diff --git a/keyserver/src/push/send.js b/keyserver/src/push/send.js
--- a/keyserver/src/push/send.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/push/send.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
-import apn from '@parse/node-apn';
 import type { ResponseFailure } from '@parse/node-apn';
+import apn from '@parse/node-apn';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import _cloneDeep from 'lodash/fp/cloneDeep.js';
 import _flow from 'lodash/fp/flow.js';
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 import { isUserMentioned } from 'lib/shared/mention-utils.js';
 import {
   createMessageInfo,
-  sortMessageInfoList,
   shimUnsupportedRawMessageInfos,
+  sortMessageInfoList,
 } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { messageSpecs } from 'lib/shared/messages/message-specs.js';
 import { notifTextsForMessageInfo } from 'lib/shared/notif-utils.js';
@@ -29,49 +29,53 @@
 import type { Platform, PlatformDetails } from 'lib/types/device-types.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
 import {
-  type RawMessageInfo,
   type MessageData,
+  type RawMessageInfo,
+  rawMessageInfoValidator,
 } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import { rawMessageInfoValidator } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { ResolvedNotifTexts } from 'lib/types/notif-types.js';
 import { resolvedNotifTextsValidator } from 'lib/types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ServerThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  ServerThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { updateTypes } from 'lib/types/update-types-enum.js';
 import { type GlobalUserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import { values } from 'lib/utils/objects.js';
 import { tID, tPlatformDetails, tShape } from 'lib/utils/validation-utils.js';
 
 import {
-  prepareEncryptedAPNsNotifications,
   prepareEncryptedAndroidNotifications,
+  prepareEncryptedAPNsNotifications,
   prepareEncryptedWebNotifications,
   prepareEncryptedWNSNotifications,
 } from './crypto.js';
 import { getAPNsNotificationTopic } from './providers.js';
 import { rescindPushNotifs } from './rescind.js';
 import type {
+  AndroidNotification,
   NotificationTargetDevice,
-  TargetedAPNsNotification,
   TargetedAndroidNotification,
+  TargetedAPNsNotification,
   TargetedWebNotification,
   TargetedWNSNotification,
-  AndroidNotification,
 } from './types.js';
 import {
+  apnMaxNotificationPayloadByteSize,
   apnPush,
+  fcmMaxNotificationPayloadByteSize,
   fcmPush,
   getUnreadCounts,
-  apnMaxNotificationPayloadByteSize,
-  fcmMaxNotificationPayloadByteSize,
-  wnsMaxNotificationPayloadByteSize,
   webPush,
-  wnsPush,
   type WebPushError,
+  wnsMaxNotificationPayloadByteSize,
+  wnsPush,
   type WNSPushError,
 } from './utils.js';
 import createIDs from '../creators/id-creator.js';
 import { createUpdates } from '../creators/update-creator.js';
-import { dbQuery, SQL, mergeOrConditions } from '../database/database.js';
+import { dbQuery, mergeOrConditions, SQL } from '../database/database.js';
 import type { CollapsableNotifInfo } from '../fetchers/message-fetchers.js';
 import { fetchCollapsableNotifs } from '../fetchers/message-fetchers.js';
 import { fetchServerThreadInfos } from '../fetchers/thread-fetchers.js';
@@ -189,7 +193,9 @@
   userID: string,
   pushUserInfo: PushUserInfo,
   unreadCount: number,
-  threadInfos: { +[threadID: string]: ThreadInfo },
+  threadInfos: {
+    +[threadID: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  },
   userInfos: { +[userID: string]: GlobalUserInfo },
   dbIDs: string[], // mutable
   rowsToSave: Map<string, NotificationRow>, // mutable
diff --git a/lib/components/chat-mention-provider.react.js b/lib/components/chat-mention-provider.react.js
--- a/lib/components/chat-mention-provider.react.js
+++ b/lib/components/chat-mention-provider.react.js
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 import genesis from '../facts/genesis.js';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import SentencePrefixSearchIndex from '../shared/sentence-prefix-search-index.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  ChatMentionCandidatesObj,
   ChatMentionCandidate,
+  ChatMentionCandidatesObj,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
   ResolvedThreadInfo,
-  ThreadInfo,
 } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfosObj } from '../utils/entity-helpers.js';
 import { getNameForThreadEntity } from '../utils/entity-text.js';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 };
 export type ChatMentionContextType = {
   +getChatMentionSearchIndex: (
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) => SentencePrefixSearchIndex,
   +communityThreadIDForGenesisThreads: { +[id: string]: string },
   +chatMentionCandidatesObj: ChatMentionCandidatesObj,
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
   const searchIndices = useChatMentionSearchIndex(chatMentionCandidatesObj);
 
   const getChatMentionSearchIndex = React.useCallback(
-    (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => {
+    (threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo) => {
       if (threadInfo.community === genesis.id) {
         return searchIndices[communityThreadIDForGenesisThreads[threadInfo.id]];
       }
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
 }
 
 function getChatMentionCandidates(
-  threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
+  threadInfos: { +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo },
   resolvedThreadInfos: { +[id: string]: ResolvedThreadInfo },
 ): {
   chatMentionCandidatesObj: ChatMentionCandidatesObj,
diff --git a/lib/hooks/chat-mention-hooks.js b/lib/hooks/chat-mention-hooks.js
--- a/lib/hooks/chat-mention-hooks.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/chat-mention-hooks.js
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
   type ChatMentionContextType,
 } from '../components/chat-mention-provider.react.js';
 import genesis from '../facts/genesis.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type {
   ChatMentionCandidates,
-  ThreadInfo,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
 } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 
 function useChatMentionContext(): ChatMentionContextType {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 }
 
 function useThreadChatMentionCandidates(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ChatMentionCandidates {
   const { communityThreadIDForGenesisThreads, chatMentionCandidatesObj } =
     useChatMentionContext();
diff --git a/lib/hooks/child-threads.js b/lib/hooks/child-threads.js
--- a/lib/hooks/child-threads.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/child-threads.js
@@ -3,24 +3,29 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  useFetchSingleMostRecentMessagesFromThreads,
   fetchSingleMostRecentMessagesFromThreadsActionTypes,
+  useFetchSingleMostRecentMessagesFromThreads,
 } from '../actions/message-actions.js';
 import {
-  useFilteredChatListData,
   type ChatThreadItem,
+  useFilteredChatListData,
 } from '../selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { useGlobalThreadSearchIndex } from '../selectors/nav-selectors.js';
 import { childThreadInfos } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { threadInChatList } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import threadWatcher from '../shared/thread-watcher.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from '../utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 type ThreadFilter = {
-  +predicate?: (thread: ThreadInfo) => boolean,
+  +predicate?: (
+    thread: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => boolean,
   +searchText?: string,
 };
 
@@ -41,7 +46,9 @@
   }, [childThreads, predicate]);
 
   const filterSubchannels = React.useCallback(
-    (thread: ?(RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo)) => {
+    (
+      thread: ?(RawThreadInfo | LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo),
+    ) => {
       const candidateThreadID = thread?.id;
       if (!candidateThreadID) {
         return false;
diff --git a/lib/hooks/promote-sidebar.react.js b/lib/hooks/promote-sidebar.react.js
--- a/lib/hooks/promote-sidebar.react.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/promote-sidebar.react.js
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@
   threadIsSidebar,
 } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from '../types/loading-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from '../types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from '../utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 function canPromoteSidebar(
-  sidebarThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  sidebarThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): boolean {
   if (!threadIsSidebar(sidebarThreadInfo)) {
     return false;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
 };
 
 function usePromoteSidebar(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   onError?: () => mixed,
 ): PromoteSidebarType {
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
@@ -56,9 +57,10 @@
   const loadingStatus = useSelector(loadingStatusSelector);
 
   const { parentThreadID } = threadInfo;
-  const parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo = useSelector(state =>
-    parentThreadID ? threadInfoSelector(state)[parentThreadID] : null,
-  );
+  const parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo =
+    useSelector(state =>
+      parentThreadID ? threadInfoSelector(state)[parentThreadID] : null,
+    );
 
   const canPromote = canPromoteSidebar(threadInfo, parentThreadInfo);
 
diff --git a/lib/hooks/relationship-prompt.js b/lib/hooks/relationship-prompt.js
--- a/lib/hooks/relationship-prompt.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/relationship-prompt.js
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
   updateRelationshipsActionTypes,
 } from '../actions/relationship-actions.js';
 import { getSingleOtherUser } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import {
   type RelationshipAction,
   relationshipActions,
 } from '../types/relationship-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfo } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import { useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall } from '../utils/action-utils.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from '../utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
 };
 
 function useRelationshipPrompt(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   onErrorCallback?: () => void,
   pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo?: ?UserInfo,
 ): RelationshipPromptData {
diff --git a/lib/hooks/search-threads.js b/lib/hooks/search-threads.js
--- a/lib/hooks/search-threads.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/search-threads.js
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
 import { sidebarInfoSelector } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { threadIsChannel } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { SetState } from '../types/hook-types.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type { SidebarInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo, SidebarInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 export type ThreadSearchState = {
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@
 };
 
 function useSearchThreads<U: SidebarInfo | ChatThreadItem>(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   childThreadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<U>,
 ): SearchThreadsResult<U> {
   const [searchState, setSearchState] = React.useState<ThreadSearchState>({
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@
 }
 
 function useSearchSidebars(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): SearchThreadsResult<SidebarInfo> {
   const childThreadInfos = useSelector(
     state => sidebarInfoSelector(state)[threadInfo.id] ?? [],
@@ -97,11 +100,12 @@
 }
 
 function useSearchSubchannels(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): SearchThreadsResult<ChatThreadItem> {
   const filterFunc = React.useCallback(
-    (thread: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo)) =>
-      threadIsChannel(thread) && thread?.parentThreadID === threadInfo.id,
+    (
+      thread: ?(LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo),
+    ) => threadIsChannel(thread) && thread?.parentThreadID === threadInfo.id,
     [threadInfo.id],
   );
   const childThreadInfos = useFilteredChatListData(filterFunc);
diff --git a/lib/hooks/toggle-unread-status.js b/lib/hooks/toggle-unread-status.js
--- a/lib/hooks/toggle-unread-status.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/toggle-unread-status.js
@@ -3,18 +3,19 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  useSetThreadUnreadStatus,
   setThreadUnreadStatusActionTypes,
+  useSetThreadUnreadStatus,
 } from '../actions/activity-actions.js';
 import type {
   SetThreadUnreadStatusPayload,
   SetThreadUnreadStatusRequest,
 } from '../types/activity-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from '../utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 function useToggleUnreadStatus(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   mostRecentNonLocalMessage: ?string,
   afterAction: () => void,
 ): () => void {
diff --git a/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js b/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js
--- a/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js
+++ b/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js
@@ -10,44 +10,47 @@
 import { createObjectSelector } from 'reselect-map';
 
 import {
-  threadInfoSelector,
   sidebarInfoSelector,
   threadInfoFromSourceMessageIDSelector,
+  threadInfoSelector,
 } from './thread-selectors.js';
 import {
-  messageKey,
-  robotextForMessageInfo,
   createMessageInfo,
   getMostRecentNonLocalMessageID,
+  messageKey,
+  robotextForMessageInfo,
   sortMessageInfoList,
 } from '../shared/message-utils.js';
 import {
+  threadInChatList,
   threadIsPending,
   threadIsTopLevel,
-  threadInChatList,
 } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import {
+  type ComposableMessageInfo,
+  isComposableMessageType,
+  type LocalMessageInfo,
   type MessageInfo,
   type MessageStore,
-  type ComposableMessageInfo,
   type RobotextMessageInfo,
-  type LocalMessageInfo,
-  isComposableMessageType,
 } from '../types/message-types.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { BaseAppState } from '../types/redux-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import {
-  type SidebarInfo,
-  type ThreadInfo,
   maxReadSidebars,
   maxUnreadSidebars,
+  type SidebarInfo,
+  type LegacyThreadInfo,
 } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type {
-  UserInfo,
   AccountUserInfo,
   RelativeUserInfo,
+  UserInfo,
 } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import { threeDays } from '../utils/date-utils.js';
 import type { EntityText } from '../utils/entity-text.js';
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@
 
 export type ChatThreadItem = {
   +type: 'chatThreadItem',
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +mostRecentMessageInfo: ?MessageInfo,
   +mostRecentNonLocalMessage: ?string,
   +lastUpdatedTime: number,
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@
 }
 
 function getMostRecentMessageInfo(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   messageStore: MessageStore,
   messages: { +[id: string]: ?MessageInfo },
 ): ?MessageInfo {
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@
 }
 
 function getLastUpdatedTime(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   mostRecentMessageInfo: ?MessageInfo,
 ): number {
   return mostRecentMessageInfo
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@
 }
 
 function createChatThreadItem(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   messageStore: MessageStore,
   messages: { +[id: string]: ?MessageInfo },
   sidebarInfos: ?$ReadOnlyArray<SidebarInfo>,
@@ -208,7 +211,9 @@
     messageInfoSelector,
     sidebarInfoSelector,
     (
-      threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
+      threadInfos: {
+        +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+      },
       messageStore: MessageStore,
       messageInfos: { +[id: string]: ?MessageInfo },
       sidebarInfos: { +[id: string]: $ReadOnlyArray<SidebarInfo> },
@@ -227,7 +232,13 @@
 }
 
 function useFilteredChatListData(
-  filterFunction: (threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo)) => boolean,
+  filterFunction: (
+    threadInfo: ?(
+      | LegacyThreadInfo
+      | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
+      | RawThreadInfo
+    ),
+  ) => boolean,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<ChatThreadItem> {
   const threadInfos = useSelector(threadInfoSelector);
   const messageInfos = useSelector(messageInfoSelector);
@@ -248,21 +259,30 @@
 }
 
 function getChatThreadItems(
-  threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
+  threadInfos: { +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo },
   messageStore: MessageStore,
   messageInfos: { +[id: string]: ?MessageInfo },
   sidebarInfos: { +[id: string]: $ReadOnlyArray<SidebarInfo> },
-  filterFunction: (threadInfo: ?(ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo)) => boolean,
+  filterFunction: (
+    threadInfo: ?(
+      | LegacyThreadInfo
+      | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
+      | RawThreadInfo
+    ),
+  ) => boolean,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<ChatThreadItem> {
   return _flow(
     _filter(filterFunction),
-    _map((threadInfo: ThreadInfo): ChatThreadItem =>
-      createChatThreadItem(
-        threadInfo,
-        messageStore,
-        messageInfos,
-        sidebarInfos[threadInfo.id],
-      ),
+    _map(
+      (
+        threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+      ): ChatThreadItem =>
+        createChatThreadItem(
+          threadInfo,
+          messageStore,
+          messageInfos,
+          sidebarInfos[threadInfo.id],
+        ),
     ),
     _orderBy('lastUpdatedTimeIncludingSidebars')('desc'),
   )(threadInfos);
@@ -276,7 +296,7 @@
   +startsCluster: boolean,
   endsCluster: boolean,
   +robotext: EntityText,
-  +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
 };
 export type ChatMessageInfoItem =
@@ -289,7 +309,9 @@
       +startsConversation: boolean,
       +startsCluster: boolean,
       endsCluster: boolean,
-      +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?ThreadInfo,
+      +threadCreatedFromMessage:
+        | ?LegacyThreadInfo
+        | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
       +reactions: ReactionInfo,
       +hasBeenEdited: boolean,
       +isPinned: boolean,
@@ -308,8 +330,10 @@
   threadID: string,
   messageStore: MessageStore,
   messageInfos: { +[id: string]: ?MessageInfo },
-  threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
-  threadInfoFromSourceMessageID: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
+  threadInfos: { +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo },
+  threadInfoFromSourceMessageID: {
+    +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  },
   additionalMessages: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
   viewerID: string,
 ): ChatMessageItem[] {
@@ -580,8 +604,12 @@
     (
       messageStore: MessageStore,
       messageInfos: { +[id: string]: ?MessageInfo },
-      threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
-      threadInfoFromSourceMessageID: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
+      threadInfos: {
+        +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+      },
+      threadInfoFromSourceMessageID: {
+        +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+      },
       viewerID: ?string,
     ): ?(ChatMessageItem[]) => {
       if (!threadID || !viewerID) {
@@ -607,7 +635,7 @@
 export type UseMessageListDataArgs = {
   +searching: boolean,
   +userInfoInputArray: $ReadOnlyArray<AccountUserInfo>,
-  +threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function useMessageListData({
diff --git a/lib/selectors/nav-selectors.js b/lib/selectors/nav-selectors.js
--- a/lib/selectors/nav-selectors.js
+++ b/lib/selectors/nav-selectors.js
@@ -12,10 +12,16 @@
   defaultCalendarQuery,
 } from '../types/entry-types.js';
 import type { CalendarFilter } from '../types/filter-types.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { BaseNavInfo } from '../types/nav-types.js';
 import type { BaseAppState } from '../types/redux-types.js';
-import type { RelativeMemberInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  RelativeMemberInfo,
+} from '../types/thread-types';
 import type { UserInfo } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import { getConfig } from '../utils/config.js';
 import { values } from '../utils/objects.js';
@@ -117,7 +123,9 @@
 }
 
 function useThreadSearchIndex(
-  threadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo>,
+  threadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<
+    RawThreadInfo | LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  >,
 ): SearchIndex {
   const userInfos = useSelector(state => state.userStore.userInfos);
   const viewerID = useSelector(
diff --git a/lib/shared/ancestor-threads.js b/lib/shared/ancestor-threads.js
--- a/lib/shared/ancestor-threads.js
+++ b/lib/shared/ancestor-threads.js
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@
 
 import genesis from '../facts/genesis.js';
 import {
-  threadInfoSelector,
   ancestorThreadInfos,
+  threadInfoSelector,
 } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { threadIsPending } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 function useAncestorThreads(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-): $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo> {
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+): $ReadOnlyArray<LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo> {
   const ancestorThreads = useSelector(ancestorThreadInfos(threadInfo.id));
 
   const genesisThreadInfo = useSelector(
diff --git a/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js b/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js
@@ -11,14 +11,20 @@
 import { threadInfoSelector } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { getETHAddressForUserInfo } from '../shared/account-utils.js';
 import type {
-  ClientEmojiAvatar,
   ClientAvatar,
-  ResolvedClientAvatar,
+  ClientEmojiAvatar,
   GenericUserInfoWithAvatar,
+  ResolvedClientAvatar,
 } from '../types/avatar-types.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { LegacyRawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfos } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 import { ashoatKeyserverID } from '../utils/validation-utils.js';
@@ -271,7 +277,11 @@
 }
 
 function getUserAvatarForThread(
-  threadInfo: LegacyRawThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo:
+    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
+    | RawThreadInfo
+    | LegacyThreadInfo
+    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   viewerID: ?string,
   userInfos: UserInfos,
 ): ClientAvatar {
@@ -297,8 +307,8 @@
 }
 
 function getAvatarForThread(
-  thread: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
-  containingThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  thread: RawThreadInfo | LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  containingThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ClientAvatar {
   if (thread.avatar) {
     return thread.avatar;
@@ -313,7 +323,9 @@
   return getDefaultAvatar(thread.id, thread.color);
 }
 
-function useAvatarForThread(thread: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo): ClientAvatar {
+function useAvatarForThread(
+  thread: RawThreadInfo | LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+): ClientAvatar {
   const containingThreadID = thread.containingThreadID;
   const containingThreadInfo = useSelector(state =>
     containingThreadID ? threadInfoSelector(state)[containingThreadID] : null,
diff --git a/lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js b/lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js
@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import { threadIsPending, threadHasPermission } from './thread-utils.js';
+import { threadHasPermission, threadIsPending } from './thread-utils.js';
 import {
   sendEditMessageActionTypes,
   useSendEditMessage,
 } from '../actions/message-actions.js';
 import type {
-  SendEditMessageResult,
-  RobotextMessageInfo,
   ComposableMessageInfo,
   RawMessageInfo,
+  RobotextMessageInfo,
+  SendEditMessageResult,
 } from '../types/message-types';
 import { messageTypes } from '../types/message-types-enum.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from '../types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from '../utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
 }
 
 function useCanEditMessage(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   targetMessageInfo: ComposableMessageInfo | RobotextMessageInfo,
 ): boolean {
   const currentUserInfo = useSelector(state => state.currentUserInfo);
diff --git a/lib/shared/inline-engagement-utils.js b/lib/shared/inline-engagement-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/inline-engagement-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/inline-engagement-utils.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 // @flow
 
 import type { ReactionInfo } from '../selectors/chat-selectors.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 
-function getInlineEngagementSidebarText(threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo): string {
+function getInlineEngagementSidebarText(
+  threadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+): string {
   if (!threadInfo) {
     return '';
   }
diff --git a/lib/shared/mention-utils.js b/lib/shared/mention-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/mention-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/mention-utils.js
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 import { stringForUserExplicit } from './user-utils.js';
 import { useENSNames } from '../hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import { useUserSearchIndex } from '../selectors/nav-selectors.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import type {
   ChatMentionCandidates,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
   RelativeMemberInfo,
-  ThreadInfo,
   ResolvedThreadInfo,
 } from '../types/thread-types.js';
-import { idSchemaRegex, chatNameMaxLength } from '../utils/validation-utils.js';
+import { chatNameMaxLength, idSchemaRegex } from '../utils/validation-utils.js';
 
 export type TypeaheadMatchedStrings = {
   +textBeforeAtSymbol: string,
@@ -182,8 +183,8 @@
 }
 
 function useUserMentionsCandidates(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<RelativeMemberInfo> {
   return React.useMemo(() => {
     if (threadInfo.type !== threadTypes.SIDEBAR) {
diff --git a/lib/shared/message-utils.js b/lib/shared/message-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/message-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/message-utils.js
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItem } from '../selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { userIDsToRelativeUserInfos } from '../selectors/user-selectors.js';
-import { type PlatformDetails, isWebPlatform } from '../types/device-types.js';
+import { isWebPlatform, type PlatformDetails } from '../types/device-types.js';
 import type { Media } from '../types/media-types.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import {
-  type MessageInfo,
-  type RawMessageInfo,
-  type RobotextMessageInfo,
-  type RawMultimediaMessageInfo,
+  type ComposableMessageInfo,
   type MessageData,
-  type MessageTruncationStatus,
-  type MultimediaMessageData,
+  type MessageInfo,
   type MessageStore,
-  type ComposableMessageInfo,
+  type MessageTruncationStatus,
   messageTruncationStatus,
+  type MultimediaMessageData,
   type RawComposableMessageInfo,
+  type RawMessageInfo,
+  type RawMultimediaMessageInfo,
+  type RobotextMessageInfo,
   type ThreadMessageInfo,
 } from '../types/message-types.js';
 import type {
@@ -42,8 +42,14 @@
   RawReactionMessageInfo,
   ReactionMessageInfo,
 } from '../types/messages/reaction.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type { LegacyRawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfos } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import {
   type EntityText,
@@ -76,8 +82,8 @@
 
 function robotextForMessageInfo(
   messageInfo: RobotextMessageInfo,
-  threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
-  parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): EntityText {
   const messageSpec = messageSpecs[messageInfo.type];
   invariant(
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@
   rawMessageInfo: RawMessageInfo,
   viewerID: ?string,
   userInfos: UserInfos,
-  threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
+  threadInfos: { +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo },
 ): ?MessageInfo {
   const creatorInfo = userInfos[rawMessageInfo.creatorID];
   const creator = {
@@ -412,8 +418,8 @@
     | RobotextMessageInfo
     | ReactionMessageInfo
     | EditMessageInfo,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   markdownRules: ParserRules,
 ): EntityText {
   const { messageTitle } = messageSpecs[messageInfo.type];
@@ -499,7 +505,7 @@
 };
 function useMessagePreview(
   originalMessageInfo: ?MessageInfo,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   markdownRules: ParserRules,
 ): ?MessagePreviewResult {
   let messageInfo;
@@ -681,7 +687,11 @@
 
 function isInvalidPinSourceForThread(
   messageInfo: RawMessageInfo | MessageInfo,
-  threadInfo: LegacyRawThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo:
+    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
+    | RawThreadInfo
+    | LegacyThreadInfo
+    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): boolean {
   const isValidPinSource = !isInvalidPinSource(messageInfo);
   const isFirstMessageInSidebar = threadInfo.sourceMessageID === messageInfo.id;
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/add-members-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/add-members-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/add-members-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/add-members-message-spec.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 import { joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type AddMembersMessageData,
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
   type RawAddMembersMessageInfo,
   rawAddMembersMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/add-members.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import {
-  ET,
   type EntityText,
+  ET,
   pluralizeEntityText,
 } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { values } from '../../utils/objects.js';
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     params: NotificationTextsParams,
   ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
     const addedMembersObject: { [string]: RelativeUserInfo } = {};
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/change-role-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/change-role-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/change-role-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/change-role-message-spec.js
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import {
-  pushTypes,
   type CreateMessageInfoParams,
   type MessageSpec,
-  type RobotextParams,
   type NotificationTextsParams,
+  pushTypes,
+  type RobotextParams,
 } from './message-spec.js';
 import { joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import type { PlatformDetails } from '../../types/device-types.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type ChangeRoleMessageData,
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@
   rawChangeRoleMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/change-role.js';
 import type { RawUnsupportedMessageInfo } from '../../types/messages/unsupported';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import {
-  ET,
   type EntityText,
+  entityTextToRawString,
+  ET,
   pluralizeEntityText,
 } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
-import { entityTextToRawString } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { values } from '../../utils/objects.js';
 import { constructChangeRoleEntityText } from '../message-utils.js';
 import { notifRobotextForMessageInfo } from '../notif-utils.js';
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     params: NotificationTextsParams,
   ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
     const membersObject: { [string]: RelativeUserInfo } = {};
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/change-settings-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/change-settings-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/change-settings-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/change-settings-message-spec.js
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import {
-  pushTypes,
   type MessageSpec,
-  type RobotextParams,
   type NotificationTextsParams,
+  pushTypes,
+  type RobotextParams,
 } from './message-spec.js';
 import { joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type ChangeSettingsMessageData,
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
   type RawChangeSettingsMessageInfo,
   rawChangeSettingsMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/change-settings.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
 import { assertThreadType } from '../../types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
-import { ET, type EntityText } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
+import { type EntityText, ET } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { validHexColorRegex } from '../account-utils.js';
 import { notifRobotextForMessageInfo } from '../notif-utils.js';
 import { threadLabel } from '../thread-utils.js';
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@
 
     async notificationTexts(
       messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-      threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+      threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
       params: NotificationTextsParams,
     ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
       const mostRecentMessageInfo = messageInfos[0];
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/create-entry-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/create-entry-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/create-entry-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/create-entry-message-spec.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
-import { pushTypes, type MessageSpec } from './message-spec.js';
+import { type MessageSpec, pushTypes } from './message-spec.js';
 import { joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type CreateEntryMessageData,
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
   type RawCreateEntryMessageInfo,
   rawCreateEntryMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/create-entry.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import { prettyDate } from '../../utils/date-utils.js';
-import { ET, type EntityText } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
+import { type EntityText, ET } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { notifTextsForEntryCreationOrEdit } from '../notif-utils.js';
 
 type CreateEntryMessageSpec = MessageSpec<
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
     return notifTextsForEntryCreationOrEdit(messageInfos, threadInfo);
   },
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/create-sidebar-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/create-sidebar-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/create-sidebar-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/create-sidebar-message-spec.js
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import {
-  pushTypes,
   type CreateMessageInfoParams,
   type MessageSpec,
   type NotificationTextsParams,
+  pushTypes,
   type RobotextParams,
 } from './message-spec.js';
 import { joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type CreateSidebarMessageData,
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@
   type RawCreateSidebarMessageInfo,
   rawCreateSidebarMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/create-sidebar.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import {
-  ET,
   type EntityText,
+  ET,
   pluralizeEntityText,
 } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { notifTextsForSidebarCreation } from '../notif-utils.js';
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@
 
     async notificationTexts(
       messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-      threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+      threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
       params: NotificationTextsParams,
     ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
       const createSidebarMessageInfo = messageInfos[0];
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/create-sub-thread-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/create-sub-thread-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/create-sub-thread-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/create-sub-thread-message-spec.js
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import {
-  pushTypes,
   type CreateMessageInfoParams,
-  type MessageSpec,
   type GeneratesNotifsParams,
+  type MessageSpec,
+  pushTypes,
 } from './message-spec.js';
 import { assertSingleMessageInfo } from './utils.js';
 import { permissionLookup } from '../../permissions/thread-permissions.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type CreateSubthreadMessageData,
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@
   type RawCreateSubthreadMessageInfo,
   rawCreateSubthreadMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/create-subthread.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from '../../types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from '../../types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
-import { ET, type EntityText } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
+import { type EntityText, ET } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { notifTextsForSubthreadCreation } from '../notif-utils.js';
 
 type CreateSubThreadMessageSpec = MessageSpec<
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@
 
     async notificationTexts(
       messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-      threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+      threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
       const messageInfo = assertSingleMessageInfo(messageInfos);
       invariant(
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/create-thread-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/create-thread-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/create-thread-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/create-thread-message-spec.js
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import {
-  pushTypes,
   type CreateMessageInfoParams,
   type MessageSpec,
+  pushTypes,
   type RobotextParams,
 } from './message-spec.js';
 import { assertSingleMessageInfo } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type CreateThreadMessageData,
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
   type RawCreateThreadMessageInfo,
   rawCreateThreadMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/create-thread.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import {
-  ET,
   type EntityText,
+  ET,
   pluralizeEntityText,
 } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { notifTextsForSubthreadCreation } from '../notif-utils.js';
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
     const messageInfo = assertSingleMessageInfo(messageInfos);
     invariant(
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/delete-entry-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/delete-entry-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/delete-entry-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/delete-entry-message-spec.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
-import { pushTypes, type MessageSpec } from './message-spec.js';
+import { type MessageSpec, pushTypes } from './message-spec.js';
 import { assertSingleMessageInfo } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type DeleteEntryMessageData,
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
   type RawDeleteEntryMessageInfo,
   rawDeleteEntryMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/delete-entry.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import { prettyDate } from '../../utils/date-utils.js';
-import { ET, type EntityText } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
+import { type EntityText, ET } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 
 type DeleteEntryMessageSpec = MessageSpec<
   DeleteEntryMessageData,
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
     const messageInfo = assertSingleMessageInfo(messageInfos);
     invariant(
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/edit-entry-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/edit-entry-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/edit-entry-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/edit-entry-message-spec.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
-import { pushTypes, type MessageSpec } from './message-spec.js';
+import { type MessageSpec, pushTypes } from './message-spec.js';
 import { joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type EditEntryMessageData,
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
   type RawEditEntryMessageInfo,
   rawEditEntryMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/edit-entry.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import { prettyDate } from '../../utils/date-utils.js';
-import { ET, type EntityText } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
+import { type EntityText, ET } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { notifTextsForEntryCreationOrEdit } from '../notif-utils.js';
 
 type EditEntryMessageSpec = MessageSpec<
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
     return notifTextsForEntryCreationOrEdit(messageInfos, threadInfo);
   },
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/join-thread-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/join-thread-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/join-thread-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/join-thread-message-spec.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import { joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type JoinThreadMessageData,
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
   type RawJoinThreadMessageInfo,
   rawJoinThreadMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/join-thread.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import {
-  ET,
   type EntityText,
+  ET,
   pluralizeEntityText,
 } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { values } from '../../utils/objects.js';
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
     const joinerArray: { [string]: RelativeUserInfo } = {};
     for (const messageInfo of messageInfos) {
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/leave-thread-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/leave-thread-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/leave-thread-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/leave-thread-message-spec.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import { joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type LeaveThreadMessageData,
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
   type RawLeaveThreadMessageInfo,
   rawLeaveThreadMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/leave-thread.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import {
-  ET,
   type EntityText,
+  ET,
   pluralizeEntityText,
 } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { values } from '../../utils/objects.js';
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
     const leaverBeavers: { [string]: RelativeUserInfo } = {};
     for (const messageInfo of messageInfos) {
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/message-spec.js
@@ -5,22 +5,23 @@
 import type { PlatformDetails } from '../../types/device-types.js';
 import type { Media } from '../../types/media-types.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
   RawComposableMessageInfo,
   RawMessageInfo,
   RawRobotextMessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import type { RawUnsupportedMessageInfo } from '../../types/messages/unsupported.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo, UserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import type { EntityText } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { type ParserRules } from '../markdown.js';
 
 export type MessageTitleParam<Info> = {
   +messageInfo: Info,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +markdownRules: ParserRules,
 };
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 
 export type CreateMessageInfoParams = {
   +threadInfos: {
-    +[id: string]: ThreadInfo,
+    +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   },
   +createMessageInfoFromRaw: (rawInfo: RawMessageInfo) => ?MessageInfo,
   +createRelativeUserInfos: (
@@ -44,13 +45,13 @@
 };
 
 export type RobotextParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 export type NotificationTextsParams = {
   +notifTargetUserInfo: UserInfo,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 export type GeneratesNotifsParams = {
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@
 
 export type CreationSideEffectsFunc<RawInfo> = (
   messageInfo: RawInfo,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ) => Promise<mixed>;
 
 export type MessageSpec<Data, RawInfo, Info> = {
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@
   ) => ?RawMessageInfo,
   +notificationTexts?: (
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     params: NotificationTextsParams,
   ) => Promise<?NotifTexts>,
   +notificationCollapseKey?: (
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/multimedia-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/multimedia-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/multimedia-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/multimedia-message-spec.js
@@ -3,36 +3,36 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import {
-  pushTypes,
   type MessageSpec,
   type MessageTitleParam,
+  pushTypes,
   type RawMessageInfoFromServerDBRowParams,
 } from './message-spec.js';
 import { joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import {
-  versionSpecificMediaMessageFormat,
-  isMediaBlobServiceHosted,
   contentStringForMediaArray,
+  isMediaBlobServiceHosted,
   multimediaMessagePreview,
+  versionSpecificMediaMessageFormat,
 } from '../../media/media-utils.js';
 import type { PlatformDetails } from '../../types/device-types.js';
 import {
   assertMessageType,
   messageTypes,
 } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
-import {
-  isMediaMessageType,
-  rawMultimediaMessageInfoValidator,
-} from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import type {
+  ClientDBMessageInfo,
   MessageInfo,
   RawMessageInfo,
-  ClientDBMessageInfo,
+} from '../../types/message-types.js';
+import {
+  isMediaMessageType,
+  rawMultimediaMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import type {
   ImagesMessageData,
-  RawImagesMessageInfo,
   ImagesMessageInfo,
+  RawImagesMessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/messages/images.js';
 import type {
   MediaMessageData,
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@
 } from '../../types/messages/media.js';
 import { getMediaMessageServerDBContentsFromMedia } from '../../types/messages/media.js';
 import type { RawUnsupportedMessageInfo } from '../../types/messages/unsupported.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import { ET } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import {
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
     const media = [];
     for (const messageInfo of messageInfos) {
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/reaction-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/reaction-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/reaction-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/reaction-message-spec.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import {
-  pushTypes,
+  type GeneratesNotifsParams,
   type MessageSpec,
   type MessageTitleParam,
-  type GeneratesNotifsParams,
+  pushTypes,
 } from './message-spec.js';
 import { assertSingleMessageInfo, joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import type { PlatformDetails } from '../../types/device-types.js';
@@ -15,18 +15,19 @@
   messageTypes,
 } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
-  type ReactionMessageData,
   type RawReactionMessageInfo,
-  type ReactionMessageInfo,
   rawReactionMessageInfoValidator,
+  type ReactionMessageData,
+  type ReactionMessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/messages/reaction.js';
 import type { RawUnsupportedMessageInfo } from '../../types/messages/unsupported.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import { ET } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { threadIsGroupChat } from '../thread-utils.js';
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
     const messageInfo = assertSingleMessageInfo(messageInfos);
     invariant(
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/remove-members-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/remove-members-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/remove-members-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/remove-members-message-spec.js
@@ -10,21 +10,22 @@
 import { joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type RawRemoveMembersMessageInfo,
+  rawRemoveMembersMessageInfoValidator,
   type RemoveMembersMessageData,
   type RemoveMembersMessageInfo,
-  rawRemoveMembersMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/remove-members.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import {
-  ET,
   type EntityText,
+  ET,
   pluralizeEntityText,
 } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { values } from '../../utils/objects.js';
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@
 
     async notificationTexts(
       messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-      threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+      threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
       params: NotificationTextsParams,
     ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
       const removedMembersObject: { [string]: RelativeUserInfo } = {};
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/restore-entry-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/restore-entry-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/restore-entry-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/restore-entry-message-spec.js
@@ -2,24 +2,25 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
-import { pushTypes, type MessageSpec } from './message-spec.js';
+import { type MessageSpec, pushTypes } from './message-spec.js';
 import { assertSingleMessageInfo } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type RawRestoreEntryMessageInfo,
+  rawRestoreEntryMessageInfoValidator,
   type RestoreEntryMessageData,
   type RestoreEntryMessageInfo,
-  rawRestoreEntryMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/restore-entry.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import { prettyDate } from '../../utils/date-utils.js';
-import { ET, type EntityText } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
+import { type EntityText, ET } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 
 type RestoreEntryMessageSpec = MessageSpec<
   RestoreEntryMessageData,
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
     const messageInfo = assertSingleMessageInfo(messageInfos);
     invariant(
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/text-message-spec.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 import * as SimpleMarkdown from 'simple-markdown';
 
 import {
-  pushTypes,
   type MessageSpec,
-  type RawMessageInfoFromServerDBRowParams,
   type NotificationTextsParams,
+  pushTypes,
+  type RawMessageInfoFromServerDBRowParams,
 } from './message-spec.js';
 import { assertSingleMessageInfo, joinResult } from './utils.js';
 import {
@@ -16,26 +16,27 @@
 } from '../../actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type RawTextMessageInfo,
+  rawTextMessageInfoValidator,
   type TextMessageData,
   type TextMessageInfo,
-  rawTextMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/text.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from '../../types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
 import { ET } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from '../../utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import {
   type ASTNode,
   type SingleASTNode,
-  stripSpoilersFromNotifications,
   stripSpoilersFromMarkdownAST,
+  stripSpoilersFromNotifications,
 } from '../markdown.js';
 import {
   isUserMentioned,
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@
 } from '../mention-utils.js';
 import { notifTextsForSidebarCreation } from '../notif-utils.js';
 import {
-  threadIsGroupChat,
   extractNewMentionedParentMembers,
+  threadIsGroupChat,
 } from '../thread-utils.js';
 
 /**
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@
 
   async notificationTexts(
     messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     params: NotificationTextsParams,
   ): Promise<?NotifTexts> {
     // We special-case sidebarCreations. Usually we don't send any notifs in
@@ -294,8 +295,8 @@
     const callChangeThreadSettings = useChangeThreadSettings();
     return async (
       messageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo,
-      threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-      parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+      threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+      parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     ) => {
       if (threadInfo.type !== threadTypes.SIDEBAR) {
         return;
diff --git a/lib/shared/messages/update-relationship-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/messages/update-relationship-message-spec.js
--- a/lib/shared/messages/update-relationship-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/messages/update-relationship-message-spec.js
@@ -3,26 +3,27 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import {
-  pushTypes,
   type CreateMessageInfoParams,
   type MessageSpec,
+  pushTypes,
 } from './message-spec.js';
 import { assertSingleMessageInfo } from './utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  MessageInfo,
   ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  MessageInfo,
 } from '../../types/message-types.js';
 import {
   type RawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfo,
+  rawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfoValidator,
   type UpdateRelationshipMessageData,
   type UpdateRelationshipMessageInfo,
-  rawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfoValidator,
 } from '../../types/messages/update-relationship.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts } from '../../types/notif-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../../types/user-types.js';
-import { ET, type EntityText } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
+import { type EntityText, ET } from '../../utils/entity-text.js';
 
 type UpdateRelationshipMessageSpec = MessageSpec<
   UpdateRelationshipMessageData,
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@
 
     async notificationTexts(
       messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-      threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+      threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     ): Promise<NotifTexts> {
       const messageInfo = assertSingleMessageInfo(messageInfos);
       const creator = ET.user({ userInfo: messageInfo.creator });
diff --git a/lib/shared/notif-utils.js b/lib/shared/notif-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/notif-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/notif-utils.js
@@ -9,24 +9,25 @@
 import { threadNoun } from './thread-utils.js';
 import { type MessageType, messageTypes } from '../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import {
+  type MessageData,
   type MessageInfo,
   type RawMessageInfo,
   type RobotextMessageInfo,
-  type MessageData,
   type SidebarSourceMessageInfo,
 } from '../types/message-types.js';
 import type { CreateSidebarMessageInfo } from '../types/messages/create-sidebar.js';
 import type { TextMessageInfo } from '../types/messages/text.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { NotifTexts, ResolvedNotifTexts } from '../types/notif-types.js';
 import { type ThreadType, threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo, UserInfo } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import { prettyDate } from '../utils/date-utils.js';
 import type { GetENSNames } from '../utils/ens-helpers.js';
 import {
+  type EntityText,
   ET,
   getEntityTextAsString,
-  type EntityText,
   type ThreadEntity,
 } from '../utils/entity-text.js';
 import { promiseAll } from '../utils/promises.js';
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@
 
 async function notifTextsForMessageInfo(
   messageInfos: MessageInfo[],
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   notifTargetUserInfo: UserInfo,
   getENSNames: ?GetENSNames,
 ): Promise<?ResolvedNotifTexts> {
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
 
 function notifTextsForEntryCreationOrEdit(
   messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): NotifTexts {
   const hasCreateEntry = messageInfos.some(
     messageInfo => messageInfo.type === messageTypes.CREATE_ENTRY,
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@
 type NotifTextsForSubthreadCreationInput = {
   +creator: RelativeUserInfo,
   +threadType: ThreadType,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +childThreadName: ?string,
   +childThreadUIName: string | ThreadEntity,
 };
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@
   +createSidebarMessageInfo: CreateSidebarMessageInfo,
   +sidebarSourceMessageInfo?: ?SidebarSourceMessageInfo,
   +firstSidebarMessageInfo?: ?TextMessageInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +params: NotificationTextsParams,
 };
 function notifTextsForSidebarCreation(
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@
 
 async function fullNotifTextsForMessageInfo(
   messageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<MessageInfo>,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   notifTargetUserInfo: UserInfo,
   getENSNames: ?GetENSNames,
 ): Promise<?ResolvedNotifTexts> {
@@ -265,8 +266,8 @@
 
 function notifRobotextForMessageInfo(
   messageInfo: RobotextMessageInfo,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): EntityText {
   const robotext = robotextForMessageInfo(
     messageInfo,
diff --git a/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js b/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
 import { useENSNames } from '../hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import type { ReactionInfo } from '../selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import type {
-  RobotextMessageInfo,
   ComposableMessageInfo,
+  RobotextMessageInfo,
 } from '../types/message-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from '../types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 function useViewerAlreadySelectedMessageReactions(
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
 }
 
 function useCanCreateReactionFromMessage(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   targetMessageInfo: ComposableMessageInfo | RobotextMessageInfo,
 ): boolean {
   const targetMessageCreatorRelationship = useSelector(
diff --git a/lib/shared/search-utils.js b/lib/shared/search-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/search-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/search-utils.js
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 import { messageID } from './message-utils.js';
 import SearchIndex from './search-index.js';
 import {
-  userIsMember,
-  threadMemberHasPermission,
   getContainingThreadID,
+  threadMemberHasPermission,
+  userIsMember,
 } from './thread-utils.js';
 import {
-  useSearchMessages as useSearchMessagesAction,
   searchMessagesActionTypes,
+  useSearchMessages as useSearchMessagesAction,
 } from '../actions/message-actions.js';
 import {
   searchUsers,
@@ -26,14 +26,15 @@
 import { useUserSearchIndex } from '../selectors/nav-selectors.js';
 import { relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection } from '../shared/relationship-utils.js';
 import type { MessageInfo, RawMessageInfo } from '../types/message-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { userRelationshipStatus } from '../types/relationship-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from '../types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import { type ThreadType, threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type {
   AccountUserInfo,
-  UserListItem,
   GlobalAccountUserInfo,
+  UserListItem,
 } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import { useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall } from '../utils/action-utils.js';
 import { isValidENSName } from '../utils/ens-helpers.js';
@@ -60,9 +61,9 @@
   },
   +excludeUserIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
   +userInfo: AccountUserInfo | GlobalAccountUserInfo,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
-  +communityThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
-  +containingThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +communityThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +containingThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 }) {
   const { id } = userInfo;
   if (excludeUserIDs.includes(id) || id in results) {
@@ -98,8 +99,8 @@
   +userInfos: { +[id: string]: AccountUserInfo },
   +excludeUserIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
   +includeServerSearchUsers?: $ReadOnlyArray<GlobalAccountUserInfo>,
-  +inputParentThreadInfo?: ?ThreadInfo,
-  +inputCommunityThreadInfo?: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +inputParentThreadInfo?: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +inputCommunityThreadInfo?: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +threadType?: ?ThreadType,
 }): UserListItem[] {
   const memoizedUserInfos = React.useMemo(() => values(userInfos), [userInfos]);
diff --git a/lib/shared/user-utils.js b/lib/shared/user-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/user-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/user-utils.js
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
 
 import { memberHasAdminPowers } from './thread-utils.js';
 import { useENSNames } from '../hooks/ens-cache.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type { ServerThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  ServerThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfo } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
@@ -30,7 +36,11 @@
 }
 
 function useKeyserverAdmin(
-  community: ThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | ServerThreadInfo,
+  community:
+    | LegacyThreadInfo
+    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
+    | RawThreadInfo
+    | ServerThreadInfo,
 ): ?UserInfo {
   const userInfos = useSelector(state => state.userStore.userInfos);
   // This hack only works as long as there is only one admin
diff --git a/lib/types/messages/create-sidebar.js b/lib/types/messages/create-sidebar.js
--- a/lib/types/messages/create-sidebar.js
+++ b/lib/types/messages/create-sidebar.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 import { tID, tNumber, tShape } from '../../utils/validation-utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../message-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../user-types.js';
 
 export type CreateSidebarMessageData = {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
   +sourceMessageAuthor: RelativeUserInfo,
   +initialThreadState: {
     +name: ?string,
-    +parentThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    +parentThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     +color: string,
     +otherMembers: RelativeUserInfo[],
   },
diff --git a/lib/types/messages/create-subthread.js b/lib/types/messages/create-subthread.js
--- a/lib/types/messages/create-subthread.js
+++ b/lib/types/messages/create-subthread.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 import { tID, tNumber, tShape } from '../../utils/validation-utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../message-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../user-types.js';
 
 export type CreateSubthreadMessageData = {
@@ -36,5 +37,5 @@
   threadID: string,
   creator: RelativeUserInfo,
   time: number,
-  childThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  childThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
diff --git a/lib/types/messages/create-thread.js b/lib/types/messages/create-thread.js
--- a/lib/types/messages/create-thread.js
+++ b/lib/types/messages/create-thread.js
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 import {
   tID,
   tNumber,
-  tShape,
   tNumEnum,
+  tShape,
 } from '../../utils/validation-utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../message-types-enum.js';
-import { threadTypes, type ThreadType } from '../thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from '../thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import { type ThreadType, threadTypes } from '../thread-types-enum.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from '../thread-types.js';
 import type { RelativeUserInfo } from '../user-types.js';
 
 export type CreateThreadMessageData = {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
   initialThreadState: {
     type: ThreadType,
     name: ?string,
-    parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+    parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     color: string,
     otherMembers: RelativeUserInfo[],
   },
diff --git a/lib/utils/drawer-utils.react.js b/lib/utils/drawer-utils.react.js
--- a/lib/utils/drawer-utils.react.js
+++ b/lib/utils/drawer-utils.react.js
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@
 
 import { values } from './objects.js';
 import { threadInFilterList, threadIsChannel } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { communitySubthreads } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ResolvedThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  ResolvedThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/thread-types.js';
 
 type WritableCommunityDrawerItemData<T> = {
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   itemChildren: $ReadOnlyArray<CommunityDrawerItemData<T>>,
   hasSubchannelsButton: boolean,
   labelStyle: T,
@@ -20,7 +26,9 @@
 
 function createRecursiveDrawerItemsData<LabelStyleType>(
   childThreadInfosMap: {
-    +[id: string]: $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo>,
+    +[id: string]: $ReadOnlyArray<
+      LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    >,
   },
   communities: $ReadOnlyArray<ResolvedThreadInfo>,
   labelStyles: $ReadOnlyArray<LabelStyleType>,
@@ -60,9 +68,11 @@
 }
 
 function threadHasSubchannels(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   childThreadInfosMap: {
-    +[id: string]: $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo>,
+    +[id: string]: $ReadOnlyArray<
+      LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    >,
   },
 ): boolean {
   if (!childThreadInfosMap[threadInfo.id]?.length) {
@@ -101,7 +111,10 @@
 function filterThreadIDsBelongingToCommunity(
   communityID: string,
   threadInfosObj: {
-    +[id: string]: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+    +[id: string]:
+      | RawThreadInfo
+      | LegacyThreadInfo
+      | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   },
 ): $ReadOnlySet<string> {
   const threadInfos = values(threadInfosObj);
diff --git a/lib/utils/entity-helpers.js b/lib/utils/entity-helpers.js
--- a/lib/utils/entity-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/utils/entity-helpers.js
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
+  entityTextToRawString,
   ET,
   useENSNamesForEntityText,
-  entityTextToRawString,
 } from './entity-text.js';
 import type { UseENSNamesOptions } from '../hooks/ens-cache.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo, ResolvedThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  ResolvedThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { values } from '../utils/objects.js';
 
 function useResolvedThreadInfos(
-  threadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo>,
+  threadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo>,
   options?: ?UseENSNamesOptions,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<ResolvedThreadInfo> {
   const entityText = React.useMemo(
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@
 }
 
 function useResolvedOptionalThreadInfos(
-  threadInfos: ?$ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo>,
+  threadInfos: ?$ReadOnlyArray<LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo>,
 ): ?$ReadOnlyArray<ResolvedThreadInfo> {
   const entityText = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!threadInfos) {
@@ -87,7 +91,9 @@
 }
 
 function useResolvedThreadInfosObj(
-  threadInfosObj: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
+  threadInfosObj: {
+    +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  },
   options?: ?UseENSNamesOptions,
 ): {
   +[id: string]: ResolvedThreadInfo,
@@ -111,14 +117,16 @@
   }, [resolvedThreadInfosArray]);
 }
 
-function useResolvedThreadInfo(threadInfo: ThreadInfo): ResolvedThreadInfo {
+function useResolvedThreadInfo(
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+): ResolvedThreadInfo {
   const resolutionInput = React.useMemo(() => [threadInfo], [threadInfo]);
   const [resolvedThreadInfo] = useResolvedThreadInfos(resolutionInput);
   return resolvedThreadInfo;
 }
 
 function useResolvedOptionalThreadInfo(
-  threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ?ResolvedThreadInfo {
   const resolutionInput = React.useMemo(
     () => (threadInfo ? [threadInfo] : []),
diff --git a/lib/utils/entity-text.js b/lib/utils/entity-text.js
--- a/lib/utils/entity-text.js
+++ b/lib/utils/entity-text.js
@@ -9,13 +9,19 @@
 import { useENSNames, type UseENSNamesOptions } from '../hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import { threadNoun } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { stringForUser } from '../shared/user-utils.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import {
   type ThreadType,
   threadTypes,
   threadTypeValidator,
 } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { LegacyRawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { basePluralize } from '../utils/text-utils.js';
 
 export type UserEntity = {
@@ -135,17 +141,25 @@
 type EntityTextThreadInput =
   | {
       +display: 'uiName',
-      +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+      +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     }
   | {
       +display?: 'shortName',
-      +threadInfo: LegacyRawThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+      +threadInfo:
+        | LegacyRawThreadInfo
+        | RawThreadInfo
+        | LegacyThreadInfo
+        | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
       +subchannel?: ?boolean,
       +possessive?: ?boolean,
     }
   | {
       +display: 'alwaysDisplayShortName',
-      +threadInfo: LegacyRawThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+      +threadInfo:
+        | LegacyRawThreadInfo
+        | RawThreadInfo
+        | LegacyThreadInfo
+        | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
       +possessive?: ?boolean,
     }
   | {
diff --git a/lib/utils/message-pinning-utils.js b/lib/utils/message-pinning-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/message-pinning-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/message-pinning-utils.js
@@ -2,14 +2,24 @@
 
 import { isInvalidPinSourceForThread } from '../shared/message-utils.js';
 import { threadHasPermission } from '../shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { RawMessageInfo, MessageInfo } from '../types/message-types.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { MessageInfo, RawMessageInfo } from '../types/message-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from '../types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type { LegacyRawThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyRawThreadInfo,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+} from '../types/thread-types.js';
 
 function canToggleMessagePin(
   messageInfo: RawMessageInfo | MessageInfo,
-  threadInfo: LegacyRawThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo:
+    | LegacyRawThreadInfo
+    | RawThreadInfo
+    | LegacyThreadInfo
+    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): boolean {
   const isValidMessage = !isInvalidPinSourceForThread(messageInfo, threadInfo);
   const hasManagePinsPermission = threadHasPermission(
diff --git a/lib/utils/role-utils.js b/lib/utils/role-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/role-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/role-utils.js
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@
 
 import { useSelector } from './redux-utils.js';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from '../types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import {
   configurableCommunityPermissions,
   type ThreadRolePermissionsBlob,
   type UserSurfacedPermission,
 } from '../types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import type {
-  RoleInfo,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
   RelativeMemberInfo,
-  ThreadInfo,
+  RoleInfo,
 } from '../types/thread-types';
 import { threadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
 }
 
 function useRolesFromCommunityThreadInfo(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   memberInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<RelativeMemberInfo>,
 ): $ReadOnlyMap<string, ?RoleInfo> {
   // Our in-code system has chat-specific roles, while the
diff --git a/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js b/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
--- a/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 import { ActivityIndicator, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { EditThreadAvatarContext } from 'lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import {
   useNativeSetThreadAvatar,
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +disabled?: boolean,
 };
 function EditThreadAvatar(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js b/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
--- a/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -8,15 +8,25 @@
 } from 'lib/shared/avatar-utils.js';
 import { getSingleOtherUser } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { AvatarSize } from 'lib/types/avatar-types.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ResolvedThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  ResolvedThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import Avatar from './avatar.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo | ResolvedThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo:
+    | RawThreadInfo
+    | LegacyThreadInfo
+    | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo
+    | ResolvedThreadInfo,
   +size: AvatarSize,
 };
 
diff --git a/native/calendar/calendar.react.js b/native/calendar/calendar.react.js
--- a/native/calendar/calendar.react.js
+++ b/native/calendar/calendar.react.js
@@ -11,49 +11,50 @@
 import _throttle from 'lodash/throttle.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
-  View,
-  Text,
-  FlatList,
   AppState as NativeAppState,
-  Platform,
+  FlatList,
   LayoutAnimation,
+  Platform,
+  Text,
   TouchableWithoutFeedback,
+  View,
 } from 'react-native';
 
+import type { UpdateCalendarQueryInput } from 'lib/actions/entry-actions.js';
 import {
   updateCalendarQueryActionTypes,
   useUpdateCalendarQuery,
 } from 'lib/actions/entry-actions.js';
-import type { UpdateCalendarQueryInput } from 'lib/actions/entry-actions.js';
 import { connectionSelector } from 'lib/selectors/keyserver-selectors.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import { entryKey } from 'lib/shared/entry-utils.js';
 import type {
-  EntryInfo,
   CalendarQuery,
   CalendarQueryUpdateResult,
+  EntryInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/entry-types.js';
 import type { CalendarFilter } from 'lib/types/filter-types.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { ConnectionStatus } from 'lib/types/socket-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
+  dateFromString,
   dateString,
   prettyDate,
-  dateFromString,
 } from 'lib/utils/date-utils.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import sleep from 'lib/utils/sleep.js';
 import { ashoatKeyserverID } from 'lib/utils/validation-utils.js';
 
 import CalendarInputBar from './calendar-input-bar.react.js';
 import {
+  dummyNodeForEntryHeightMeasurement,
   Entry,
   InternalEntry,
-  dummyNodeForEntryHeightMeasurement,
 } from './entry.react.js';
 import SectionFooter from './section-footer.react.js';
 import ContentLoading from '../components/content-loading.react.js';
@@ -61,46 +62,46 @@
 import ListLoadingIndicator from '../components/list-loading-indicator.react.js';
 import NodeHeightMeasurer from '../components/node-height-measurer.react.js';
 import {
-  addKeyboardShowListener,
   addKeyboardDismissListener,
+  addKeyboardShowListener,
   removeKeyboardListener,
 } from '../keyboard/keyboard.js';
 import DisconnectedBar from '../navigation/disconnected-bar.react.js';
 import {
-  createIsForegroundSelector,
   createActiveTabSelector,
+  createIsForegroundSelector,
 } from '../navigation/nav-selectors.js';
 import { NavContext } from '../navigation/navigation-context.js';
+import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import {
   CalendarRouteName,
   ThreadPickerModalRouteName,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
-import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import type { TabNavigationProp } from '../navigation/tab-navigator.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
-import { calendarListData } from '../selectors/calendar-selectors.js';
 import type {
   CalendarItem,
-  SectionHeaderItem,
-  SectionFooterItem,
   LoaderItem,
+  SectionFooterItem,
+  SectionHeaderItem,
 } from '../selectors/calendar-selectors.js';
+import { calendarListData } from '../selectors/calendar-selectors.js';
 import {
   type DerivedDimensionsInfo,
   derivedDimensionsInfoSelector,
 } from '../selectors/dimensions-selectors.js';
 import {
-  useColors,
-  useStyles,
-  useIndicatorStyle,
   type Colors,
   type IndicatorStyle,
+  useColors,
+  useIndicatorStyle,
+  useStyles,
 } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type {
   EventSubscription,
+  KeyboardEvent,
   ScrollEvent,
   ViewableItemsChange,
-  KeyboardEvent,
 } from '../types/react-native.js';
 
 export type EntryInfoWithHeight = {
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@
   | {
       itemType: 'entryInfo',
       entryInfo: EntryInfoWithHeight,
-      threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+      threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     };
 type ExtraData = {
   +activeEntries: { +[key: string]: boolean },
diff --git a/native/calendar/entry.react.js b/native/calendar/entry.react.js
--- a/native/calendar/entry.react.js
+++ b/native/calendar/entry.react.js
@@ -6,25 +6,25 @@
 import _omit from 'lodash/fp/omit.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
-  View,
+  Keyboard,
+  LayoutAnimation,
+  Platform,
   Text,
   TextInput as BaseTextInput,
-  Platform,
   TouchableWithoutFeedback,
-  LayoutAnimation,
-  Keyboard,
+  View,
 } from 'react-native';
 import shallowequal from 'shallowequal';
 import tinycolor from 'tinycolor2';
 
 import {
+  concurrentModificationResetActionType,
   createEntryActionTypes,
-  useCreateEntry,
-  saveEntryActionTypes,
-  useSaveEntry,
   deleteEntryActionTypes,
+  saveEntryActionTypes,
+  useCreateEntry,
   useDeleteEntry,
-  concurrentModificationResetActionType,
+  useSaveEntry,
 } from 'lib/actions/entry-actions.js';
 import { registerFetchKey } from 'lib/reducers/loading-reducer.js';
 import { connectionSelector } from 'lib/selectors/keyserver-selectors.js';
@@ -32,25 +32,29 @@
 import { entryKey } from 'lib/shared/entry-utils.js';
 import { threadHasPermission } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type {
+  CalendarQuery,
   CreateEntryInfo,
-  SaveEntryInfo,
-  SaveEntryResult,
-  SaveEntryPayload,
   CreateEntryPayload,
   DeleteEntryInfo,
   DeleteEntryResult,
-  CalendarQuery,
+  SaveEntryInfo,
+  SaveEntryPayload,
+  SaveEntryResult,
 } from 'lib/types/entry-types.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { Dispatch } from 'lib/types/redux-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type { ResolvedThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  ResolvedThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { dateString } from 'lib/utils/date-utils.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 import { ServerError } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 import sleep from 'lib/utils/sleep.js';
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@
 };
 type BaseProps = {
   ...SharedProps,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...SharedProps,
diff --git a/native/chat/chat-context-provider.react.js b/native/chat/chat-context-provider.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-context-provider.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-context-provider.react.js
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
-import { ChatContext } from './chat-context.js';
 import type { SidebarAnimationType } from './chat-context.js';
+import { ChatContext } from './chat-context.js';
 import ChatItemHeightMeasurer from './chat-item-height-measurer.react.js';
 import type { NativeChatMessageItem } from './message-data.react.js';
 import type { ChatMessageItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
 
 export type MeasurementTask = {
   +messages: $ReadOnlyArray<NativeChatMessageItem>,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +onMessagesMeasured: (
     messagesWithHeight: $ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageItemWithHeight>,
     measuredHeights: $ReadOnlyMap<string, number>,
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
   const measureMessages = React.useCallback(
     (
       messages: ?$ReadOnlyArray<NativeChatMessageItem>,
-      threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+      threadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
       onMessagesMeasured: ($ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageItemWithHeight>) => mixed,
       measurerID: number,
     ) => {
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@
     return {
       measure: (
         messages: ?$ReadOnlyArray<NativeChatMessageItem>,
-        threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+        threadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
         onMessagesMeasured: (
           $ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageItemWithHeight>,
         ) => mixed,
diff --git a/native/chat/chat-context.js b/native/chat/chat-context.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-context.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-context.js
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import type { SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import type { NativeChatMessageItem } from './message-data.react.js';
 import type { ChatMessageItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 
 export type MessagesMeasurer = (
   ?$ReadOnlyArray<NativeChatMessageItem>,
-  ?ThreadInfo,
+  ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ($ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageItemWithHeight>) => mixed,
 ) => void;
 
diff --git a/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js b/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 import _throttle from 'lodash/throttle.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
-  View,
-  TextInput,
-  TouchableOpacity,
+  ActivityIndicator,
+  NativeAppEventEmitter,
   Platform,
   Text,
-  ActivityIndicator,
+  TextInput,
+  TouchableOpacity,
   TouchableWithoutFeedback,
-  NativeAppEventEmitter,
+  View,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { TextInputKeyboardMangerIOS } from 'react-native-keyboard-input';
 import Animated, {
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 } from 'lib/actions/draft-actions.js';
 import {
   joinThreadActionTypes,
-  useJoinThread,
   newThreadActionTypes,
+  useJoinThread,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import {
   useChatMentionContext,
@@ -40,29 +40,29 @@
 import { colorIsDark } from 'lib/shared/color-utils.js';
 import { useEditMessage } from 'lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js';
 import {
-  useMentionTypeaheadUserSuggestions,
-  useMentionTypeaheadChatSuggestions,
   getTypeaheadRegexMatches,
-  type Selection,
-  useUserMentionsCandidates,
   type MentionTypeaheadSuggestionItem,
+  type Selection,
   type TypeaheadMatchedStrings,
+  useMentionTypeaheadChatSuggestions,
+  useMentionTypeaheadUserSuggestions,
+  useUserMentionsCandidates,
 } from 'lib/shared/mention-utils.js';
 import {
-  useNextLocalID,
-  trimMessage,
-  useMessagePreview,
   messageKey,
   type MessagePreviewResult,
+  trimMessage,
+  useMessagePreview,
+  useNextLocalID,
 } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import SentencePrefixSearchIndex from 'lib/shared/sentence-prefix-search-index.js';
 import {
-  threadHasPermission,
-  viewerIsMember,
-  threadFrozenDueToViewerBlock,
-  threadActualMembers,
   checkIfDefaultMembersAreVoiced,
   draftKeyFromThreadID,
+  threadActualMembers,
+  threadFrozenDueToViewerBlock,
+  threadHasPermission,
+  viewerIsMember,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { CalendarQuery } from 'lib/types/entry-types.js';
 import type { SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
@@ -70,22 +70,23 @@
 import type { PhotoPaste } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type {
-  SendEditMessageResponse,
   MessageInfo,
+  SendEditMessageResponse,
 } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { Dispatch } from 'lib/types/redux-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import type {
-  ClientThreadJoinRequest,
-  ThreadJoinPayload,
   ChatMentionCandidates,
+  ClientThreadJoinRequest,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
   RelativeMemberInfo,
-  ThreadInfo,
+  ThreadJoinPayload,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { type UserInfos } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 
@@ -107,43 +108,43 @@
 import SingleLine from '../components/single-line.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from '../components/swmansion-icon.react.js';
 import {
+  type EditInputBarMessageParameters,
   type InputState,
   InputStateContext,
-  type EditInputBarMessageParameters,
 } from '../input/input-state.js';
 import KeyboardInputHost from '../keyboard/keyboard-input-host.react.js';
 import {
-  type KeyboardState,
   KeyboardContext,
+  type KeyboardState,
 } from '../keyboard/keyboard-state.js';
 import { getKeyboardHeight } from '../keyboard/keyboard.js';
 import { getDefaultTextMessageRules } from '../markdown/rules.react.js';
 import {
-  nonThreadCalendarQuery,
   activeThreadSelector,
+  nonThreadCalendarQuery,
 } from '../navigation/nav-selectors.js';
 import { NavContext } from '../navigation/navigation-context.js';
-import { OverlayContext } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
 import type { OverlayContextType } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
+import { OverlayContext } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
 import {
-  type NavigationRoute,
   ChatCameraModalRouteName,
   ImagePasteModalRouteName,
+  type NavigationRoute,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
-import { type Colors, useStyles, useColors } from '../themes/colors.js';
-import type { LayoutEvent, ImagePasteEvent } from '../types/react-native.js';
+import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import type { ImagePasteEvent, LayoutEvent } from '../types/react-native.js';
 import {
-  type AnimatedViewStyle,
   AnimatedView,
+  type AnimatedViewStyle,
   type ViewStyle,
 } from '../types/styles.js';
 import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 import { runTiming } from '../utils/animation-utils.js';
 import { exitEditAlert } from '../utils/edit-messages-utils.js';
 import {
-  nativeMentionTypeaheadRegex,
   mentionTypeaheadTooltipActions,
+  nativeMentionTypeaheadRegex,
 } from '../utils/typeahead-utils.js';
 
 const { Value, Clock, block, set, cond, neq, sub, interpolateNode, stopClock } =
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@
   +userMentionsCandidates: $ReadOnlyArray<RelativeMemberInfo>,
   +chatMentionSearchIndex: SentencePrefixSearchIndex,
   +chatMentionCandidates: ChatMentionCandidates,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +editedMessagePreview: ?MessagePreviewResult,
   +editedMessageInfo: ?MessageInfo,
   +editMessage: (
diff --git a/native/chat/chat-router.js b/native/chat/chat-router.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-router.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-router.js
@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 // @flow
 
 import type {
-  StackAction,
+  GenericNavigationAction,
   Route,
   Router,
-  StackRouterOptions,
-  StackNavigationState,
   RouterConfigOptions,
-  GenericNavigationAction,
+  StackAction,
+  StackNavigationState,
+  StackRouterOptions,
 } from '@react-navigation/core';
-import { StackRouter, CommonActions } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import { CommonActions, StackRouter } from '@react-navigation/native';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { createNavigateToThreadAction } from './message-list-types.js';
 import {
   clearScreensActionType,
-  replaceWithThreadActionType,
   clearThreadsActionType,
   pushNewThreadActionType,
+  replaceWithThreadActionType,
 } from '../navigation/action-types.js';
 import { getRemoveEditMode } from '../navigation/nav-selectors.js';
 import {
-  removeScreensFromStack,
   getThreadIDFromRoute,
+  removeScreensFromStack,
 } from '../navigation/navigation-utils.js';
 import {
   ChatThreadListRouteName,
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
 type ReplaceWithThreadAction = {
   +type: 'REPLACE_WITH_THREAD',
   +payload: {
-    +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   },
 };
 type ClearThreadsAction = {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
 type PushNewThreadAction = {
   +type: 'PUSH_NEW_THREAD',
   +payload: {
-    +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   },
 };
 export type ChatRouterNavigationAction =
@@ -63,9 +64,13 @@
 
 export type ChatRouterNavigationHelpers = {
   +clearScreens: (routeNames: $ReadOnlyArray<string>) => void,
-  +replaceWithThread: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
+  +replaceWithThread: (
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void,
   +clearThreads: (threadIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>) => void,
-  +pushNewThread: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
+  +pushNewThread: (
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void,
 };
 
 function ChatRouter(
@@ -159,7 +164,9 @@
           routeNames,
         },
       }),
-      replaceWithThread: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) =>
+      replaceWithThread: (
+        threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+      ) =>
         ({
           type: replaceWithThreadActionType,
           payload: { threadInfo },
@@ -168,7 +175,9 @@
         type: clearThreadsActionType,
         payload: { threadIDs },
       }),
-      pushNewThread: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) =>
+      pushNewThread: (
+        threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+      ) =>
         ({
           type: pushNewThreadActionType,
           payload: { threadInfo },
diff --git a/native/chat/chat-thread-list-item.react.js b/native/chat/chat-thread-list-item.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-thread-list-item.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-thread-list-item.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import type { ChatThreadItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import { shortAbsoluteDate } from 'lib/utils/date-utils.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
@@ -23,11 +24,15 @@
 type Props = {
   +data: ChatThreadItem,
   +onPressItem: (
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo?: UserInfo,
   ) => void,
-  +onPressSeeMoreSidebars: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
-  +onSwipeableWillOpen: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
+  +onPressSeeMoreSidebars: (
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void,
+  +onSwipeableWillOpen: (
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void,
   +currentlyOpenedSwipeableId: string,
 };
 function ChatThreadListItem({
diff --git a/native/chat/chat-thread-list-see-more-sidebars.react.js b/native/chat/chat-thread-list-see-more-sidebars.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-thread-list-see-more-sidebars.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-thread-list-see-more-sidebars.react.js
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text } from 'react-native';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { sidebarHeight } from './sidebar-item.react.js';
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +unread: boolean,
-  +onPress: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
+  +onPress: (threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo) => void,
 };
 function ChatThreadListSeeMoreSidebars(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { onPress, threadInfo, unread } = props;
diff --git a/native/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js b/native/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-thread-list-sidebar.react.js
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 
-import type { SidebarInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo, SidebarInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
-import { SidebarItem, sidebarHeight } from './sidebar-item.react.js';
+import { sidebarHeight, SidebarItem } from './sidebar-item.react.js';
 import SwipeableThread from './swipeable-thread.react.js';
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
 import UnreadDot from '../components/unread-dot.react.js';
@@ -15,8 +16,12 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +sidebarInfo: SidebarInfo,
-  +onPressItem: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
-  +onSwipeableWillOpen: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
+  +onPressItem: (
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void,
+  +onSwipeableWillOpen: (
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void,
   +currentlyOpenedSwipeableId: string,
   +extendArrow: boolean,
 };
diff --git a/native/chat/chat-thread-list.react.js b/native/chat/chat-thread-list.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-thread-list.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-thread-list.react.js
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
 
 import IonIcon from '@expo/vector-icons/Ionicons.js';
 import type {
-  TabNavigationState,
-  BottomTabOptions,
   BottomTabNavigationEventMap,
+  BottomTabOptions,
+  StackNavigationEventMap,
   StackNavigationState,
   StackOptions,
-  StackNavigationEventMap,
+  TabNavigationState,
 } from '@react-navigation/core';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
-  View,
+  BackHandler,
   FlatList,
   Platform,
-  TouchableWithoutFeedback,
-  BackHandler,
   TextInput,
+  TouchableWithoutFeedback,
+  View,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { FloatingAction } from 'react-native-floating-action';
 
@@ -31,24 +31,25 @@
   getThreadListSearchResults,
   useThreadListSearch,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 
 import { ChatThreadListItem } from './chat-thread-list-item.react.js';
 import ChatThreadListSearch from './chat-thread-list-search.react.js';
 import { getItemLayout, keyExtractor } from './chat-thread-list-utils.js';
 import type {
-  ChatTopTabsNavigationProp,
   ChatNavigationProp,
+  ChatTopTabsNavigationProp,
 } from './chat.react.js';
 import { useNavigateToThread } from './message-list-types.js';
 import {
-  SidebarListModalRouteName,
-  HomeChatThreadListRouteName,
   BackgroundChatThreadListRouteName,
+  HomeChatThreadListRouteName,
   type NavigationRoute,
   type ScreenParamList,
+  SidebarListModalRouteName,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import type { TabNavigationProp } from '../navigation/tab-navigator.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
@@ -76,7 +77,9 @@
   +route:
     | NavigationRoute<'HomeChatThreadList'>
     | NavigationRoute<'BackgroundChatThreadList'>,
-  +filterThreads: (threadItem: ThreadInfo) => boolean,
+  +filterThreads: (
+    threadItem: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => boolean,
   +emptyItem?: React.ComponentType<{}>,
 };
 export type SearchStatus = 'inactive' | 'activating' | 'active';
@@ -126,7 +129,8 @@
   );
 
   const onSwipeableWillOpen = React.useCallback(
-    (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => setOpenedSwipeableID(threadInfo.id),
+    (threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo) =>
+      setOpenedSwipeableID(threadInfo.id),
     [],
   );
 
@@ -175,7 +179,10 @@
   const searchInputRef = React.useRef<?React.ElementRef<typeof TextInput>>();
 
   const onPressItem = React.useCallback(
-    (threadInfo: ThreadInfo, pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo?: UserInfo) => {
+    (
+      threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+      pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo?: UserInfo,
+    ) => {
       onChangeSearchText('');
       if (searchInputRef.current) {
         searchInputRef.current.blur();
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@
   );
 
   const onPressSeeMoreSidebars = React.useCallback(
-    (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => {
+    (threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo) => {
       onChangeSearchText('');
       if (searchInputRef.current) {
         searchInputRef.current.blur();
diff --git a/native/chat/compose-subchannel.react.js b/native/chat/compose-subchannel.react.js
--- a/native/chat/compose-subchannel.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/compose-subchannel.react.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import _flow from 'lodash/fp/flow.js';
 import _sortBy from 'lodash/fp/sortBy.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   newThreadActionTypes,
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 import { userInfoSelectorForPotentialMembers } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import { usePotentialMemberItems } from 'lib/shared/search-utils.js';
 import { threadInFilterList, userIsMember } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { type ThreadType, threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { type AccountUserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
@@ -26,8 +27,8 @@
 import ParentThreadHeader from './parent-thread-header.react.js';
 import LinkButton from '../components/link-button.react.js';
 import {
-  createTagInput,
   type BaseTagInput,
+  createTagInput,
 } from '../components/tag-input.react.js';
 import ThreadList from '../components/thread-list.react.js';
 import UserList from '../components/user-list.react.js';
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
 
 export type ComposeSubchannelParams = {
   +threadType: ThreadType,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type Props = {
@@ -204,13 +205,15 @@
     threadType,
   });
 
-  const existingThreads: $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo> = React.useMemo(() => {
+  const existingThreads: $ReadOnlyArray<
+    LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  > = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (userInfoInputIDs.length === 0) {
       return [];
     }
     return _flow(
       _filter(
-        (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) =>
+        (threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo) =>
           threadInFilterList(threadInfo) &&
           threadInfo.parentThreadID === parentThreadInfo.id &&
           userInfoInputIDs.every(userID => userIsMember(threadInfo, userID)),
@@ -218,8 +221,14 @@
       _sortBy(
         ([
           'members.length',
-          (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => (threadInfo.name ? 1 : 0),
-        ]: $ReadOnlyArray<string | ((threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => mixed)>),
+          (threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo) =>
+            threadInfo.name ? 1 : 0,
+        ]: $ReadOnlyArray<
+          | string
+          | ((
+              threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+            ) => mixed),
+        >),
       ),
     )(threadInfos);
   }, [userInfoInputIDs, threadInfos, parentThreadInfo]);
diff --git a/native/chat/failed-send.react.js b/native/chat/failed-send.react.js
--- a/native/chat/failed-send.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/failed-send.react.js
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { messageID } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
-import { assertComposableRawMessage } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import type { RawComposableMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import { assertComposableRawMessage } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { multimediaMessageSendFailed } from './multimedia-message-utils.js';
 import textMessageSendFailed from './text-message-send-failed.js';
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
   +rawMessageInfo: ?RawComposableMessageInfo,
   +styles: $ReadOnly<typeof unboundStyles>,
   +inputState: ?InputState,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 class FailedSend extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   retryingText = false;
diff --git a/native/chat/fullscreen-thread-media-gallery.react.js b/native/chat/fullscreen-thread-media-gallery.react.js
--- a/native/chat/fullscreen-thread-media-gallery.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/fullscreen-thread-media-gallery.react.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, View, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from './chat.react.js';
 import ThreadSettingsMediaGallery from './settings/thread-settings-media-gallery.react.js';
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 import type { VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types.js';
 
 export type FullScreenThreadMediaGalleryParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 const Tabs = {
diff --git a/native/chat/image-paste-modal.react.js b/native/chat/image-paste-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/image-paste-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/image-paste-modal.react.js
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Button, View, Image } from 'react-native';
+import { Button, Image, View } from 'react-native';
 import filesystem from 'react-native-fs';
 
 import type { PhotoPaste } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import sleep from 'lib/utils/sleep.js';
 
 import Modal from '../components/modal.react.js';
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 
 export type ImagePasteModalParams = {
   +imagePasteStagingInfo: PhotoPaste,
-  +thread: ThreadInfo,
+  +thread: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 const safeAreaEdges = ['top'];
diff --git a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
--- a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@
 import { getInlineEngagementSidebarText } from 'lib/shared/inline-engagement-utils.js';
 import { useNextLocalID } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import type { MessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import {
-  inlineEngagementLabelStyle,
-  inlineEngagementStyle,
+  avatarOffset,
+  composedMessageStyle,
   inlineEngagementCenterStyle,
+  inlineEngagementLabelStyle,
   inlineEngagementRightStyle,
-  composedMessageStyle,
-  avatarOffset,
+  inlineEngagementStyle,
 } from './chat-constants.js';
 import { useNavigateToThread } from './message-list-types.js';
 import { useSendReaction } from './reaction-message-utils.js';
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 
 function dummyNodeForInlineEngagementHeightMeasurement(
-  sidebarInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  sidebarInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   reactions: ReactionInfo,
 ): React.Element<typeof View> {
   return (
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@
 type DummyInlineEngagementNodeProps = {
   ...React.ElementConfig<typeof View>,
   +editedLabel?: ?string,
-  +sidebarInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +sidebarInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
 };
 function DummyInlineEngagementNode(
@@ -128,8 +129,8 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +messageInfo: MessageInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  +sidebarThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +sidebarThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
   +disabled?: boolean,
   +positioning?: 'left' | 'right' | 'center',
diff --git a/native/chat/inner-robotext-message.react.js b/native/chat/inner-robotext-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/inner-robotext-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/inner-robotext-message.react.js
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 
 import type { ReactionInfo } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
-  entityTextToReact,
+  type EntityText,
   entityTextToRawString,
+  entityTextToReact,
   useENSNamesForEntityText,
-  type EntityText,
 } from 'lib/utils/entity-text.js';
 
 import { DummyInlineEngagementNode } from './inline-engagement.react.js';
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
 function dummyNodeForRobotextMessageHeightMeasurement(
   robotext: EntityText,
   threadID: string,
-  sidebarInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  sidebarInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   reactions: ReactionInfo,
 ): React.Element<typeof View> {
   return (
diff --git a/native/chat/inner-text-message.react.js b/native/chat/inner-text-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/inner-text-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/inner-text-message.react.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, StyleSheet, TouchableWithoutFeedback } from 'react-native';
+import { StyleSheet, TouchableWithoutFeedback, View } from 'react-native';
 import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import type { ReactionInfo } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { colorIsDark } from 'lib/shared/color-utils.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { useComposedMessageMaxWidth } from './composed-message-width.js';
 import { DummyInlineEngagementNode } from './inline-engagement.react.js';
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
 import GestureTouchableOpacity from '../components/gesture-touchable-opacity.react.js';
 import Markdown from '../markdown/markdown.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
-import { useColors, colors } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import { colors, useColors } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ChatTextMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 
 const { Node } = Animated;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
 function dummyNodeForTextMessageHeightMeasurement(
   text: string,
   editedLabel?: ?string,
-  sidebarInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  sidebarInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   reactions: ReactionInfo,
 ): React.Element<typeof View> {
   return (
diff --git a/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js b/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-list-container.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import { useNavigationState } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import genesis from 'lib/facts/genesis.js';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
   useSearchUsers,
 } from 'lib/shared/search-utils.js';
 import {
-  useExistingThreadInfoFinder,
   pendingThreadType,
+  useExistingThreadInfoFinder,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { AccountUserInfo, UserListItem } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import { pinnedMessageCountText } from 'lib/utils/message-pinning-utils.js';
 
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@
 } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import {
-  ThreadSettingsRouteName,
   MessageResultsScreenRouteName,
+  ThreadSettingsRouteName,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
@@ -86,8 +87,8 @@
   +updateTagInput: (items: $ReadOnlyArray<AccountUserInfo>) => void,
   +resolveToUser: (user: AccountUserInfo) => void,
   +userSearchResults: $ReadOnlyArray<UserListItem>,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  +genesisThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +genesisThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +messageListData: ?$ReadOnlyArray<NativeChatMessageItem>,
   +colors: Colors,
   +styles: $ReadOnly<typeof unboundStyles>,
diff --git a/native/chat/message-list-header-title.react.js b/native/chat/message-list-header-title.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-list-header-title.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-list-header-title.react.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 import { firstLine } from 'lib/utils/string-utils.js';
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +navigate: $PropertyType<ChatNavigationProp<'MessageList'>, 'navigate'>,
   +isSearchEmpty: boolean,
   +areSettingsEnabled: boolean,
diff --git a/native/chat/message-list-types.js b/native/chat/message-list-types.js
--- a/native/chat/message-list-types.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-list-types.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { useThreadChatMentionCandidates } from 'lib/hooks/chat-mention-hooks.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { type UserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 
 import { ChatContext } from './chat-context.js';
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 
 export type MessageListParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo?: UserInfo,
   +searching?: boolean,
   +removeEditMode?: ?RemoveEditMode,
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@
 const MessageListContext: React.Context<?MessageListContextType> =
   React.createContext<?MessageListContextType>();
 
-function useMessageListContext(threadInfo: ThreadInfo) {
+function useMessageListContext(
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+) {
   const chatMentionCandidates = useThreadChatMentionCandidates(threadInfo);
   const getTextMessageMarkdownRules = useTextMessageRulesFunc(
     threadInfo,
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +children: React.Node,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function MessageListContextProvider(props: Props): React.Node {
   const context = useMessageListContext(props.threadInfo);
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@
 }
 
 function useNavigateToThreadWithFadeAnimation(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   messageKey: ?string,
 ): () => mixed {
   const chatContext = React.useContext(ChatContext);
diff --git a/native/chat/message-list.react.js b/native/chat/message-list.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-list.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-list.react.js
@@ -3,27 +3,28 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import _find from 'lodash/fp/find.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, TouchableWithoutFeedback } from 'react-native';
+import { TouchableWithoutFeedback, View } from 'react-native';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 import {
   fetchMessagesBeforeCursorActionTypes,
-  useFetchMessagesBeforeCursor,
+  type FetchMessagesBeforeCursorInput,
   fetchMostRecentMessagesActionTypes,
-  useFetchMostRecentMessages,
   type FetchMostRecentMessagesInput,
-  type FetchMessagesBeforeCursorInput,
+  useFetchMessagesBeforeCursor,
+  useFetchMostRecentMessages,
 } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import { useOldestMessageServerID } from 'lib/hooks/message-hooks.js';
 import { registerFetchKey } from 'lib/reducers/loading-reducer.js';
 import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { useWatchThread } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { FetchMessageInfosPayload } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import ChatList from './chat-list.react.js';
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@
 import RelationshipPrompt from './relationship-prompt.react.js';
 import ListLoadingIndicator from '../components/list-loading-indicator.react.js';
 import {
-  type KeyboardState,
   KeyboardContext,
+  type KeyboardState,
 } from '../keyboard/keyboard-state.js';
 import { defaultStackScreenOptions } from '../navigation/options.js';
 import {
@@ -43,9 +44,9 @@
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import {
-  useStyles,
   type IndicatorStyle,
   useIndicatorStyle,
+  useStyles,
 } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type {
   ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +messageListData: $ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageItemWithHeight>,
   +navigation: ChatNavigationProp<'MessageList'>,
   +route: NavigationRoute<'MessageList'>,
diff --git a/native/chat/message-preview.react.js b/native/chat/message-preview.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-preview.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-preview.react.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 import { useThreadChatMentionCandidates } from 'lib/hooks/chat-mention-hooks.js';
 import { useMessagePreview } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { type MessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import SingleLine from '../components/single-line.react.js';
 import { getDefaultTextMessageRules } from '../markdown/rules.react.js';
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +messageInfo: MessageInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function MessagePreview(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { messageInfo, threadInfo } = props;
diff --git a/native/chat/message-result.react.js b/native/chat/message-result.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-result.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-result.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { ScrollView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { longAbsoluteDate } from 'lib/utils/date-utils.js';
 
 import { type ChatNavigationProp } from './chat.react.js';
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 
 type MessageResultProps = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +navigation:
     | AppNavigationProp<'TogglePinModal'>
     | ChatNavigationProp<'MessageResultsScreen'>
diff --git a/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js b/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js
--- a/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-results-screen.react.js
@@ -7,15 +7,16 @@
 
 import { useFetchPinnedMessages } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import {
-  messageListData,
   type ChatMessageInfoItem,
+  messageListData,
 } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import {
   createMessageInfo,
   isInvalidPinSourceForThread,
 } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import type { RawMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { useHeightMeasurer } from './chat-context.js';
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from './chat.react';
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
 import type { VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types.js';
 
 export type MessageResultsScreenParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type MessageResultsScreenProps = {
diff --git a/native/chat/parent-thread-header.react.js b/native/chat/parent-thread-header.react.js
--- a/native/chat/parent-thread-header.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/parent-thread-header.react.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { ScrollView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { ThreadType } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { useNavigateToThread } from './message-list-types.js';
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +parentThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +childThreadType: ThreadType,
 };
 function ParentThreadHeader(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/native/chat/relationship-prompt.react.js b/native/chat/relationship-prompt.react.js
--- a/native/chat/relationship-prompt.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/relationship-prompt.react.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { useRelationshipPrompt } from 'lib/hooks/relationship-prompt.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { userRelationshipStatus } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo: ?UserInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 const RelationshipPrompt: React.ComponentType<Props> = React.memo<Props>(
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/add-users-modal.react.js b/native/chat/settings/add-users-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/add-users-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/add-users-modal.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
+import { ActivityIndicator, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@
 import { userInfoSelectorForPotentialMembers } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import { usePotentialMemberItems } from 'lib/shared/search-utils.js';
 import { threadActualMembers } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { type AccountUserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
 import Modal from '../../components/modal.react.js';
 import {
-  createTagInput,
   type BaseTagInput,
+  createTagInput,
 } from '../../components/tag-input.react.js';
 import UserList from '../../components/user-list.react.js';
 import type { RootNavigationProp } from '../../navigation/root-navigator.react.js';
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
 
 export type AddUsersModalParams = {
   +presentedFrom: string,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type Props = {
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/color-selector-modal.react.js b/native/chat/settings/color-selector-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/color-selector-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/color-selector-modal.react.js
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
   useChangeThreadSettings,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import {
   type ChangeThreadSettingsPayload,
   type UpdateThreadRequest,
-  type ThreadInfo,
+  type LegacyThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import ColorSelector from '../../components/color-selector.react.js';
@@ -23,13 +24,13 @@
 import type { RootNavigationProp } from '../../navigation/root-navigator.react.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
-import { type Colors, useStyles, useColors } from '../../themes/colors.js';
+import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../../themes/colors.js';
 import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 export type ColorSelectorModalParams = {
   +presentedFrom: string,
   +color: string,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +setColor: (color: string) => void,
 };
 
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js b/native/chat/settings/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 import { Text } from 'react-native';
 
 import { threadTypeDescriptions } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
 import Modal from '../../components/modal.react.js';
@@ -14,11 +15,11 @@
 import type { RootNavigationProp } from '../../navigation/root-navigator.react.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { ComposeSubchannelRouteName } from '../../navigation/route-names.js';
-import { type Colors, useStyles, useColors } from '../../themes/colors.js';
+import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../../themes/colors.js';
 
 export type ComposeSubchannelModalParams = {
   +presentedFrom: string,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 const unboundStyles = {
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/delete-thread.react.js b/native/chat/settings/delete-thread.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/delete-thread.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/delete-thread.react.js
@@ -3,44 +3,45 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
+  ActivityIndicator,
   Text,
-  View,
   TextInput as BaseTextInput,
-  ActivityIndicator,
+  View,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { ScrollView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
+import type { DeleteThreadInput } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import {
   deleteThreadActionTypes,
   useDeleteThread,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
-import type { DeleteThreadInput } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import {
-  threadInfoSelector,
   containedThreadInfos,
+  threadInfoSelector,
 } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import {
-  identifyInvalidatedThreads,
   getThreadsToDeleteText,
+  identifyInvalidatedThreads,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type {
   LeaveThreadPayload,
-  ThreadInfo,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
   ResolvedThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
 import { clearThreadsActionType } from '../../navigation/action-types.js';
 import {
-  NavContext,
   type NavAction,
+  NavContext,
 } from '../../navigation/navigation-context.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from '../chat.react.js';
 
 export type DeleteThreadParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 const unboundStyles = {
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/emoji-thread-avatar-creation.react.js b/native/chat/settings/emoji-thread-avatar-creation.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/emoji-thread-avatar-creation.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/emoji-thread-avatar-creation.react.js
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 import { EditThreadAvatarContext } from 'lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js';
 import { savedEmojiAvatarSelectorForThread } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import type { UpdateUserAvatarRequest } from 'lib/types/avatar-types.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { useNativeSetThreadAvatar } from '../../avatars/avatar-hooks.js';
 import EmojiAvatarCreation from '../../avatars/emoji-avatar-creation.react.js';
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 export type EmojiThreadAvatarCreationParams = {
-  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type Props = {
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-child-thread.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-child-thread.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-child-thread.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-child-thread.react.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { Platform, View } from 'react-native';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import ThreadAvatar from '../../avatars/thread-avatar.react.js';
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 import { useNavigateToThread } from '../message-list-types.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +firstListItem: boolean,
   +lastListItem: boolean,
 };
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-color.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-color.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-color.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-color.react.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, ActivityIndicator, View, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { ActivityIndicator, Platform, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { changeThreadSettingsActionTypes } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import type { ThreadSettingsNavigate } from './thread-settings.react.js';
 import ColorSplotch from '../../components/color-splotch.react.js';
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +colorEditValue: string,
   +setColorEditValue: (color: string) => void,
   +canChangeSettings: boolean,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-description.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-description.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-description.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-description.react.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
-  Text,
   ActivityIndicator,
+  Text,
   TextInput as BaseTextInput,
   View,
 } from 'react-native';
@@ -16,31 +16,32 @@
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import { threadHasPermission } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import {
   type ChangeThreadSettingsPayload,
   type UpdateThreadRequest,
-  type ThreadInfo,
+  type LegacyThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import SaveSettingButton from './save-setting-button.react.js';
 import {
-  ThreadSettingsCategoryHeader,
   ThreadSettingsCategoryFooter,
+  ThreadSettingsCategoryHeader,
 } from './thread-settings-category.react.js';
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
 import EditSettingButton from '../../components/edit-setting-button.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from '../../components/swmansion-icon.react.js';
 import TextInput from '../../components/text-input.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
-import { type Colors, useStyles, useColors } from '../../themes/colors.js';
+import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../../themes/colors.js';
 import type {
-  LayoutEvent,
   ContentSizeChangeEvent,
+  LayoutEvent,
 } from '../../types/react-native.js';
 import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +descriptionEditValue: ?string,
   +setDescriptionEditValue: (value: ?string, callback?: () => void) => void,
   +descriptionTextHeight: ?number,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-edit-relationship.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-edit-relationship.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-edit-relationship.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-edit-relationship.react.js
@@ -14,22 +14,23 @@
   getRelationshipDispatchAction,
 } from 'lib/shared/relationship-utils.js';
 import { getSingleOtherUser } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import {
   type RelationshipAction,
   type RelationshipButton,
 } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
-import { useStyles, useColors } from '../../themes/colors.js';
+import { useColors, useStyles } from '../../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ViewStyle } from '../../types/styles.js';
 import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +buttonStyle: ViewStyle,
   +relationshipButton: RelationshipButton,
 };
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-home-notifs.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-home-notifs.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-home-notifs.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-home-notifs.react.js
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Switch } from 'react-native';
+import { Switch, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   updateSubscriptionActionTypes,
   useUpdateSubscription,
 } from 'lib/actions/user-actions.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type {
   SubscriptionUpdateRequest,
   SubscriptionUpdateResult,
 } from 'lib/types/subscription-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import SingleLine from '../../components/single-line.react.js';
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-leave-thread.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-leave-thread.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-leave-thread.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-leave-thread.react.js
@@ -2,21 +2,25 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, ActivityIndicator, View } from 'react-native';
+import { ActivityIndicator, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
+import type { LeaveThreadInput } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import {
   leaveThreadActionTypes,
   useLeaveThread,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
-import type { LeaveThreadInput } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import { otherUsersButNoOtherAdmins } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { identifyInvalidatedThreads } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
-import type { LeaveThreadPayload, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LeaveThreadPayload,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +buttonStyle: ViewStyle,
 };
 type Props = {
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member-tooltip-modal.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member-tooltip-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member-tooltip-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member-tooltip-modal.react.js
@@ -5,24 +5,28 @@
 import { useRemoveUsersFromThread } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { removeMemberFromThread } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { stringForUser } from 'lib/shared/user-utils.js';
-import type { RelativeMemberInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  RelativeMemberInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import ThreadSettingsMemberTooltipButton from './thread-settings-member-tooltip-button.react.js';
 import type { AppNavigationProp } from '../../navigation/app-navigator.react';
 import { ChangeRolesScreenRouteName } from '../../navigation/route-names.js';
 import {
+  type BaseTooltipProps,
   createTooltip,
+  type TooltipMenuProps,
   type TooltipParams,
   type TooltipRoute,
-  type BaseTooltipProps,
-  type TooltipMenuProps,
 } from '../../tooltip/tooltip.react.js';
 import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 export type ThreadSettingsMemberTooltipModalParams = TooltipParams<{
   +memberInfo: RelativeMemberInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 }>;
 
 function useOnRemoveUser(
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member.react.js
@@ -3,23 +3,27 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
-  View,
-  Text,
-  Platform,
   ActivityIndicator,
+  Platform,
+  Text,
   TouchableOpacity,
+  View,
 } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
-  removeUsersFromThreadActionTypes,
   changeThreadMemberRolesActionTypes,
+  removeUsersFromThreadActionTypes,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { useENSNames } from 'lib/hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import { getAvailableThreadMemberActions } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { stringForUser } from 'lib/shared/user-utils.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
-import type { RelativeMemberInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  RelativeMemberInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useRolesFromCommunityThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/role-utils.js';
 
 import type { ThreadSettingsNavigate } from './thread-settings.react.js';
@@ -27,8 +31,8 @@
 import PencilIcon from '../../components/pencil-icon.react.js';
 import SingleLine from '../../components/single-line.react.js';
 import {
-  type KeyboardState,
   KeyboardContext,
+  type KeyboardState,
 } from '../../keyboard/keyboard-state.js';
 import {
   OverlayContext,
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +memberInfo: RelativeMemberInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +canEdit: boolean,
   +navigate: ThreadSettingsNavigate,
   +firstListItem: boolean,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-parent.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-parent.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-parent.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-parent.react.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import ThreadAvatar from '../../avatars/thread-avatar.react.js';
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 import { useNavigateToThread } from '../message-list-types.js';
 
 type ParentButtonProps = {
-  +parentThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function ParentButton(props: ParentButtonProps): React.Node {
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@
 }
 
 type ThreadSettingsParentProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function ThreadSettingsParent(props: ThreadSettingsParentProps): React.Node {
   const { threadInfo, parentThreadInfo } = props;
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-promote-sidebar.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-promote-sidebar.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-promote-sidebar.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-promote-sidebar.react.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, ActivityIndicator, View } from 'react-native';
+import { ActivityIndicator, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { usePromoteSidebar } from 'lib/hooks/promote-sidebar.react.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
 import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../../themes/colors.js';
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +buttonStyle: ViewStyle,
 };
 type Props = {
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-push-notifs.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-push-notifs.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-push-notifs.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-push-notifs.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Switch, TouchableOpacity, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { Platform, Switch, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 import Linking from 'react-native/Libraries/Linking/Linking.js';
 
 import {
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@
 } from 'lib/actions/user-actions.js';
 import { extractKeyserverIDFromID } from 'lib/keyserver-conn/keyserver-call-utils.js';
 import { deviceTokenSelector } from 'lib/selectors/keyserver-selectors.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type {
   SubscriptionUpdateRequest,
   SubscriptionUpdateResult,
 } from 'lib/types/subscription-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import SingleLine from '../../components/single-line.react.js';
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-visibility.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-visibility.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-visibility.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-visibility.react.js
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import ThreadVisibility from '../../components/thread-visibility.react.js';
-import { useStyles, useColors } from '../../themes/colors.js';
+import { useColors, useStyles } from '../../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function ThreadSettingsVisibility(props: Props): React.Node {
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings.react.js
@@ -1,59 +1,60 @@
 // @flow
 
 import type {
-  TabNavigationState,
-  BottomTabOptions,
   BottomTabNavigationEventMap,
+  BottomTabOptions,
+  TabNavigationState,
 } from '@react-navigation/core';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { Platform, View } from 'react-native';
 import { FlatList } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 import tinycolor from 'tinycolor2';
 
 import {
+  changeThreadMemberRolesActionTypes,
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
   leaveThreadActionTypes,
   removeUsersFromThreadActionTypes,
-  changeThreadMemberRolesActionTypes,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { usePromoteSidebar } from 'lib/hooks/promote-sidebar.react.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import {
-  threadInfoSelector,
   childThreadInfos,
+  threadInfoSelector,
 } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { getAvailableRelationshipButtons } from 'lib/shared/relationship-utils.js';
 import {
+  getSingleOtherUser,
   threadHasPermission,
-  viewerIsMember,
   threadInChatList,
-  getSingleOtherUser,
   threadIsChannel,
+  viewerIsMember,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import threadWatcher from 'lib/shared/thread-watcher.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { RelationshipButton } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
   RelativeMemberInfo,
-  ThreadInfo,
   ResolvedThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfos } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import {
-  useResolvedThreadInfo,
   useResolvedOptionalThreadInfo,
   useResolvedOptionalThreadInfos,
+  useResolvedThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 
 import ThreadSettingsAvatar from './thread-settings-avatar.react.js';
 import type { CategoryType } from './thread-settings-category.react.js';
 import {
-  ThreadSettingsCategoryHeader,
   ThreadSettingsCategoryActionHeader,
   ThreadSettingsCategoryFooter,
+  ThreadSettingsCategoryHeader,
 } from './thread-settings-category.react.js';
 import ThreadSettingsChildThread from './thread-settings-child-thread.react.js';
 import ThreadSettingsColor from './thread-settings-color.react.js';
@@ -63,9 +64,9 @@
 import ThreadSettingsHomeNotifs from './thread-settings-home-notifs.react.js';
 import ThreadSettingsLeaveThread from './thread-settings-leave-thread.react.js';
 import {
-  ThreadSettingsSeeMore,
   ThreadSettingsAddMember,
   ThreadSettingsAddSubchannel,
+  ThreadSettingsSeeMore,
 } from './thread-settings-list-action.react.js';
 import ThreadSettingsMediaGallery from './thread-settings-media-gallery.react.js';
 import ThreadSettingsMember from './thread-settings-member.react.js';
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@
 import ThreadSettingsVisibility from './thread-settings-visibility.react.js';
 import ThreadAncestors from '../../components/thread-ancestors.react.js';
 import {
-  type KeyboardState,
   KeyboardContext,
+  type KeyboardState,
 } from '../../keyboard/keyboard-state.js';
 import { defaultStackScreenOptions } from '../../navigation/options.js';
 import {
@@ -88,16 +89,16 @@
   AddUsersModalRouteName,
   ComposeSubchannelModalRouteName,
   FullScreenThreadMediaGalleryRouteName,
-  type ScreenParamList,
   type NavigationRoute,
+  type ScreenParamList,
 } from '../../navigation/route-names.js';
 import type { TabNavigationProp } from '../../navigation/tab-navigator.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import type { AppState } from '../../redux/state-types.js';
 import {
-  useStyles,
   type IndicatorStyle,
   useIndicatorStyle,
+  useStyles,
 } from '../../themes/colors.js';
 import type { VerticalBounds } from '../../types/layout-types.js';
 import type { ViewStyle } from '../../types/styles.js';
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@
 const itemPageLength = 5;
 
 export type ThreadSettingsParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 export type ThreadSettingsNavigate = $PropertyType<
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@
   | {
       +itemType: 'mediaGallery',
       +key: string,
-      +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+      +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
       +limit: number,
       +verticalBounds: ?VerticalBounds,
     }
@@ -698,7 +699,10 @@
     createSelector(
       (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.threadInfo,
       (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.verticalBounds,
-      (threadInfo: ThreadInfo, verticalBounds: ?VerticalBounds) => {
+      (
+        threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+        verticalBounds: ?VerticalBounds,
+      ) => {
         const listData: ChatSettingsItem[] = [];
         const limit = 6;
 
@@ -1152,9 +1156,8 @@
     );
     const threadID = props.route.params.threadInfo.id;
 
-    const reduxThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo = useSelector(
-      state => threadInfoSelector(state)[threadID],
-    );
+    const reduxThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo =
+      useSelector(state => threadInfoSelector(state)[threadID]);
     React.useEffect(() => {
       invariant(
         reduxThreadInfo,
@@ -1169,7 +1172,7 @@
         setParams({ threadInfo: reduxThreadInfo });
       }
     }, [reduxThreadInfo, setParams]);
-    const threadInfo: ThreadInfo =
+    const threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo =
       reduxThreadInfo ?? props.route.params.threadInfo;
     const resolvedThreadInfo = useResolvedThreadInfo(threadInfo);
 
@@ -1184,9 +1187,10 @@
     }, [threadInfo]);
 
     const parentThreadID = threadInfo.parentThreadID;
-    const parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo = useSelector(state =>
-      parentThreadID ? threadInfoSelector(state)[parentThreadID] : null,
-    );
+    const parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo =
+      useSelector(state =>
+        parentThreadID ? threadInfoSelector(state)[parentThreadID] : null,
+      );
     const resolvedParentThreadInfo =
       useResolvedOptionalThreadInfo(parentThreadInfo);
     const threadMembers = threadInfo.members;
diff --git a/native/chat/sidebar-list-modal.react.js b/native/chat/sidebar-list-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/sidebar-list-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/sidebar-list-modal.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { useSearchSidebars } from 'lib/hooks/search-threads.js';
-import type { SidebarInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo, SidebarInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { SidebarItem } from './sidebar-item.react.js';
 import ThreadListModal from './thread-list-modal.react.js';
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
 import Arrow from '../vectors/arrow.react.js';
 
 export type SidebarListModalParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type Props = {
@@ -30,7 +31,11 @@
   const numOfSidebarsWithExtendedArrow = listData.length - 1;
 
   const createRenderItem = React.useCallback(
-    (onPressItem: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void) =>
+    (
+      onPressItem: (
+        threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+      ) => void,
+    ) =>
       // eslint-disable-next-line react/display-name
       (row: { +item: SidebarInfo, +index: number, ... }) => {
         let extendArrow: boolean = false;
@@ -64,7 +69,9 @@
 
 function Item(props: {
   item: SidebarInfo,
-  onPressItem: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
+  onPressItem: (
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void,
   extendArrow: boolean,
 }): React.Node {
   const { item, onPressItem, extendArrow } = props;
diff --git a/native/chat/sidebar-navigation.js b/native/chat/sidebar-navigation.js
--- a/native/chat/sidebar-navigation.js
+++ b/native/chat/sidebar-navigation.js
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
   createPendingSidebar,
   createUnresolvedPendingSidebar,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type {
   ChatMentionCandidates,
-  ThreadInfo,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { LoggedInUserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import type { GetENSNames } from 'lib/utils/ens-helpers.js';
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
 };
 function getUnresolvedSidebarThreadInfo(
   input: GetUnresolvedSidebarThreadInfoInput,
-): ?ThreadInfo {
+): ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo {
   const { sourceMessage, loggedInUserInfo, chatMentionCandidates } = input;
   const threadCreatedFromMessage = sourceMessage.threadCreatedFromMessage;
   if (threadCreatedFromMessage) {
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
 };
 async function getSidebarThreadInfo(
   input: GetSidebarThreadInfoInput,
-): Promise<?ThreadInfo> {
+): Promise<?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo> {
   const {
     sourceMessage,
     loggedInUserInfo,
diff --git a/native/chat/subchannels-list-modal.react.js b/native/chat/subchannels-list-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/subchannels-list-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/subchannels-list-modal.react.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 import { useSearchSubchannels } from 'lib/hooks/search-threads.js';
 import type { ChatThreadItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import SubchannelItem from './subchannel-item.react.js';
 import ThreadListModal from './thread-list-modal.react.js';
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 export type SubchannelListModalParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type Props = {
@@ -41,14 +42,20 @@
 }
 
 const createRenderItem =
-  (onPressItem: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void) =>
+  (
+    onPressItem: (
+      threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    ) => void,
+  ) =>
   // eslint-disable-next-line react/display-name
   (row: { +item: ChatThreadItem, +index: number, ... }) => {
     return <Item subchannelInfo={row.item} onPressItem={onPressItem} />;
   };
 
 function Item(props: {
-  onPressItem: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
+  onPressItem: (
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void,
   subchannelInfo: ChatThreadItem,
 }): React.Node {
   const { onPressItem, subchannelInfo } = props;
diff --git a/native/chat/swipeable-thread.react.js b/native/chat/swipeable-thread.react.js
--- a/native/chat/swipeable-thread.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/swipeable-thread.react.js
@@ -7,14 +7,18 @@
 import SwipeableComponent from 'react-native-gesture-handler/Swipeable';
 
 import useToggleUnreadStatus from 'lib/hooks/toggle-unread-status.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import Swipeable from '../components/swipeable.js';
 import { useColors } from '../themes/colors.js';
+
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +mostRecentNonLocalMessage: ?string,
-  +onSwipeableWillOpen: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
+  +onSwipeableWillOpen: (
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void,
   +currentlyOpenedSwipeableId?: string,
   +iconSize: number,
   +children: React.Node,
diff --git a/native/chat/thread-list-modal.react.js b/native/chat/thread-list-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/thread-list-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/thread-list-modal.react.js
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
+  FlatList,
   Text,
   TextInput,
-  FlatList,
-  View,
   TouchableOpacity,
+  View,
 } from 'react-native';
 
 import type { ThreadSearchState } from 'lib/hooks/search-threads.js';
 import type { ChatThreadItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import type { SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
-import type { SidebarInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo, SidebarInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { useNavigateToThread } from './message-list-types.js';
 import Modal from '../components/modal.react.js';
@@ -34,9 +35,11 @@
 }
 
 type Props<U> = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +createRenderItem: (
-    onPressItem: (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
+    onPressItem: (
+      threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    ) => void,
   ) => (row: { +item: U, +index: number, ... }) => React.Node,
   +listData: $ReadOnlyArray<U>,
   +searchState: ThreadSearchState,
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@
 
   const navigateToThread = useNavigateToThread();
   const onPressItem = React.useCallback(
-    (threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => {
+    (threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo) => {
       setSearchState({
         text: '',
         results: new Set(),
diff --git a/native/chat/thread-settings-button.react.js b/native/chat/thread-settings-button.react.js
--- a/native/chat/thread-settings-button.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/thread-settings-button.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from './chat.react.js';
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +navigate: $PropertyType<ChatNavigationProp<'MessageList'>, 'navigate'>,
 };
 type Props = {
diff --git a/native/chat/thread-settings-header-title.react.js b/native/chat/thread-settings-header-title.react.js
--- a/native/chat/thread-settings-header-title.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/thread-settings-header-title.react.js
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 import { HeaderTitle } from '@react-navigation/elements';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 import { firstLine } from 'lib/utils/string-utils.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ...HeaderTitleInputProps,
 };
 function ThreadSettingsHeaderTitle(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/native/chat/toggle-pin-modal.react.js b/native/chat/toggle-pin-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/toggle-pin-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/toggle-pin-modal.react.js
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
-  useToggleMessagePin,
   toggleMessagePinActionTypes,
+  useToggleMessagePin,
 } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import type { RawMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import MessageResult from './message-result.react.js';
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 
 export type TogglePinModalParams = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type TogglePinModalProps = {
diff --git a/native/chat/utils.js b/native/chat/utils.js
--- a/native/chat/utils.js
+++ b/native/chat/utils.js
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@
 import { colorIsDark } from 'lib/shared/color-utils.js';
 import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { viewerIsMember } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { clusterEndHeight } from './chat-constants.js';
 import { ChatContext, useHeightMeasurer } from './chat-context.js';
 import { failedSendHeight } from './failed-send.react.js';
 import {
-  useNativeMessageListData,
   type NativeChatMessageItem,
+  useNativeMessageListData,
 } from './message-data.react.js';
 import { authorNameHeight } from './message-header.react.js';
 import { multimediaMessageItemHeight } from './multimedia-message-utils.js';
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@
   messageListVerticalBounds: VerticalBounds,
   currentInputBarHeight: number,
   targetInputBarHeight: number,
-  sidebarThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  sidebarThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): {
   +position: number,
   +color: string,
diff --git a/native/components/community-actions-button.react.js b/native/components/community-actions-button.react.js
--- a/native/components/community-actions-button.react.js
+++ b/native/components/community-actions-button.react.js
@@ -8,22 +8,23 @@
 
 import { primaryInviteLinksSelector } from 'lib/selectors/invite-links-selectors.js';
 import { threadHasPermission } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import SWMansionIcon from './swmansion-icon.react.js';
 import {
+  CommunityRolesScreenRouteName,
   InviteLinkNavigatorRouteName,
   ManagePublicLinkRouteName,
-  ViewInviteLinksRouteName,
   RolesNavigatorRouteName,
-  CommunityRolesScreenRouteName,
+  ViewInviteLinksRouteName,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +community: ThreadInfo,
+  +community: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function CommunityActionsButton(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/native/components/community-pill.react.js b/native/components/community-pill.react.js
--- a/native/components/community-pill.react.js
+++ b/native/components/community-pill.react.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
+import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { useKeyserverAdmin } from 'lib/shared/user-utils.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import CommIcon from './comm-icon.react.js';
 import Pill from './pill.react.js';
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 const threadPillRoundCorners = { left: false, right: true };
 
 type Props = {
-  +community: ThreadInfo,
+  +community: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function CommunityPill(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { community } = props;
diff --git a/native/components/thread-ancestors-label.react.js b/native/components/thread-ancestors-label.react.js
--- a/native/components/thread-ancestors-label.react.js
+++ b/native/components/thread-ancestors-label.react.js
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { useAncestorThreads } from 'lib/shared/ancestor-threads.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfos } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function ThreadAncestorsLabel(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { threadInfo } = props;
diff --git a/native/components/thread-ancestors.react.js b/native/components/thread-ancestors.react.js
--- a/native/components/thread-ancestors.react.js
+++ b/native/components/thread-ancestors.react.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 import { ScrollView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import { ancestorThreadInfos } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import Button from './button.react.js';
 import CommunityPill from './community-pill.react.js';
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function ThreadAncestors(props: Props): React.Node {
@@ -24,9 +25,9 @@
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const colors = useColors();
 
-  const ancestorThreads: $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo> = useSelector(
-    ancestorThreadInfos(threadInfo.id),
-  );
+  const ancestorThreads: $ReadOnlyArray<
+    LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  > = useSelector(ancestorThreadInfos(threadInfo.id));
 
   const rightArrow = React.useMemo(
     () => (
diff --git a/native/components/thread-list-thread.react.js b/native/components/thread-list-thread.react.js
--- a/native/components/thread-list-thread.react.js
+++ b/native/components/thread-list-thread.react.js
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ResolvedThreadInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  ResolvedThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 
 import Button from './button.react.js';
 import SingleLine from './single-line.react.js';
 import ThreadAvatar from '../avatars/thread-avatar.react.js';
-import { type Colors, useStyles, useColors } from '../themes/colors.js';
-import type { ViewStyle, TextStyle } from '../types/styles.js';
+import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import type { TextStyle, ViewStyle } from '../types/styles.js';
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   button: {
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@
 };
 type BaseProps = {
   ...SharedProps,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...SharedProps,
diff --git a/native/components/thread-list.react.js b/native/components/thread-list.react.js
--- a/native/components/thread-list.react.js
+++ b/native/components/thread-list.react.js
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 import SearchIndex from 'lib/shared/search-index.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import Search from './search.react.js';
 import ThreadListThread from './thread-list-thread.react.js';
 import {
   type IndicatorStyle,
-  useStyles,
   useIndicatorStyle,
+  useStyles,
 } from '../themes/colors.js';
-import type { ViewStyle, TextStyle } from '../types/styles.js';
+import type { TextStyle, ViewStyle } from '../types/styles.js';
 import { waitForModalInputFocus } from '../utils/timers.js';
 
 const unboundStyles = {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo>,
+  +threadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo>,
   +onSelect: (threadID: string) => void,
   +itemStyle?: ViewStyle,
   +itemTextStyle?: TextStyle,
@@ -49,26 +50,31 @@
   };
   textInput: ?React.ElementRef<typeof TextInput>;
 
-  listDataSelector: PropsAndState => $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo> =
-    createSelector(
-      (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.threadInfos,
-      (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.searchText,
-      (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.searchResults,
-      (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.itemStyle,
-      (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.itemTextStyle,
-      (
-        threadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo>,
-        text: string,
-        searchResults: Set<string>,
-      ): $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo> =>
-        text
-          ? threadInfos.filter(threadInfo => searchResults.has(threadInfo.id))
-          : // We spread to make sure the result of this selector updates when
-            // any input param (namely itemStyle or itemTextStyle) changes
-            [...threadInfos],
-    );
-
-  get listData(): $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo> {
+  listDataSelector: PropsAndState => $ReadOnlyArray<
+    LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  > = createSelector(
+    (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.threadInfos,
+    (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.searchText,
+    (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.searchResults,
+    (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.itemStyle,
+    (propsAndState: PropsAndState) => propsAndState.itemTextStyle,
+    (
+      threadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<
+        LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+      >,
+      text: string,
+      searchResults: Set<string>,
+    ): $ReadOnlyArray<LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo> =>
+      text
+        ? threadInfos.filter(threadInfo => searchResults.has(threadInfo.id))
+        : // We spread to make sure the result of this selector updates when
+          // any input param (namely itemStyle or itemTextStyle) changes
+          [...threadInfos],
+  );
+
+  get listData(): $ReadOnlyArray<
+    LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  > {
     return this.listDataSelector({ ...this.props, ...this.state });
   }
 
@@ -101,11 +107,16 @@
     );
   }
 
-  static keyExtractor = (threadInfo: ThreadInfo): string => {
+  static keyExtractor = (
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ): string => {
     return threadInfo.id;
   };
 
-  renderItem = (row: { +item: ThreadInfo, ... }): React.Node => {
+  renderItem = (row: {
+    +item: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    ...
+  }): React.Node => {
     return (
       <ThreadListThread
         threadInfo={row.item}
@@ -117,7 +128,7 @@
   };
 
   static getItemLayout = (
-    data: ?$ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo>,
+    data: ?$ReadOnlyArray<LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo>,
     index: number,
   ): { length: number, offset: number, index: number } => {
     return { length: 24, offset: 24 * index, index };
diff --git a/native/components/thread-pill.react.js b/native/components/thread-pill.react.js
--- a/native/components/thread-pill.react.js
+++ b/native/components/thread-pill.react.js
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 
 import Pill from './pill.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +roundCorners?: { +left: boolean, +right: boolean },
   +fontSize?: number,
 };
diff --git a/native/input/input-state-container.react.js b/native/input/input-state-container.react.js
--- a/native/input/input-state-container.react.js
+++ b/native/input/input-state-container.react.js
@@ -6,72 +6,73 @@
 import { Platform } from 'react-native';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
+import type {
+  SendMultimediaMessageInput,
+  SendTextMessageInput,
+} from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import {
   createLocalMessageActionType,
   sendMultimediaMessageActionTypes,
-  useSendMultimediaMessage,
   sendTextMessageActionTypes,
+  useSendMultimediaMessage,
   useSendTextMessage,
 } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
-import type {
-  SendMultimediaMessageInput,
-  SendTextMessageInput,
-} from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import { queueReportsActionType } from 'lib/actions/report-actions.js';
 import { useNewThread } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import {
-  uploadMultimedia,
-  updateMultimediaMessageMediaActionType,
-  useBlobServiceUpload,
-  type MultimediaUploadCallbacks,
-  type MultimediaUploadExtras,
   type BlobServiceUploadAction,
   type BlobServiceUploadResult,
+  type MultimediaUploadCallbacks,
+  type MultimediaUploadExtras,
+  updateMultimediaMessageMediaActionType,
+  uploadMultimedia,
+  useBlobServiceUpload,
 } from 'lib/actions/upload-actions.js';
 import commStaffCommunity from 'lib/facts/comm-staff-community.js';
 import { pathFromURI, replaceExtension } from 'lib/media/file-utils.js';
 import {
-  isLocalUploadID,
   getNextLocalUploadID,
+  isLocalUploadID,
 } from 'lib/media/media-utils.js';
 import { videoDurationLimit } from 'lib/media/video-utils.js';
 import {
-  createLoadingStatusSelector,
   combineLoadingStatuses,
+  createLoadingStatusSelector,
 } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import {
   createMediaMessageInfo,
-  useNextLocalID,
   useMessageCreationSideEffectsFunc,
+  useNextLocalID,
 } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import type { CreationSideEffectsFunc } from 'lib/shared/messages/message-spec.js';
 import {
   createRealThreadFromPendingThread,
-  threadIsPending,
-  threadIsPendingSidebar,
   patchThreadInfoToIncludeMentionedMembersOfParent,
   threadInfoInsideCommunity,
+  threadIsPending,
+  threadIsPendingSidebar,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { CalendarQuery } from 'lib/types/entry-types.js';
 import type {
-  UploadMultimediaResult,
   Media,
-  NativeMediaSelection,
-  MediaMissionResult,
   MediaMission,
+  MediaMissionResult,
   MediaMissionStep,
+  NativeMediaSelection,
+  UploadMultimediaResult,
 } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
 import {
   type RawMessageInfo,
   type RawMultimediaMessageInfo,
-  type SendMessageResult,
   type SendMessagePayload,
+  type SendMessageResult,
 } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import type { RawImagesMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/messages/images.js';
 import type { RawMediaMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/messages/media.js';
 import { getMediaMessageServerDBContentsFromMedia } from 'lib/types/messages/media.js';
 import type { RawTextMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/messages/text.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { Dispatch } from 'lib/types/redux-types.js';
 import {
   type ClientMediaMissionReportCreationRequest,
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@
 import {
   type ClientNewThreadRequest,
   type NewThreadResult,
-  type ThreadInfo,
+  type LegacyThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.js';
 import type {
@@ -89,11 +90,11 @@
   CallSingleKeyserverEndpointResponse,
 } from 'lib/utils/call-single-keyserver-endpoint.js';
 import { getConfig } from 'lib/utils/config.js';
-import { getMessageForException, cloneError } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
+import { cloneError, getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
 import { values } from 'lib/utils/objects.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 import {
@@ -103,11 +104,11 @@
 
 import {
   type EditInputBarMessageParameters,
+  type InputState,
   InputStateContext,
-  type PendingMultimediaUploads,
-  type MultimediaProcessingStep,
   type MessagePendingUploads,
-  type InputState,
+  type MultimediaProcessingStep,
+  type PendingMultimediaUploads,
 } from './input-state.js';
 import { encryptMedia } from '../media/encryption-utils.js';
 import { disposeTempFile } from '../media/file-utils.js';
@@ -173,7 +174,10 @@
   > = [];
   scrollToMessageCallbacks: Array<(messageID: string) => void> = [];
   pendingThreadCreations: Map<string, Promise<string>> = new Map();
-  pendingThreadUpdateHandlers: Map<string, (ThreadInfo) => mixed> = new Map();
+  pendingThreadUpdateHandlers: Map<
+    string,
+    (LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo) => mixed,
+  > = new Map();
   // TODO: flip the switch
   // Note that this enables Blob service for encrypted media only
   useBlobServiceUploads = false;
@@ -446,8 +450,8 @@
 
   sendTextMessage = async (
     messageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo,
-    inputThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-    parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+    inputThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) => {
     this.sendCallbacks.forEach(callback => callback());
 
@@ -543,7 +547,9 @@
     );
   };
 
-  startThreadCreation(threadInfo: ThreadInfo): Promise<string> {
+  startThreadCreation(
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ): Promise<string> {
     if (!threadIsPending(threadInfo.id)) {
       return Promise.resolve(threadInfo.id);
     }
@@ -565,8 +571,8 @@
 
   async sendTextMessageAction(
     messageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-    parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<SendMessagePayload> {
     try {
       await this.props.textMessageCreationSideEffectsFunc(
@@ -603,13 +609,15 @@
     }
   }
 
-  shouldEncryptMedia(threadInfo: ThreadInfo): boolean {
+  shouldEncryptMedia(
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ): boolean {
     return threadInfoInsideCommunity(threadInfo, commStaffCommunity.id);
   }
 
   sendMultimediaMessage = async (
     selections: $ReadOnlyArray<NativeMediaSelection>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) => {
     this.sendCallbacks.forEach(callback => callback());
     const localMessageID = this.props.nextLocalID;
@@ -710,7 +718,7 @@
   async uploadFiles(
     localMessageID: string,
     uploadFileInputs: $ReadOnlyArray<UploadFileInput>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) {
     const results = await Promise.all(
       uploadFileInputs.map(uploadFileInput =>
@@ -726,7 +734,7 @@
   async uploadFile(
     localMessageID: string,
     uploadFileInput: UploadFileInput,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<?string> {
     const { ids, selection } = uploadFileInput;
     const { localMediaID } = ids;
@@ -1336,8 +1344,8 @@
 
   retryTextMessage = async (
     rawMessageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-    parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) => {
     await this.sendTextMessage(
       {
@@ -1352,7 +1360,7 @@
   retryMultimediaMessage = async (
     rawMessageInfo: RawMultimediaMessageInfo,
     localMessageID: string,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<void> => {
     const pendingUploads = this.state.pendingUploads[localMessageID] ?? {};
 
@@ -1566,8 +1574,8 @@
 
   retryMessage = async (
     localMessageID: string,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-    parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) => {
     this.sendCallbacks.forEach(callback => callback());
 
@@ -1665,7 +1673,9 @@
 
   setPendingThreadUpdateHandler = (
     threadID: string,
-    pendingThreadUpdateHandler: ?(ThreadInfo) => mixed,
+    pendingThreadUpdateHandler: ?(
+      LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    ) => mixed,
   ) => {
     if (!pendingThreadUpdateHandler) {
       this.pendingThreadUpdateHandlers.delete(threadID);
diff --git a/native/input/input-state.js b/native/input/input-state.js
--- a/native/input/input-state.js
+++ b/native/input/input-state.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 import type { NativeMediaSelection } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 import type { RawTextMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/messages/text.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 export type MultimediaProcessingStep = 'transcoding' | 'uploading';
 
@@ -31,12 +32,12 @@
   +pendingUploads: PendingMultimediaUploads,
   +sendTextMessage: (
     messageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-    parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) => Promise<void>,
   +sendMultimediaMessage: (
     selections: $ReadOnlyArray<NativeMediaSelection>,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) => Promise<void>,
   +editInputMessage: (params: EditInputBarMessageParameters) => void,
   +addEditInputMessageListener: (
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@
   +messageHasUploadFailure: (localMessageID: string) => boolean,
   +retryMessage: (
     localMessageID: string,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-    parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) => Promise<void>,
   +registerSendCallback: (() => void) => void,
   +unregisterSendCallback: (() => void) => void,
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@
   +reportURIDisplayed: (uri: string, loaded: boolean) => void,
   +setPendingThreadUpdateHandler: (
     threadID: string,
-    pendingThreadUpdateHandler: ?(ThreadInfo) => mixed,
+    pendingThreadUpdateHandler: ?(
+      LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    ) => mixed,
   ) => void,
   +scrollToMessage: (messageKey: string) => void,
   +addScrollToMessageListener: ((messageKey: string) => void) => void,
diff --git a/native/invite-links/manage-public-link-screen.react.js b/native/invite-links/manage-public-link-screen.react.js
--- a/native/invite-links/manage-public-link-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/invite-links/manage-public-link-screen.react.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   defaultErrorMessage,
   inviteLinkErrorMessages,
 } from 'lib/shared/invite-links.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
 import TextInput from '../components/text-input.react.js';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 export type ManagePublicLinkScreenParams = {
-  +community: ThreadInfo,
+  +community: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type Props = {
diff --git a/native/invite-links/view-invite-links-screen.react.js b/native/invite-links/view-invite-links-screen.react.js
--- a/native/invite-links/view-invite-links-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/invite-links/view-invite-links-screen.react.js
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 import { primaryInviteLinksSelector } from 'lib/selectors/invite-links-selectors.js';
 import { threadHasPermission } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { InviteLink } from 'lib/types/link-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import SingleLine from '../components/single-line.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from '../components/swmansion-icon.react.js';
@@ -21,10 +22,10 @@
   type NavigationRoute,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
-import { useStyles, useColors } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 export type ViewInviteLinksScreenParams = {
-  +community: ThreadInfo,
+  +community: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type Props = {
diff --git a/native/keyboard/keyboard-input-host.react.js b/native/keyboard/keyboard-input-host.react.js
--- a/native/keyboard/keyboard-input-host.react.js
+++ b/native/keyboard/keyboard-input-host.react.js
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 import { KeyboardAccessoryView } from 'react-native-keyboard-input';
 
 import type { MediaLibrarySelection } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
-import { type KeyboardState, KeyboardContext } from './keyboard-state.js';
+import { KeyboardContext, type KeyboardState } from './keyboard-state.js';
 import { type InputState, InputStateContext } from '../input/input-state.js';
 import { mediaGalleryKeyboardName } from '../media/media-gallery-keyboard.react.js';
 import { activeMessageListSelector } from '../navigation/nav-selectors.js';
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@
     keyboardName: string,
     result: {
       +selections: $ReadOnlyArray<MediaLibrarySelection>,
-      +threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+      +threadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     },
   ) => {
     const { keyboardState } = this.props;
diff --git a/native/keyboard/keyboard-state-container.react.js b/native/keyboard/keyboard-state-container.react.js
--- a/native/keyboard/keyboard-state-container.react.js
+++ b/native/keyboard/keyboard-state-container.react.js
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 import { Platform } from 'react-native';
 import { KeyboardUtils } from 'react-native-keyboard-input';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import sleep from 'lib/utils/sleep.js';
 
 import KeyboardInputHost from './keyboard-input-host.react.js';
 import { KeyboardContext } from './keyboard-state.js';
 import {
-  addKeyboardShowListener,
   addKeyboardDismissListener,
+  addKeyboardShowListener,
   removeKeyboardListener,
 } from './keyboard.js';
 import { tabBarAnimationDuration } from '../navigation/tab-bar.react.js';
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
 type State = {
   +systemKeyboardShowing: boolean,
   +mediaGalleryOpen: boolean,
-  +mediaGalleryThread: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +mediaGalleryThread: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +renderKeyboardInputHost: boolean,
 };
 class KeyboardStateContainer extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
@@ -93,7 +94,9 @@
     return systemKeyboardShowing || mediaGalleryOpen;
   }
 
-  showMediaGallery: (thread: ThreadInfo) => void = (thread: ThreadInfo) => {
+  showMediaGallery: (
+    thread: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void = (thread: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo) => {
     this.setState({
       mediaGalleryOpen: true,
       mediaGalleryThread: thread,
@@ -108,8 +111,8 @@
     });
   };
 
-  getMediaGalleryThread: () => ?ThreadInfo = () =>
-    this.state.mediaGalleryThread;
+  getMediaGalleryThread: () => ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo =
+    () => this.state.mediaGalleryThread;
 
   render(): React.Node {
     const { systemKeyboardShowing, mediaGalleryOpen, renderKeyboardInputHost } =
diff --git a/native/keyboard/keyboard-state.js b/native/keyboard/keyboard-state.js
--- a/native/keyboard/keyboard-state.js
+++ b/native/keyboard/keyboard-state.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 export type KeyboardState = {
   +keyboardShowing: boolean,
@@ -10,9 +11,11 @@
   +dismissKeyboardIfShowing: () => boolean,
   +systemKeyboardShowing: boolean,
   +mediaGalleryOpen: boolean,
-  +showMediaGallery: (thread: ThreadInfo) => void,
+  +showMediaGallery: (
+    thread: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void,
   +hideMediaGallery: () => void,
-  +getMediaGalleryThread: () => ?ThreadInfo,
+  +getMediaGalleryThread: () => ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 const KeyboardContext: React.Context<?KeyboardState> =
diff --git a/native/markdown/rules.react.js b/native/markdown/rules.react.js
--- a/native/markdown/rules.react.js
+++ b/native/markdown/rules.react.js
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 
 import _memoize from 'lodash/memoize.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, View, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { Platform, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import * as SimpleMarkdown from 'simple-markdown';
 
 import * as SharedMarkdown from 'lib/shared/markdown.js';
 import { chatMentionRegex } from 'lib/shared/mention-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type {
   ChatMentionCandidates,
-  ThreadInfo,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import MarkdownChatMention from './markdown-chat-mention.react.js';
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@
 });
 
 function useTextMessageRulesFunc(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   chatMentionCandidates: ChatMentionCandidates,
 ): (useDarkStyle: boolean) => MarkdownRules {
   const { members } = threadInfo;
diff --git a/native/media/chat-camera-modal.react.js b/native/media/chat-camera-modal.react.js
--- a/native/media/chat-camera-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/media/chat-camera-modal.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import type { PhotoCapture } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import CameraModal from './camera-modal.react.js';
 import { InputStateContext } from '../input/input-state.js';
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 
 export type ChatCameraModalParams = {
   +presentedFrom: string,
-  +thread: ThreadInfo,
+  +thread: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type Props = {
diff --git a/native/media/media-gallery-keyboard.react.js b/native/media/media-gallery-keyboard.react.js
--- a/native/media/media-gallery-keyboard.react.js
+++ b/native/media/media-gallery-keyboard.react.js
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
-  View,
-  Text,
-  FlatList,
   ActivityIndicator,
   Animated,
   Easing,
+  FlatList,
   Platform,
+  Text,
+  View,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { KeyboardRegistry } from 'react-native-keyboard-input';
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 } from 'lib/media/file-utils.js';
 import { useIsAppForegrounded } from 'lib/shared/lifecycle-utils.js';
 import type { MediaLibrarySelection } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { getCompatibleMediaURI } from './identifier-utils.js';
 import MediaGalleryMedia from './media-gallery-media.react.js';
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@
 };
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
diff --git a/native/navigation/nav-selectors.js b/native/navigation/nav-selectors.js
--- a/native/navigation/nav-selectors.js
+++ b/native/navigation/nav-selectors.js
@@ -15,31 +15,32 @@
   ComposableMessageInfo,
   RobotextMessageInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { GlobalTheme } from 'lib/types/theme-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import type { NavContextType } from './navigation-context.js';
 import { NavContext } from './navigation-context.js';
 import {
+  currentLeafRoute,
   getStateFromNavigatorRoute,
   getThreadIDFromRoute,
-  currentLeafRoute,
 } from './navigation-utils.js';
 import {
+  accountModals,
+  ActionResultModalRouteName,
   AppRouteName,
-  TabNavigatorRouteName,
-  MessageListRouteName,
-  ChatRouteName,
   CalendarRouteName,
-  ThreadPickerModalRouteName,
-  ActionResultModalRouteName,
-  accountModals,
-  scrollBlockingModals,
   chatRootModals,
-  threadRoutes,
+  ChatRouteName,
   CommunityDrawerNavigatorRouteName,
+  MessageListRouteName,
   MessageResultsScreenRouteName,
   MessageSearchRouteName,
+  scrollBlockingModals,
+  TabNavigatorRouteName,
+  ThreadPickerModalRouteName,
+  threadRoutes,
 } from './route-names.js';
 import type { RemoveEditMode } from '../chat/message-list-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@
 }
 
 function useCanEditMessageNative(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   targetMessageInfo: ComposableMessageInfo | RobotextMessageInfo,
 ): boolean {
   const route = useRoute();
diff --git a/native/navigation/subchannels-button.react.js b/native/navigation/subchannels-button.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/subchannels-button.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/subchannels-button.react.js
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 import Icon from '@expo/vector-icons/Feather.js';
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { TouchableOpacity, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { SubchannelsListModalRouteName } from './route-names.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function SubchnnelsButton(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/native/push/push-handler.react.js b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
--- a/native/push/push-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import * as Haptics from 'expo-haptics';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Platform, LogBox } from 'react-native';
+import { LogBox, Platform } from 'react-native';
 import { Notification as InAppNotification } from 'react-native-in-app-message';
 
 import type {
@@ -17,24 +17,25 @@
 } from 'lib/actions/device-actions.js';
 import { saveMessagesActionType } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import {
-  updatesCurrentAsOfSelector,
   connectionSelector,
   deviceTokensSelector,
+  updatesCurrentAsOfSelector,
 } from 'lib/selectors/keyserver-selectors.js';
 import {
-  unreadCount,
   threadInfoSelector,
+  unreadCount,
 } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { isLoggedIn } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import { mergePrefixIntoBody } from 'lib/shared/notif-utils.js';
 import type { RawMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { Dispatch } from 'lib/types/redux-types.js';
 import { type ConnectionInfo } from 'lib/types/socket-types.js';
 import type { GlobalTheme } from 'lib/types/theme-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
-  convertNotificationMessageInfoToNewIDSchema,
   convertNonPendingIDToNewSchema,
+  convertNotificationMessageInfoToNewIDSchema,
 } from 'lib/utils/migration-utils.js';
 import {
   type NotifPermissionAlertInfo,
@@ -42,20 +43,20 @@
   shouldSkipPushPermissionAlert,
 } from 'lib/utils/push-alerts.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 import sleep from 'lib/utils/sleep.js';
 import { ashoatKeyserverID } from 'lib/utils/validation-utils.js';
 
 import {
-  parseAndroidMessage,
-  androidNotificationChannelID,
-  handleAndroidMessage,
-  getCommAndroidNotificationsEventEmitter,
   type AndroidMessage,
+  androidNotificationChannelID,
   CommAndroidNotifications,
+  getCommAndroidNotificationsEventEmitter,
+  handleAndroidMessage,
+  parseAndroidMessage,
 } from './android.js';
 import {
   CommIOSNotification,
@@ -64,11 +65,11 @@
 } from './comm-ios-notification.js';
 import InAppNotif from './in-app-notif.react.js';
 import {
-  requestIOSPushPermissions,
-  iosPushPermissionResponseReceived,
   CommIOSNotifications,
-  getCommIOSNotificationsEventEmitter,
   type CoreIOSNotificationBackgroundData,
+  getCommIOSNotificationsEventEmitter,
+  iosPushPermissionResponseReceived,
+  requestIOSPushPermissions,
 } from './ios.js';
 import {
   type MessageListParams,
@@ -104,7 +105,9 @@
   +deviceTokens: {
     +[keyserverID: string]: ?string,
   },
-  +threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
+  +threadInfos: {
+    +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  },
   +notifPermissionAlertInfo: NotifPermissionAlertInfo,
   +connection: ConnectionInfo,
   +updatesCurrentAsOf: number,
@@ -521,7 +524,10 @@
     );
   }
 
-  navigateToThread(threadInfo: ThreadInfo, clearChatRoutes: boolean) {
+  navigateToThread(
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    clearChatRoutes: boolean,
+  ) {
     if (clearChatRoutes) {
       this.props.navigation.dispatch({
         type: replaceWithThreadActionType,
diff --git a/native/roles/change-roles-screen.react.js b/native/roles/change-roles-screen.react.js
--- a/native/roles/change-roles-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/roles/change-roles-screen.react.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { useActionSheet } from '@expo/react-native-action-sheet';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, Platform, ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
+import { ActivityIndicator, Platform, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@
 import { otherUsersButNoOtherAdmins } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { roleIsAdminRole } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
-import type { RelativeMemberInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  RelativeMemberInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { values } from 'lib/utils/objects.js';
 
 import ChangeRolesHeaderRightButton from './change-roles-header-right-button.react.js';
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 export type ChangeRolesScreenParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +memberInfo: RelativeMemberInfo,
   +role: ?string,
 };
diff --git a/native/roles/community-roles-screen.react.js b/native/roles/community-roles-screen.react.js
--- a/native/roles/community-roles-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/roles/community-roles-screen.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { ScrollView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   useRoleMemberCountsForCommunity,
   useRoleUserSurfacedPermissions,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import RolePanelEntry from './role-panel-entry.react.js';
 import type { RolesNavigationProp } from './roles-navigator.react.js';
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 export type CommunityRolesScreenParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type CommunityRolesScreenProps = {
@@ -37,9 +38,8 @@
   // manually pull in the threadInfo from the redux store, since the threadInfo
   // passed into the route params will not be updated automatically.
   const threadID = threadInfo.id;
-  const reduxThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo = useSelector(
-    state => threadInfoSelector(state)[threadID],
-  );
+  const reduxThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo =
+    useSelector(state => threadInfoSelector(state)[threadID]);
 
   const { setParams } = props.navigation;
   React.useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/native/roles/create-roles-screen.react.js b/native/roles/create-roles-screen.react.js
--- a/native/roles/create-roles-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/roles/create-roles-screen.react.js
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, TouchableOpacity, ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
+import { ActivityIndicator, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 import { ScrollView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import { modifyCommunityRoleActionTypes } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import {
-  type UserSurfacedPermissionOption,
   type UserSurfacedPermission,
+  type UserSurfacedPermissionOption,
   userSurfacedPermissionOptions,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import CreateRolesHeaderRightButton from './create-roles-header-right-button.react.js';
 import type { RolesNavigationProp } from './roles-navigator.react.js';
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 export type CreateRolesScreenParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +action: 'create_role' | 'edit_role',
   +existingRoleID?: string,
   +roleName: string,
diff --git a/native/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js b/native/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js
--- a/native/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js
+++ b/native/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 import { useActionSheet } from '@expo/react-native-action-sheet';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, TouchableOpacity, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { Platform, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { UserSurfacedPermission } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { useDisplayDeleteRoleAlert } from './role-utils.react.js';
 import type { RolesNavigationProp } from './roles-navigator.react.js';
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 
 type RolePanelEntryProps = {
   +navigation: RolesNavigationProp<'CommunityRolesScreen'>,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +roleName: string,
   +rolePermissions: $ReadOnlySet<UserSurfacedPermission>,
   +memberCount: number,
diff --git a/native/roles/role-utils.react.js b/native/roles/role-utils.react.js
--- a/native/roles/role-utils.react.js
+++ b/native/roles/role-utils.react.js
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  useDeleteCommunityRole,
   deleteCommunityRoleActionTypes,
+  useDeleteCommunityRole,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { constructRoleDeletionMessagePrompt } from 'lib/utils/role-utils.js';
 
 import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 function useDisplayDeleteRoleAlert(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   existingRoleID: string,
   defaultRoleID: string,
   memberCount: number,
diff --git a/native/search/message-search.react.js b/native/search/message-search.react.js
--- a/native/search/message-search.react.js
+++ b/native/search/message-search.react.js
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 import { messageListData } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { createMessageInfo } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import {
-  useSearchMessages,
   filterChatMessageInfosForSearch,
+  useSearchMessages,
 } from 'lib/shared/search-utils.js';
 import type { RawMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import SearchFooter from './search-footer.react.js';
 import { MessageSearchContext } from './search-provider.react.js';
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
 import type { VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types.js';
 
 export type MessageSearchParams = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 export type MessageSearchProps = {
diff --git a/native/search/search-messages-button.react.js b/native/search/search-messages-button.react.js
--- a/native/search/search-messages-button.react.js
+++ b/native/search/search-messages-button.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from '../chat/chat.react.js';
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +navigate: $PropertyType<ChatNavigationProp<'MessageList'>, 'navigate'>,
 };
 
diff --git a/native/selectors/calendar-selectors.js b/native/selectors/calendar-selectors.js
--- a/native/selectors/calendar-selectors.js
+++ b/native/selectors/calendar-selectors.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { isLoggedIn } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import type { EntryInfo } from 'lib/types/entry-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { dateString } from 'lib/utils/date-utils.js';
 
 import type { AppState } from '../redux/state-types.js';
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
   | {
       itemType: 'entryInfo',
       entryInfo: EntryInfo,
-      threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+      threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     };
 
 const calendarListData: (state: AppState) => ?(CalendarItem[]) = createSelector(
@@ -42,7 +43,9 @@
   (
     loggedIn: boolean,
     daysToEntries: { +[dayString: string]: EntryInfo[] },
-    threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
+    threadInfos: {
+      +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    },
   ) => {
     if (!loggedIn || daysToEntries[dateString(new Date())] === undefined) {
       return null;
diff --git a/native/types/chat-types.js b/native/types/chat-types.js
--- a/native/types/chat-types.js
+++ b/native/types/chat-types.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   RobotextMessageInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import type { TextMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/messages/text.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { EntityText } from 'lib/utils/entity-text.js';
 
 import type { MessagePendingUploads } from '../input/input-state.js';
@@ -16,12 +17,12 @@
   +itemType: 'message',
   +messageShapeType: 'robotext',
   +messageInfo: RobotextMessageInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +startsConversation: boolean,
   +startsCluster: boolean,
   +endsCluster: boolean,
   +robotext: EntityText,
-  +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +contentHeight: number,
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
 };
@@ -31,12 +32,12 @@
   +messageShapeType: 'text',
   +messageInfo: TextMessageInfo,
   +localMessageInfo: ?LocalMessageInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +startsConversation: boolean,
   +startsCluster: boolean,
   +endsCluster: boolean,
   +contentHeight: number,
-  +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
   +hasBeenEdited: ?boolean,
   +isPinned: ?boolean,
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@
   +messageShapeType: 'multimedia',
   +messageInfo: MultimediaMessageInfo,
   +localMessageInfo: ?LocalMessageInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +startsConversation: boolean,
   +startsCluster: boolean,
   +endsCluster: boolean,
-  +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +pendingUploads: ?MessagePendingUploads,
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
   +hasBeenEdited: ?boolean,
diff --git a/native/user-profile/user-profile-menu-button.react.js b/native/user-profile/user-profile-menu-button.react.js
--- a/native/user-profile/user-profile-menu-button.react.js
+++ b/native/user-profile/user-profile-menu-button.react.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 import { useNavigation, useRoute } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
+import { TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { useRelationshipPrompt } from 'lib/hooks/relationship-prompt.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { userRelationshipStatus } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types';
 
 import { userProfileMenuButtonHeight } from './user-profile-constants.js';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 const onMenuButtonLayout = () => {};
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo: ?UserInfo,
 };
 
diff --git a/native/user-profile/user-profile-message-button.react.js b/native/user-profile/user-profile-message-button.react.js
--- a/native/user-profile/user-profile-message-button.react.js
+++ b/native/user-profile/user-profile-message-button.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text } from 'react-native';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types';
 
 import { useNavigateToThread } from '../chat/message-list-types.js';
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo?: UserInfo,
 };
 
diff --git a/native/user-profile/user-profile-relationship-button.react.js b/native/user-profile/user-profile-relationship-button.react.js
--- a/native/user-profile/user-profile-relationship-button.react.js
+++ b/native/user-profile/user-profile-relationship-button.react.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { useRelationshipPrompt } from 'lib/hooks/relationship-prompt.js';
 import type { SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { userRelationshipStatus } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types';
 
 import { userProfileActionButtonHeight } from './user-profile-constants.js';
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 };
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo?: UserInfo,
   +setUserProfileRelationshipButtonHeight: SetState<number>,
 };
diff --git a/native/utils/drawer-utils.react.js b/native/utils/drawer-utils.react.js
--- a/native/utils/drawer-utils.react.js
+++ b/native/utils/drawer-utils.react.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 // @flow
 
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypeIsCommunityRoot } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { CommunityDrawerItemData } from 'lib/utils/drawer-utils.react.js';
 
 import type { TextStyle } from '../types/styles.js';
 
 export type CommunityDrawerItemDataFlattened = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +hasSubchannelsButton: boolean,
   +labelStyle: TextStyle,
   +hasChildren: boolean,
diff --git a/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar-menu.react.js b/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar-menu.react.js
--- a/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar-menu.react.js
+++ b/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar-menu.react.js
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 import { EditThreadAvatarContext } from 'lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { useUploadAvatarMedia } from './avatar-hooks.react.js';
 import css from './edit-avatar-menu.css';
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@
 );
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function EditThreadAvatarMenu(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { threadInfo } = props;
diff --git a/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js b/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
--- a/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/web/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@
 
 import { EditThreadAvatarContext } from 'lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js';
 import { threadHasPermission } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import EditThreadAvatarMenu from './edit-thread-avatar-menu.react.js';
 import css from './edit-thread-avatar.css';
 import ThreadAvatar from './thread-avatar.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +disabled?: boolean,
 };
 function EditThreadAvatar(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js b/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
--- a/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -8,15 +8,18 @@
 } from 'lib/shared/avatar-utils.js';
 import { getSingleOtherUser } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { AvatarSize } from 'lib/types/avatar-types.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import Avatar from './avatar.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +size: AvatarSize,
   +showSpinner?: boolean,
 };
diff --git a/web/avatars/thread-emoji-avatar-selection-modal.react.js b/web/avatars/thread-emoji-avatar-selection-modal.react.js
--- a/web/avatars/thread-emoji-avatar-selection-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/avatars/thread-emoji-avatar-selection-modal.react.js
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@
   ClientAvatar,
   ClientEmojiAvatar,
 } from 'lib/types/avatar-types.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type {
+  MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import EmojiAvatarSelectionModal from './emoji-avatar-selection-modal.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: RawThreadInfo | LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function ThreadEmojiAvatarSelectionModal(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/calendar/day.react.js b/web/calendar/day.react.js
--- a/web/calendar/day.react.js
+++ b/web/calendar/day.react.js
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@
   createLocalEntryActionType,
 } from 'lib/actions/entry-actions.js';
 import {
-  useModalContext,
   type PushModal,
+  useModalContext,
 } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import { onScreenThreadInfos as onScreenThreadInfosSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { entryKey } from 'lib/shared/entry-utils.js';
 import type { EntryInfo } from 'lib/types/entry-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { Dispatch } from 'lib/types/redux-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
-import { dateString, dateFromString } from 'lib/utils/date-utils.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import { dateFromString, dateString } from 'lib/utils/date-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 import css from './calendar.css';
@@ -38,7 +39,9 @@
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
-  +onScreenThreadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<ThreadInfo>,
+  +onScreenThreadInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<
+    LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  >,
   +viewerID: ?string,
   +loggedIn: boolean,
   +nextLocalID: number,
diff --git a/web/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js b/web/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
--- a/web/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 import {
   joinThreadActionTypes,
-  useJoinThread,
   newThreadActionTypes,
+  useJoinThread,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
 import {
@@ -18,33 +18,34 @@
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import {
   getTypeaheadRegexMatches,
-  useUserMentionsCandidates,
-  useMentionTypeaheadChatSuggestions,
   type MentionTypeaheadSuggestionItem,
   type TypeaheadMatchedStrings,
+  useMentionTypeaheadChatSuggestions,
   useMentionTypeaheadUserSuggestions,
+  useUserMentionsCandidates,
 } from 'lib/shared/mention-utils.js';
 import { localIDPrefix, trimMessage } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import {
+  checkIfDefaultMembersAreVoiced,
+  threadActualMembers,
+  threadFrozenDueToViewerBlock,
   threadHasPermission,
   viewerIsMember,
-  threadFrozenDueToViewerBlock,
-  threadActualMembers,
-  checkIfDefaultMembersAreVoiced,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { CalendarQuery } from 'lib/types/entry-types.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import {
   type ClientThreadJoinRequest,
   type ThreadJoinPayload,
-  type ThreadInfo,
+  type LegacyThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { type UserInfos } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import css from './chat-input-bar.css';
@@ -60,13 +61,13 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { nonThreadCalendarQuery } from '../selectors/nav-selectors.js';
 import {
-  webMentionTypeaheadRegex,
   getMentionTypeaheadTooltipActions,
   getMentionTypeaheadTooltipButtons,
+  webMentionTypeaheadRegex,
 } from '../utils/typeahead-utils.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +inputState: InputState,
 };
 type Props = {
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@
   +joinThread: (request: ClientThreadJoinRequest) => Promise<ThreadJoinPayload>,
   +typeaheadMatchedStrings: ?TypeaheadMatchedStrings,
   +suggestions: $ReadOnlyArray<MentionTypeaheadSuggestionItem>,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 class ChatInputBar extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
diff --git a/web/chat/chat-message-list.react.js b/web/chat/chat-message-list.react.js
--- a/web/chat/chat-message-list.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/chat-message-list.react.js
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@
 import _debounce from 'lodash/debounce.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
+import type {
+  FetchMessagesBeforeCursorInput,
+  FetchMostRecentMessagesInput,
+} from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import {
   fetchMessagesBeforeCursorActionTypes,
-  useFetchMessagesBeforeCursor,
   fetchMostRecentMessagesActionTypes,
+  useFetchMessagesBeforeCursor,
   useFetchMostRecentMessages,
 } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
-import type {
-  FetchMostRecentMessagesInput,
-  FetchMessagesBeforeCursorInput,
-} from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import { useThreadChatMentionCandidates } from 'lib/hooks/chat-mention-hooks.js';
 import { useOldestMessageServerID } from 'lib/hooks/message-hooks.js';
 import { registerFetchKey } from 'lib/reducers/loading-reducer.js';
@@ -26,14 +26,15 @@
 import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { threadIsPending } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { FetchMessageInfosPayload } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
-import { editBoxHeight, defaultMaxTextAreaHeight } from './chat-constants.js';
+import { defaultMaxTextAreaHeight, editBoxHeight } from './chat-constants.js';
 import css from './chat-message-list.css';
 import type { ScrollToMessageCallback } from './edit-message-provider.js';
 import { useEditModalContext } from './edit-message-provider.js';
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
 const editBoxTopMargin = 10;
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 type Props = {
diff --git a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.react.js b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.react.js
--- a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-item-menu.react.js
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@
 
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
 import useToggleUnreadStatus from 'lib/hooks/toggle-unread-status.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './chat-thread-list-item-menu.css';
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
 import { useThreadIsActive } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +mostRecentNonLocalMessage: ?string,
   +renderStyle?: 'chat' | 'thread',
 };
diff --git a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-see-more-sidebars.react.js b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-see-more-sidebars.react.js
--- a/web/chat/chat-thread-list-see-more-sidebars.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/chat-thread-list-see-more-sidebars.react.js
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 import { IoIosMore } from 'react-icons/io/index.js';
 
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './chat-thread-list.css';
 import SidebarsModal from '../modals/threads/sidebars/sidebars-modal.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +unread: boolean,
 };
 function ChatThreadListSeeMoreSidebars(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/chat/composed-message.react.js b/web/chat/composed-message.react.js
--- a/web/chat/composed-message.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/composed-message.react.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
-  Circle as CircleIcon,
   CheckCircle as CheckCircleIcon,
+  Circle as CircleIcon,
   XCircle as XCircleIcon,
 } from 'react-feather';
 
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 import { type ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { getMessageLabel } from 'lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js';
 import { assertComposableMessageType } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { getComposedMessageID } from './chat-constants.js';
 import css from './chat-message-list.css';
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +shouldDisplayPinIndicator: boolean,
   +sendFailed: boolean,
   +children: React.Node,
diff --git a/web/chat/edit-message-provider.js b/web/chat/edit-message-provider.js
--- a/web/chat/edit-message-provider.js
+++ b/web/chat/edit-message-provider.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 import ModalOverlay from 'lib/components/modal-overlay.react.js';
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
 import { EditTextMessage } from './edit-text-message.react.js';
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 
 export type EditState = {
   +messageInfo: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +editedMessageDraft: ?string,
   +isError: boolean,
   +position?: ModalPosition,
diff --git a/web/chat/edit-text-message.react.js b/web/chat/edit-text-message.react.js
--- a/web/chat/edit-text-message.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/edit-text-message.react.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { useEditMessage } from 'lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js';
 import { trimMessage } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { editBoxBottomRowHeight } from './chat-constants.js';
 import ChatInputTextArea from './chat-input-text-area.react.js';
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +background: boolean,
 };
 
diff --git a/web/chat/failed-send.react.js b/web/chat/failed-send.react.js
--- a/web/chat/failed-send.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/failed-send.react.js
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 import { messageID } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
 import {
-  type RawComposableMessageInfo,
   assertComposableMessageType,
+  type RawComposableMessageInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './chat-message-list.css';
 import multimediaMessageSendFailed from './multimedia-message-send-failed.js';
@@ -22,13 +23,13 @@
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
   +rawMessageInfo: RawComposableMessageInfo,
   +inputState: ?InputState,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 class FailedSend extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   retryingText = false;
diff --git a/web/chat/inline-engagement.react.js b/web/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
--- a/web/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 import type { ReactionInfo } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { getInlineEngagementSidebarText } from 'lib/shared/inline-engagement-utils.js';
 import type { MessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './inline-engagement.css';
 import ReactionPill from './reaction-pill.react.js';
@@ -16,8 +17,8 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +messageInfo: MessageInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  +sidebarThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +sidebarThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
   +positioning: 'left' | 'center' | 'right',
   +label?: ?string,
diff --git a/web/chat/message-preview.react.js b/web/chat/message-preview.react.js
--- a/web/chat/message-preview.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/message-preview.react.js
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 import { useThreadChatMentionCandidates } from 'lib/hooks/chat-mention-hooks.js';
 import { useMessagePreview } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { type MessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './chat-thread-list.css';
 import { getDefaultTextMessageRules } from '../markdown/rules.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +messageInfo: ?MessageInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function MessagePreview(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { messageInfo, threadInfo } = props;
diff --git a/web/chat/message.react.js b/web/chat/message.react.js
--- a/web/chat/message.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/message.react.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 import { type ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { longAbsoluteDate } from 'lib/utils/date-utils.js';
 
 import css from './chat-message-list.css';
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +shouldDisplayPinIndicator: boolean,
 };
 function Message(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/chat/multimedia-message.react.js b/web/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
--- a/web/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
@@ -9,16 +9,18 @@
 } from 'lib/media/media-utils.js';
 import { type ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './chat-message-list.css';
 import ComposedMessage from './composed-message.react.js';
 import sendFailed from './multimedia-message-send-failed.js';
 import { type InputState, InputStateContext } from '../input/input-state.js';
 import Multimedia from '../media/multimedia.react.js';
+
 type BaseProps = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +shouldDisplayPinIndicator: boolean,
 };
 type Props = {
diff --git a/web/chat/pinned-messages-banner.react.js b/web/chat/pinned-messages-banner.react.js
--- a/web/chat/pinned-messages-banner.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/pinned-messages-banner.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 import { ChevronRight } from 'react-feather';
 
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { pinnedMessageCountText } from 'lib/utils/message-pinning-utils.js';
 
 import css from './pinned-messages-banner.css';
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 import PinnedMessagesModal from '../modals/chat/pinned-messages-modal.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function PinnedMessagesBanner(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/chat/relationship-prompt/relationship-prompt.js b/web/chat/relationship-prompt/relationship-prompt.js
--- a/web/chat/relationship-prompt/relationship-prompt.js
+++ b/web/chat/relationship-prompt/relationship-prompt.js
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { useRelationshipPrompt } from 'lib/hooks/relationship-prompt.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { userRelationshipStatus } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import RelationshipPromptButtonContainer from './relationship-prompt-button-container.js';
 import RelationshipPromptButton from './relationship-prompt-button.js';
 import { buttonThemes } from '../../components/button.react.js';
 
-type Props = { +threadInfo: ThreadInfo };
+type Props = { +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo };
 
 function RelationshipPrompt(props: Props) {
   const { threadInfo } = props;
diff --git a/web/chat/robotext-message.react.js b/web/chat/robotext-message.react.js
--- a/web/chat/robotext-message.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/robotext-message.react.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 
 import { type RobotextChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { Dispatch } from 'lib/types/redux-types.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
   entityTextToReact,
   useENSNamesForEntityText,
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +item: RobotextChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function RobotextMessage(props: Props): React.Node {
   let inlineEngagement;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@
 };
 type InnerThreadEntityProps = {
   ...BaseInnerThreadEntityProps,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +dispatch: Dispatch,
 };
 class InnerThreadEntity extends React.PureComponent<InnerThreadEntityProps> {
diff --git a/web/chat/text-message.react.js b/web/chat/text-message.react.js
--- a/web/chat/text-message.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/text-message.react.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import { colorIsDark } from 'lib/shared/color-utils.js';
 import { onlyEmojiRegex } from 'lib/shared/emojis.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './chat-message-list.css';
 import ComposedMessage from './composed-message.react.js';
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +shouldDisplayPinIndicator: boolean,
 };
 function TextMessage(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/chat/thread-menu.react.js b/web/chat/thread-menu.react.js
--- a/web/chat/thread-menu.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/thread-menu.react.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  useLeaveThread,
   leaveThreadActionTypes,
+  useLeaveThread,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
 import { childThreadInfos } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import {
   threadHasPermission,
-  viewerIsMember,
   threadIsChannel,
+  viewerIsMember,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import css from './thread-menu.css';
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 type ThreadMenuProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function ThreadMenu(props: ThreadMenuProps): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/chat/thread-top-bar.react.js b/web/chat/thread-top-bar.react.js
--- a/web/chat/thread-top-bar.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/thread-top-bar.react.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
 import { threadIsPending } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 
 import PinnedMessagesBanner from './pinned-messages-banner.react.js';
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 import MessageSearchModal from '../modals/search/message-search-modal.react.js';
 
 type ThreadTopBarProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function ThreadTopBar(props: ThreadTopBarProps): React.Node {
   const { threadInfo } = props;
diff --git a/web/components/message-result.react.js b/web/components/message-result.react.js
--- a/web/components/message-result.react.js
+++ b/web/components/message-result.react.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 import { useThreadChatMentionCandidates } from 'lib/hooks/chat-mention-hooks.js';
 import { useStringForUser } from 'lib/hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { longAbsoluteDate } from 'lib/utils/date-utils.js';
 
 import css from './message-result.css';
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
 
 type MessageResultProps = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +scrollable: boolean,
 };
 
diff --git a/web/input/input-state-container.react.js b/web/input/input-state-container.react.js
--- a/web/input/input-state-container.react.js
+++ b/web/input/input-state-container.react.js
@@ -10,32 +10,32 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
+import type {
+  LegacySendMultimediaMessageInput,
+  SendTextMessageInput,
+} from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import {
   createLocalMessageActionType,
   sendMultimediaMessageActionTypes,
-  useLegacySendMultimediaMessage,
   sendTextMessageActionTypes,
+  useLegacySendMultimediaMessage,
   useSendTextMessage,
 } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
-import type {
-  LegacySendMultimediaMessageInput,
-  SendTextMessageInput,
-} from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import { queueReportsActionType } from 'lib/actions/report-actions.js';
 import { useNewThread } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import {
-  uploadMultimedia,
-  updateMultimediaMessageMediaActionType,
-  useDeleteUpload,
-  useBlobServiceUpload,
-  type MultimediaUploadCallbacks,
-  type MultimediaUploadExtras,
   type BlobServiceUploadAction,
   type DeleteUploadInput,
+  type MultimediaUploadCallbacks,
+  type MultimediaUploadExtras,
+  updateMultimediaMessageMediaActionType,
+  uploadMultimedia,
+  useBlobServiceUpload,
+  useDeleteUpload,
 } from 'lib/actions/upload-actions.js';
 import {
-  useModalContext,
   type PushModal,
+  useModalContext,
 } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import blobService from 'lib/facts/blob-service.js';
 import commStaffCommunity from 'lib/facts/comm-staff-community.js';
@@ -50,66 +50,67 @@
 import {
   createRealThreadFromPendingThread,
   draftKeyFromThreadID,
-  threadIsPending,
-  threadIsPendingSidebar,
   patchThreadInfoToIncludeMentionedMembersOfParent,
   threadInfoInsideCommunity,
+  threadIsPending,
+  threadIsPendingSidebar,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { CalendarQuery } from 'lib/types/entry-types.js';
 import type {
-  UploadMultimediaResult,
-  MediaMissionStep,
+  MediaMission,
   MediaMissionFailure,
   MediaMissionResult,
-  MediaMission,
+  MediaMissionStep,
+  UploadMultimediaResult,
 } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
 import {
   type RawMessageInfo,
   type RawMultimediaMessageInfo,
-  type SendMessageResult,
   type SendMessagePayload,
+  type SendMessageResult,
 } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import type { RawImagesMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/messages/images.js';
 import type { RawMediaMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/messages/media.js';
 import type { RawTextMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/messages/text.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { Dispatch } from 'lib/types/redux-types.js';
 import { reportTypes } from 'lib/types/report-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import {
   type ClientNewThreadRequest,
   type NewThreadResult,
-  type ThreadInfo,
+  type LegacyThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useLegacyAshoatKeyserverCall } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.js';
 import {
-  makeBlobServiceEndpointURL,
-  isBlobServiceURI,
   blobHashFromBlobServiceURI,
+  isBlobServiceURI,
+  makeBlobServiceEndpointURL,
 } from 'lib/utils/blob-service.js';
 import { getConfig } from 'lib/utils/config.js';
-import { getMessageForException, cloneError } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
+import { cloneError, getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
 import {
-  useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
+  useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 import { generateReportID } from 'lib/utils/report-utils.js';
 
 import {
-  type PendingMultimediaUpload,
-  type TypeaheadState,
-  InputStateContext,
   type BaseInputState,
-  type TypeaheadInputState,
   type InputState,
+  InputStateContext,
+  type PendingMultimediaUpload,
+  type TypeaheadInputState,
+  type TypeaheadState,
 } from './input-state.js';
 import { encryptFile } from '../media/encryption-utils.js';
 import { generateThumbHash } from '../media/image-utils.js';
 import {
+  preloadImage,
   preloadMediaResource,
   validateFile,
-  preloadImage,
 } from '../media/media-utils.js';
 import InvalidUploadModal from '../modals/chat/invalid-upload.react.js';
 import { updateNavInfoActionType } from '../redux/action-types.js';
@@ -419,7 +420,9 @@
     return rawMessageInfo;
   }
 
-  shouldEncryptMedia(threadInfo: ThreadInfo): boolean {
+  shouldEncryptMedia(
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ): boolean {
     return threadInfoInsideCommunity(threadInfo, commStaffCommunity.id);
   }
 
@@ -565,7 +568,9 @@
     }
   }
 
-  startThreadCreation(threadInfo: ThreadInfo): Promise<string> {
+  startThreadCreation(
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ): Promise<string> {
     if (!threadIsPending(threadInfo.id)) {
       return Promise.resolve(threadInfo.id);
     }
@@ -626,20 +631,20 @@
             draft: draft ?? '',
             textCursorPosition: textCursorPosition ?? 0,
             appendFiles: (
-              threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+              threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
               files: $ReadOnlyArray<File>,
             ) => this.appendFiles(threadInfo, files),
             cancelPendingUpload: (localUploadID: string) =>
               this.cancelPendingUpload(threadID, localUploadID),
             sendTextMessage: (
               messageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo,
-              threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-              parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+              threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+              parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
             ) =>
               this.sendTextMessage(messageInfo, threadInfo, parentThreadInfo),
             createMultimediaMessage: (
               localID: number,
-              threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+              threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
             ) => this.createMultimediaMessage(localID, threadInfo),
             setDraft: (newDraft: string) => this.setDraft(threadID, newDraft),
             setTextCursorPosition: (newPosition: number) =>
@@ -648,7 +653,7 @@
               this.messageHasUploadFailure(assignedUploads[localMessageID]),
             retryMultimediaMessage: (
               localMessageID: string,
-              threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+              threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
             ) =>
               this.retryMultimediaMessage(
                 localMessageID,
@@ -687,7 +692,7 @@
   }
 
   async appendFiles(
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     files: $ReadOnlyArray<File>,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     const selectionTime = Date.now();
@@ -744,7 +749,7 @@
   }
 
   async appendFile(
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     file: File,
     selectTime: number,
   ): Promise<{
@@ -1241,8 +1246,8 @@
 
   async sendTextMessage(
     messageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo,
-    inputThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-    parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+    inputThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) {
     this.props.sendCallbacks.forEach(callback => callback());
 
@@ -1339,8 +1344,8 @@
 
   async sendTextMessageAction(
     messageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-    parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ): Promise<SendMessagePayload> {
     try {
       await this.props.textMessageCreationSideEffectsFunc(
@@ -1379,7 +1384,10 @@
 
   // Creates a MultimediaMessage from the unassigned pending uploads,
   // if there are any
-  createMultimediaMessage(localID: number, threadInfo: ThreadInfo) {
+  createMultimediaMessage(
+    localID: number,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) {
     this.props.sendCallbacks.forEach(callback => callback());
 
     const localMessageID = `${localIDPrefix}${localID}`;
@@ -1500,7 +1508,7 @@
 
   retryMultimediaMessage(
     localMessageID: string,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     pendingUploads: ?$ReadOnlyArray<PendingMultimediaUpload>,
   ) {
     this.props.sendCallbacks.forEach(callback => callback());
diff --git a/web/input/input-state.js b/web/input/input-state.js
--- a/web/input/input-state.js
+++ b/web/input/input-state.js
@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  type MediaType,
-  type EncryptedMediaType,
   type Dimensions,
+  type EncryptedMediaType,
   type MediaMissionStep,
+  type MediaType,
 } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 import type { RawTextMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/messages/text.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type {
   ChatMentionCandidates,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
   RelativeMemberInfo,
-  ThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 export type PendingMultimediaUpload = {
@@ -63,22 +64,25 @@
   +draft: string,
   +textCursorPosition: number,
   +appendFiles: (
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
     files: $ReadOnlyArray<File>,
   ) => Promise<boolean>,
   +cancelPendingUpload: (localUploadID: string) => void,
   +sendTextMessage: (
     messageInfo: RawTextMessageInfo,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-    parentThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    parentThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) => mixed,
-  +createMultimediaMessage: (localID: number, threadInfo: ThreadInfo) => void,
+  +createMultimediaMessage: (
+    localID: number,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  ) => void,
   +setDraft: (draft: string) => void,
   +setTextCursorPosition: (newPosition: number) => void,
   +messageHasUploadFailure: (localMessageID: string) => boolean,
   +retryMultimediaMessage: (
     localMessageID: string,
-    threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+    threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   ) => void,
   +addReply: (text: string) => void,
   +addReplyListener: ((message: string) => void) => void,
diff --git a/web/invite-links/manage/edit-link-modal.react.js b/web/invite-links/manage/edit-link-modal.react.js
--- a/web/invite-links/manage/edit-link-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/invite-links/manage/edit-link-modal.react.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
   inviteLinkErrorMessages,
 } from 'lib/shared/invite-links.js';
 import type { InviteLink } from 'lib/types/link-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './manage-invite-links-modal.css';
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
   +inviteLink: ?InviteLink,
   +enterViewMode: () => mixed,
   +enterDisableMode: () => mixed,
-  +community: ThreadInfo,
+  +community: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 const disableButtonColor = {
diff --git a/web/markdown/rules.react.js b/web/markdown/rules.react.js
--- a/web/markdown/rules.react.js
+++ b/web/markdown/rules.react.js
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 
 import * as SharedMarkdown from 'lib/shared/markdown.js';
 import { chatMentionRegex } from 'lib/shared/mention-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type {
   ChatMentionCandidates,
-  ThreadInfo,
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import MarkdownChatMention from './markdown-chat-mention.react.js';
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@
 });
 
 function useTextMessageRulesFunc(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   chatMentionCandidates: ChatMentionCandidates,
 ): boolean => MarkdownRules {
   const { members } = threadInfo;
diff --git a/web/modals/chat/pinned-messages-modal.react.js b/web/modals/chat/pinned-messages-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/chat/pinned-messages-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/chat/pinned-messages-modal.react.js
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import {
-  messageListData,
   type ChatMessageInfoItem,
+  messageListData,
 } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import {
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
   modifyItemForResultScreen,
 } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import type { RawMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { pinnedMessageCountText } from 'lib/utils/message-pinning-utils.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
 import Modal from '../modal.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 const loadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(
diff --git a/web/modals/chat/sidebar-promote-modal.react.js b/web/modals/chat/sidebar-promote-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/chat/sidebar-promote-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/chat/sidebar-promote-modal.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 
 import css from './sidebar-promote-modal.css';
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 type Props = {
   +onClose: () => void,
   +onConfirm: () => void,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function SidebarPromoteModal(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/modals/chat/toggle-pin-modal.react.js b/web/modals/chat/toggle-pin-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/chat/toggle-pin-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/chat/toggle-pin-modal.react.js
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  useToggleMessagePin,
   toggleMessagePinActionTypes,
+  useToggleMessagePin,
 } from 'lib/actions/message-actions.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { modifyItemForResultScreen } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import type { RawMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import css from './toggle-pin-modal.css';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 
 type TogglePinModalProps = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function TogglePinModal(props: TogglePinModalProps): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/modals/search/message-search-modal.react.js b/web/modals/search/message-search-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/search/message-search-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/search/message-search-modal.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 
 import css from './message-search-modal.css';
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 import Modal from '../modal.react.js';
 
 type ContentProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function MessageSearchModal(props: ContentProps): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/modals/search/message-search-utils.react.js b/web/modals/search/message-search-utils.react.js
--- a/web/modals/search/message-search-utils.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/search/message-search-utils.react.js
@@ -2,20 +2,23 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import { type ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
-import { messageListData } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
+import {
+  type ChatMessageInfoItem,
+  messageListData,
+} from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import {
   createMessageInfo,
   modifyItemForResultScreen,
 } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
 import { filterChatMessageInfosForSearch } from 'lib/shared/search-utils.js';
 import type { RawMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 function useParseSearchResults(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   searchResults: $ReadOnlyArray<RawMessageInfo>,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<ChatMessageInfoItem> {
   const userInfos = useSelector(state => state.userStore.userInfos);
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/confirm-leave-thread-modal.react.js b/web/modals/threads/confirm-leave-thread-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/confirm-leave-thread-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/confirm-leave-thread-modal.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 
 import css from './confirm-leave-thread-modal.css';
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
 import Modal from '../modal.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +onClose: () => void,
   +onConfirm: () => void,
 };
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/create/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js b/web/modals/threads/create/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/create/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/create/compose-subchannel-modal.react.js
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  useNewThread,
   newThreadActionTypes,
+  useNewThread,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
@@ -16,8 +17,8 @@
 
 import css from './compose-subchannel-modal.css';
 import SubchannelMembers from './steps/subchannel-members.react.js';
-import SubchannelSettings from './steps/subchannel-settings.react.js';
 import type { VisibilityType } from './steps/subchannel-settings.react.js';
+import SubchannelSettings from './steps/subchannel-settings.react.js';
 import Stepper from '../../../components/stepper.react.js';
 import { updateNavInfoActionType } from '../../../redux/action-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../../redux/redux-utils.js';
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +onClose: () => void,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 const getThreadType = (visibility: VisibilityType, announcement: boolean) => {
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/create/steps/subchannel-members-list.react.js b/web/modals/threads/create/steps/subchannel-members-list.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/create/steps/subchannel-members-list.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/create/steps/subchannel-members-list.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 
 import { useENSNames } from 'lib/hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import { stringForUser } from 'lib/shared/user-utils.js';
-import type { RelativeMemberInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  RelativeMemberInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { UserListItem } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 
 import { useSelector } from '../../../../redux/redux-utils.js';
@@ -13,8 +17,8 @@
 type Props = {
   +searchText: string,
   +searchResult: $ReadOnlySet<string>,
-  +communityThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +communityThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +selectedUsers: $ReadOnlySet<string>,
   +toggleUserSelection: (userID: string) => void,
 };
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/create/steps/subchannel-members.react.js b/web/modals/threads/create/steps/subchannel-members.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/create/steps/subchannel-members.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/create/steps/subchannel-members.react.js
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 
 import { useUserSearchIndex } from 'lib/selectors/nav-selectors.js';
 import { useAncestorThreads } from 'lib/shared/ancestor-threads.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import MembersList from './subchannel-members-list.react.js';
 import css from './subchannel-members.css';
 import Search from '../../../../components/search.react.js';
 
 type SubchannelMembersProps = {
-  +parentThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +selectedUsers: $ReadOnlySet<string>,
   +searchText: string,
   +setSearchText: string => void,
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/gallery/thread-settings-media-gallery.react.js b/web/modals/threads/gallery/thread-settings-media-gallery.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/gallery/thread-settings-media-gallery.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/gallery/thread-settings-media-gallery.react.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   encryptedVideoThumbnailBlobURI,
 } from 'lib/media/media-utils.js';
 import type { Media } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import GalleryItem from './thread-settings-media-gallery-item.react.js';
 import css from './thread-settings-media-gallery.css';
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
 
 type ThreadSettingsMediaGalleryModalProps = {
   +onClose: () => void,
-  +parentThreadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +parentThreadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +limit: number,
   +activeTab: MediaGalleryTab,
 };
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/members/change-member-role-modal.react.js b/web/modals/threads/members/change-member-role-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/members/change-member-role-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/members/change-member-role-modal.react.js
@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  useChangeThreadMemberRoles,
   changeThreadMemberRolesActionTypes,
+  useChangeThreadMemberRoles,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
 import { otherUsersButNoOtherAdmins } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { roleIsAdminRole } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { RelativeMemberInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  RelativeMemberInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 import { values } from 'lib/utils/objects.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@
 
 type ChangeMemberRoleModalProps = {
   +memberInfo: RelativeMemberInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function ChangeMemberRoleModal(props: ChangeMemberRoleModalProps): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/members/member.react.js b/web/modals/threads/members/member.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/members/member.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/members/member.react.js
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
 import {
-  removeMemberFromThread,
   getAvailableThreadMemberActions,
+  removeMemberFromThread,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { stringForUser } from 'lib/shared/user-utils.js';
 import type { SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
-import type { RelativeMemberInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  RelativeMemberInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useRolesFromCommunityThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/role-utils.js';
 
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +memberInfo: RelativeMemberInfo,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +setOpenMenu: SetState<?string>,
 };
 
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/members/members-list.react.js b/web/modals/threads/members/members-list.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/members/members-list.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/members/members-list.react.js
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@
 
 import { useENSNames } from 'lib/hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import { stringForUser } from 'lib/shared/user-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import {
   type RelativeMemberInfo,
-  type ThreadInfo,
+  type LegacyThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import ThreadMember from './member.react.js';
 import css from './members-modal.css';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +threadMembers: $ReadOnlyArray<RelativeMemberInfo>,
 };
 
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-delete-confirmation-modal.react.js b/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-delete-confirmation-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-delete-confirmation-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-delete-confirmation-modal.react.js
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import { getThreadsToDeleteText } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
 import css from './thread-settings-delete-confirmation-modal.css';
 import Button from '../../../components/button.react.js';
 import Modal from '../../modal.react.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +onConfirmation: () => mixed,
 };
 
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-delete-tab.react.js b/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-delete-tab.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-delete-tab.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-delete-tab.react.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
 import { containedThreadInfos } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { type SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import SubmitSection from './submit-section.react.js';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 
 type ThreadSettingsDeleteTabProps = {
   +threadSettingsOperationInProgress: boolean,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +setErrorMessage: SetState<?string>,
   +errorMessage?: ?string,
 };
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-general-tab.react.js b/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-general-tab.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-general-tab.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-general-tab.react.js
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { threadHasPermission } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { type SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import { type ThreadChanges, type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import {
+  type ThreadChanges,
+  type LegacyThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { firstLine } from 'lib/utils/string-utils.js';
 import { chatNameMaxLength } from 'lib/utils/validation-utils.js';
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@
 
 type ThreadSettingsGeneralTabProps = {
   +threadSettingsOperationInProgress: boolean,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +threadNamePlaceholder: string,
   +queuedChanges: ThreadChanges,
   +setQueuedChanges: SetState<ThreadChanges>,
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-modal.react.js b/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-modal.react.js
@@ -4,22 +4,26 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  deleteThreadActionTypes,
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
+  deleteThreadActionTypes,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { getAvailableRelationshipButtons } from 'lib/shared/relationship-utils.js';
 import {
-  threadHasPermission,
   getSingleOtherUser,
+  threadHasPermission,
   threadUIName,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { RelationshipButton } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import { type ThreadChanges, type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import {
+  type ThreadChanges,
+  type LegacyThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 
 import ThreadSettingsDeleteTab from './thread-settings-delete-tab.react.js';
@@ -50,9 +54,8 @@
         deleteThreadLoadingStatusSelector(state) === 'loading' ||
         changeThreadSettingsLoadingStatusSelector(state) === 'loading',
     );
-    const threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo = useSelector(
-      state => threadInfoSelector(state)[props.threadID],
-    );
+    const threadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo =
+      useSelector(state => threadInfoSelector(state)[props.threadID]);
     const modalContext = useModalContext();
     const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = React.useState<?string>('');
     const [currentTabType, setCurrentTabType] =
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@
     const hasPermissionForTab = React.useCallback(
       // ESLint doesn't recognize that invariant always throws
       // eslint-disable-next-line consistent-return
-      (thread: ThreadInfo, tab: TabType) => {
+      (thread: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo, tab: TabType) => {
         if (tab === 'general') {
           return (
             threadHasPermission(thread, threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD_NAME) ||
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-privacy-tab.react.js b/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-privacy-tab.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-privacy-tab.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/settings/thread-settings-privacy-tab.react.js
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  useChangeThreadSettings,
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
+  useChangeThreadSettings,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
 import { threadTypeDescriptions } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { type SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import { type ThreadChanges, type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import {
+  type ThreadChanges,
+  type LegacyThreadInfo,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import SubmitSection from './submit-section.react.js';
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@
 
 type ThreadSettingsPrivacyTabProps = {
   +threadSettingsOperationInProgress: boolean,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +queuedChanges: ThreadChanges,
   +setQueuedChanges: SetState<ThreadChanges>,
   +setErrorMessage: SetState<?string>,
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/thread-picker-modal.react.js b/web/modals/threads/thread-picker-modal.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/thread-picker-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/thread-picker-modal.react.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 import { useGlobalThreadSearchIndex } from 'lib/selectors/nav-selectors.js';
 import { onScreenEntryEditableThreadInfos } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 
 import css from './thread-picker-modal.css';
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
 import Modal, { type ModalOverridableProps } from '../modal.react.js';
 
 type OptionProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +createNewEntry: (threadID: string) => void,
   +onCloseModal: () => void,
 };
diff --git a/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-action-buttons.react.js b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-action-buttons.react.js
--- a/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-action-buttons.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-action-buttons.react.js
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { useRelationshipPrompt } from 'lib/hooks/relationship-prompt.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { userRelationshipStatus } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
 import UserProfileMessageButton from './user-profile-message-button.react.js';
 import css from './user-profile.css';
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
 import { buttonThemes } from '../../components/button.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function UserProfileActionButtons(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-menu.react.js b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-menu.react.js
--- a/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-menu.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-menu.react.js
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
 import { useRelationshipPrompt } from 'lib/hooks/relationship-prompt.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { userRelationshipStatus } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
 import MenuItem from '../../components/menu-item.react.js';
 import Menu from '../../components/menu.react.js';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 const unblockIcon = <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faUserShield} />;
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function UserProfileMenu(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-message-button.react.js b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-message-button.react.js
--- a/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-message-button.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-message-button.react.js
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './user-profile.css';
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
 import { useOnClickThread } from '../../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function UserProfileMessageButton(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/navigation-panels/chat-thread-ancestors.react.js b/web/navigation-panels/chat-thread-ancestors.react.js
--- a/web/navigation-panels/chat-thread-ancestors.react.js
+++ b/web/navigation-panels/chat-thread-ancestors.react.js
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 import { ChevronRight } from 'react-feather';
 
 import { useAncestorThreads } from 'lib/shared/ancestor-threads.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers.js';
 
 import css from './chat-thread-ancestors.css';
 
 type ThreadAncestorsProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function ThreadAncestors(props: ThreadAncestorsProps): React.Node {
   const { threadInfo } = props;
diff --git a/web/navigation-panels/nav-state-info-bar.react.js b/web/navigation-panels/nav-state-info-bar.react.js
--- a/web/navigation-panels/nav-state-info-bar.react.js
+++ b/web/navigation-panels/nav-state-info-bar.react.js
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import ThreadAncestors from './chat-thread-ancestors.react.js';
 import css from './nav-state-info-bar.css';
 import ThreadAvatar from '../avatars/thread-avatar.react.js';
 
 type NavStateInfoBarProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function NavStateInfoBar(props: NavStateInfoBarProps): React.Node {
   const { threadInfo } = props;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
 }
 
 type PossiblyEmptyNavStateInfoBarProps = {
-  +threadInfoInput: ?ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfoInput: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function PossiblyEmptyNavStateInfoBar(
   props: PossiblyEmptyNavStateInfoBarProps,
diff --git a/web/roles/community-roles-modal.react.js b/web/roles/community-roles-modal.react.js
--- a/web/roles/community-roles-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/roles/community-roles-modal.react.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { useRoleMemberCountsForCommunity } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { UserSurfacedPermission } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './community-roles-modal.css';
 import CreateRolesModal from './create-roles-modal.react.js';
@@ -16,18 +17,19 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 type CommunityRolesModalProps = {
-  +community: ThreadInfo,
+  +community: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function CommunityRolesModal(props: CommunityRolesModalProps): React.Node {
   const { popModal, pushModal } = useModalContext();
   const { community } = props;
 
-  const [threadInfo, setThreadInfo] = React.useState<ThreadInfo>(community);
+  const [threadInfo, setThreadInfo] = React.useState<
+    LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+  >(community);
   const threadID = threadInfo.id;
-  const reduxThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo = useSelector(
-    state => threadInfoSelector(state)[threadID],
-  );
+  const reduxThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo =
+    useSelector(state => threadInfoSelector(state)[threadID]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (reduxThreadInfo) {
diff --git a/web/roles/create-roles-modal.react.js b/web/roles/create-roles-modal.react.js
--- a/web/roles/create-roles-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/roles/create-roles-modal.react.js
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  useModifyCommunityRole,
   modifyCommunityRoleActionTypes,
+  useModifyCommunityRole,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import {
   type UserSurfacedPermission,
   type UserSurfacedPermissionOption,
   userSurfacedPermissionOptions,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
   RoleModificationRequest,
-  ThreadInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { values } from 'lib/utils/objects.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
 );
 
 type CreateRolesModalProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +action: 'create_role' | 'edit_role',
   +existingRoleID?: string,
   +roleName: string,
diff --git a/web/roles/delete-role-modal.react.js b/web/roles/delete-role-modal.react.js
--- a/web/roles/delete-role-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/roles/delete-role-modal.react.js
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  useDeleteCommunityRole,
   deleteCommunityRoleActionTypes,
+  useDeleteCommunityRole,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import { useRoleMemberCountsForCommunity } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { constructRoleDeletionMessagePrompt } from 'lib/utils/role-utils.js';
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
 );
 
 type DeleteRoleModalProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +defaultRoleID: string,
   +roleID: string,
 };
diff --git a/web/roles/role-actions-menu.react.js b/web/roles/role-actions-menu.react.js
--- a/web/roles/role-actions-menu.react.js
+++ b/web/roles/role-actions-menu.react.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
 import { useRoleUserSurfacedPermissions } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useRoleDeletableAndEditableStatus } from 'lib/utils/role-utils.js';
 
 import CreateRolesModal from './create-roles-modal.react.js';
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 const menuIcon = <SWMansionIcon icon="menu-horizontal" size={20} />;
 
 type RoleActionsMenuProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +roleName: string,
 };
 
diff --git a/web/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js b/web/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js
--- a/web/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js
+++ b/web/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import RoleActionsMenu from './role-actions-menu.react.js';
 import css from './role-panel-entry.css';
 import CommIcon from '../CommIcon.react.js';
 
 type RolePanelEntryProps = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +roleName: string,
   +memberCount: number,
 };
diff --git a/web/selectors/calendar-selectors.js b/web/selectors/calendar-selectors.js
--- a/web/selectors/calendar-selectors.js
+++ b/web/selectors/calendar-selectors.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import type SearchIndex from 'lib/shared/search-index.js';
 import type { FilterThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/filter-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { filterThreadIDsBelongingToCommunity } from 'lib/utils/drawer-utils.react.js';
 
 import type { AppState } from '../redux/redux-setup.js';
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@
   threadInfoSelector,
   (
     calendarPickedCommunityID: ?string,
-    threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
+    threadInfos: {
+      +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+    },
   ) => {
     if (!calendarPickedCommunityID) {
       return null;
diff --git a/web/selectors/chat-selectors.js b/web/selectors/chat-selectors.js
--- a/web/selectors/chat-selectors.js
+++ b/web/selectors/chat-selectors.js
@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 import {
-  messageInfoSelector,
   type ChatThreadItem,
   createChatThreadItem,
+  messageInfoSelector,
 } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import {
-  threadInfoSelector,
   sidebarInfoSelector,
+  threadInfoSelector,
 } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import { threadIsPending } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
-import type { MessageStore, MessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { SidebarInfo, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MessageInfo, MessageStore } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo, SidebarInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import type { AppState } from '../redux/redux-setup.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
@@ -28,11 +29,13 @@
     (state: AppState) => state.navInfo.pendingThread,
     sidebarInfoSelector,
     (
-      threadInfos: { +[id: string]: ThreadInfo },
+      threadInfos: {
+        +[id: string]: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+      },
       messageStore: MessageStore,
       messageInfos: { +[id: string]: ?MessageInfo },
       activeChatThreadID: ?string,
-      pendingThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
+      pendingThreadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
       sidebarInfos: { +[id: string]: $ReadOnlyArray<SidebarInfo> },
     ): ?ChatThreadItem => {
       if (!activeChatThreadID) {
@@ -55,7 +58,9 @@
     },
   );
 
-function useChatThreadItem(threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo): ?ChatThreadItem {
+function useChatThreadItem(
+  threadInfo: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
+): ?ChatThreadItem {
   const messageInfos = useSelector(messageInfoSelector);
   const sidebarInfos = useSelector(sidebarInfoSelector);
   const messageStore = useSelector(state => state.messageStore);
diff --git a/web/selectors/thread-selectors.js b/web/selectors/thread-selectors.js
--- a/web/selectors/thread-selectors.js
+++ b/web/selectors/thread-selectors.js
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
   ComposableMessageInfo,
   RobotextMessageInfo,
 } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
-import type { RawThreadInfos, ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type {
+  LegacyThreadInfo,
+  RawThreadInfos,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { values } from 'lib/utils/objects.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 function useOnClickThread(
-  thread: ?ThreadInfo,
+  thread: ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>) => void {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   return React.useCallback(
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@
 
 function useOnClickPendingSidebar(
   messageInfo: ComposableMessageInfo | RobotextMessageInfo,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>) => mixed {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const loggedInUserInfo = useLoggedInUserInfo();
diff --git a/web/sidebar/community-drawer-item-community-handlers.react.js b/web/sidebar/community-drawer-item-community-handlers.react.js
--- a/web/sidebar/community-drawer-item-community-handlers.react.js
+++ b/web/sidebar/community-drawer-item-community-handlers.react.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
+  clearChatCommunityFilter,
   updateCalendarCommunityFilter,
   updateChatCommunityFilter,
-  clearChatCommunityFilter,
 } from 'lib/actions/community-actions.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 import type { CommunityDrawerItemCommunityHandler } from './community-drawer-item-handler.react.js';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 
 export type HandlerProps = {
   +setHandler: (handler: CommunityDrawerItemCommunityHandler) => void,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function ChatDrawerItemCommunityHandler(props: HandlerProps): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/sidebar/community-drawer-item-handlers.react.js b/web/sidebar/community-drawer-item-handlers.react.js
--- a/web/sidebar/community-drawer-item-handlers.react.js
+++ b/web/sidebar/community-drawer-item-handlers.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import type { CommunityDrawerItemHandler } from './community-drawer-item-handler.react.js';
 import { useCommunityIsPickedCalendar } from '../selectors/calendar-selectors.js';
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 
 export type HandlerProps = {
   +setHandler: (handler: CommunityDrawerItemHandler) => void,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function ChatDrawerItemHandler(props: HandlerProps): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/sidebar/community-drawer-utils.react.js b/web/sidebar/community-drawer-utils.react.js
--- a/web/sidebar/community-drawer-utils.react.js
+++ b/web/sidebar/community-drawer-utils.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 import type { CommunityDrawerItemData } from 'lib/utils/drawer-utils.react';
 
 import css from './community-drawer-item.css';
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
   hasSubchannelsButton: boolean,
   itemChildren: $ReadOnlyArray<CommunityDrawerItemData<string>>,
   paddingLeft: number,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   expandable: boolean,
   handlerType: NavigationTab,
 }): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/sidebar/subchannels-button.react.js b/web/sidebar/subchannels-button.react.js
--- a/web/sidebar/subchannels-button.react.js
+++ b/web/sidebar/subchannels-button.react.js
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 import { CornerDownRight } from 'react-feather';
 
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './subchannels-button.css';
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
 import SubchannelsModal from '../modals/threads/subchannels/subchannels-modal.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function SubchannelsButton(props: Props): React.Node {
diff --git a/web/tooltips/message-tooltip.react.js b/web/tooltips/message-tooltip.react.js
--- a/web/tooltips/message-tooltip.react.js
+++ b/web/tooltips/message-tooltip.react.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { useNextLocalID } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './message-tooltip.css';
 import {
@@ -18,12 +19,12 @@
 import { useTooltipContext } from './tooltip-provider.js';
 import type {
   MessageTooltipAction,
-  TooltipSize,
   TooltipPositionStyle,
+  TooltipSize,
 } from './tooltip-utils.js';
 import {
-  useSendReaction,
   getEmojiKeyboardPosition,
+  useSendReaction,
 } from '../chat/reaction-message-utils.js';
 
 type MessageTooltipProps = {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
   +tooltipPositionStyle: TooltipPositionStyle,
   +tooltipSize: TooltipSize,
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 function MessageTooltip(props: MessageTooltipProps): React.Node {
   const {
diff --git a/web/tooltips/tooltip-action-utils.js b/web/tooltips/tooltip-action-utils.js
--- a/web/tooltips/tooltip-action-utils.js
+++ b/web/tooltips/tooltip-action-utils.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import { useResettingState } from 'lib/hooks/use-resetting-state.js';
 import type {
-  ReactionInfo,
   ChatMessageInfoItem,
+  ReactionInfo,
 } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { useCanEditMessage } from 'lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js';
 import { createMessageReply } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
   useSidebarExistsOrCanBeCreated,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import { longAbsoluteDate } from 'lib/utils/date-utils.js';
 import { canToggleMessagePin } from 'lib/utils/message-pinning-utils.js';
 
@@ -27,11 +28,11 @@
 import ReactionTooltip from './reaction-tooltip.react.js';
 import { useTooltipContext } from './tooltip-provider.js';
 import {
-  type MessageTooltipAction,
-  getTooltipPositionStyle,
+  calculateLabelTooltipSize,
   calculateMessageTooltipSize,
   calculateReactionTooltipSize,
-  calculateLabelTooltipSize,
+  getTooltipPositionStyle,
+  type MessageTooltipAction,
   type TooltipPosition,
   type TooltipPositionStyle,
   type TooltipSize,
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@
 
 function useMessageTooltipSidebarAction(
   item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ?MessageTooltipAction {
   const { threadCreatedFromMessage, messageInfo } = item;
   const { popModal } = useModalContext();
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@
 
 function useMessageTooltipReplyAction(
   item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ?MessageTooltipAction {
   const { messageInfo } = item;
   const { popModal } = useModalContext();
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@
 
 function useMessageReactAction(
   item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ?MessageTooltipAction {
   const { messageInfo } = item;
 
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@
 
 function useMessageTogglePinAction(
   item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ?MessageTooltipAction {
   const { pushModal } = useModalContext();
   const { messageInfo, isPinned } = item;
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@
 
 function useMessageEditAction(
   item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): ?MessageTooltipAction {
   const { messageInfo } = item;
 
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@
 
 function useMessageTooltipActions(
   item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<MessageTooltipAction> {
   const sidebarAction = useMessageTooltipSidebarAction(item, threadInfo);
   const replyAction = useMessageTooltipReplyAction(item, threadInfo);
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@
 type UseMessageTooltipArgs = {
   +availablePositions: $ReadOnlyArray<TooltipPosition>,
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
-  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +threadInfo: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function useMessageTooltip({
diff --git a/web/types/nav-types.js b/web/types/nav-types.js
--- a/web/types/nav-types.js
+++ b/web/types/nav-types.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 // @flow
-import t from 'tcomb';
+
 import type { TInterface } from 'tcomb';
+import t from 'tcomb';
 
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { type BaseNavInfo } from 'lib/types/nav-types.js';
-import {
-  legacyThreadInfoValidator,
-  type ThreadInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import { legacyThreadInfoValidator } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
   type AccountUserInfo,
   accountUserInfoValidator,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   ...$Exact<BaseNavInfo>,
   +tab: NavigationTab,
   +activeChatThreadID: ?string,
-  +pendingThread?: ThreadInfo,
+  +pendingThread?: LegacyThreadInfo | MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo,
   +settingsSection?: NavigationSettingsSection,
   +selectedUserList?: $ReadOnlyArray<AccountUserInfo>,
   +chatMode?: NavigationChatMode,
diff --git a/web/utils/thread-utils.js b/web/utils/thread-utils.js
--- a/web/utils/thread-utils.js
+++ b/web/utils/thread-utils.js
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
   createPendingThread,
   useExistingThreadInfoFinder,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
+import type { MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
-import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import type { LegacyThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import type { AccountUserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
 
 function useThreadInfoForPossiblyPendingThread(
   activeChatThreadID: ?string,
-): ?ThreadInfo {
+): ?LegacyThreadInfo | ?MinimallyEncodedThreadInfo {
   const { isChatCreation, selectedUserInfos } = useInfosForPendingThread();
 
   const loggedInUserInfo = useLoggedInUserInfo();