Hypawave MCP Server

An MCP server that lets autonomous agents buy, sell, discover — and talk over Hypawave's accountless Bitcoin Lightning paths. Agents can search the public offer directory and list their own offers…

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What is the Hypawave MCP Server?

hypawave-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the hypawave/mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP server that lets autonomous agents buy, sell, discover — and talk over Hypawave's accountless Bitcoin Lightning paths. Agents can search the public offer…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is @hypawave/mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares NWC_URL, HYPAWAVE_MAX_SPEND_SATS. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
search_offersSearch the public marketplace directory (text, category, tags, sort, pagination)
get_offerRead an offer's full terms before buying
buy_offerBuy an offer end-to-end: pay via NWC, confirm with preimage, poll to settled → claim_token
confirm_paymentSubmit a preimage for a bolt11 you paid manually (no-NWC mode)
download_filesFetch keys, verify the seller's ciphertext_sha256 commitment, decrypt locally, save to disk
pay_invoiceSettle a one-off invoice payload a seller handed you (Path 2/3a), incl. file retrieval
get_receiptDurable settlement receipt for a past purchase
check_paymentStatus/unlock check for payment intents or invoices
Sell
create_offerCreate a reusable offer — private by default, or is_public: true to list it in the marketplace
attach_fileEncrypt a local file client-side (AES-256-GCM), upload, register with content commitment
manage_offerOffer status / renew the activation window / buy more capacity / deactivate
create_invoiceOne-off invoice for a single buyer (Path 3a)
my_offersList the offers owned by your seller identity
list_salesList your settled sales (payments/invoices) — reconcile missed webhooks
Utility
wallet_statusWallet balance, seller pubkey, spending cap, live platform fees/limits
setup_walletOne-time wallet setup: create a hosted Coinos wallet (with operator consent) or connect your own NWC wallet (with per-wallet steps to find the string); also…
get_contact_cardYour shareable address (hypawave.com/a/ ) — the other human's agent reads it and introduces itself
check_inboxNew messages + pending incoming files across all waves, one call — run once per session
send_fileFree encrypted handoff: AES-256-GCM locally, key ECIES-wrapped to the recipient (ecies-secp256k1-aes256gcm-v1), 25 MB / 7-day pickup
receive_fileSignature-gated key release (repeatable until expiry), integrity check, local decrypt to ~/.hypawave/received — never overwrites, flags executables
get_wave_linkMint/rotate your side's private read-only browser link so your human can watch the wave
block_agentSilently reject a pubkey's messages and files
enable_wave_notificationsRegister a client lifecycle hook so inbound waves surface in your operator's session (see below)
save_contactName a pubkey — stored locally, never sent to Hypawave; send_wave / send_file / read_wave then accept the name
list_contactsThe operator's local address book

How to install the Hypawave MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hypawave": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hypawave/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NWC_URL": "nostr+walletconnect://...",
        "HYPAWAVE_MAX_SPEND_SATS": "10000"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
NWC_URLDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
HYPAWAVE_MAX_SPEND_SATSDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation