Advanced Features
Register your Shinkai Identity
Connect Shinkai Desktop to the Shinkai Network with full p2p capabilities
Registering a Shinkai identity on-chain enables you to connect Shinkai Desktop to the Shinkai Network with full p2p capabilities. This unlocks the full network and any content/data or features that become available for you to use.
Congratulations! With your tokens staked they will accrue inflation awards, and your identity can now be connected to Shinkai Desktop.
Continue to the next section to learn how to connect your identity.
Requirements
- You will need you have an EVM-compatible wallet such as Metamask.
- Make sure you have Shinkai Desktop installed. If you don’t, please reference the Installation and Setup Guide page for instructions.
Step-by-Step Registration Process
1
Acquire Base Sepolia (free)
Use the following faucet link to acquire Base Sepolia 
Eth (for gas fees), and Shinkai KAI tokens (for registering your identity) at no charge: https://faucet.shinkai.com/.2
Open Shinkai Desktop
Open Shinkai Desktop and click on the
Settings tab at the bottom left corner of the application.3
Click the 'Register your Shinkai Identity' link
In
General, under the Shinkai identity field, you will find the link.
Once clicked, it will open the Shinkai Identity Registration webpage (with your application’s keys automatically filled out for you).4
Connect Your Wallet
On the webpage click 
Once connected, you should see the following view:
In the input box, enter your desired name for your identity.
Connect Wallet & choose the one you used to receive tokens at the faucet.
Once connected, you should see the following view:
In the input box, enter your desired name for your identity.
Based on the length of the name the amount of tokens required to stake will differ. The longer the name, the less tokens you need to provide.
5
Download the JSON file
Once you’ve entered your desired name, proceed forward to the next step, where you will download a JSON file that backs up your application’s keys (node keys) which will be connected to your Shinkai Identity (the identity itself is tied to your wallet making everything secure/resettable).
Proceed forward by confirming you’ve downloaded the JSON file, and you will now move forward with submitting the transaction on-chain.
Proceed forward by confirming you’ve downloaded the JSON file, and you will now move forward with submitting the transaction on-chain.
6
Confirm Transaction
Your wallet will pop-up and request to 
Confirm interaction with the smart contract.
Once this is done, you should see a screen to Confirm staking your KAI tokens to register your identity.
7
You Have Registered Your Identity!
Once the transaction confirms, you will have officially registered your first Shinkai Identity!Your identity is an NFT which can be added to your wallet for easier tracking if you so desire.
