diff --git a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
@@ -815,7 +815,8 @@
   const minimallyEncodedRawThreadInfoWithMemberPermissions =
     minimallyEncodeRawThreadInfoWithMemberPermissions(rawThreadInfo);
   invariant(
-    !minimallyEncodedRawThreadInfoWithMemberPermissions.thick,
+    !minimallyEncodedRawThreadInfoWithMemberPermissions.thick &&
+      !minimallyEncodedRawThreadInfoWithMemberPermissions.farcaster,
     'ServerThreadInfo should be thin thread',
   );
 
diff --git a/lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js b/lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js
--- a/lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   LegacyThinRawThreadInfo,
   LegacyThreadCurrentUserInfo,
   ThickMemberInfo,
+  LegacyFarcasterRawThreadInfo,
 } from './thread-types.js';
 import {
   decodeThreadRolePermissionsBitmaskArray,
@@ -177,7 +178,18 @@
   +currentUser: ThreadCurrentUserInfo,
 }>;
 
-export type RawThreadInfo = ThinRawThreadInfo | ThickRawThreadInfo;
+export type FarcasterRawThreadInfo = $ReadOnly<{
+  ...LegacyFarcasterRawThreadInfo,
+  +minimallyEncoded: true,
+  +members: $ReadOnlyArray<MemberInfoSansPermissions>,
+  +roles: { +[id: string]: RoleInfo },
+  +currentUser: ThreadCurrentUserInfo,
+}>;
+
+export type RawThreadInfo =
+  | ThinRawThreadInfo
+  | ThickRawThreadInfo
+  | FarcasterRawThreadInfo;
 
 const minimallyEncodeRawThreadInfoWithMemberPermissions = (
   rawThreadInfo: LegacyRawThreadInfo,
diff --git a/lib/types/thread-types.js b/lib/types/thread-types.js
--- a/lib/types/thread-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/thread-types.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   type ThinThreadType,
   type ThickThreadType,
   thinThreadTypeValidator,
+  type FarcasterThreadType,
 } from './thread-types-enum.js';
 import type { ClientUpdateInfo, ServerUpdateInfo } from './update-types.js';
 import type { UserInfo, UserInfos } from './user-types.js';
@@ -173,9 +174,29 @@
   +timestamps: ThreadTimestamps,
 };
 
+export type LegacyFarcasterRawThreadInfo = {
+  +farcaster: true,
+  +id: string,
+  +type: FarcasterThreadType,
+  +name?: ?string,
+  +avatar?: ?ClientAvatar,
+  +description?: ?string,
+  +color: string, // hex, without "#" or "0x"
+  +creationTime: number, // millisecond timestamp
+  +parentThreadID: ?string,
+  +containingThreadID?: ?string,
+  +community: ?string,
+  +members: $ReadOnlyArray<LegacyMemberInfo>,
+  +roles: { +[id: string]: ClientLegacyRoleInfo },
+  +currentUser: LegacyThreadCurrentUserInfo,
+  +repliesCount: number,
+  +pinnedCount?: number,
+};
+
 export type LegacyRawThreadInfo =
   | LegacyThinRawThreadInfo
-  | LegacyThickRawThreadInfo;
+  | LegacyThickRawThreadInfo
+  | LegacyFarcasterRawThreadInfo;
 
 export type LegacyRawThreadInfos = {
   +[id: string]: LegacyRawThreadInfo,
diff --git a/lib/utils/thread-ops-utils.js b/lib/utils/thread-ops-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/thread-ops-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/thread-ops-utils.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 function convertRawThreadInfoToClientDBThreadInfo(
   rawThreadInfo: LegacyRawThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo,
 ): ClientDBThreadInfo {
-  const { minimallyEncoded, thick, ...rest } = rawThreadInfo;
+  const { minimallyEncoded, thick, farcaster, ...rest } = rawThreadInfo;
   return {
     ...rest,
     creationTime: rawThreadInfo.creationTime.toString(),
diff --git a/native/redux/edit-thread-permission-migration.js b/native/redux/edit-thread-permission-migration.js
--- a/native/redux/edit-thread-permission-migration.js
+++ b/native/redux/edit-thread-permission-migration.js
@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@
         roles: updatedRoles,
       };
       newThreadInfos[threadID] = newThreadInfo;
+    } else if (threadInfo.farcaster) {
+      const updatedMembers = threadInfo.members.map(member =>
+        addDetailedThreadEditPermissionsToUser(threadInfo, member, threadID),
+      );
+      const newThreadInfo = {
+        ...threadInfo,
+        members: updatedMembers,
+        currentUser: updatedCurrentUser,
+        roles: updatedRoles,
+      };
+      newThreadInfos[threadID] = newThreadInfo;
     } else {
       const updatedMembers = threadInfo.members.map(member =>
         addDetailedThreadEditPermissionsToUser(threadInfo, member, threadID),
diff --git a/native/redux/manage-pins-permission-migration.js b/native/redux/manage-pins-permission-migration.js
--- a/native/redux/manage-pins-permission-migration.js
+++ b/native/redux/manage-pins-permission-migration.js
@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@
         roles: updatedRoles,
       };
       newThreadInfos[threadID] = updatedThreadInfo;
+    } else if (threadInfo.farcaster) {
+      const updatedMembers = threadInfo.members.map(member =>
+        addManagePinsThreadPermissionToUser(threadInfo, member, threadID),
+      );
+      const updatedThreadInfo = {
+        ...threadInfo,
+        members: updatedMembers,
+        currentUser: updatedCurrentUser,
+        roles: updatedRoles,
+      };
+      newThreadInfos[threadID] = updatedThreadInfo;
     } else {
       const updatedMembers = threadInfo.members.map(member =>
         addManagePinsThreadPermissionToUser(threadInfo, member, threadID),