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Interact with lightning addresses and use other common lightning tools with your LLM

1 stars TypeScriptOthers Updated Jun 20, 2025

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⚠️ DEPRECATED ⚠️

**Please use Alby MCP instead!**

This repository has been deprecated in favor of Alby MCP, which includes all the NWC tools along with additional lightning tools.

Lightning Tools MCP Server

Interact with lightning addresses and use other common lightning tools with your LLM. Works well combined with NWC MCP Server

This MCP server uses the official MCP TypeScript SDK

Quick Start

Add to Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightning-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@getalby/lightning-tools-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "YOUR NWC CONNECTION STRING HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to Cline

> Copy the below and paste it into a cline prompt.

json
Add the following to my MCP servers list:

"lightning-tools": {
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "@getalby/lightning-tools-mcp-server"],
  "env": {
    "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "YOUR NWC CONNECTION STRING HERE"
  },
  "disabled": false,
  "autoApprove": []
}

From Source

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 20+
  • Yarn

Installation

bash
yarn install

Building

bash
yarn build

Inspect the tools (use/test without an LLM)

`yarn inspect`

Supported Tools

See the tools directory

Frequently asked questions

What is lightning-tools-mcp-server?

lightning-tools-mcp-server is Interact with lightning addresses and use other common lightning tools with your LLM

How do I install lightning-tools-mcp-server?

Open the GitHub repository and follow its README. Most MCP servers are added to your client's MCP config, then called by your agent.

Is lightning-tools-mcp-server open source?

Yes — it is hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-tools-mcp-server and has 1 stars.

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