Trezor Suite app® – Getting Started™ Developer Portal®

Quick orientation — what you need to know

Trezor Suite is the official UI and ecosystem around Trezor hardware wallets; for developers, the two most important building blocks are Trezor Connect (a secure JS SDK / API for web apps) and the Suite codebase / monorepo (open source) for deeper integrations or custom deployments.

1. Architecture & core components

• Hardware device: a Trezor device stores private keys and performs signing operations on-device.
• Trezor Suite: desktop & web app acting as an official manager and user interface.
• Trezor Connect: a developer-facing API for third-party apps to request public keys, sign transactions, and authenticate users (all confirmations happen on-device).
• Open source: Suite and Connect have public repos and docs for reference and contribution.

2. Getting started (developer quick start)

1. Step 1 — Read the docs: start with official Suite and Connect docs so you understand security flows and UX expectations.
2. Step 2 — Try Connect in a sandbox: use the Connect demo or run the examples from the repo to learn request/response patterns.
3. Step 3 — Build a minimal integration: request a public address, show it to the user, then request signature for a test transaction. Confirm everything on the device.
4. Step 4 — Security review: ensure your integration never asks for the user's recovery seed, always verifies address on-device, and follows minimal-privilege principles.

3. Minimal web example (Trezor Connect)

Below is a compact example showing how a web app can request a Bitcoin public address using Trezor Connect. In production, always follow the library docs and handle user flows & errors gracefully.

// Example: request BTC address (ES6)
import TrezorConnect from 'trezor-connect';

async function getAddress() {
  const response = await TrezorConnect.getPublicKey({
    path: "m/44'/0'/0'/0/0",
    coin: 'BTC',
  });
  if (response.success) {
    console.log('Public key:', response.payload.publicKey);
    // display and verify address on device if needed
  } else {
    console.error('Error:', response.payload.error);
  }
}

This example is illustrative — consult Trezor Connect docs and the Connect Explorer for full API options and recommended UX patterns.

4. Suite monorepo & contributing

The Suite monorepo contains the desktop/web app, Connect tools, and related packages. If you plan to modify Suite or run a custom Suite deployment (e.g., white-labeling or internal tooling), clone the repo, follow the contributor guide and run the local dev environment for testing.

5. Security & compliance essentials

• Never request or store a user’s recovery seed.
• Always verify critical transaction fields on the Trezor device screen before broadcasting.
• Keep third-party dependencies minimal and audited; do regular dependency security scans.
• Design UX to make it clear when actions require physical confirmation on-device.

6. Developer checklist

1. Read Suite & Connect docs and API reference.
2. Run the sample apps from the official repos.
3. Implement address verification flows on-device.
4. Test on multiple device models (Model One, Model T) and OSes.
5. Perform a security review & automated tests before release.

7. Common developer FAQs