# Napier App Guide

### Introduction to Napier App

The Napier app is your gateway to the full Napier ecosystem. With it, you can access Napier-native features and combined strategies that integrate other DeFi protocols. Typical use cases include:

* Earning **fixed yield**
* Taking **leveraged yield** exposure
* Providing **liquidity**
* Composing **portfolio strategies** across protocols

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### Where should I start?

#### 1) New to Napier?

Begin here to understand the concepts, tokens, and mechanics.

* **Learn Napier:** Concepts, overview, how napier works

#### 2) Ready to browse markets?

If you already know the basics, jump straight into Napier market discovery.

* [**Explore**](/invest/napier-app-guide/explore.md)**:** Market list, filters, sorting

#### 3) Looking for product-specific guides?

If you have a target market in mind and want detailed how-tos, see:

* [**Fixed Yield**](/invest/napier-app-guide/fixed-yield-pt.md) — lock in predictable returns
* [**Leveraged Yield**](/invest/napier-app-guide/leveraged-yield-yt.md) — amplify exposure to variable yield
* [**Liquidity**](/invest/napier-app-guide/liquidity-lp.md) — provide LP to earn fees and incentives

#### 4) After advanced strategies?

Dive deeper into structured plays, including:

* [**Advanced**](/invest/napier-app-guide/advanced.md)**:** Use Napier PT/LPTs in DeFi such as lending protocols.

#### 5) Want the simplest path?

If you don’t have time to learn everything (or just prefer one-click flows):

* [**Earn**](/invest/napier-app-guide/earn.md)**:** Curated, simplified vaults and auto-managed strategies

#### 6) Where can I view my portfolio?

Check your active positions and rewards in the app’s **Portfolio** section. It provides a complete view of your balances, accrued yield, and strategy exposure across all Napier markets and integrations.

* [**Portfolio**](/invest/napier-app-guide/portfolio.md)

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### Vision - Napier App

#### One Interface Does Not Fit All

Napier believes that no single interface can serve every type of user.\
The Napier Interface provides one access point to the protocol — but **not the only one**. Users, curators, and developers can choose or build the experience that best matches their needs, risk preferences, and goals.

#### Open and Neutral Access

The Napier Interface acts as a **neutral network explorer** for all verified markets and strategies within the Napier ecosystem. It is **unopinionated** — showing verified data, trust indicators, and yield management options without bias.

* Any page is accessible through a direct link, except where restricted by regulation.
* If a user accesses an unverified market, the interface will display a **warning banner**.
* All user positions — even those opened through third-party interfaces — are visible in the **Portfolio** tab, with a warning for unverified markets.

#### Open, Auditable, and Accessible

The Napier Interface and its infrastructure are **fully open-source**, ensuring transparency and composability.

* **Auditable:** All contracts, SDKs, and subgraphs are public and verifiable.
* **Buildable:** Developers can use Napier’s open SDKs and APIs to create or self-host specialized apps.
* **Understandable:** Designed to be clear and consistent, avoiding opinionated UX choices.
* **Usable:** Any user can interact directly with all Napier smart contract functionalities.
* **Resilient:** Built to minimize trust, security, and liveness assumptions.

#### Economic Model & Alignment

The **Napier protocol** distributes revenue to curators — those who create and manage markets.\
In contrast, the **Napier Interface** is **non-profit**, maintaining long-term alignment with users and leaving open space for others to build **profitable, branded, or customized products** on top of Napier.

#### In short:

The Napier Interface is **a neutral, open, and auditable gateway** —\
a shared foundation where anyone can explore, monitor, and build on the Napier ecosystem.


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