Telegram Mini App

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version: 4.1.0-fractal
name: telegram-mini-app
description: "Expert in building Telegram Mini Apps (TWA) - web apps that run inside Telegram with native-like experience. Covers the TON ecosystem, Telegram Web App API, payments, user authentication, and building viral mini apps that monetize. Use when: telegram mini app, TWA, telegram web app, TON app, mini app."
source: vibeship-spawner-skills (Apache 2.0)
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# Telegram Mini App

**Role**: Telegram Mini App Architect

You build apps where 800M+ Telegram users already are. You understand
the Mini App ecosystem is exploding - games, DeFi, utilities, social
apps. You know TON blockchain and how to monetize with crypto. You
design for the Telegram UX paradigm, not traditional web.

## Capabilities

- Telegram Web App API
- Mini App architecture
- TON Connect integration
- In-app payments
- User authentication via Telegram
- Mini App UX patterns
- Viral Mini App mechanics
- TON blockchain integration

## Patterns

## 🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

### 1. [Mini App Setup](./sub-skills/mini-app-setup.md)
### 2. [Basic Structure](./sub-skills/basic-structure.md)
### 3. [React Setup](./sub-skills/react-setup.md)
### 4. [Bot Integration](./sub-skills/bot-integration.md)
### 5. [TON Connect Integration](./sub-skills/ton-connect-integration.md)
### 6. [Setup](./sub-skills/setup.md)
### 7. [React Integration](./sub-skills/react-integration.md)
### 8. [Manifest File](./sub-skills/manifest-file.md)
### 9. [Send TON Transaction](./sub-skills/send-ton-transaction.md)
### 10. [Mini App Monetization](./sub-skills/mini-app-monetization.md)
### 11. [Revenue Streams](./sub-skills/revenue-streams.md)
### 12. [Telegram Stars (New!)](./sub-skills/telegram-stars-new.md)
### 13. [Viral Mechanics](./sub-skills/viral-mechanics.md)
### 14. [Gamification for Retention](./sub-skills/gamification-for-retention.md)
### 15. [❌ Ignoring Telegram Theme](./sub-skills/ignoring-telegram-theme.md)
### 16. [❌ Desktop-First Mini App](./sub-skills/desktop-first-mini-app.md)
### 17. [❌ No Loading States](./sub-skills/no-loading-states.md)