# Lightning Wallet: MCP server (Payments & finance) in 2026

> Give AI agents a Bitcoin wallet with Lightning Network payments and L402 support.

**Verified working on 2026-10-27.** Source: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.lightningfaucet%2Flightning-wallet-mcp/versions/latest (checked 2026-10-27). Rank 29 of 77 in Payments & finance.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | MCP server, remote (streamable HTTP) |
| Category | Payments & finance |
| Endpoint | https://lightningfaucet.com/mcp |
| Registry name | io.github.lightningfaucet/lightning-wallet-mcp |
| Version (registry) | 1.11.1 |
| Published in registry | 2026-10-24 |
| Registry record updated | 2026-10-24 |
| Repository | https://github.com/lightningfaucet/lightning-wallet-mcp |
| Website | https://lightningfaucet.com/ai-agents/ |
| Authentication | None needed for initialize and tools/list (checked anonymously) |
| Latest check | Up on 2026-10-27, 353 ms to initialize |
| Tools listed | 72 |
| Checks passed | 1 of 1 daily checks |
| Last verified working | 2026-10-27 |
| Source | https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.lightningfaucet%2Flightning-wallet-mcp/versions/latest (pulled 2026-10-27) |

## Tools

`check_balance`, `pay_l402_api`, `pay_invoice`, `create_invoice`, `get_invoice_status`, `get_transactions`, `update_operator`, `claim_promo`, `get_deposit_invoice`, `create_agent`, `fund_agent`, `list_agents`, `whoami`, `register_webhook`, `list_webhooks`, `delete_webhook`, `test_webhook`, `get_budget_status`, `set_budget`, `deactivate_agent`, `reactivate_agent`, `rotate_api_key`, `get_info`, `decode_invoice`, `get_rate_limits`, `withdraw`, `create_withdraw_link`, `sweep_agent`, `pay_lightning_address`, `set_nostr_identity`, `get_nostr_identity`, `nostr_zap`, `transfer_to_agent`, `delete_agent`, `lnurl_auth`, `claim_lnurl_withdraw`, `keysend`, `board_read`, `board_post`, `board_reply` (and 32 more)

## Install

### Claude Code

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http lightning-wallet-mcp https://lightningfaucet.com/mcp
```

### Claude (claude.ai, Desktop)

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector. Name: Lightning Wallet. URL: https://lightningfaucet.com/mcp

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightning-wallet-mcp": {
      "url": "https://lightningfaucet.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Save as ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

### ChatGPT

Settings > Connectors > Advanced > Developer mode, then Create. Name: Lightning Wallet. MCP server URL: https://lightningfaucet.com/mcp. Authentication: No authentication.

Custom connectors need a plan with Developer mode; menu names change between releases.

### Hermes Agent

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  lightning-wallet-mcp:
    url: "https://lightningfaucet.com/mcp"
```

Add to ~/.hermes/config.yaml, then run /reload-mcp.

## Links

- Page: https://vibeshipped.io/directory/mcp-servers/lightning-wallet-mcp
- JSON: https://vibeshipped.io/directory/mcp-servers/lightning-wallet-mcp.json
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