> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.messari.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # List Categories > Full intel taxonomy — top-level categories with their nested subcategories. Static data, no filters or pagination. ## OpenAPI ````yaml GET /monitoring/v2/categories openapi: 3.0.0 info: description: OpenAPI specification for the entire Messari API title: Messari API - Monitoring V2 version: 1.0.0 servers: - description: Messari API url: https://api.messari.io security: [] paths: /monitoring/v2/categories: get: tags: - monitoring/v2 summary: List categories description: >- Full intel taxonomy — top-level categories with their nested subcategories. Static data, no filters or pagination. operationId: listMonitoringCategories responses: '200': description: Default response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: string nullable: true data: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/MonitoringCategory' required: - data example: error: null data: - slug: component_management name: Component Management description: >- Covers changes to individual protocol components including onboarding new assets/markets, adjusting parameters, and upgrading specific components subcategories: - slug: component_adjustment name: Component Adjustment description: >- Parameter changes or offboardings for specific markets/assets (not protocol-wide) - slug: onboarding_or_expansion name: Onboarding or Expansion description: >- Existing infrastructure expanded for new asset, market, or network (collateral listings, trading pairs, vault strategies) - slug: component_upgrade name: Component Upgrade description: >- Improvements to specific protocol components (single market oracle, vault logic) - slug: launches_and_releases name: Launches and Releases description: >- Covers the release of new products, features, tokens, developer tools, and software updates subcategories: - slug: mainnet_launch name: Mainnet Launch description: >- New blockchain goes live (L1, L2, rollup, appchain); includes pre-launch announcements with substantive technical detail (Pending status) - slug: new_product_or_feature name: New Product or Feature description: Entirely new functionality deployed - slug: testnet_launch name: Testnet Launch description: New test network released - slug: new_token name: New Token description: >- Launch of entirely new token (TGE, new governance/utility token, spinout) - slug: developer_tooling name: Developer Tooling description: >- Developer tools released by core team (SDKs, APIs, CLIs) - slug: software_release name: Software Release description: Updated code or client software from core team - slug: third_party_tooling name: Third-Party Tooling description: >- End-user tools released by external parties (wallets, dashboards) - slug: legal_and_regulatory name: Legal and Regulatory description: >- Covers regulatory actions, enforcement, legislation, and legal proceedings affecting crypto subcategories: - slug: approvals_licenses_and_registrations name: Approvals, Licenses, and Registrations description: >- Authorizations granted to operate: MTLs, VASP registrations, trust charters - slug: enforcement_actions name: Enforcement Actions description: >- Formal measures: lawsuits, fines, settlements, cease-and-desist - slug: investigations_and_inquiries name: Investigations and Inquiries description: >- Preliminary proceedings: subpoenas, Wells Notices, probes - slug: financial_instruments name: Financial Instruments description: >- ETFs, ETPs, trusts: creation, filing, amendment, approval, denial - slug: statutes_and_executive_actions name: Statutes and Executive Actions description: >- Laws, amendments, executive orders, pardons, binding government decisions - slug: agency_rulemaking_guidance_or_policy name: Agency Rulemaking, Guidance, or Policy description: >- Non-legislative agency actions: rulemakings, guidance, policy statements, no-action letters - slug: performance name: Performance description: >- Covers bugs, service disruptions, blockchain halts, node outages, and chain splits subcategories: - slug: bug_disclosure name: Bug Disclosure description: >- Non-security bug disclosed (affects performance, not funds) - slug: service_disruption name: Service Disruption description: Degraded performance, network still functioning - slug: blockchain_halt name: Blockchain Halt description: Network stops producing blocks, may need intervention - slug: node_outage name: Node Outage description: Specific nodes offline, may affect RPC/performance - slug: protocol_or_smart_contract_halt name: Protocol or Smart Contract Halt description: Protocol contracts paused, chain still running - slug: chain_split name: Chain Split description: Blockchain diverges into separate chains - slug: protocol_management name: Protocol Management description: >- Covers network upgrades, governance, parameter changes, strategy, fees, migrations, discontinuations, integrations, and protocol upgrades subcategories: - slug: network_upgrade name: Network Upgrade description: >- Coordinated blockchain upgrade requiring node operator participation - slug: governance_update name: Governance Update description: >- Changes to governance contracts, structure, or processes - slug: protocol_parameter_change name: Protocol Parameter Change description: >- Global/protocol-wide parameter changes (not asset-specific) - slug: project_strategy name: Project Strategy description: Strategy or roadmap changes - slug: protocol_fee_adjustment name: Protocol Fee Adjustment description: Changes to fees charged or distributed - slug: migration_or_swap name: Migration or Swap description: Token contract migration or swap to different token - slug: discontinuation name: Discontinuation description: Permanent ending of product, service, or feature - slug: integration_or_partnership name: Integration or Partnership description: >- Formal partnership or integration of external infrastructure - slug: protocol_upgrade name: Protocol Upgrade description: >- Major upgrade or new version of protocol smart contracts - slug: security_and_hacks name: Security and Hacks description: >- Covers exploits, hacks, vulnerability disclosures, and loss of funds incidents subcategories: - slug: protocol_exploit name: Protocol Exploit description: Attack on core smart contracts, funds lost - slug: frontend_exploit name: Frontend Exploit description: >- Attacks targeting project frontends (DNS hijacking, CDN compromise, client-side code); contracts intact - slug: vulnerability_disclosure name: Vulnerability Disclosure description: >- Disclosure of security vulnerabilities that could have enabled unauthorized access, fund theft, or protocol manipulation — not yet exploited - slug: custodian_loss_of_funds name: Custodian Loss of Funds description: Exchange or custodian loses funds - slug: consensus_related_exploit name: Consensus-Related Exploit description: 51% attack or similar consensus violation - slug: other_hack_or_attack name: Other Hack or Attack description: Security incidents not fitting other categories - slug: team_and_operations name: Team and Operations description: >- Covers branding, funding initiatives, organization changes, M&A, personnel, and official reports subcategories: - slug: new_brand_or_rebrand name: New Brand or Rebrand description: Brand or name change - slug: centralized_funding_initiatives name: Centralized Funding Initiatives description: >- Team/foundation-led funding programs: grants, accelerators - slug: organization_change name: Organization Change description: >- Entity structure changes: foundation formation/dissolution, jurisdiction changes - slug: mergers_acquisitions_or_fundraising name: Mergers, Acquisitions, or Fundraising description: M&A and funding rounds - slug: personnel_change name: Personnel Change description: >- Executive, advisor, or multisig signer changes (not layoffs or restructuring — see Organization Change) - slug: official_report_or_update name: Official Report or Update description: >- Formal reports: attestations, financials, audits, post-mortems - slug: token_listing name: Token Listing description: >- Covers spot listings, delistings, and other listing types on exchanges and platforms subcategories: - slug: spot_listing name: Spot Listing description: >- Major centralized exchange enables spot trading for an asset - slug: delisting name: Delisting description: Exchange removes asset from trading - slug: other_listing name: Other Listing description: >- Non-trading integrations: custody, staking, index inclusion - slug: tokenomics name: Tokenomics description: >- Covers airdrops, buybacks, token utility, revenue distribution, supply changes, and token allocations subcategories: - slug: airdrop name: Airdrop description: >- Initial token distribution to select user groups, typically at TGE, retrospective based on historical behavior - slug: token_buybacks name: Token Buybacks description: >- DAO or key contributing entity repurchases the protocol's native tokens - slug: token_utility name: Token Utility description: Updates to a token's use case within its ecosystem - slug: revenue_distribution name: Revenue Distribution description: >- Protocol profits distributed to native token holders, stakers, or other parties; includes reward redirection - slug: token_supply name: Token Supply description: >- Changes to circulating or total supply not in original distribution: locks, unlocks, emissions adjustments, non-programmatic mints/burns - slug: other_tokenomics_update name: Other Tokenomics Update description: >- Catch-all for tokenomics changes not fitting other subcategories - slug: native_token_allocation name: Native Token Allocation description: >- Creation or adjustment of ongoing/scheduled native token distributions: vesting unlocks, emissions, incentive programs (seasons, points, liquidity mining) - slug: treasury_management name: Treasury Management description: >- Covers strategic investments, treasury expenses, and other treasury operations subcategories: - slug: strategic_investment name: Strategic Investment description: >- Treasury assets deployed for strategic purposes: acquisitions, token swaps, OTC deals, grants to external projects, investments - slug: treasury_expense name: Treasury Expense description: >- Operational costs: payroll, contractors, infrastructure, audits, legal, marketing, overhead - slug: other_treasury_operations name: Other Treasury Operations description: >- Treasury activities that aren't expenses or investments: diversification, rebalancing, transfers, structure changes - slug: no_category name: No Category description: >- Fallback classification for developments that do not match any defined category subcategories: - slug: no_subcategory name: No Subcategory description: >- Fallback classification for documents that do not match any defined category or subcategory '400': description: Bad Request content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: string data: nullable: true required: - error '403': description: Forbidden content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: string data: nullable: true required: - error '500': description: Internal Server Error content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: string data: nullable: true required: - error security: - apiKey: [] components: schemas: MonitoringCategory: type: object properties: slug: type: string name: type: string description: type: string subcategories: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/MonitoringSubcategory' required: - slug - name - description - subcategories MonitoringSubcategory: type: object properties: slug: type: string name: type: string description: type: string required: - slug - name - description securitySchemes: apiKey: in: header name: X-Messari-API-Key type: apiKey ````