How do I install Lightning Enable MCP Server?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Lightning Enable MCP Server need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: STRIKE_API_KEY, NWC_CONNECTION_STRING, LND_REST_HOST, LND_MACAROON_HEX, OPENNODE_API_KEY, OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT, LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY, LIGHTNING_ENABLE_TOOL_PROFILE, AGENT_RELAY_URL.

What transport does Lightning Enable MCP Server use?

Lightning Enable MCP Server runs locally over stdio.

When was Lightning Enable MCP Server last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. AI agent Lightning payments: L402, invoices, wallets, API discovery, budgets, self-serve signup.

Lightning Enable MCP server

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Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

nuget LightningEnable.Mcp

Credentials from the publisher

STRIKE_API_KEY — Strike API key for Lightning payments (recommended wallet)
NWC_CONNECTION_STRING — Nostr Wallet Connect URI (for NWC wallets like CoinOS, CLINK, Alby Hub)
LND_REST_HOST — LND REST API host (e.g., localhost:8080)
LND_MACAROON_HEX — LND admin macaroon in hex format
OPENNODE_API_KEY — OpenNode API key (direct payments only, no L402 support)
OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT — OpenNode environment: production or dev (testnet)
LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY — 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.
LIGHTNING_ENABLE_TOOL_PROFILE — 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 — Nostr relay URL for agent events (default: wss://agents.lightningenable.com)

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1STRIKE_API_KEY=<secret> NWC_CONNECTION_STRING=<secret> LND_REST_HOST=<value> LND_MACAROON_HEX=<secret> OPENNODE_API_KEY=<secret> OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT=<value> LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY=<secret> LIGHTNING_ENABLE_TOOL_PROFILE=<value> AGENT_RELAY_URL=<value> claude mcp add io.github.refined-element-lightning-enable-mcp -- nuget LightningEnable.Mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.refined-element-lightning-enable-mcp": {4      "command": "nuget",5      "args": [6        "LightningEnable.Mcp"7      ],8      "env": {9        "STRIKE_API_KEY": "<secret>",10        "NWC_CONNECTION_STRING": "<secret>",11        "LND_REST_HOST": "<value>",12        "LND_MACAROON_HEX": "<secret>",13        "OPENNODE_API_KEY": "<secret>",14        "OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENT": "<value>",15        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY": "<secret>",16        "LIGHTNING_ENABLE_TOOL_PROFILE": "<value>",17        "AGENT_RELAY_URL": "<value>"18      }19    }20  }21}

claude_desktop_config.json

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