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# Connect a Browser Wallet

Connect an XL1 browser wallet through the public React client SDK.

Use the React providers and hooks exported by `@xyo-network/xl1-react-client-sdk`.

```typescript
import {
  GatewayProvider,
  InPageGatewaysProvider,
  WalletGatewayProvider,
  useProvidedGateway,
} from '@xyo-network/xl1-react-client-sdk'
```

1. Wrap the application with the appropriate gateway and wallet providers.
2. Read the selected gateway through `useProvidedGateway()`.
3. Treat a missing gateway as a normal disconnected or loading state.
4. Display the selected account and network before requesting approval.
5. Use the read-only gateway for browsing and the wallet-backed gateway only for user-approved writes.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Never request, store, or transmit a recovery phrase or private key from browser application code.
{% endhint %}


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