Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
What This Skill Does
MCP server that connects AI assistants to Lightning Network nodes via Lightning Node Connect (LNC). Uses encrypted WebSocket tunnels through a mailbox relay, requiring only a 10-word pairing phrase from Lightning Terminal, no TLS certificates or macaroons. Read-only by default, exposing 18 tools for querying node state, channels, payments, invoices, peers, and on-chain data.
Access a remote lnd node without exposing TLS certificates, macaroons, or open gRPC ports; the mailbox relay handles all connectivity using only an in-memory pairing phrase.
When to use it
- Check Lightning node channel balances and capacity mid-conversation
- Decode a BOLT11 invoice to verify amount and recipient before paying
- Review payment history and track a specific payment by hash
- Inspect peer connections and sample Lightning Network topology
- Estimate on-chain fees for different confirmation targets
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: What is the current balance and channel status of my Lightning node?
- 1Call lnc_connect with the 10-word pairing phrase to open an encrypted tunnel
- 2Call lnc_get_balance to retrieve on-chain wallet and channel balances
- 3Call lnc_list_channels to get active channels with capacity and local/remote balances
- 4Call lnc_disconnect to close the tunnel
- 5Return a summary of balances and channel status to the user
Node has 0.05 BTC on-chain, 3 active channels totaling 0.12 BTC capacity, with 0.08 BTC local balance available to send
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.