# Connect wallet

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/1ktMdLxkYUBe4AJ9bxeK" alt="Connect wallet modal for SIWE, builder-fee approval, and API agent creation."><figcaption><p>Connect wallet modal for SIWE, builder-fee approval, and API agent creation.</p></figcaption></figure></div>

Connect a wallet when you want to place Hyperliquid orders from the [Terminal](/features/hyperliquid-trading-terminal.md) or use quick trading actions from the [News](/features/crypto-news-feed-for-trading.md) feed.

The wallet connection proves ownership, approves the Proliquid builder fee, and creates the API agent used to send trading actions to Hyperliquid without asking you to sign every order manually. For the full safety model, read [Security and wallet safety](/getting-started/security-and-wallet-safety.md).

## Connection steps

<table><thead><tr><th width="204.375">Step</th><th width="265.75">What happens</th><th>Why it matters</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Sign in with Ethereum</td><td>You sign a message from your wallet.</td><td>This authenticates that you own the wallet address.</td></tr><tr><td>Approve builder fees</td><td>You approve the Proliquid builder fee limit.</td><td>Supported order actions can include a Proliquid builder fee, discounted by your VIP tier. See <a href="/pages/3CqDowAdYsiyxJZ43PNn">Fees and trading costs</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>Create an API agent</td><td>Hyperliquid authorizes an API agent for the wallet.</td><td>Proliquid can submit trading actions without a new wallet signature for every order.</td></tr></tbody></table>

The API agent is stored per wallet in your browser. You can disconnect, switch wallets in your wallet extension, and reconnect faster because the existing wallet-specific agent can be reused when still valid.

If you clear browser data, change browsers, or use a new device, you may need to reconnect and recreate the wallet-specific agent.

## After connecting

Once the wallet is connected, open the [Terminal](/features/hyperliquid-trading-terminal.md), select a Hyperliquid market, and review the [Trade form](/terminal-sections/trade-form.md). If you are new to the controls, start with [Market orders](/order-types/market-orders.md), [Limit orders](/order-types/limit-orders.md), and [Trading fundamentals](/getting-started/trading-fundamentals.md).

> Proliquid can display markets from multiple exchanges in some research tabs, but trading from the Terminal and news quick actions is currently Hyperliquid-only.


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