lightning-mcp-server

lightning-mcp-server is an MCP server development skill for AI agents, published by lightninglabs in the lightning-agent-tools repository on GitHub. Skillspace rates lightning-mcp-server D (68/100) and it passed the safety scan; the rating is based on static analysis only.

Build and configure the MCP server for Lightning Node Connect (LNC). Connects AI assistants to lnd nodes via encrypted WebSocket tunnels using pairing phrases — no direct network access or TLS certs needed. Read-only by default (18 tools for querying node state, channels, payments, invoices, peers, on-chain data).

Grade
D
Quality
68 / 100
Safety
Passed
GitHub stars
57

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Our review

Architecture
96 / 100
Maturity
Structured: ships references or scripts
Security scan
Low-risk patterns
License
Not declared. Check the repository before reusing it.
Adoption
Adopted by 0 other repositories, in 5 collections

What the scanner flagged

  • mentions secrets in text

Not checked yet

  • Not judged on the rubric yet (not a contender in its category)
  • No blind task eval yet
  • Scope (portable / vendor / repo-internal) not assessed; only the top of each category is read for scope
  • Sibling files (scripts, references) not fetched; security scan covers SKILL.md only

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