# Foundation, Expansion, and Value Capture Nano started as a sniper bot product, but the current foundation is designed to be easily expandable beyond the initial bot scope.\ The long-term direction is a broader protocol ecosystem, not a single standalone bot feature set. Nano has protocol-owned rails, which gives full control over expansion and product direction. Because of that foundation, Nano is not limited to being just a sniper bot product.\ It can evolve into a full protocol ecosystem with its own launchpads, fee routes, and additional product layers. While Nano is not a fork-first product in vision, forking Clanker V3.1 was a practical foundation decision.\ It reduced development time, and it allows Nano to capture 100% of protocol fees to fund continued development and future expansion. Value capture comes from more than token usage alone: * Revenue can come from protocol-level fees, not only from token gating. * The token can be used for broader ecosystem utility over time, beyond initial access control. Nano also benefits from existing distribution through Fargram, a bot product with exposure to \~7,000 users. Execution priority is Telegram-first.\ The web version is planned next, after Telegram flows are fully polished. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://nano-5.gitbook.io/nano-docs/documentation/getting-started/foundation-expansion-and-value-capture.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.