Wallets and Security
The Wallets screen lists every wallet you use in the terminal. This page also explains how wallet keys are held.
The Wallets screen
A summary strip shows your total balance in SOL, the total value in USD, the number of wallets and the active wallet. A search field filters wallets by name or address.
Each wallet row shows:
- The wallet name and its tags
- The address, with a copy button and an explorer link
- When the wallet was last active
- Its balance in SOL and USD
- Receive, Withdraw and a menu with Make Active
One wallet is Active. It is the wallet your trades execute from.
Add a wallet
Three buttons sit at the top of the screen.
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Connect Adapter | Connects Phantom, Solflare, Backpack or Glow. These show a Connected tag |
| Import Key | Imports a base58 private key as a trading wallet |
| New Wallet | Generates a trading wallet. You give it a label and an optional address prefix of up to four characters |
Trading wallets show a Trading tag.
Use a dedicated trading wallet. Do not import the key of a wallet that holds funds you do not want to trade.
Deposit
Click Receive on a wallet. The window shows the address and a QR code. Send SOL or any SPL token to it. Use the Solana network only. Assets sent from other chains are lost. The Deposit button in the header opens this screen.
How keys are held
Wallet keys are held by Turnkey. Imported keys are encrypted client-side, in your browser, before they reach Turnkey. Sentinel never holds a plaintext private key.
What happens in each case:
- Import: you enter the key locally. It is encrypted in your browser through the Turnkey secure import flow. Sentinel receives only the encrypted bundle and never sees the raw key.
- New Wallet: the key is generated inside Turnkey. It never exists in plaintext outside Turnkey.
- Stored by Sentinel: the public address, the Turnkey reference and the delegation state. Nothing else.
Delegation modes
Each trading wallet has a mode, shown as a tag.
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Local only | Keys never leave your device. Automation can only run while the terminal is open in your browser |
| Delegated · Encrypted | The key is held by Turnkey. Signing runs through Turnkey delegated signing, so automation can sign without your browser open |
Connected adapter wallets show Local only.
Withdrawals and key export
Withdrawals to external wallets and private key export are not available yet.
Safety controls
- Emergency stop pauses all automation at once. It sits in Settings, under Safety, and on every automation screen.
- Spend caps limit what automation can spend per day and per trade.
- Sessions lists the devices that are signed in. You can revoke a device or sign out everywhere. It sits in Settings, under Account and system.