Lightning Tools

🚀 Lightning Tools MCP Server

Interact with Lightning addresses and use other common Lightning tools in conjunction with your LLM. It works even better when used with the NWC MCP Server.

This MCP server utilizes the official MCP TypeScript SDK.

🚀 Quick Start

Add to Claude Desktop

Add the following content to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightning-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@getalby/lightning-tools-mcp-server"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Add to Cline

Copy and paste the following content into the Cline prompt:

Add the following to my MCP server list:

"lightning-tools": {
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "@getalby/lightning-tools-mcp-server"],
  "env": {
  },
  "disabled": false,
  "autoApprove": []
}

📦 Installation from Source Code

Prerequisites

• Node.js version 20+
• Yarn package manager

Installation

yarn install

Build

yarn build

Inspect the Tools (Use/Test without LLM)

yarn inspect

Supported Tools

Check the contents in the tools directory.