StarkNet is not yet natively compatible with MetaMask because it uses a different address and account structure than Ethereum. Another way to say this is: not compatible with EVM. With the first-ever Layer 2 snap that makes ZK-rollup compatible, users now have better access to permissionless, decentralized networks for quick, cheap applications.
We made a StarkNet dapp that lets users install the snap as well as view, manage, and add tokens that are based on StarkNet. In MetaMask Flask, both the keys and the approvals for transactions will be managed. The StarkNet snap lets you manage StarkNet assets by making StarkNet keys from your MetaMask Secret Recovery Phrase without having access to your MetaMask data.
With MetaMask Snaps, developers can add to MetaMask and change it as needed for their dapp. Using the new StarkNet snap, developers can set up StarkNet accounts, make StarkNet transactions, and talk to StarkNet smart contracts. Developers can try right now to connect their dapp to this snap. It can be used to connect to StarkNet through any dapp.
MetaMask Flask now only works with snaps in the development version, which developers must install in their browsers to use the integration. You can’t run it in the same browser profile as any other MetaMask instance.
The name “flask” comes from the fact that it is a place where you can do experiments that might be unstable or dangerous. So, only developers need to know about this message. Users should keep an eye out for when these changes to the stable MetaMask extension make direct access possible in the second half of the year.
Since StarkNet is still in the alpha stage, you may run into network problems and limits on transactions. Please use at your own risk.
Instructions for setting up StarkNet Snap
Install the StarkNet snap here after making sure you have MetaMask Flask installed before beginning.
MetaMask Flask can be reached at
You need to accept the connection in MetaMask.
Accept the StarkNet snap and set it up.
A snap is a piece of software that adds to the features of MetaMask. For example, a snap could let dapps use a certain API and add support for blockchains that don’t use EVM.
Both StarkNet and MetaMask don’t work with each other. By using your MetaMask Secret Recovery Phrase to set up a StarkNet account, the StarkNet snap lets you manage assets that are on StarkNet (SRP).
Snaps can only be used with the MetaMask Flask development preview version of the software. Later this year, Snaps will be added to the version of MetaMask that most people can use.
The StarkNet Snap doesn’t change the way the MetaMask Flask works. You have to use a dapp to talk to the snap and do things with it. Here is where you can get to the dapp we made.
Snaps can only be taken with MetaMask Flask right now. MetaMask Flask is a development preview of MetaMask that can be used in a web browser. So, neither the StarkNet snap nor any other snap can be used with MetaMask Mobile right now.
If you reinstall the snap, your account will be back right away. Already-added custom tokens need to be added again. Even after you delete the snap, you can still get to your StarkNet account and see what you’ve bought and sold.
The StarkNet snap recovery directly uses the Secret Recovery Phrase of MetaMask. If you recover a MetaMask account and then install the StarkNet snap, your old account will be restored right away.
In the StarkNet dapp, you can export your private key by going to “Account information” and then “Export Private Key.” MetaMask will show you the information about your private key in a window that pops up.
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