Albyhub Admin MCP server
Admin an Alby Hub Lightning node from an agent: info, balances, channels; safety-gated writes.
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Albyhub Admin tools (6, 1 write)
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albyhub_confirm_requestwrite actionExecute a previously-prepared non-GET request, identified by its one-time token. Only meaningful when ALBYHUB_REQUIRE_CONFIRM=true. The token is consumed (single use) and the safety pipeline (read-only, rate limit) re-runs before the HTTP call.
albyhub_get_balancesFetch hub balances (on-chain + lightning) from GET /api/balances. Distinct from nwc_get_balance \u2014 that one is a single sub-wallet's view via NWC; this one is the hub-wide aggregate including on-chain. If your Hub returns 404, probe with albyhub_proxy_request.
albyhub_get_node_infoFetch Alby Hub node info (identity, network, version) from GET /api/info. Convenience wrapper. If your Hub returns 404 here, the endpoint path differs in your version \u2014 use albyhub_proxy_request to probe alternatives like /api/node or /info.
albyhub_list_appsList NWC connections / sub-wallets ('apps') currently provisioned on the Hub. Each entry typically includes name, pubkey, scope, daily budget, and creation timestamp. Hits GET /api/apps. Use this to inventory what's connected to your Hub and what each connection's budget cap is.
albyhub_list_channelsList Lightning channels \u2014 typically peer pubkey, capacity, local/remote balance, public/private flag, online status. Hits GET /api/channels. The hub-wide view (vs. nwc-mcp which has no channel concept). Useful for spotting offline channels, low inbound, etc.
albyhub_proxy_requestGeneric HTTP proxy to your Alby Hub admin API. Use this when no typed convenience tool exists for the endpoint you need. Returns the response status, headers, and (JSON-parsed when possible) body. Non-GET methods are gated by ALBYHUB_READ_ONLY and ALBYHUB_REQUIRE_CONFIRM. Pair with the Hub's own docs to discover endpoints; the typed wrappers (get_node_info, list_apps, get_balances) are layered on
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan2 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
- Maintenancelast push 104 days ago8/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10
How Albyhub Admin compares
Against every graded AI and agents MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 71/100
- higher than 38% of 4,460 AI and agents servers
- Tools
- 6
- the typical AI and agents server has 6
- Tools that change things
- 17%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- Downloads a week
- 37
- more than 28% of 1,538 AI and agents servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 5 read · 1 change
Install Albyhub Admin in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y albyhub-admin-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add albyhub-admin-mcp -- npx -y albyhub-admin-mcp
What the publisher says
From the Albyhub Admin repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
albyhub-admin-mcp
Node-admin operations on your Alby Hub, exposed to an LLM agent. MCP server that wraps the Alby Hub HTTP API — read node info, balances, channels, NWC sub-wallets. Where NWC (nwc-mcp) ends (it's wallet-scoped), this server picks up: hub-wide on-chain balance, channel state, sub-wallet inventory.
v0.1 — defensive design. Alby Hub's admin API has evolved across versions and isn't publicly versioned in a stable way. So v0.1 ships one generic proxy tool that hits any path (the escape hatch) plus typed wrappers around a few well-established endpoints. If a typed wrapper's endpoint-guess fails against your Hub version, the proxy lets you discover the right path without re-shipping. v0.2 hardens the typed wrappers once smoke-tested against real Hubs.
The six tools
All typed wrappers are safe GETs. Non-GET behavior runs through albyhubproxyrequest, which is gated by ALBYHUBREADONLY and ALBYHUBREQUIRECONFIRM.
Requirements
- Node 20+
- A running Alby Hub instance (desktop app on http://localhost:8080, or self-hosted exposed somewhere)
- An Alby Hub API token (Settings → Developer / Apps in the Hub UI)
Install
npx -y albyhub-admin-mcpConfigure
cp .env.example .env
# edit .env: set ALBYHUB_URL (default http://localhost:8080) + ALBYHUB_TOKENRequired
Optional safety knobs
What if my Hub returns 404 on the typed wrappers?
The endpoint path probably differs in your Hub version. Use albyhubproxyrequest to probe — try /api/node, /info, /api/v1/info, etc. Once you find the right path, you can pin it in your usage (and ping the maintainer to fix the typed wrapper in v0.2).
agent: albyhub_proxy_request({ method: "GET", path: "/api/v1/info" })
→ { status: 200, body: { ... } } // found itSafety model
The proxy tool's pipeline:
- ALBYHUBREADONLY gate — non-GET requests blocked outright.
- Rate limit — rolling 60s window on the requests bucket.
- ALBYHUBREQUIRECONFIRM gate — non-GET requests return a token; albyhubconfirmrequest executes.
- HTTP request — Bearer auth, 15s timeout (override via timeout_ms).
- Audit log — every attempt (ok / blocked / error) as one structured JSON line.
GET-only convenience wrappers skip steps 1 + 3 (they're safe by construction) but still go through rate limit + audit.
Companion servers
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Albyhub Admin: common questions
- Is Albyhub Admin MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (71/100). Read the Albyhub Admin safety report
- How do I install Albyhub Admin?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Albyhub Admin need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
ALBYHUB_TOKEN. - Is Albyhub Admin maintained?
- The last commit was 142 days ago (2026-06-15). The latest release is v0.1.2.
- What can I use instead of Albyhub Admin?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: three.ws Portfolio MCP server, Vibe Check MCP server and Shellward MCP server.
- How does Albyhub Admin compare with other AI and agents MCP servers?
- safety score 71/100 (higher than 38% of 4,460 AI and agents servers); tools 6 (the typical AI and agents server has 6); tools that change things 17% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
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