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Adding Liquidity

Demeter provides liquidity to concentrated‑liquidity pools: instead of spreading your funds across all prices, you concentrate them in a price range you choose. Inside that range you earn more fees; outside it, your position stops earning until price returns.

The flow​

  1. Pick a pool from the pair list (this sets the fee / bin step).
  2. Choose sizing: single‑sided or double‑sided.
  3. Choose a price range.
  4. Enter the amount to deposit.
  5. Review & confirm — Demeter swaps (if needed), builds, signs, and broadcasts.

Single‑sided vs double‑sided​

  • Double‑sided — you deposit both tokens of the pair. Standard way to provide liquidity around the current price.
  • Single‑sided — you deposit only one token. Useful when your range sits entirely on one side of the current price, or when you only hold one of the two tokens.

Funding with the quote token​

Positions are funded by the quote token (for example the chain's stablecoin or wrapped native token). You tell Demeter how much quote to commit, and it works out the rest.

Auto‑swap​

You don't have to pre‑balance both tokens yourself. If your chosen range needs both sides, Demeter calculates the required ratio at the current price and auto‑swaps part of your funding into the other token before adding liquidity. Fewer manual steps, fewer mistakes.

Choosing a price range​

Your range determines how concentrated — and how active — your position is:

  • Tighter range → more fees while in range, but you fall out of range sooner if price moves.
  • Wider range → fewer fees per dollar, but stays active across bigger price swings.

Demeter offers preset ranges (e.g. ±5% / ±10% / ±20%) and a custom option. Some DEXes express the range as bins (a discrete step per bin); Demeter converts your chosen price range into the correct bins for you.

Liquidity shape (Meteora DLMM)​

On DEXes that support it, you can also pick how liquidity is distributed across your range:

  • Spot — spread evenly across the range (all‑purpose).
  • Curve — concentrated near the current price (good for stable / low‑volatility pairs).
  • Bid‑Ask — concentrated at the edges (good for volatility or DCA‑style entries).

Slippage​

Any swap uses your configured slippage tolerance (see Settings). If the market moves beyond that tolerance while the transaction is being placed, it will fail safely rather than fill at a bad price.

warning

A range that is set incorrectly (e.g. on the wrong side of the current price) can leave a position that earns nothing or holds the "wrong" token. Double‑check the range preview before confirming. When trying a new chain or pool for the first time, start with a small amount.

Next: Managing Positions.