diff --git a/docs/pages/agents/build-agents/create-a-client.mdx b/docs/pages/agents/build-agents/create-a-client.mdx
index 2eb8e910..dbaf6110 100644
--- a/docs/pages/agents/build-agents/create-a-client.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/agents/build-agents/create-a-client.mdx
@@ -8,14 +8,19 @@ Create an XMTP agent that can use the signing capabilities provided by a signer.
 import { Agent } from '@xmtp/agent-sdk';
 import { createSigner, createUser } from '@xmtp/agent-sdk/user';
 import { getRandomValues } from 'node:crypto';
+import { fromString } from "uint8arrays/from-string";
+
+// Replace with your own wallet key and encryption key
+const walletKey = "0xprivateKey";
+const encryptionKey = "encryptionKey";
 
 // Option 1: Create a local user + signer
-const user = createUser('0xprivateKey');
-const signer = createSigner(user);
+const user = createUser(walletKey);
+const dbEncryptionKey = fromString(encryptionKey,"hex");
 
 const agent = await Agent.create(signer, {
   env: 'dev', // or 'production'
-  dbEncryptionKey: getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(32)), // save it for later
+  dbEncryptionKey: dbEncryptionKey, // save it for later
 });
 ```
 
@@ -29,11 +34,11 @@ The XMTP Agent SDK allows you to use environment variables (`process.env`) for e
 | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
 | `XMTP_WALLET_KEY`        | Private key for wallet                                         | `XMTP_WALLET_KEY=0x1234...abcd`         |
 | `XMTP_ENV`               | XMTP network environment (`local`, `dev`, or `production`)     | `XMTP_ENV=dev` or `XMTP_ENV=production` |
-| `XMTP_DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY` | Database encryption key for the local database (32 bytes, hex) | `XMTP_DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY=0xabcd...1234`  |
+| `XMTP_DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY` | Database encryption key for the local database (32 bytes, hex) | `XMTP_DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY=abcd...1234`  |
 
 Using the environment variables, you can setup your agent in just a few lines of code:
 
-### Generate random keys
+## Generate random keys
 
 ```tsx [Node]
 import { generatePrivateKey } from 'viem';
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ yarn gen:keys
 
 > Running the command will append keys to your existing .env file.
 
-### Use environment variables
+## Use environment variables
 
 ```tsx [Node]
 // Load variables from .env file
@@ -66,8 +71,6 @@ const agent = await Agent.createFromEnv();
 
 ## Configuration options
 
-### Configure an XMTP client
-
 You can configure an XMTP client with these options passed to `Agent.create`:
 
 ```tsx [Node]