Use Case
Lightning MCP Server is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Build and configure the MCP server for Lightning Node Connect (LNC). Connects AI assistants to lnd nodes via encrypted WebSocket tunnels using pairing phrases β 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). This guide walks you through installing Lightning MCP Server, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install Lightning MCP Server: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install lightning-mcp-server
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to marketing & growth to trigger Lightning MCP Server
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine Lightning MCP Server with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Lightning MCP Server
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What can Lightning MCP Server do for my marketing & growth workflow?
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Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install lightning-mcp-serverOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install lightning-mcp-serverβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/lightning-mcp-server/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.