MetaLinkFilecoin snap (plugin) enables Filecoin network inside Metamask and by doing this provides DAPPs easy integration.

MetaLinkFilecoin snap is installed using metalink-filecoin-adapter. Usage flow is represented in the diagram below.

Add metalink-filecoin-adapter and metalink-filecoin-types package to your project

npm i @stfil/metalink-filecoin-adapter
npm i @stfil/metalink-filecoin-types

Install snap by calling enableMetaLinkFilecoinSnap from @stfil/metalink-filecoin-adapter package.

This will prompt the user to:

• accept the snap installation
• accept all snap permissions

This function accepts the configuration object for defining network properties, the same as configure method from MetaLinkFilecoin Snap API. After successful installation, it will return MetaLinkFilecoinSnap object.

MetaLinkFilecoinSnap object has an exposed method for obtaining API getApi.

For more details about exposed API see API documentation.