Lightning MCP

🚀 Lightning Network MCP Server

A server compliant with the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling AI models to interact with the Lightning Network and implement payment invoice functionality.

🚀 Quick Start

This server allows AI models to interact with the Lightning Network and handle payment invoices.

✨ Features

• 📝 Pay Lightning Network invoices.
• 🤖 MCP-compliant API for easy AI integration.

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js version 18 or higher.

📦 Installation

Installation via Smithery

Automatically install the Lightning Network MCP Server for Claude Desktop through Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @AbdelStark/lightning-mcp --client claude

Manual Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/AbdelStark/lightning-mcp
cd lightning-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env file:

💡 You can copy the .env.example file and modify it as needed.

# Bitcoin Lightning Network
## lnbits information
BITCOIN_LNBITS_NODE_URL="https://demo.lnbits.com"
BITCOIN_LNBITS_ADMIN_KEY="..."
BITCOIN_LNBITS_READ_KEY="..."

💻 Usage Examples

Starting the Server

# Development mode with hot reloading
npm run dev

# Production mode
npm start

Available Tools

pay_invoice

Pay an invoice on the Lightning Network.

Example input:

{
  "content": "lnbc20n1pneh8papp5x0syxmdqffcltfk8mqp00qc6j4kf5elkmr5pws9gm242mw9n0ejsdqqcqzzsxqyz5vqrzjqvueefmrckfdwyyu39m0lf24sqzcr9vcrmxrvgfn6empxz7phrjxvrttncqq0lcqqyqqqqlgqqqqqqgq2qsp563lg29qthfwgynluv7fvaq5d6y2hfdl383elgc6q68lccfzvpvfs9qxpqysgq2n6yhvs8aeugvrkcx8yjzdrqqmvp237500gxkrk0fe6d6crwpvlp96uvq9z2dfeetv5n23xpjlavg"
}

📬 Contact

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