MCP server for accessing useful bitcoin lightning tools
If you already use Lightning Tools, the lightning tools mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. MCP server for accessing useful bitcoin lightning tools.
This repository has been deprecated in favor of Alby MCP, which includes all the NWC tools along with additional lightning tools.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverInstallation — The Installation tool exposed by this serverBuilding — The Building tool exposed by this serverSetup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Configuration is passed through the environment: NWC_CONNECTION_STRING. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Lightning Tools's toolset — Prerequisites, Installation, Building — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by getAlby; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Installation | The Installation tool exposed by this server. |
| Building | The Building tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"lightning-tools": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@getalby/lightning-tools-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "YOUR NWC CONNECTION STRING HERE"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| NWC_CONNECTION_STRING | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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