Connect a wallet

Murk works with any standard Solana wallet (Phantom, Solflare, Backpack, and others via the wallet adapter).

1. Connect

Click Connect Wallet on the landing page or in the header, and approve the connection in your wallet. Connecting is read-only — it does not move funds or sign anything yet.

2. Unlock your private wallet

Your private (shielded) balance is protected by a spend key that only you can derive. To unlock it, Murk asks your wallet to sign a fixed message (not a transaction). From that signature, your device derives your spend key.

ℹ️ Note: Signing this message does not authorize any transaction and costs nothing. It only proves you control the wallet, so your spend key can be re-derived. The signature never leaves your device.

Because the key is derived deterministically from your wallet, you can unlock the same private wallet on any device — just connect the same wallet and sign again. There's no separate seed phrase to back up for Murk.

3. Your keys, in memory only

Once unlocked, your spend key lives in memory only — never written to disk, never sent to a server. Locking the wallet (or auto-lock after inactivity) wipes it; you re-unlock with one signature.

Security notes

• Only sign the Murk unlock message on the official Murk site. Verify the domain.
• Use auto-lock (Settings → Security) on shared or public machines.
• A hardware wallet protects the connection signature but the derived spend key still lives in the browser during a session — lock when you step away.

Next: make your first deposit.