Bitcoin Lightning Network

Verified Integration

Author: @configuring•Category: ServerApplication

GitHub Repository

JSON-RPC 2.0

Protocol Standard

Sub-second

Execution Latency

Active

Operational Status

Client Configuration

— Connect Bitcoin Lightning Network to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitcoin-lightning-network": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-bitcoin-lightning-network"
      ],
      "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 AI models to interact with Bitcoin and Lightning Network, facilitating key generation, address validation, transaction decoding, and blockchain querying.

Indexed Date

7/22/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for Bitcoin Lightning Network

By configuring the `claude_desktop_config.json` file to point to the Bitcoin MCP server. Restart Claude after configuring.

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