Lightning Labs has released a new open-source toolkit designed to allow AI agents to operate directly on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, providing autonomous systems with a native way to make payments and access services. 

The company says the tools address a key gap in the emerging AI economy: enabling agents to transact without human intervention.

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…

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