claim_lnurl_withdraw
Claim funds from an LNURL-withdraw link. REQUIRES AGENT KEY.
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What claim_lnurl_withdraw does on Lightning Wallet
AI agents use claim_lnurl_withdraw to commit financial operations through Lightning Wallet, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why claim_lnurl_withdraw is rated Critical
This tool commits a financial obligation and transfers value (Bitcoin funds) to the agent's wallet. Even though the agent is claiming pre-authorized funds rather than sending them, the economic effect is identical to a payment: cryptocurrency moves and wallet balances change irreversibly. Misuse could allow an attacker to drain LNURL-withdraw links, steal funds, or redirect payments.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Claim funds from an LNURL-withdraw link' — directly moves cryptocurrency (Bitcoin via Lightning Network) into the agent's wallet. LNURL-withdraw is a standard protocol for receiving Lightning payments.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs claim_lnurl_withdraw safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Lightning Wallet, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For claim_lnurl_withdraw, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to claim_lnurl_withdraw is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Lightning Wallet, apply this rule, and every claim_lnurl_withdraw call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about claim_lnurl_withdraw
Claim funds from an LNURL-withdraw link. REQUIRES AGENT KEY. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Lightning Wallet MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Lightning Wallet MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for claim_lnurl_withdraw: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Lightning Wallet. Nothing to install.
claim_lnurl_withdraw 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 claim_lnurl_withdraw rule in your PolicyLayer 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 PolicyLayer policy for claim_lnurl_withdraw. 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.
claim_lnurl_withdraw is provided by the Lightning Wallet MCP server (lightning-wallet-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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