# Sats for Bots

> Curated directory and weekly newsletter of tools that let AI agents pay and get paid in Bitcoin over Lightning (L402, NWC, Cashu, MCP servers, paid APIs).

All listings are Lightning-only and hand-verified. Dataset: https://satsforbots.com/listings.json (read-only JSON). Contact: hello@satsforbots.com

## Key pages
- [Tools for AI agents that pay in Bitcoin](https://satsforbots.com/index.md): Directory and weekly newsletter for AI agents that pay with Bitcoin Lightning.
- [Directory](https://satsforbots.com/directory.md): Search and filter Lightning/L402 tools, wallets, MCP servers and paid APIs for AI agents.
- [Learn](https://satsforbots.com/learn.md): Plain-English explainers: L402, Nostr Wallet Connect, Cashu, and L402 vs x402 vs MPP.
- [Launch log](https://satsforbots.com/launches.md): Directory and weekly newsletter for AI agents that pay with Bitcoin Lightning.
- [About the data](https://satsforbots.com/about-data.md): How to use the Sats for Bots listings dataset (listings.json): fields, license and update cadence.
- [Submit a tool](https://satsforbots.com/submit.md): Directory and weekly newsletter for AI agents that pay with Bitcoin Lightning.
- [Sponsor](https://satsforbots.com/sponsor.md): Directory and weekly newsletter for AI agents that pay with Bitcoin Lightning.
- [About](https://satsforbots.com/about.md): Directory and weekly newsletter for AI agents that pay with Bitcoin Lightning.
- [Newsletter](https://satsforbots.com/newsletter.md): Directory and weekly newsletter for AI agents that pay with Bitcoin Lightning.

## Tools
- [Lightning Agent Tools](https://satsforbots.com/tool/lightning-agent-tools.md): Lightning Labs' 7 open-source agent skills + MCP server to run a node, pay L402 APIs and host paid endpoints
- [lnget](https://satsforbots.com/tool/lnget.md): L402-aware wget/curl-style CLI that auto-pays Lightning invoices on HTTP 402
- [Aperture](https://satsforbots.com/tool/aperture.md): L402 reverse proxy that gates any API behind Lightning payments
- [L402 Protocol Spec](https://satsforbots.com/tool/l402-protocol-spec.md): Specification for HTTP 402 Lightning payment authentication with macaroons
- [LangChainBitcoin](https://satsforbots.com/tool/langchainbitcoin.md): LangChain tools letting agents hold sats and pay L402 APIs
- [Alby MCP Server](https://satsforbots.com/tool/alby-mcp-server.md): MCP server connecting an agent to a Lightning wallet via Nostr Wallet Connect
- [Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC)](https://satsforbots.com/tool/nostr-wallet-connect-nwc.md): Open protocol for apps and agents to control a remote Lightning wallet with scoped permissions
- [Alby JS SDK](https://satsforbots.com/tool/alby-js-sdk.md): JavaScript SDK for NWC wallet payments from apps and agents
- [Breez SDK](https://satsforbots.com/tool/breez-sdk.md): Self-custodial Lightning SDK for embedding payments in apps and agents
- [LNbits](https://satsforbots.com/tool/lnbits.md): Open-source Lightning accounts system with API keys and extensions
- [Voltage](https://satsforbots.com/tool/voltage.md): Hosted Lightning node infrastructure
- [Strike API](https://satsforbots.com/tool/strike-api.md): API for sending and receiving Bitcoin/Lightning payments
- [Cashu](https://satsforbots.com/tool/cashu.md): Chaumian ecash protocol on Bitcoin/Lightning used for private agent micropayments
- [Routstr](https://satsforbots.com/tool/routstr.md): Decentralized AI inference router: access top AI models with Bitcoin Lightning payments, permissionless and private
- [PPQ.ai](https://satsforbots.com/tool/ppq-ai.md): PayPerQ: pay-per-prompt access to hundreds of AI models with no subscription or registration; featured as a Bitcoin Lightning app
- [402 Index](https://satsforbots.com/tool/402-index.md): Index of paid L402/x402 API endpoints with health checks and MCP search
- [Satring](https://satsforbots.com/tool/satring.md): Curated directory of L402/x402 paid APIs for AI agents
- [HAL Market](https://satsforbots.com/tool/hal-market.md): Marketplace where agents buy pay-per-call services via L402; sellers keep 95%

## Categories
- [Clients](https://satsforbots.com/category/clients.md)
- [Directories](https://satsforbots.com/category/directories.md)
- [Frameworks & Skills](https://satsforbots.com/category/frameworks-skills.md)
- [MCP Servers](https://satsforbots.com/category/mcp-servers.md)
- [Marketplaces](https://satsforbots.com/category/marketplaces.md)
- [Paid AI APIs](https://satsforbots.com/category/paid-ai-apis.md)
- [Payment APIs](https://satsforbots.com/category/payment-apis.md)
- [Protocols](https://satsforbots.com/category/protocols.md)
- [SDKs](https://satsforbots.com/category/sdks.md)
- [Seller Tools](https://satsforbots.com/category/seller-tools.md)
- [Wallets & Nodes](https://satsforbots.com/category/wallets-nodes.md)

## Machine-readable
- [listings.json](https://satsforbots.com/listings.json)
- [API catalog](https://satsforbots.com/.well-known/api-catalog)
- [AI catalog](https://satsforbots.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json)
- [Agent skills](https://satsforbots.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json)