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# FAQ

**Is this production-ready?** No. Andromeda is pre-alpha and runs on Solana devnet only, against the Ika and Encrypt pre-alpha networks. Do not custody real value. See [Status & disclaimers](/hub/andromeda/status.md).

**Does Andromeda hold my users' private keys?** No. dWallet keys are split via 2PC-MPC and never assembled in one place. For the Encrypt surface, Andromeda returns unsigned transactions and only ever sees what you signed. See [Custody-free model](/hub/andromeda/concepts/custody-free.md).

**Do my users need a Solana wallet, or SOL?** No. Wallet-agnostic flows have the user sign a 32-byte challenge with whatever credential they already control; Andromeda pays the Solana gas and submits. See [Wallet-agnostic & challenge auth](/hub/andromeda/concepts/wallet-agnostic.md).

**Which chains can I sign for?** Any chain that uses Ed25519, SECP256K1, SECP256R1 or Ristretto: EVM, Bitcoin, Solana, Cosmos, NEAR, Aptos, Substrate. See [Chains & curves](/hub/andromeda/reference/chains-curves.md). Note that on-chain recovery validation is narrower (no sr25519/Ristretto/Taproot on-chain); Substrate users enroll recovery owners with Ed25519 or Secp256k1.

**What is "zero attestor"?** There is no off-chain service that vouches for a signature; the Solana runtime re-checks every signature via a precompile inside the transaction. So a compromised Andromeda backend cannot forge a recovery or satisfy a policy it lacks the signature for. See [Zero attestor](/hub/andromeda/concepts/zero-attestor.md).

**How do I make a wallet recoverable?** Attach the `rules-policy` program and configure a primary owner and (optionally) an M-of-N quorum roster, plus a daily limit and cooldown. See [Configure recovery](/hub/andromeda/guides/configure-recovery.md).

**Can a quorum have a lot of members?** Yes. Quorum contributions are staged in a PDA, one transaction per member, so quorum size is not bounded by transaction size. See [Quorum via PDA staging](/hub/andromeda/on-chain-programs/quorum-staging.md).

**Can the Andromeda API override a policy?** No. The policy program holds the dWallet's authority; the API is a client of it. See [On-chain policies](/hub/andromeda/concepts/policies.md).

**Is there an SDK?** The OpenAPI spec generates a typed client in any language ([OpenAPI codegen](/hub/andromeda/sdks-and-tooling/codegen.md)). For a deployed policy, Andromeda also returns a typed TypeScript client tailored to it ([Typed TypeScript client](/hub/andromeda/sdks-and-tooling/ts-client.md)). There is also a Postman collection ([Postman collection](/hub/andromeda/sdks-and-tooling/postman.md)).

**How do I use this with an AI agent?** Point an MCP client at `https://api.andromedainfra.pro/mcp` with your `X-Api-Key`. The agent gets a tool per REST route. See [Connect via MCP](/hub/andromeda/getting-started/mcp.md).

**Is the identity layer always available?** No, it is opt-in per deployment. Check [`/capabilities`](https://api.andromedainfra.pro/capabilities). Same for the recovery layer.

**What happens to my data when pre-alpha ends?** Backend state (caches, identity records, session metadata) will be reset when the underlying networks move to Alpha. On-chain dWallet state follows whatever the Ika network does.

**Where do I report a bug or a security issue?** See [Responsible disclosure](/hub/andromeda/security/disclosure.md).

**Is Andromeda open source?** There is a public repository with the services, the on-chain programs, and supporting docs. It is dual-licensed under Apache-2.0 OR MIT.


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