# Mint Fee The Agilely Protocol's Mint Fee is a critical charge applied when users borrow our native stablecoin, USDA. This fee is essential for maintaining USDA's value stability and managing borrowing costs. The Mint Fee calculation centers on a dynamic variable called the [baseRate](/how-agilely-works/protocol-fee/base-rate.md), which adjusts based on the protocol's conditions. The fee rate is bounded between 0.5% and 5%, ensuring fairness in borrower charges and adhering to the protocol's principles. This mechanism accurately reflects borrowing activity, promoting a sustainable borrowing environment. Agilely's approach involves aligning the Mint Fee with the baseRate. This strategy encourages users to retain their USDA holdings instead of immediate redemption, fostering a stabilized price and discouraging abrupt fluctuations. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.agilely.io/how-agilely-works/protocol-fee/mint-fee.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.