Jamal James

knee draggin, sat stackin, stuff builder - creator of @lightningpolar - Eng @lightning

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

Announcing LND v0.21: Grown Up, Sped Up, Locked Down 🌱

The 21st release lands on the number every bitcoiner knows 🟠

Onion messaging, private message relay without revealing sender or route 🧅

Simple taproot channels hit production for on-chain privacy 🌳

Native SQL and better sync for faster queries and startup ⏩

Read more and upgrade today: https://t.co/DZwJEIfhof

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

Lightning Terminal is a web dashboard for managing Lightning nodes at scale. Automatically manage routing fees and channel opens. Visualize routing data. Monitor your node from anywhere.

We just shipped passkey support for device-based auth and persistent sessions. Authenticate once. Stay logged in across page reloads. No passwords needed.

Connect your node and build the future with bitcoin. https://t.co/ZwdQUa7kTM

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

Agents want money. Bitcoin makes it possible. And now it works with agent-native workflows. Today we're releasing L402 SDK as part of our suite of AI tools, a client SDK for agentic payments on Lightning with L402.

Embeds directly into library-based agent frameworks. TypeScript and Python bindings. Works with Vercel AI SDK and LangChain.

📖 Import a library instead of using a CLI
🛡️ Per-request, hourly, daily, and per-domain budget controls
🌐 WASM for browsers, serverless functions, edge environments

Start building the agent economy with machine-scale payments on Lightning.

https://t.co/n4f1wcVxHc

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

We're hiring an AI Product Engineer!

Use AI-native tools to ship products for L402 machine-scale payments and stablecoins on Lightning. Build for agents, automate workflows, create developer demos. Operate autonomously. Move fast and fix things.

Forge the path forward for AI and bitcoin. Apply here: https://t.co/CIPm11VeHx

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

Running a Lightning node in production means managing configs, upgrades, secrets, and scaling. Helm charts package all of that into a single deployable unit on Kubernetes. One command to install, one file to customize.

Today we're releasing the LND Helm chart, which we use to run our own bitcoin infrastructure. Production-ready defaults, available on GitHub Container Registry.

https://t.co/lgYTyBVzS8

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

The Aperture dashboard is here! With Aperture, developers, vibe coders, and agents can transform any application into a pay-per-use endpoint on Lightning, built for machine-scale payments.

Now, builders can monitor and manage their activity in real time with the Aperture dashboard for L402 and MPP agentic payments. Track revenue, transactions, and services all from a simple UI.

Bitcoin will power the AI economy. Start building it.⚡

https://t.co/IU08JLPxI9

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

Your agent is spending money. Now you can see where it goes. 👀

lnget is a command-line HTTP client that handles L402 payments automatically on Lightning. No signup, API keys, or intermediaries required. Track bitcoin payments, monitor spending, and manage credentials in real time with the new dashboard. Made for AI agents, developers, and vibe coders. Early alpha.⚡

https://t.co/kRWFAgZXh0

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

Hey agents 👋 Looking for a payments protocol? Here's your checklist:

🔑 Pay for any API with no signup or identity
🧮 Proof of payment baked into the credential
🎟️ Delegate scoped credentials to sub-agents without issuer involvement
🔒 Private by default, no records on-chain
🌐 No single entity that can go offline, powered by bitcoin

That's L402, built on Lightning. Made for machines, streamlined for vibe coders.

https://t.co/OZDGwAqvBc

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

Agents want to use money. Bitcoin makes it possible. Join us on Wed, March 18 for our next AI + BTC community call at 10am PT/1pm ET/5pm UTC.

With Lightning, anyone anywhere can integrate payments into their apps. Vibe coders, devs, agents. Instant, high volume, low fee. L402 makes the internet machine-native with built-in authentication.

Join us to learn more. Demo your projects. RSVP here: https://t.co/oAEagqIxBY

[Russell @russeIIls]

whoever made this.. I cordially invite you to interview with @lightning

plz get in touch 🙏

https://t.co/REO5kH2Afm

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

AI agents can write code, send emails, and make phone calls. But they still can't transact.

Today we're fixing that. Releasing a new set of tools that give agents native access to the Lightning Network: lnget for automatic L402 payments, MCP for node operations, remote signing for key isolation, and scoped credentials for spending control.

The machine-payable web starts now. And bitcoin makes it possible. ⚡🦞

https://t.co/B0KW01l6ZD

[Polar @lightningpolar]

⚡️ Donations are now open to support Polar.
https://t.co/vZzfUHvvwG

Polar has been fully open source and free to the Bitcoin dev community for over 6 years, and it’s grown thanks to the community:

✨ 800+ GitHub stars
✅ 30K+ downloads
🔨 40+ code contributors

🧵

[Polar @lightningpolar]

🔥 Announcing the release of Polar v4.0.0! 🚀

You can now use your AI agents to control the nodes in your Lightning networks using the integrated MCP server.

Check out this Cursor agent confirming the balances displayed in my demo app are accurate.

[Jamal James @jamaljsr]

Lookout!! the AI agents are creating Lightning networks now... 🤯

[Polar @lightningpolar]

🔥 Announcing the release of Polar v4.0.0! 🚀

You can now use your AI agents to control the nodes in your Lightning networks using the integrated MCP server.

Check out this Cursor agent confirming the balances displayed in my demo app are accurate.

[Michael Levin⚡️ @MichaelLevin]

1/4: With the latest release of Lightning Terminal, node operators will now be able to monitor the status of Autopilot in real time and receive notifications for Autopilot actions like channel opens, fee adjustments, or error messages.

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

Announcing Taproot Assets v0.7, now with reusable addresses, a fully auditable asset supply, and larger, more reliable transactions. ✅

With this release, we are laying the foundation for trillions of dollars to flow on bitcoin and Lightning. 💸

Read more below. Upgrade today!

[Michael Levin⚡️ @MichaelLevin]

Operating a Lightning Node used to require constant babysitting with fee tuning, channel opens, and liquidity balancing. 👨🏻‍🍼

Now? Autopilot on Lightning Terminal does the heavy lifting. 💪🏽🤖

Less manual operations, more routing revenue. ⚡️📈

[Michael Levin⚡️ @MichaelLevin]

We're hiring a frontend developer at @lightning Labs!

The ideal candidate is:
- Passionate about Bitcoin/Lightning ⚡️
- Experienced with NextJS, React, MobX 🖥️
- Using AI development tooling 🤖
- A self-reliant problem solver 💪🏽

Apply below to join the best team in Bitcoin!

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

Announcing LND v0.20: The Lightning Fast Lane for a Booming Network 🛣️💥

Featuring:
Faster graph, faster bitcoin payments
More efficient gossip, better reliability
Advanced liquidity controls, easier to receive

Read more below and upgrade today. ⬇️

[Michael Levin⚡️ @MichaelLevin]

If you’ve ever used or currently use https://t.co/k2EFFS9JoC for managing your Lightning Node, we’d love to talk about your experience with the product. As we close the year, we’re looking to get feedback from users to help shape our roadmap. ⚡️

So, we want to hear from you! DMs are open 📥