Bitrefill vs Lightning Enable MCP Server
Bitrefill is an MCP server published by bitrefill. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Lightning Enable MCP Server is an MCP server published by refined-element. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Bitrefill |  Lightning Enable MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:7ff5cc499284 Forks (GitHub): 1 Pulls (Docker Hub): 39 291 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Bitrefill | Lightning Enable MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 9 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 39 291 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-12 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/bitrefill) | On your machine (LightningEnable.Mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 12 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 9, secrets among them: 5 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/bitrefill/bitrefill-mcp-server | github.com/refined-element/lightning-enable-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Bitrefill
A Model Context Protocol Server connector for Bitrefill public API, to enable AI agents to search and shop on Bitrefill.
Lightning Enable MCP Server
AI agent Lightning payments: L402, invoices, wallets, API discovery, budgets, self-serve signup.
How to run each
Bitrefill As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "BITREFILL_API_SECRET=<YOUR_BITREFILL_API_SECRET>" --transport stdio bitrefill -- docker run -i --rm -e BITREFILL_API_SECRET mcp/bitrefillRequires: BITREFILL_API_SECRET (secret)
Lightning Enable MCP Server
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: LIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY (secret), LND_MACAROON_HEX (secret), NWC_CONNECTION_STRING (secret), OPENNODE_API_KEY (secret), STRIKE_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Lightning Enable MCP Server publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Bitrefill asks for
BITREFILL_API_IDBITREFILL_API_SECRET (secret)
Only Lightning Enable MCP Server asks for
AGENT_RELAY_URLLIGHTNING_ENABLE_API_KEY (secret)LIGHTNING_ENABLE_TOOL_PROFILELND_MACAROON_HEX (secret)LND_REST_HOSTNWC_CONNECTION_STRING (secret)OPENNODE_API_KEY (secret)OPENNODE_ENVIRONMENTSTRIKE_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Bitrefill · What it can do: Lightning Enable MCP Server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.