SERVER

Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server

Rank #4,481

glama/getAlby/mcp

Connects a Bitcoin Lightning wallet to your LLM using Nostr Wallet Connect, enabling payments and interactions with Lightning Network features.

3 release tags

66 GitHub stars

by getalby (5 servers)View repository ↗

First listed

Mar 14, 2025

Last publish date

Oct 2, 2026

PURPOSE

What you can do with Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server

Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by getalby. It ranks #4,481 of 151,203 active servers on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 66 GitHub stars. Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server is listed across 3 registries — Glama, PulseMCP and mcp.so, with 3 release tags tracked from its GitHub repository. It was first listed on Mar 14, 2025 and most recently updated on Oct 2, 2026.

Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not yet written a checked profile for this server, so the paragraph above is assembled from registry data only. The repository README is the authority on what it does.

CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

What Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server can and cannot do

Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not catalogued this server's tools or limitations. The repository README lists them.

REQUIREMENTS

What you need before using Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server

DeclaredAPI keyCredentials declared

The registry listing declares required configuration before first use — typically an API key, token or connection string set via environment variables.

Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 23, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.

Declared in the registry install config

2 hosted endpoints declared as requiring authentication.

INSTALLATION AND FIRST TASK

Connect Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server and confirm it works

Remote · SSE

claude mcp add --transport http getalby https://mcp.getalby.com/sse

This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

claude mcp add --transport http getalby https://mcp.getalby.com/mcp

This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · SSE

[mcp_servers.getalby]
url = "https://mcp.getalby.com/sse"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

[mcp_servers.getalby]
url = "https://mcp.getalby.com/mcp"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · SSE

https://mcp.getalby.com/sse

Settings → Connectors → “Add custom connector”, then paste this URL. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

https://mcp.getalby.com/mcp

Settings → Connectors → “Add custom connector”, then paste this URL. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · SSE

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "getalby": {
      "url": "https://mcp.getalby.com/sse"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "getalby": {
      "url": "https://mcp.getalby.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · SSE

{
  "servers": {
    "getalby": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.getalby.com/sse"
    }
  }
}

Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "servers": {
    "getalby": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.getalby.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · SSE

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "getalby": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.getalby.com/sse"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "getalby": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.getalby.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · SSE

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "getalby": {
      "url": "https://mcp.getalby.com/sse"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "getalby": {
      "url": "https://mcp.getalby.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

First successful task

After adding the config, ask your client to list this server's tools. A tool list confirms the connection; an empty list or an error means the server did not start or needs credentials.

ALTERNATIVES

When to choose another server

Other servers by getalby

View all getalby servers →

No task-specific alternatives are catalogued for Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Serveryet; the list above is its publisher's other servers.

MAINTENANCE AND EVIDENCE

What changed, and when this was checked

First listed: Mar 14, 2025
Latest release tag: Oct 2, 2026
Version history: 3 release tags tracked (below)
Requirements evidence: Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 23, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
Profile checked: Not yet — purpose, capabilities and requirements above come from registry data only
Ranking data as of: Oct 23, 2026

Registry sightings

Glama ↗listed since Apr 26, 2026 · still listed
PulseMCP ↗listed since Jun 4, 2026 · still listed
mcp.so ↗listed since Jun 4, 2026 · still listed

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VERSIONS

GitHub releases (3)

No registry surfaces explicit version metadata for this server. The list below shows release tags from the linked GitHub repository.

Version	Published
v1.1.2	Oct 2, 2026
v1.1.1	Jul 16, 2025
v1.1.0	Jun 23, 2025

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Ranks ahead of 146,722 of 151,203 servers on MCP Toplist.

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FAQ

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Who maintains Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server?: Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server is maintained by getalby, which publishes 5 MCP servers (3 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
Is Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server listed on the Official MCP Registry?: Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server is not on the Official MCP Registry. It is listed on Glama, PulseMCP and mcp.so.
How many versions does Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server have?: No registry surfaces explicit version metadata for Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server; MCP Toplist tracks 3 release tags from its GitHub repository, most recently published on Oct 2, 2026.
Where can I find the source code for Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server?: The source code for Alby Bitcoin Payments MCP Server is hosted at github.com/getalby/mcp.

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