[Lightning Labs Open Sources lightning-agent-tools: Native Lightning Network Payments for AI Agents] Foresight News reports that Lightning Labs has open-sourced lightning-agent-tools, enabling AI agents to natively integrate Lightning Network payment functionality. It supports native agent authentication without the need for identity credentials, API keys, or registration processes. The toolkit includes seven composable skills: running a Lightning node, isolating private keys via a remote signer, creating scoped credentials, paying L402-gated API fees, hosting paid endpoints, querying node status via MCP, and coordinating end-to-end workflows for buyers and sellers. These skills are compatible with any agent framework capable of executing shell commands, including Claude Code, Codex, or custom-built tools. Additionally, this release includes lnget, a command-line HTTP client supporting the L402 protocol, allowing intelligent agents to seamlessly access L402-gated APIs and content.