Smart Wallet App with Thirdweb
The Somnia mission is to enable the development of mass-consumer real-time applications. The Somnia Network allows developers to build a unique experience by implementing Smart Contract Wallets with gasless transactions via Account Abstraction (ERC-4337). In this tutorial, we'll use the Thirdweb React SDK to:
Connect Smart Wallets (Account Abstraction)
Read Wallet Balance
Send STT Tokens
Pre-requisites
Before we start, ensure you have:
Basic knowledge of React
A Thirdweb account & Client ID
Node.js & npm installed
Install Dependencies
Run the following command to set up your project:
npx create-next-app@latest somnia-thirdweb
cd somnia-thirdweb
npm install thirdweb ethers viem dotenvThis installs:
thirdweb → The Thirdweb React SDK.
ethers → To interact with blockchain transactions.
dotenv → To securely store API keys.
Create the Thirdweb Client
The Thirdweb client allows the app to communicate with the blockchain. Create a client.ts file and add:
Add Environment Variables
Store API keys in a .env.local file:
Restart Next.js after modifying .env.local
Build the Account Abstraction App
To ensure Thirdweb Components are available throughout the app, wrap the children's components inside ThirdwebProvider. Modify layout.ts:
Create & Connect Smart Contract Wallet
The useActiveAccount hook allows us to detect the connected Smart Wallet Account. We use ConnectButton to handle authentication and connection to the blockchain.
This button will connect the user's Smart Contract Wallet and authenticate the user with Thirdweb. After connection, it will also display the wallet address.


To show the connected address, we add the following UI component:
Token Transfer
The useSendTransaction hook is used to send STT tokens to another address. The function sendTokens will check that the Smart Account is connected and then send 0.01 STT tokens to a recipient address. First, copy your Smart Wallet Address and request for Tokens on Discord in the dev-chat, you can also Transfer some from your EOA.
Log transaction success or failure messages to the console.
Button Integration
The button UI provides a clear interaction for sending STT tokens. The button shows a loading state (Sending...) when the transaction is pending and displays a success or failure message once the transaction is complete.
The full implementation includes wallet connection, balance retrieval, and token transfer.

Conclusion
Congratulations! 🎉 You have successfully connected a smart contract wallet using Thirdweb. Read wallet balances and Transferred STT tokens on Somnia Testnet. You can explore additional features such as gasless transactions, NFT integration, and DeFi applications.
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