Build for Chat

Every generation has a dominant platform:

🌐 Browsers unlocked the web.

📱 App Stores unlocked mobile.

🖼 Mini-apps cracked open embedded experiences.

Now we’re at the start of the next cycle: Agents in Chat.

For the first time, chat is not just about blue or green bubbles:

💳 Agents have the ability to transact

🧩 Every message is programmable.

👥 Every group is a distribution channel.

🪪 Every identity is flexible and composable.

The largest surface area on the planet — chat — is now open.

Time to Build for Chat

The App Store moment is happening again, but this time inside DMs and Groups.

Why this matters:

• Chat is where users already are. Billions of messages every day.
• Distribution is viral. Agents spread at the speed of conversation, just drop them into a group.
• Money is native. Transactions happen instantly, without app-switching, across borders.
• UX is new. Forget /commands and bots. This is about interactive, multiplayer, always-on experiences.

This isn’t about making better bots. It’s about creating new behaviors that never existed before.

UX Best Practices for Building in Chat

1. Messages Are the UI

• The conversation is the product surface.
• Use interactive cards, polls, buttons, and inline confirmations.
• Example: “Leaderboard updated 🔥 → Reply with your move”

2. Design for Groups First

• Groups are the real growth loop → one friend introduces the agent, everyone else joins.
• Example: “New round starting in 10s → Join game”

3. Keep It Frictionless

• No app-switching. No loading screens.
• The action happens directly in the thread.
• Example: “Peter swapped $50 to BONK → Copy trade”

4. Be Reactive in Real Time

• Agents should feel alive — surfacing updates instantly.
• Example: Treasury balance updates live in the chat.

5. Make Identity Playful

• Let users join as their anon wallet, DAO handle, or IRL name.
• Unlock new modes of trust and expression.

6. Invisible Money Flows

• Payments should feel like emoji reactions — instant and social.
• Example: “✅ Bet placed: 0.01 ETH” → confirmed in-thread.

Agent Ideas to Drop Into Group Chats

✨ Prediction Markets → “Will ETH flip BTC by 2030?” Bet, see odds shift live, payouts auto-settled.
✨ Copy Trading Agent → “Peter just swapped $50 → Copy trade in one tap.”
✨ Trivia Agent → Drop a question, reply to answer, instant payouts.
✨ Group Treasury Agent → Collect funds in-thread, auto-track balances.
✨ Crowdfunding Agent → “Goal: 1 ETH → back with 0.05 ETH” → progress updates live.
✨ Fantasy Sports Agent → Trash-talk, live scores, automatic payouts.
✨ Gifting Agent → Drop an NFT, token, or collectible directly into the chat.

Why This Matters

This is the first time chat is open for real experiences. Not links, not bots, but agents that are:

• ✨ Visible → everyone in the thread sees it.
• ✨ Interactive → respond with a tap or a reply.
• ✨ Always in flow → no switching, no friction.

Agents aren’t add-ons. They are the app.

👉 The time to Build for Chat is now