diff --git a/src/components/shared/NWCWizard.tsx b/src/components/shared/NWCWizard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de3c10d
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+++ b/src/components/shared/NWCWizard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { useLightningStore } from "../../stores/lightning";
+import { isValidNwcUri, parseNwcUri } from "../../lib/lightning/nwc";
+
+// ── Wallet catalogue ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface WalletDef {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  tagline: string;
+  setupUrl: string;
+  steps: string[];
+  detect: (relay: string) => boolean;
+}
+
+const WALLETS: WalletDef[] = [
+  {
+    id: "alby-hub",
+    name: "Alby Hub",
+    tagline: "Self-hosted · full control",
+    setupUrl: "https://albyhub.com",
+    steps: [
+      "Open your Alby Hub dashboard",
+      'Go to Connections → "Add connection"',
+      "Copy the Nostr Wallet Connect URI",
+      "Paste it below",
+    ],
+    detect: (r) => r.includes("albyhub") || (r.includes("getalby") && r.includes("hub")),
+  },
+  {
+    id: "alby",
+    name: "Alby Extension",
+    tagline: "Browser extension",
+    setupUrl: "https://getalby.com/apps/new",
+    steps: [
+      "Go to getalby.com/apps/new",
+      "Create a new app connection",
+      "Copy the Nostr Wallet Connect URI",
+      "Paste it below",
+    ],
+    detect: (r) => r.includes("getalby") && !r.includes("albyhub"),
+  },
+  {
+    id: "mutiny",
+    name: "Mutiny",
+    tagline: "Web-based wallet",
+    setupUrl: "https://app.mutinywallet.com/#/settings/connections",
+    steps: [
+      "Open Mutiny Wallet",
+      "Go to Settings → Nostr Wallet Connect",
+      "Create a new connection",
+      "Copy the URI and paste it below",
+    ],
+    detect: (r) => r.includes("mutiny"),
+  },
+  {
+    id: "phoenix",
+    name: "Phoenix",
+    tagline: "Mobile · self-custodial",
+    setupUrl: "https://phoenix.acinq.co",
+    steps: [
+      "Open Phoenix on your phone",
+      "Go to Settings → Nostr Wallet Connect",
+      "Tap 'Link a new wallet'",
+      "Copy the URI and paste it below",
+    ],
+    detect: (r) => r.includes("phoenix") || r.includes("acinq"),
+  },
+];
+
+const GENERIC: WalletDef = {
+  id: "generic",
+  name: "Other wallet",
+  tagline: "",
+  setupUrl: "",
+  steps: [
+    "Open your Lightning wallet",
+    "Find the Nostr Wallet Connect section",
+    "Generate a new NWC connection URI",
+    "Paste it below",
+  ],
+  detect: () => true,
+};
+
+function detectWallet(nwcUri: string): WalletDef {
+  try {
+    const { relayUrl } = parseNwcUri(nwcUri);
+    return WALLETS.find((w) => w.detect(relayUrl)) ?? GENERIC;
+  } catch {
+    return GENERIC;
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Connected state ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function ConnectedState({ nwcUri, onDisconnect }: { nwcUri: string; onDisconnect: () => void }) {
+  const wallet = detectWallet(nwcUri);
+  let relay = "";
+  try {
+    relay = parseNwcUri(nwcUri).relayUrl;
+    const u = new URL(relay);
+    relay = u.hostname;
+  } catch { /* keep raw */ }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 border border-border mb-2">
+        <span className="text-zap text-[11px]">⚡</span>
+        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+          <span className="text-text text-[12px]">{wallet.name} connected</span>
+          {relay && <span className="text-text-dim text-[10px] ml-2">via {relay}</span>}
+        </div>
+        <button
+          onClick={onDisconnect}
+          className="text-[10px] text-text-dim hover:text-danger transition-colors shrink-0"
+        >
+          disconnect
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <p className="text-text-dim text-[10px] px-1">
+        Your NWC connection is active. You can zap notes and profiles.
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Wallet card ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function WalletCard({ wallet, onSelect }: { wallet: WalletDef; onSelect: () => void }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="border border-border p-3 hover:border-accent/50 hover:bg-bg-hover transition-colors">
+      <div className="font-medium text-text text-[12px] mb-0.5">{wallet.name}</div>
+      <div className="text-text-dim text-[10px] mb-2">{wallet.tagline}</div>
+      <div className="flex gap-2">
+        {wallet.setupUrl && (
+          <a
+            href={wallet.setupUrl}
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className="text-[10px] px-2 py-1 border border-border text-text-dim hover:text-accent hover:border-accent/40 transition-colors"
+            onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+          >
+            open ↗
+          </a>
+        )}
+        <button
+          onClick={onSelect}
+          className="text-[10px] px-2 py-1 border border-accent/60 text-accent hover:bg-accent hover:text-white transition-colors"
+        >
+          connect →
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Paste step ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function PasteStep({
+  wallet,
+  onBack,
+  onConnected,
+}: {
+  wallet: WalletDef;
+  onBack: () => void;
+  onConnected: () => void;
+}) {
+  const { setNwcUri } = useLightningStore();
+  const [input, setInput] = useState("");
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const valid = isValidNwcUri(input.trim());
+  let parsedRelay = "";
+  if (valid) {
+    try {
+      parsedRelay = new URL(parseNwcUri(input.trim()).relayUrl).hostname;
+    } catch { /* keep raw */ }
+  }
+
+  const formatError =
+    input.trim() && !valid
+      ? input.trim().startsWith("nostr+walletconnect://")
+        ? "URI is incomplete — missing relay or secret parameter"
+        : "Should start with nostr+walletconnect://"
+      : null;
+
+  const handleConnect = () => {
+    const uri = input.trim();
+    if (!isValidNwcUri(uri)) {
+      setError("Invalid NWC URI — check and try again");
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      setNwcUri(uri);
+      onConnected();
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(String(err));
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <button
+        onClick={onBack}
+        className="text-text-dim hover:text-text text-[11px] transition-colors mb-3 block"
+      >
+        ← {wallet.name}
+      </button>
+
+      {/* Step-by-step instructions */}
+      <ol className="space-y-1 mb-4">
+        {wallet.steps.map((step, i) => (
+          <li key={i} className="flex items-start gap-2 text-[12px]">
+            <span className="text-accent shrink-0 w-4 text-right">{i + 1}.</span>
+            <span className="text-text-muted">{step}</span>
+          </li>
+        ))}
+      </ol>
+
+      {/* URI input */}
+      <textarea
+        value={input}
+        onChange={(e) => { setInput(e.target.value); setError(null); }}
+        placeholder="nostr+walletconnect://…"
+        rows={3}
+        autoFocus
+        className="w-full bg-bg border border-border px-3 py-2 text-text text-[11px] font-mono resize-none focus:outline-none focus:border-accent/50 placeholder:text-text-dim mb-1.5"
+        style={{ WebkitUserSelect: "text", userSelect: "text" } as React.CSSProperties}
+      />
+
+      {/* Inline validation feedback */}
+      {formatError && (
+        <p className="text-danger text-[10px] mb-1.5">{formatError}</p>
+      )}
+      {valid && (
+        <p className="text-success text-[10px] mb-1.5">
+          ✓ Valid — relay: {parsedRelay}
+        </p>
+      )}
+      {error && <p className="text-danger text-[11px] mb-2">{error}</p>}
+
+      <button
+        onClick={handleConnect}
+        disabled={!valid}
+        className="px-4 py-1.5 text-[11px] border border-border text-text-muted hover:text-accent hover:border-accent/40 transition-colors disabled:opacity-30 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+      >
+        connect wallet
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Wizard root ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function NWCWizard() {
+  const { nwcUri, clearNwcUri } = useLightningStore();
+  const [step, setStep] = useState<"choose" | "paste">("choose");
+  const [selectedWallet, setSelectedWallet] = useState<WalletDef>(GENERIC);
+
+  if (nwcUri) {
+    return <ConnectedState nwcUri={nwcUri} onDisconnect={clearNwcUri} />;
+  }
+
+  if (step === "paste") {
+    return (
+      <PasteStep
+        wallet={selectedWallet}
+        onBack={() => setStep("choose")}
+        onConnected={() => setStep("choose")}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <p className="text-text-muted text-[12px] mb-3">
+        Choose your Lightning wallet to get a Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) URI.
+      </p>
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 mb-3">
+        {WALLETS.map((w) => (
+          <WalletCard
+            key={w.id}
+            wallet={w}
+            onSelect={() => { setSelectedWallet(w); setStep("paste"); }}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+      <button
+        onClick={() => { setSelectedWallet(GENERIC); setStep("paste"); }}
+        className="text-text-dim hover:text-text text-[11px] transition-colors"
+      >
+        I already have a connection string →
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/shared/SettingsView.tsx b/src/components/shared/SettingsView.tsx
index 2cff8e1..7f35c9f 100644
--- a/src/components/shared/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/shared/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { useUserStore } from "../../stores/user";
-import { useLightningStore } from "../../stores/lightning";
 import { useMuteStore } from "../../stores/mute";
-import { isValidNwcUri } from "../../lib/lightning/nwc";
 import { getNDK, getStoredRelayUrls, addRelay, removeRelay } from "../../lib/nostr";
 import { useProfile } from "../../hooks/useProfile";
+import { NWCWizard } from "./NWCWizard";
 
 function MutedRow({ pubkey, onUnmute }: { pubkey: string; onUnmute: () => void }) {
   const profile = useProfile(pubkey);
@@ -162,70 +161,10 @@ function IdentitySection() {
 }
 
 function WalletSection() {
-  const { nwcUri, setNwcUri, clearNwcUri } = useLightningStore();
-  const [input, setInput] = useState("");
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
-
-  const handleSave = () => {
-    const uri = input.trim();
-    if (!uri) return;
-    if (!isValidNwcUri(uri)) {
-      setError("Invalid NWC URI. Must start with nostr+walletconnect://");
-      return;
-    }
-    try {
-      setSaving(true);
-      setNwcUri(uri);
-      setInput("");
-      setError(null);
-    } catch (err) {
-      setError(String(err));
-    } finally {
-      setSaving(false);
-    }
-  };
-
   return (
     <section>
       <h2 className="text-text text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-widest mb-2 text-text-dim">Lightning Wallet (NWC)</h2>
-      {nwcUri ? (
-        <div>
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 border border-border mb-2">
-            <span className="text-zap text-[11px]">⚡</span>
-            <span className="text-text text-[12px] flex-1">Wallet connected</span>
-            <button
-              onClick={clearNwcUri}
-              className="text-[10px] text-text-dim hover:text-danger transition-colors shrink-0"
-            >
-              disconnect
-            </button>
-          </div>
-          <p className="text-text-dim text-[10px] px-1">Your NWC connection is active. You can zap notes and profiles.</p>
-        </div>
-      ) : (
-        <div>
-          <textarea
-            value={input}
-            onChange={(e) => { setInput(e.target.value); setError(null); }}
-            placeholder="nostr+walletconnect://…"
-            rows={3}
-            className="w-full bg-bg border border-border px-3 py-2 text-text text-[11px] font-mono resize-none focus:outline-none focus:border-accent/50 placeholder:text-text-dim mb-2"
-            style={{ WebkitUserSelect: "text", userSelect: "text" } as React.CSSProperties}
-          />
-          {error && <p className="text-danger text-[11px] mb-2">{error}</p>}
-          <button
-            onClick={handleSave}
-            disabled={!input.trim() || saving}
-            className="px-4 py-1.5 text-[11px] border border-border text-text-muted hover:text-accent hover:border-accent/40 transition-colors disabled:opacity-30 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
-          >
-            connect wallet
-          </button>
-          <p className="text-text-dim text-[10px] mt-2 px-1">
-            Get an NWC connection string from Alby, Mutiny, or any NWC-compatible wallet.
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      )}
+      <NWCWizard />
     </section>
   );
 }