# Talisman - Full Guide ## **Part 1 – Install Talisman**

**Step 1:** Navigate to the [Talisman website](https://talisman.xyz) and click '**Get Started**'.

**Step 2:** Click on **'Add to Chrome'**.

**Step 3:** Click on **'Add extension'**. ## **Part 2 – Create Wallet**

**Step 1:** After installing the extension, you will be redirected to the getting started page. Click on **'Get Started'**.

**Step 2:** Choose a strong password, fill it in twice and click on **'Continue'**.

**Step 3:** Choose whether you want to share anonymous usage information with Talisman and proceed by clicking on either **'No thanks'** or **'I agree'**.

**Step 4:** Make sure **'New'** is selected and click on **'New Polkadot Account'**.

**Step 5:** Make sure **'Polkadot'** is selected, fill in a name for your account under **'Account name'** and click on **'Create'**.

**Step 6:** Click on **'Acknowledge and Continue'**.

**Step 7:** Select either **'12-word'** or **'24-word'**, ***save the recovery phrase words shown somewhere safe***, check the checkbox, and click on **'Verify recovery phrase'**.

**Step 8:** Click on the words of your recovery phrase in the correct order until all of them are filled in and click on **'Complete Verification'**.

**Step 9:** Click on **'Done'**.

**Step 10:** Click on **'Enter Talisman'**.

**Step 11 (recommended):** Click on the extension icon at the top right of Google Chrome.

**Step 12:** Click on the pin next to Talisman. This will ensure that you always have easy access to your Talisman extension. ## **Part 3 – Receive $AVAIL**

**Step 1:** On the Talisman overview page, click on **'Receive'**.

**Step 2:** Click on the account on which you want to receive the $AVAIL.

**Step 3:** Type in AVAIL in the search field and click on the copy button next to the AVAIL result.

**Step 4:** After sending the $AVAIL to the address, you will see it reflected after a couple of minutes. ## **Part 4 – Connect to Avail staking page**

**Step 1:** Browse to the [Avail staking page](https://staking.availproject.org/) and click on **'Connect'** in the top right corner of the screen.

**Step 2:** Click on **'Talisman'**.

**Step 3:** Select an account in the Talisman prompt and click on **'Connect 1'**.

**Step 4:** Click on **'Go To Accounts'**.

**Step 5:** Click on your account.

**Step 6:** You are now connected to the staking page. You will see details such as your address, your balance, whether you are nominating, and more. ## **Part 5 - Stake/Nominate your $AVAIL**

**Step 1:** Click on **'Validators'** on the left side of the staking page.

**Step 2:** Click on **'Clear'**.

**Step 3:** Search for **'speedy'** and click on the heart to add our validator to your favourites.

**Step 4:** Click on **'Nominate'** on the left side of the staking page.

**Step 5:** Click on **'Start nominating'**.

**Step 6:** Select what you want to do with your rewards; compound, add them to your liquid account balance or add them to another account's liquid account balance. After that, click on **'Continue'**.

**Step 7:** Click on **'From Favorites'**.

**Step 8:** Our node will be added as a nominated validator. To ensure you receive staking rewards every ERA, select several **'High performance'** or **'Active'** validators. We'll add 4 in our example.

**Step 9:** Click on **'Continue'**.

**Step 10:** Fill in the amount of $AVAIL you want to nominate (at least 1000) and click on **'Continue'**.

**Step 11:** Check if all details are correct under **'Summary'** and click on **'Start Nominating'**.

**Step 12:** Click on **'Approve'** in the Talisman prompt.

**Step 13:** You have now successfully nominated your $AVAIL. You will receive your first rewards after 1-2 ERAs and every ERA after that. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.speedystaking.io/avail/talisman/talisman-full-guide.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.