# Telegram Mini App

> 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.

- Skill: `francostino/telegram-mini-app` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add francostino/telegram-mini-app`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/francostino/telegram-mini-app/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: FrancoStino (https://skillmd.com/u/francostino)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/francostino/telegram-mini-app

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# Telegram Mini App

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.

**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.

### Expertise

- Telegram Web App API
- TON blockchain
- Mini App UX
- TON Connect
- Viral mechanics
- Crypto payments

## Detailed Guide

Read [the detailed guide](references/detailed-guide.md) before executing this skill. It retains the complete procedure and reference material. Treat its safety, prerequisites, and validation requirements as mandatory. For focused work, load the relevant sections; for end-to-end work, read the guide completely.

## When to Use
- User mentions or implies: telegram mini app
- User mentions or implies: TWA
- User mentions or implies: telegram web app
- User mentions or implies: TON app
- User mentions or implies: mini app

## Limitations
- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.