diff --git a/js/nostr/client.js b/js/nostr/client.js
index e0f04168..7e9d1f2b 100644
--- a/js/nostr/client.js
+++ b/js/nostr/client.js
@@ -2694,6 +2694,10 @@ export class NostrClient {
     return this.signerManager.installNip46Client(client, options);
   }
 
+  async prepareRemoteSignerHandshake(params) {
+    return this.signerManager.prepareRemoteSignerHandshake(params);
+  }
+
   async connectRemoteSigner(params) {
     return this.signerManager.connectRemoteSigner(params);
   }
diff --git a/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js b/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js
index d92b6231..1ec195d5 100644
--- a/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js
+++ b/js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js
@@ -643,6 +643,85 @@ export class SignerManager {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Prepares a NIP-46 `nostrconnect://` handshake: generates an ephemeral client
+   * keypair and builds the connection URI the user shares with their remote
+   * signer (link/QR). The returned handshake is then handed to
+   * connectRemoteSigner(). This is the "generate connect link" login path; it was
+   * previously only implemented on the unused Nip46Connector, so the client's
+   * `prepareRemoteSignerHandshake` proxy had nothing to call.
+   *
+   * @param {object} [params]
+   * @param {object} [params.metadata]
+   * @param {string[]} [params.relays]
+   * @param {string} [params.secret]
+   * @param {string} [params.permissions]
+   * @returns {Promise<object>} handshake { connectionString, clientPrivateKey, clientPublicKey, relays, secret, permissions, metadata }
+   */
+  async prepareRemoteSignerHandshake({ metadata, relays, secret, permissions } = {}) {
+    const tools = await ensureNostrTools();
+    if (
+      !tools ||
+      typeof tools.generateSecretKey !== "function" ||
+      typeof tools.getPublicKey !== "function"
+    ) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Nostr tools are unavailable; cannot prepare a remote signer handshake.",
+      );
+    }
+
+    const secretKey = tools.generateSecretKey();
+    const clientPrivateKey = Array.from(secretKey)
+      .map((b) => b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0"))
+      .join("");
+    const clientPublicKey = tools.getPublicKey(secretKey);
+
+    const sanitizedMetadata = sanitizeNip46Metadata(metadata);
+    const requestedPermissions =
+      typeof permissions === "string" && permissions.trim()
+        ? permissions.trim()
+        : "";
+    const resolvedRelays = resolveNip46Relays(relays, this.client?.relays);
+    const handshakeSecret =
+      typeof secret === "string" && secret.trim()
+        ? secret.trim()
+        : generateNip46Secret();
+
+    const params = [];
+    for (const relay of resolvedRelays) {
+      params.push(`relay=${encodeURIComponent(relay)}`);
+    }
+    if (handshakeSecret) {
+      params.push(`secret=${encodeURIComponent(handshakeSecret)}`);
+    }
+    if (requestedPermissions) {
+      params.push(`perms=${encodeURIComponent(requestedPermissions)}`);
+    }
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(sanitizedMetadata)) {
+      params.push(`${encodeURIComponent(key)}=${encodeURIComponent(value)}`);
+    }
+    const query = params.length ? `?${params.join("&")}` : "";
+    const uri = `nostrconnect://${clientPublicKey}${query}`;
+
+    devLogger.debug("[nostr] Prepared remote signer handshake", {
+      clientPublicKey: summarizeHexForLog(clientPublicKey),
+      relays: resolvedRelays,
+      permissions: requestedPermissions || null,
+    });
+
+    return {
+      type: "client",
+      connectionString: uri,
+      uri,
+      clientPrivateKey,
+      clientPublicKey,
+      relays: resolvedRelays,
+      secret: handshakeSecret,
+      permissions: requestedPermissions,
+      metadata: sanitizedMetadata,
+    };
+  }
+
   async connectRemoteSigner({
     connectionString,
     remember = true,
diff --git a/tests/nostr/nip46-prepare-handshake.test.mjs b/tests/nostr/nip46-prepare-handshake.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90c8263b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nostr/nip46-prepare-handshake.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Scenario (SCN-nip46-prepare-handshake):
+//   The "generate connect link" NIP-46 login path calls
+//   nostrClient.prepareRemoteSignerHandshake(...). That method existed only on
+//   the unused Nip46Connector, so login failed with
+//   "nostrClient.prepareRemoteSignerHandshake is not a function". It now lives on
+//   SignerManager (and is proxied by NostrClient). This asserts it produces a
+//   valid nostrconnect:// handshake (ephemeral keypair + URI carrying the
+//   relays/secret/permissions) ready to hand to connectRemoteSigner.
+
+import "../test-helpers/setup-localstorage.mjs";
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+
+globalThis.__BITVID_DISABLE_NETWORK_IMPORTS__ = true;
+const { SignerManager } = await import("../../js/nostr/managers/SignerManager.js");
+
+function makeManager() {
+  // Minimal client stub — only relays are read (as the relay fallback).
+  return new SignerManager({ relays: ["wss://fallback.example"] });
+}
+
+test("prepareRemoteSignerHandshake builds a valid nostrconnect URI + ephemeral keypair", async () => {
+  const mgr = makeManager();
+  const hs = await mgr.prepareRemoteSignerHandshake({
+    relays: ["wss://relay.one", "wss://relay.two"],
+    permissions: "sign_event:1,nip44_decrypt",
+    metadata: { name: "bitvid" },
+  });
+
+  // Ephemeral keypair (hex), pubkey embedded in the URI.
+  assert.match(hs.clientPrivateKey, /^[0-9a-f]{64}$/);
+  assert.match(hs.clientPublicKey, /^[0-9a-f]{64}$/);
+  assert.match(hs.connectionString, /^nostrconnect:\/\/[0-9a-f]{64}\?/);
+  assert.ok(hs.connectionString.includes(hs.clientPublicKey), "URI carries the client pubkey");
+
+  // Carries the requested relays, a secret, and the permissions.
+  assert.ok(hs.connectionString.includes(`relay=${encodeURIComponent("wss://relay.one")}`));
+  assert.ok(hs.connectionString.includes(`relay=${encodeURIComponent("wss://relay.two")}`));
+  assert.ok(hs.secret && hs.connectionString.includes(`secret=${encodeURIComponent(hs.secret)}`));
+  assert.ok(
+    hs.connectionString.includes(`perms=${encodeURIComponent("sign_event:1,nip44_decrypt")}`),
+  );
+  assert.ok(hs.relays.includes("wss://relay.one") && hs.relays.includes("wss://relay.two"));
+});
+
+test("generates a fresh keypair each call", async () => {
+  const mgr = makeManager();
+  const a = await mgr.prepareRemoteSignerHandshake({ relays: ["wss://r"] });
+  const b = await mgr.prepareRemoteSignerHandshake({ relays: ["wss://r"] });
+  assert.notEqual(a.clientPublicKey, b.clientPublicKey, "each handshake is a new ephemeral key");
+  assert.notEqual(a.secret, b.secret);
+});