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To add lighter-mcp to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 7 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y lighter-mcp@0.1.1Environment variables
LIGHTER_NETWORKSet in your MCP configLIGHTER_ACCOUNT_INDEXSet in your MCP configLIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEXSet in your MCP configLIGHTER_API_KEY_PRIVATE_KEYSet in your MCP configLIGHTER_MAX_NOTIONAL_USDSet in your MCP configLIGHTER_CHAIN_IDSet in your MCP configLIGHTER_READ_ONLY_TOKENSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add lighter --env LIGHTER_NETWORK=<YOUR_LIGHTER_NETWORK> --env LIGHTER_ACCOUNT_INDEX=<YOUR_LIGHTER_ACCOUNT_INDEX> --env LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX=<YOUR_LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX> --env LIGHTER_API_KEY_PRIVATE_KEY=<YOUR_LIGHTER_API_KEY_PRIVATE_KEY> --env LIGHTER_MAX_NOTIONAL_USD=<YOUR_LIGHTER_MAX_NOTIONAL_USD> --env LIGHTER_CHAIN_ID=<YOUR_LIGHTER_CHAIN_ID> --env LIGHTER_READ_ONLY_TOKEN=<YOUR_LIGHTER_READ_ONLY_TOKEN> -- npx -y lighter-mcp@0.1.1
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
lighter-mcp exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
LIGHTER_NETWORK LIGHTER_ACCOUNT_INDEX LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX LIGHTER_API_KEY_PRIVATE_KEY LIGHTER_MAX_NOTIONAL_USD LIGHTER_CHAIN_ID LIGHTER_READ_ONLY_TOKEN
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install lighter-mcp?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add lighter-mcp to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with lighter-mcp?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to lighter-mcp as well.
Does lighter-mcp need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: LIGHTER_NETWORK, LIGHTER_ACCOUNT_INDEX, LIGHTER_API_KEY_INDEX, LIGHTER_API_KEY_PRIVATE_KEY, LIGHTER_MAX_NOTIONAL_USD, LIGHTER_CHAIN_ID, LIGHTER_READ_ONLY_TOKEN. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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