# Connecting your wallet

CLAUDIA authenticates users with Sign-In-With-Ethereum (SIWE). You connect once, the app issues a 24-hour signed session token, and every subsequent API call uses that token. Your wallet never leaves your control — CLAUDIA only holds a cryptographic proof that you signed a message from that address.

## Supported wallets

* **Injected wallets** via WalletConnect: MetaMask, Rabby, Coinbase Wallet, Phantom, Rainbow, Trust, Brave Wallet, and any EIP-1193 provider.
* **Email login** via Privy — creates a wallet tied to your email on first login. Useful if you don't already have a wallet.

## The flow

1. Click **Connect Wallet** in the header.
2. Pick a wallet from the list.
3. Approve the connection in your wallet.
4. A SIWE message appears asking you to sign a login request. Review the domain (`app.claudia.wtf`) and click **Sign**. No transaction, no gas.
5. You're in. The session token is stored in your browser and expires after 24 hours.

## Tier gates

After connecting, CLAUDIA checks your `$CLAUDIA` balance on Base to determine which features you can access. See [Credits & tier gates](/getting-started/credits-tiers.md) for the thresholds.

## Troubleshooting

* **"Session expired" errors**: tokens live 24 hours. Re-sign to continue.
* **Wrong wallet shown as connected**: disconnect in the app header, switch to the correct account in your wallet, then reconnect — CLAUDIA will ask you to sign a fresh SIWE message tied to the new address.
* **Phantom mobile hang on sign**: always use the latest Phantom version.


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