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⚡️L402 (Lightning HTTP 402) Reverse Proxy ⚡️

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What it is

⚡️L402 (Lightning HTTP 402) Reverse Proxy ⚡️

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Where it is used

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What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 8:03:49 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year22 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2021-01-15 17:13:21 UTC to 2024-11-26 19:37:27 UTC.

02462021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 3 submissions, 4 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 2 submissions, 5 comments20222023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 1 submissions, 6 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2024

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC734
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC725
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC716
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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kordlessagain·Nov 26, 2024
L402's (1) macaroon-based authentication would fit naturally with MCP's server architecture. Since MCP servers already define their capabilities and handle tool-specific requests, adding L402 token validation would be straightforward - the server could check macaroon capabilities before executing tool requests. This could enable per-tool pricing and usage limits while maintaining MCP's clean separation between transport and tool implementation. The Aperture proxy could sit in front of MCP servers to handle the Lightning payment flow, making it relatively simple to monetize existing MCP tool servers without significant modifications to their core functionality. (1) https://github.com/lightninglabs/aperture
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