MCP Server

Lightning Enable MCP Server MCP Server

Name: Lightning Enable MCP Server MCP Server
Author: io.github.refined-element

io.github.refined-element/lightning-enable-mcp

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What is the Lightning Enable MCP Server MCP server?

AI agent Lightning payments: invoices, wallets, L402 access, API discovery, budgets, and commerce.

How to install Lightning Enable MCP Server

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

STRIKE_API_KEY
secret
Strike API key for Lightning payments (recommended wallet)
NWC_CONNECTION_STRING
secret
Nostr Wallet Connect URI (for NWC wallets like CoinOS, CLINK, Alby Hub)
LND_REST_HOST
LND REST API host (e.g., localhost:8080)
LND_MACAROON_HEX
secret
LND admin macaroon in hex format
OPENNODE_API_KEY
secret
OpenNode API key (direct payments only, no L402 support)
OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT
OpenNode environment: production or dev (testnet)
L402_MAX_SATS_PER_REQUEST
Maximum satoshis allowed per single payment request
L402_MAX_SATS_PER_SESSION
Maximum total satoshis allowed per session
LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY
secret
Lightning Enable API key for agent registration and ASA publishing (Agentic Commerce subscription)
AGENT_RELAY_URL
Nostr relay URL for agent events (default: wss://agents.lightningenable.com)

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightning-enable-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lightning-enable-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRIKE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_STRIKE_API_KEY>",
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "<YOUR_NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>",
        "LND_REST_HOST": "<YOUR_LND_REST_HOST>",
        "LND_MACAROON_HEX": "<YOUR_LND_MACAROON_HEX>",
        "OPENNODE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENNODE_API_KEY>",
        "OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT": "<YOUR_OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT>",
        "L402_MAX_SATS_PER_REQUEST": "<YOUR_L402_MAX_SATS_PER_REQUEST>",
        "L402_MAX_SATS_PER_SESSION": "<YOUR_L402_MAX_SATS_PER_SESSION>",
        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>",
        "AGENT_RELAY_URL": "<YOUR_AGENT_RELAY_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightning-enable-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lightning-enable-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRIKE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_STRIKE_API_KEY>",
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "<YOUR_NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>",
        "LND_REST_HOST": "<YOUR_LND_REST_HOST>",
        "LND_MACAROON_HEX": "<YOUR_LND_MACAROON_HEX>",
        "OPENNODE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENNODE_API_KEY>",
        "OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT": "<YOUR_OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT>",
        "L402_MAX_SATS_PER_REQUEST": "<YOUR_L402_MAX_SATS_PER_REQUEST>",
        "L402_MAX_SATS_PER_SESSION": "<YOUR_L402_MAX_SATS_PER_SESSION>",
        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>",
        "AGENT_RELAY_URL": "<YOUR_AGENT_RELAY_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightning-enable-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lightning-enable-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRIKE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_STRIKE_API_KEY>",
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "<YOUR_NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>",
        "LND_REST_HOST": "<YOUR_LND_REST_HOST>",
        "LND_MACAROON_HEX": "<YOUR_LND_MACAROON_HEX>",
        "OPENNODE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENNODE_API_KEY>",
        "OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT": "<YOUR_OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT>",
        "L402_MAX_SATS_PER_REQUEST": "<YOUR_L402_MAX_SATS_PER_REQUEST>",
        "L402_MAX_SATS_PER_SESSION": "<YOUR_L402_MAX_SATS_PER_SESSION>",
        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>",
        "AGENT_RELAY_URL": "<YOUR_AGENT_RELAY_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "lightning-enable-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "lightning-enable-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRIKE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_STRIKE_API_KEY>",
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "<YOUR_NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>",
        "LND_REST_HOST": "<YOUR_LND_REST_HOST>",
        "LND_MACAROON_HEX": "<YOUR_LND_MACAROON_HEX>",
        "OPENNODE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENNODE_API_KEY>",
        "OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT": "<YOUR_OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT>",
        "L402_MAX_SATS_PER_REQUEST": "<YOUR_L402_MAX_SATS_PER_REQUEST>",
        "L402_MAX_SATS_PER_SESSION": "<YOUR_L402_MAX_SATS_PER_SESSION>",
        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>",
        "AGENT_RELAY_URL": "<YOUR_AGENT_RELAY_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add lightning-enable-mcp --env STRIKE_API_KEY=<YOUR_STRIKE_API_KEY> --env NWC_CONNECTION_STRING=<YOUR_NWC_CONNECTION_STRING> --env LND_REST_HOST=<YOUR_LND_REST_HOST> --env LND_MACAROON_HEX=<YOUR_LND_MACAROON_HEX> --env OPENNODE_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENNODE_API_KEY> --env OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT=<YOUR_OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT> --env L402_MAX_SATS_PER_REQUEST=<YOUR_L402_MAX_SATS_PER_REQUEST> --env L402_MAX_SATS_PER_SESSION=<YOUR_L402_MAX_SATS_PER_SESSION> --env LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY=<YOUR_LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY> --env AGENT_RELAY_URL=<YOUR_AGENT_RELAY_URL> -- uvx lightning-enable-mcp