Quickstart — Sepolia smoke in 25 minutes

Prerequisites

Item	Notes
Browser wallet	MetaMask or Rabby with Ethereum Sepolia network
Sepolia ETH	For gas on public motions
Test USDC (or supported asset)	Sepolia faucet or team testnet fund
Tenebrae client	tenebrae.xyz

Time: ~25 minutes including proof generation on first deposit.

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Step 1 — Connect wallet

1. Open tenebrae.xyz.
2. Connect your wallet (bring-your-own-wallet — Tenebrae does not custody keys).
3. Confirm the client shows Ethereum Sepolia as the active host chain.

If the network is wrong, switch in your wallet before continuing.

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Step 2 — Deposit (public → private)

1. Open Deposit in the client.
2. Select asset and amount.
3. Review the disclosure: deposit amount is visible on-chain.
4. Sign the transaction in your wallet.
5. Wait for proof generation and Gateway submission to confirm.

Expected: Private balance appears after indexer and wallet-receipt sync catches up (may take seconds to minutes on testnet).

Detail: deposit into Tenebrae.

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Step 3 — Private transfer (transfer link)

1. Open Send / private transfer.
2. Enter recipient details per the transfer-link flow (ECDH + asset index — recipient does not need to be online at send time).
3. Sign and submit.

Expected: Sender balance decreases; recipient can discover inbound commitment via transfer link when they connect.

Detail: private transfer · transfer links guide.

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Step 4 — Withdraw (private → public)

1. Open Withdraw.
2. Select amount to unshield.
3. Review disclosure: withdraw amount is public on-chain.
4. Sign and submit.

Expected: Public wallet balance increases after confirmation.

Detail: withdraw from Tenebrae.

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Verify success

Check	How
On-chain deposit	Sepolia explorer — Gateway deposit event
Private balance	Tenebrae client portfolio tab
Transfer consumed	Recipient wallet shows inbound private balance
Withdraw	Explorer shows public transfer to your address

Operator QA reference: Sepolia deposit · transfer · withdraw QA.

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Next steps

Goal	Page
Embed in your app	Tenebrae SDK V2 · Embed patterns
Co-brand / white-label	How to adopt · co-brand / white-label
Other testnets	How to adopt — Base Sepolia · Tempo Testnet
Compliance framing	Compliance two-layer
What you may claim	Stack

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Troubleshooting

Symptom	Likely cause
Proof hangs	Testnet prover load — retry; check browser console
Balance not updating	Wallet-receipt sync lag — refresh portfolio tab
Wrong network	Wallet on mainnet — switch to Sepolia
Tempo sequential signing	Expected on Tempo BYOW today — use Sepolia for this tutorial

A dedicated troubleshooting page is planned for a later docs release.