lightningfaucet/lightning-wallet-mcp

Overview

An MCP server that gives AI agents a Bitcoin Lightning wallet via a faucet. It handles basic wallet operations, letting agents send and receive payments on the Lightning Network.

Best for

Best for
Developers prototyping AI agents that need to send or receive small Bitcoin payments on a test network.

Use cases

• Enabling AI agents to pay for API calls or microtransactions over Lightning
• Testing Bitcoin micropayment interactions in agent workflows
• Adding a simple wallet backend to MCP-compatible agent frameworks

How to use

Install

npm install -g lightning-wallet-mcp

Tools exposed

• get_info
• decode_invoice
• check_balance
• get_rate_limits
• pay_l402_api
• pay_invoice
• pay_lightning_address
• create_invoice
• get_invoice_status
• get_transactions
• lnurl_auth
• claim_lnurl_withdraw
• register_operator
• recover_account
• rotate_api_key
• get_deposit_invoice
• set_operator_key
• create_agent
• list_agents
• fund_agent

Tested with

Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf

Notes

An MCP server that gives AI agents a Bitcoin Lightning wallet via a faucet. It handles basic wallet operations, letting agents send and receive payments on the Lightning Network.

8 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-01. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Enabling AI agents to pay for API calls or microtransactions over Lightning
• Testing Bitcoin micropayment interactions in agent workflows
• Adding a simple wallet backend to MCP-compatible agent frameworks

Pros

• Directly integrates Bitcoin Lightning payments into any MCP-based agent
• Simple setup using an existing faucet
• Written in JavaScript, easy to contribute to or fork

Cons

• Relies on a Lightning faucet (likely testnet-only)
• Low star count indicates limited adoption and untested production use
• Minimal documentation or community support

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