Alby Bitcoin Payments

Verified Integration

Author: @Bitcoin•Category: ServerApplication

GitHub Repository

JSON-RPC 2.0

Protocol Standard

Sub-second

Execution Latency

Active

Operational Status

Client Configuration

— Connect Alby Bitcoin Payments to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alby-bitcoin-payments": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-alby-bitcoin-payments"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).

Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Enables Bitcoin Lightning payments for Large Language Models by connecting a Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) compatible wallet.

Indexed Date

7/21/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for Alby Bitcoin Payments

Alby Bitcoin Payments is a developer tool that enables Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agents to interact with Bitcoin Lightning Network payments. It connects an NWC (Nostr Wallet Connect) compatible wallet to your LLM, allowing it to send and receive Bitcoin transactions programmatically.

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