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Donovanh MCP Server

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Donovanh runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 36 installs a week from npm.

MCP server for Lightning Tools — pay-per-call AI tools via Bitcoin Lightning

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

Installs per day peak 15 · avg 5 · +85% w/w
a month agotoday
36
Installs / week
npm · @lightning-tools/mcp-server
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Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
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This one has been quiet for a while

Quiet is not dead — but it is worth knowing when it wakes up, or when someone else takes it over. We watch the repository and tell you either way.

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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-server -- npx -y @lightning-tools/mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@lightning-tools/mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@lightning-tools/mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@lightning-tools/mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@lightning-tools/mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: LIGHTNING_TOOLS_API_KEY (Your Lightning Tools API key (starts with sk_). Optional — you can purchase one via the buy_credits tool.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Donovanh — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Donovanh?
Donovanh runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @lightning-tools/mcp-server was installed 36 times last week.
Is Donovanh still maintained?
The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.
How do I connect Donovanh?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @lightning-tools/mcp-server straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Donovanh?
The npm package @lightning-tools/mcp-server was installed 36 times in the last week. Week over week that is +85%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.