User-controlled keys

Wallet records

Start with the keys, the signing screen and the recovery path.

Fix the scope

Use one exact app, platform, version and key-control model.

Use technical documents, release records and safe signing and recovery checks.

Documentation explains design; safe versioned checks are still needed for signing and recovery.

No record is a recommendation, guarantee or substitute for advice about your circumstances.

A recovery-first MetaMask guide covering self-custody, social recovery, swap cost, telemetry and the limits of visible source code.

Public evidence refreshed on 16 August 2026. Wallet setup, recovery, signature and asset-transfer scenarios are specified as fixed protocol runs.

A beginner safety record for seed phrases, optional cloud backup, swap-cost wording, Wallet Core and the browser-extension v2.68 incident.

Mobile, extension and Wallet Core are not interchangeable. Creation, recovery, swap and signing scenarios are specified as fixed protocol runs.