Pay a BOLT-11 Lightning invoice from the embedded Lightning wallet. Returns the payment preimage (proof of payment) and fees paid.
Part of the Aibtc MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.
AI agents use lightning_pay_invoice to initiate financial transactions through Aibtc. Financial operations involve real money and are irreversible once processed. Intercept blocks financial tools by default, requiring explicit human approval with transaction-level limits to prevent unauthorised spending.
lightning_pay_invoice moves real money. Without a policy, an autonomous agent could initiate transactions that drain accounts or exceed budgets. Intercept blocks financial tools by default, requiring human-in-the-loop approval with configurable spending limits per transaction and per time window.
Financial tools involve real money. Block by default and require explicit human approval before enabling.
tools:
lightning_pay_invoice:
rules:
- action: deny
reason: "Requires human approval"See the full Aibtc policy for all 308 tools.
Agents calling financial-class tools like lightning_pay_invoice have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:
Other tools in the Financial risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (deny, require_approval) apply to each.
lightning_pay_invoice is one of the critical-risk operations in Aibtc. For the full severity-focused view — only the critical-risk tools with their recommended policies — see the breakdown for this server, or browse all critical-risk tools across every MCP server.
Pay a BOLT-11 Lightning invoice from the embedded Lightning wallet. Returns the payment preimage (proof of payment) and fees paid.. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Aibtc MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for lightning_pay_invoice. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Aibtc MCP server.
lightning_pay_invoice is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the lightning_pay_invoice rule in your Intercept policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for lightning_pay_invoice. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
lightning_pay_invoice is provided by the Aibtc MCP server (@aibtc/mcp-server). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic policy on every MCP tool call. Per-identity grants. Full audit log.