Haechi Labs, Certik, Least Authority and Halborn.
Custody unstated
Whether funds remain under the user's control is not addressed on the pages we read, which holds the custody score down.
How it compares
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Sommelier
Apache-licensed cellars, audits unverified
Idle Finance
Apache-licensed with net APY and named audits
Pendle
Yield tokenisation with a flat 5% fee
Aura Finance
MIT-licensed with a published fee ceiling
Origin (OUSD)
Rebasing yield stablecoin, MIT and net APY
Beefy
Eight named auditors, no licence file
Convex Finance
MIT-licensed with fees published to the basis point
Yearn Finance
AGPL-licensed with a named audit record
Sources
Scored from published primary sources rather than hands-on use. Every figure above comes from one of the pages below, on the date shown. Manufacturers change prices and specifications without notice — if something here no longer matches the source, tell us and we will correct it.
- 1.Harvest — strategies and fees — checked
- 2.Harvest — repository (no LICENSE file; ISC in package.json) — checked
- 3.Harvest — security and audits — checked
Frequently asked questions
What does Harvest charge?
A performance fee of 8 to 15%, used to buy the FARM token. The displayed APY already reflects it.
Is Harvest open source?
The official repository has no LICENSE file at its root; package.json declares only ISC, so the licence position is weak.
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