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DimensionAlby Bitcoin Payments MCP ServerConnect a bitcoin lightning wallet to your LLM via Nostr Wallet ConnectBioMCPOne binary. One grammar. Evidence from the biomedical sources you already trust.
FMRS58 / 100 · C75 / 100 · B
Reliability7 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions8 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance13 / 2018 / 20
Documentation16 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience14 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Users who already have an NWC-compatible Lightning wallet and want an LLM to act on it
  • Developers integrating bitcoin payment capability into MCP-capable clients like Claude, Goose, Cline, or Windsurf
  • Biomedical researchers
  • Clinicians
  • AI agents that need efficient access to biomedical literature and data analysis
Not for
  • Users who don't use the bitcoin Lightning Network or lack an NWC wallet
  • Use with weaker models — the README notes a capable model (e.g. Claude 3.7 Sonnet) is required or the server may not function correctly
  • Users needing to write to upstream databases (read-only)
  • Users requiring direct access to closed datasets (e.g., COSMIC is not directly integrated)
  • Users expecting all advanced features without API keys
Required permissions
  • Requires an NWC connection secret, which grants the server the ability to act on your wallet's funds
  • In hosted/remote mode, this secret is transmitted to the Alby server as a Bearer header or URL parameter
  • Requires internet access to query public biomedical APIs
  • Optional API keys (NCBI, Semantic Scholar, OpenFDA, etc.) to improve rate limits or unlock features
  • Local read/write access for skills, cache, and local study data (e.g., `~/.local/share/biomcp`)
Risks and side effects
  • If the NWC connection secret leaks, anyone holding it can control the associated wallet's funds
  • Passing the secret via a URL query parameter risks it being logged in browser history, server logs, or proxies
  • Relying on a weaker model may lead to unintended or incorrect payment actions
  • Upstream API rate limits may affect performance
  • Some data sources (e.g., KEGG) have licensing terms that restrict non-academic use
  • Features requiring API keys (e.g., OncoKB) may be incomplete without them
  • Local binary installations need regular updates for compatibility
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Claude Web, Claude Code, Goose Desktop, Goose CLI, Cline, Windsurf, N8NClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Other MCP stdio clients
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