Lightning Enable MCP

Name: Lightning Enable MCP
Author: refined-element

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Lightning Network payments for agents: pay and create invoices, check balances and call L402-paywalled APIs via Strike, OpenNode or NWC.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add lightning-enable --env STRIKE_API_KEY='<STRIKE_API_KEY>' --env NWC_CONNECTION_STRING='<NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>' --env LND_MACAROON_HEX='<LND_MACAROON_HEX>' --env OPENNODE_API_KEY='<OPENNODE_API_KEY>' --env LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY='<LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>' -- dnx LightningEnable.Mcp --yes

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.lightning-enable]
command = "dnx"
args = ["LightningEnable.Mcp", "--yes"]
env = { STRIKE_API_KEY = "<STRIKE_API_KEY>", NWC_CONNECTION_STRING = "<NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>", LND_MACAROON_HEX = "<LND_MACAROON_HEX>", OPENNODE_API_KEY = "<OPENNODE_API_KEY>", LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY = "<LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>" }

# codex mcp add lightning-enable --env STRIKE_API_KEY='<STRIKE_API_KEY>' --env NWC_CONNECTION_STRING='<NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>' --env LND_MACAROON_HEX='<LND_MACAROON_HEX>' --env OPENNODE_API_KEY='<OPENNODE_API_KEY>' --env LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY='<LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>' -- dnx LightningEnable.Mcp --yes

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightning-enable": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "LightningEnable.Mcp",
        "--yes"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRIKE_API_KEY": "<STRIKE_API_KEY>",
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "<NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>",
        "LND_MACAROON_HEX": "<LND_MACAROON_HEX>",
        "OPENNODE_API_KEY": "<OPENNODE_API_KEY>",
        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY": "<LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "lightning-enable": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "LightningEnable.Mcp",
        "--yes"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRIKE_API_KEY": "<STRIKE_API_KEY>",
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "<NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>",
        "LND_MACAROON_HEX": "<LND_MACAROON_HEX>",
        "OPENNODE_API_KEY": "<OPENNODE_API_KEY>",
        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY": "<LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightning-enable": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "LightningEnable.Mcp",
        "--yes"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRIKE_API_KEY": "<STRIKE_API_KEY>",
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "<NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>",
        "LND_MACAROON_HEX": "<LND_MACAROON_HEX>",
        "OPENNODE_API_KEY": "<OPENNODE_API_KEY>",
        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY": "<LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightning-enable": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "LightningEnable.Mcp",
        "--yes"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRIKE_API_KEY": "<STRIKE_API_KEY>",
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "<NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>",
        "LND_MACAROON_HEX": "<LND_MACAROON_HEX>",
        "OPENNODE_API_KEY": "<OPENNODE_API_KEY>",
        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY": "<LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightning-enable": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "LightningEnable.Mcp",
        "--yes"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRIKE_API_KEY": "<STRIKE_API_KEY>",
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "<NWC_CONNECTION_STRING>",
        "LND_MACAROON_HEX": "<LND_MACAROON_HEX>",
        "OPENNODE_API_KEY": "<OPENNODE_API_KEY>",
        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY": "<LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

STRIKE_API_KEY
NWC_CONNECTION_STRING
LND_MACAROON_HEX
OPENNODE_API_KEY
LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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