{"author":{"username":"webthethird","displayName":"William E Bodell III","fid":374565},"timestamp":"2026-10-22T16:11:22.000Z","text":"@farcaster.eth what's the status of this proposal to add direct casts to the protocol? \n\nMany clients would be good for the ecosystem, but right now DCs are a client-level feature, and they should be portable.\n\nA new client should be capable of restoring DC access to anybody who opts out of the @ns client.\n\nhttps://github.com/farcasterxyz/protocol/discussions/226","links":[{"url":"https://github.com/farcasterxyz/protocol/discussions/226","title":"FIP: Direct Casts · farcasterxyz/protocol · Discussion #226"}],"farcaster":"https://farcaster.xyz/webthethird/0xd4c0a028","firefly":"https://firefly.social/post/farcaster/0xd4c0a0280786ddc77604905891898c856a84f28f","note":"author hasn't signed the social smart contract; the cast may be restricted on farcaster.xyz"}