Farcaster Devs

Farcaster Mini-Apps brainstorm open thread

i like the idea of mini-apps as a retention tool, but i hope they stay separate from frames

frames are 
- design constrained (good for creativity)
- easily composable (good for distribution)
- already used by devs (good for dev experience)

mini apps could be
- reached via frame button or composer action
- used when frames can't/shouldn't be
- a retention tool for any/all clients

here's the optimal UX i see
1. trigger + interact with composer action
2. generate frame (if simple) or mini-app (if complex)
3. proceed with use case of frame or mini-app

note:
- i don’t see mini apps being sharable / usable in feed; feels weird
- the less feature rich the in-feed component, the more i'd use it (ie. "just click")
- the more feature rich the in-feed component, the less i'd use it (ie. "just make a native app")