SatoshiAPI — Bitcoin Data Via Lightning
Wire Lightning L402-paid Bitcoin market data—price, fees, blocks, sentiment, DCA hints—into agent workflows.
Overview
SatoshiAPI MCP is a MCP server for the Build phase that delivers L402 Lightning-paid Bitcoin data APIs to your coding agent over stdio.
What is this MCP server?
- Bitcoin data API paid via L402 Lightning invoices from the MCP layer
- Surfaces price, fees, blocks, sentiment, and DCA-oriented signals
- PyPI satoshiapi-mcp v1.0.2 with stdio transport
- Optional LND REST, macaroon, and TLS cert env vars for auto-payment
- Public site satoshiapi.io documents the underlying SatoshiAPI product
- PyPI identifier satoshiapi-mcp version 1.0.2
- Transport: stdio
- Env vars: SATOSHIAPI_LND_REST, SATOSHIAPI_LND_MACAROON, SATOSHIAPI_LND_CERT
What problem does it solve?
Agents that need trustworthy Bitcoin fees, blocks, and sentiment either hallucinate numbers or force you to wire ad-hoc APIs and payments by hand.
Who is it for?
Solo builders already running LND (or willing to) who ship Bitcoin-informed agents, bots, or internal ops tools.
Skip if: Beginners without Lightning nodes, fiat-only SaaS teams, or anyone who only needs occasional spot BTC quotes with no L402 setup.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Once LND auto-pay env vars are set, your agent can request paid SatoshiAPI datasets through MCP without rebuilding Lightning plumbing each time.
- MCP tools exposing SatoshiAPI Bitcoin datasets behind L402
- Configurable Lightning auto-pay via documented environment variables
- Integration path documented at satoshiapi.io with server v1.0.2
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Journey fit
Build integrations is where you connect external paid APIs and wallets to the product or agent stack you are shipping. Integrations covers MCP servers that fetch third-party financial data with real payment rails attached.
How it compares
Lightning-paid financial data MCP, not a generic CoinGecko skill or a self-custody wallet UI.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is SatoshiAPI MCP for?
Developers using MCP agents who want metered Bitcoin market and network data settled via L402 Lightning from a dedicated API.
When should I use SatoshiAPI MCP?
Use it while building or integrating crypto analytics, fee estimators, or DCA assistants that must pull live paid BTC intelligence inside the agent.
How do I add SatoshiAPI MCP to my agent?
Install satoshiapi-mcp from PyPI, add stdio MCP config, and set SATOSHIAPI_LND_REST, SATOSHIAPI_LND_MACAROON, and SATOSHIAPI_LND_CERT for automatic invoice payment.