"Michael Levin, Lightning Labs' Head of Product Growth, explained that the toolkit allows AI systems to run a Lightning node, pay for services, and host paid endpoints without needing identity verification, API keys, or traditional registration. The repository includes seven modular features, covering tasks such as node management, key isolation, scoped credentials, L402-based payments, paid endpoint hosting, and querying the state of a node."
"A central feature of the release is lnget, a command-line HTTP client that works with the L402 payment standard. L402 is based on the internet's HTTP 402 "Payment Required" status code. Instead of requiring a login or API key, an L402-enabled server responds to a request with a Lightning invoice. lnget automatically reads the invoice, pays it through a connected Lightning backend, and retrieves cryptographic proof of payment."
An open-source toolkit enables AI agents to operate on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, providing a native method for autonomous payments and access to paid services. The toolkit allows AI systems to run a Lightning node, pay for services, and host paid endpoints without identity verification, API keys, or traditional registration. The repository contains seven modular features such as node management, key isolation, scoped credentials, L402 payments, paid endpoint hosting, and node-state queries. lnget is a command-line HTTP client using L402 that replaces logins and API keys with Lightning invoices and automates invoice payment and proof retrieval. Supported backends include local lnd via gRPC, Lightning Node Connect tunnels, and an embedded Neutrino light wallet for experimentation without a full node.
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