exclude the Phantom wallet

[qingywen]

I want to exclude the Phantom wallet so that it does not appear in the list of installed wallets. how to do that?

[christianalberto]

Hi @qingywen, to exclude a specific wallet like Phantom, you need to use a Custom Wallet List instead of relying on default configurations or auto-discovery.

Here are the two ways to handle this depending on how your dApp is set up:

Solution 1: Define an Explicit Custom Wallet List (Recommended)
Instead of using getDefaultConfig, build your wallet list manually with connectorsForWallets and explicitly omit phantomWallet:

import { connectorsForWallets } from '@rainbow-me/rainbowkit';
import {
  metaMaskWallet,
  rainbowWallet,
  coinbaseWallet,
  walletConnectWallet,
} from '@rainbow-me/rainbowkit/wallets';
import { createConfig, http } from 'wagmi';
import { mainnet, sepolia } from 'wagmi/chains';

// Define only the wallets you want to include (exclude phantomWallet)
const connectors = connectorsForWallets(
  [
    {
      groupName: 'Recommended',
      wallets: [
        metaMaskWallet,
        rainbowWallet,
        coinbaseWallet,
        walletConnectWallet, // Keeps WalletConnect fallback intact
      ],
    },
  ],
  {
    appName: 'My dApp',
    projectId: 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID',
  }
);

export const config = createConfig({
  connectors,
  chains: [mainnet, sepolia],
  transports: {
    [mainnet.id]: http(),
    [sepolia.id]: http(),
  },
});

Solution 2: Turn off EIP-6963 Auto-Discovery
If Phantom is installed in the user's browser, EIP-6963 (Injected Provider Discovery) will automatically detect it and place it under the "Installed" section even if it is not in your explicit list.

To stop injected wallets from auto-appearing, disable multiInjectedProviderDiscovery in your Wagmi configuration:

export const config = createConfig({
  connectors,
  chains: [mainnet, sepolia],
  multiInjectedProviderDiscovery: false, // Prevents Phantom/Injected wallets from auto-mounting
  transports: {
    [mainnet.id]: http(),
    [sepolia.id]: http(),
  },
});

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