# Multishard Polkadot Vault Wallet A **Multishard wallet** — is a wallet that contains one or more root key(s) and each root key contains more than 1 derived account (using derivation paths) for at least 1 network. Due to security reasons, a user’s funds may be distributed between multiple accounts managed by Polkadot Vault. The usual number of shards is around 20-45. Nova Spektr application allows to manage multishard wallets and make multishard operations. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.novaspektr.io/wallet-management/polkadot-vault-wallet-legacy/multishard-polkadot-vault-wallet.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.