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Lightning Enable MCP Server MCP Server

Name: Lightning Enable MCP Server
Author: refined-element

AI agent Lightning payments: L402, invoices, wallets, API discovery, budgets, self-serve signup.

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "refined-element-lightning-enable-mcp": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "LightningEnable.Mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STRIKE_API_KEY": "YOUR_STRIKE_API_KEY",
        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "YOUR_NWC_CONNECTION_STRING",
        "LND_REST_HOST": "",
        "LND_MACAROON_HEX": "YOUR_LND_MACAROON_HEX",
        "OPENNODE_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENNODE_API_KEY",
        "OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT": "production",
        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY",
        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_TOOL_PROFILE": "standard",
        "AGENT_RELAY_URL": "wss://agents.lightningenable.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
STRIKE_API_KEY	No	Strike API key for Lightning payments (recommended wallet) Secret.
NWC_CONNECTION_STRING	No	Nostr Wallet Connect URI (for NWC wallets like CoinOS, CLINK, Alby Hub) Secret.
LND_REST_HOST	No	LND REST API host (e.g., localhost:8080)
LND_MACAROON_HEX	No	LND admin macaroon in hex format Secret.
OPENNODE_API_KEY	No	OpenNode API key (direct payments only, no L402 support) Secret.
OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT	No	OpenNode environment: production or dev (testnet)
LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY	No	Lightning Enable API key (unlocks producer + ASA tools). Optional: no key? The create_lightning_enable_account tool self-provisions one for ~100 sats over Lightning — no card, no subscription required. Secret.
LIGHTNING_ENABLE_TOOL_PROFILE	No	How many tools to advertise: lite (the wallet-setup and spend/read basics), standard (default), or full (adds the deprecated legacy names), or full (adds the pre-consolidation tool names).
AGENT_RELAY_URL	No	Nostr relay URL for agent events (default: wss://agents.lightningenable.com)
STRIKE_API_KEY	No	Strike API key for Lightning payments (recommended wallet) Secret.
NWC_CONNECTION_STRING	No	Nostr Wallet Connect URI (for NWC wallets like CoinOS, CLINK, Alby Hub) Secret.
LND_REST_HOST	No	LND REST API host (e.g., localhost:8080)
LND_MACAROON_HEX	No	LND admin macaroon in hex format Secret.
OPENNODE_API_KEY	No	OpenNode API key (direct payments only, no L402 support) Secret.
LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY	No	Lightning Enable API key (unlocks producer + ASA tools). Optional: no key? The create_lightning_enable_account tool self-provisions one for ~100 sats over Lightning — no card, no subscription required. Secret.
LIGHTNING_ENABLE_TOOL_PROFILE	No	How many tools to advertise: lite (the wallet-setup and spend/read basics), standard (default), or full (adds the deprecated legacy names), or full (adds the pre-consolidation tool names).
AGENT_RELAY_URL	No	Nostr relay URL for agent events (default: wss://agents.lightningenable.com)
STRIKE_API_KEY	No	Strike API key for Lightning payments (recommended wallet) Secret.
NWC_CONNECTION_STRING	No	Nostr Wallet Connect URI (for NWC wallets like CoinOS, CLINK, Alby Hub) Secret.
LND_REST_HOST	No	LND REST API host (e.g., localhost:8080)
LND_MACAROON_HEX	No	LND admin macaroon in hex format Secret.
OPENNODE_API_KEY	No	OpenNode API key (direct payments only, no L402 support) Secret.
LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY	No	Lightning Enable API key (unlocks producer + ASA tools). Optional: no key? The create_lightning_enable_account tool self-provisions one for ~100 sats over Lightning — no card, no subscription required. Secret.
LIGHTNING_ENABLE_TOOL_PROFILE	No	How many tools to advertise: lite (the wallet-setup and spend/read basics), standard (default), or full (adds the deprecated legacy names), or full (adds the pre-consolidation tool names).
AGENT_RELAY_URL	No	Nostr relay URL for agent events (default: wss://agents.lightningenable.com)

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