GET READY FOR ONBOARDING

Get a wallet. Connect with confidence.

Your wallet is how you identify yourself in Web3 and approve what happens to your assets. Connecting it to Chaingentic.app costs nothing. It doesn’t buy anything, and it doesn’t give us your recovery phrase.

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Start here: MetaMask for this demo

For a first wallet on Chaingentic testnet, we recommend the MetaMask browser extension. It supports the custom network this demo uses. You can also create a separate wallet just for trying things with test funds.

Already have a compatible wallet? Return to onboarding and press Connect Wallet, then choose the account that should own your agent.

MetaMask’s testnet instructions

Use these links. Check the address.

A convincing fake wallet can steal your recovery phrase. With it, a thief gets access to everything in that wallet. Start with the official links below. Avoid search ads, unsolicited messages and any download sent by someone claiming to be support.

Read the domain in your browser before downloading. A padlock alone doesn’t prove a site is genuine. Chaingentic.app will never ask you to paste a recovery phrase or private key into this website, its chat, or an email.

MetaMask’s installation and fake-download warning

What WalletConnect does

WalletConnect lets a wallet talk to an app. You still need a wallet, such as MetaMask, to hold your keys and approve requests. WalletGuide is WalletConnect’s directory for finding one.

You don’t need to connect a wallet to the WalletConnect website, stake tokens or buy anything to browse that directory.

Open the official WalletGuide

Find the download in WalletGuide

  1. Open walletguide.walletconnect.com. This link goes straight to the directory.
  2. If you’re already on app.walletconnect.com, click More at the top, then WalletGuide. The guide opens in a new tab. Network shows statistics. It isn’t the wallet download page.
  3. Scroll to the search field above the wallet cards. Type MetaMask, or select its card if you can already see it.
  4. Open the wallet’s card. Under Download MetaMask, choose Chrome for the browser extension, App Store for iPhone, or Play Store for Android.
  5. Check that you’ve reached the official store listing. You can also use the wallet’s website link in that panel. If filters hide a wallet, clear the search or use Reset all. Ignore the Network filter for this walkthrough.

WalletConnect menus checked November 13, 2026. Device layouts and button names can change, so use the direct directory link if the menu looks different.

Install MetaMask and create your wallet

  1. On desktop, open metamask.com/download, choose Browser Extension, then your browser. In Chrome’s store, click Add to Chrome and then Add extension. On a phone, choose the mobile download for your operating system and install it from the linked official store.
  2. Open MetaMask. In Chrome, you can pin it beside the address bar from the puzzle-piece Extensions menu.
  3. Choose Create a new wallet if this is your first wallet, and follow the setup prompts. MetaMask may offer a recovery-phrase option or supported social sign-in options.
  4. If you choose a Secret Recovery Phrase, write it down in the order shown. Keep it offline and private. It’s the backup that can restore control of your wallet, so never send it to us or to support. A local wallet password is no substitute for that backup.
  5. Finish setup inside the wallet. You don’t need to buy crypto to connect or to begin the test-money demo.

Official wallet-creation instructions

Return here and connect

  1. Return to Chaingentic.app onboarding. Check that the address is newcomers.chaingentic.app.
  2. Click Connect Wallet above START, or in the site header. Choose your wallet and the account that should own your agent.
  3. Read the request in your wallet. Confirm the site and account, then approve the connection. Connecting shares your public address. It isn’t a payment, and it isn’t a token-spending approval.
  4. If you use a mobile wallet through WalletConnect, select that option in the connection chooser. On a computer, scan the displayed QR code with the scanner inside your wallet app. On the same phone, use the wallet-opening option instead, then approve in the wallet.
  5. Return to onboarding. Once it shows your connected wallet, press START and continue through onboarding to add Chaingentic Testnet. A request to add a network is separate from a transaction.

During connection, you may also be asked to sign a message proving you control the wallet. This sign-in message does not move money. Read it first. Transactions and token approvals are separate requests, and they may carry fees or spending permissions. Decline anything unexpected.

Other wallets to consider

Base / Coinbase Wallet

An option if you already use the Coinbase wallet ecosystem. The wallet is separate from a Coinbase exchange account. Coinbase documents custom-network setup, but the steps depend on your wallet version and account type.

For this demo, you need a wallet that can add Chaingentic Testnet. If your version has no custom-network option, use MetaMask for onboarding.

Official Base / Coinbase Wallet download

Coinbase custom-network instructions

Phantom

Worth considering for the networks it supports, including Solana, Ethereum and Base. Its published network list doesn’t include Chaingentic, so we don’t recommend it for this native-testnet onboarding.

Keep using Phantom where it works. Use a compatible wallet here.

Official Phantom download

Check Phantom’s supported networks

Ledger: an optional hardware wallet

A Ledger hardware wallet is a physical signing device. It keeps your keys on the device and lets you review and approve actions on its own screen. It can be worth considering before you use significant real funds. You don’t need to buy one for this demo.

Buy through the official Ledger shop, follow Ledger’s setup instructions, and check every request on the device. Hardware doesn’t make a harmful approval safe. And never type a Ledger recovery phrase into a website or a computer wallet to “connect” it.

Visit the official Ledger shop

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Ledger’s wallet guide · Ledger’s security guidance

If connection does not finish

Open your wallet and check for a pending request. Enter your wallet password in the wallet if it asks. Wrong account? Cancel and choose the right one. If you just installed an extension, refresh the onboarding page so it can detect the wallet.

If the WalletConnect QR code is stale, close the chooser and open a fresh one. Never pay a “wallet activation” fee or share a recovery phrase to fix a connection. If your wallet can’t add this network, go back to the MetaMask option above.

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