Use Case
Lightning MCP Server isn't just for solo use β teams can share skills and build consistent AI workflows across the organization. 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 covers how to deploy Lightning MCP Server for your team, standardize prompts, and create shared workflows that everyone can use.
Install Lightning MCP Server in your project directory: .claude/skills/lightning-mcp-server/
Commit the skill folder to your repository so the whole team has access
Document your team's standard prompts in a shared README
Use Lightning MCP Server in code reviews, standups, and planning sessions
Iterate: collect feedback from the team and refine your prompts
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Lightning MCP Server
How can my team use Lightning MCP Server together?
Set up Lightning MCP Server for our project so everyone can use it
Create a shared workflow using Lightning MCP Server for our team
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.