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Lightning Loop Pool Lit by claude-dev-suite

Name: Lightning Loop Pool Lit
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: claude-dev-suite

Lightning Loop Pool Lit

Lightning Labs liquidity tools: Loop (off-chain ↔ on-chain swaps), Pool (auction-based liquidity market), Lightning Terminal (Lit, web UI). Submarine swap mechanics behind Loop. USE WHEN: managing channel liquidity, evaluating Loop vs Boltz vs Peerswap, deploying Lit for fleet management.

claude-dev-suite Updated Sep 8, 2026 28 repo stars

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Lightning Loop / Pool / Terminal

Lightning Labs' suite of liquidity-management tools, built on top of LND.

Loop — submarine swaps

Loop lets you convert between on-chain and Lightning balance:

Loop Out (LN → on-chain)

Use case: drain channels, reduce Lightning balance into on-chain.

LND ──── HTLC payment ────► Loop server
                           Loop server publishes on-chain HTLC
LND watches chain, receives on-chain payout via preimage reveal.

Loop In (on-chain → LN)

Use case: inbound liquidity, rebalance.

LND publishes on-chain HTLC ────► Loop server
                                Loop server pays LND HTLC over LN
On-chain HTLC settled via preimage.

Loop = submarine swap. Atomic via shared preimage / HTLC scripts. Fees: ~0.5% typically.

loopd

loop in --amt 1000000 --htlc_conf_target 6
loop out --amt 5000000 --channel <chan-id>
loop monitor   # watch ongoing swaps

Pool — channel auction

Pool is a marketplace where:

Makers (liquidity providers) commit liquidity for sale.
Takers (channel-needers) bid for inbound.

Pool runs per-block batched auctions. Winning matches get a dual-funded channel.

poold

pool accounts new --amt 1000000   # deposit funds for bidding
pool orders submit ask --amt 500000 --duration 144 ...   # offer to provide
pool orders submit bid --amt 1000000 --duration 144 ...   # request liquidity

Lightning Terminal (Lit)

Web UI bundling LND + Loop + Pool + Faraday + Taproot Assets daemon

Pool. Single web dashboard for node management.

litd  # runs LND + sub-services + UI on port 8443

Web UI features:

Balance, channels, payments tracker.
Loop interface (one-click in/out).
Pool interface (submit orders, view auctions).
Taproot Assets management.

Submarine swap protocol detail

Both Loop In and Loop Out use atomic swaps via HTLC:

Loop Out flow

User generates preimage P, hash H = SHA256(P).
User pays LN invoice with H to Loop server. HTLC route ends at Loop server with H.
Loop server's HTLC has not yet been fulfilled by user (no P revealed).
Loop server publishes on-chain HTLC at user's specified address, spendable by user with P, refundable by Loop server after CLTV.
User claims on-chain output, revealing P.
Loop server uses P to fulfill the LN HTLC, gets paid.

Atomic: either both swap legs settle or neither (both refund).

Alternatives

Boltz — competing submarine swap service, also supports Liquid swaps.
Peerswap (CLN plugin, LND lncli plugin) — peer-to-peer swaps, no third-party trust.
Splice-out (CLN, ldk) — built-in; no third-party.

Lightning Loop has the broadest impl support; Peerswap is more trust-minimized but requires both parties to support it.

Common bugs

Loop fails on swap due to mismatched fees: server's quote vs current mempool fee → use higher htlc_conf_target.
Stuck swap: user's LN HTLC sent but server's on-chain HTLC delayed → wait for CLTV refund or resubmit.
Lit web UI requires LND macaroon; misconfigured → Auth failures.

---name: lightning-loop-pool-litdescription: Lightning Labs liquidity tools: Loop (off-chain ↔ on-chain swaps), Pool (auction-based liquidity market), Lightning Terminal (Lit, web UI). Submarine swap mechanics behind Loop. USE WHEN: managing channel liquidity, evaluating Loop vs Boltz vs Peerswap, deploying Lit for fleet management.---# Lightning Loop / Pool / TerminalLightning Labs' suite of liquidity-management tools, built on top ofLND.## Loop — submarine swapsLoop lets you convert between on-chain and Lightning balance:### Loop Out (LN → on-chain)Use case: drain channels, reduce Lightning balance into on-chain.```LND ──── HTLC payment ────► Loop server Loop server publishes on-chain HTLCLND watches chain, receives on-chain payout via preimage reveal.```### Loop In (on-chain → LN)Use case: inbound liquidity, rebalance.```LND publishes on-chain HTLC ────► Loop server Loop server pays LND HTLC over LNOn-chain HTLC settled via preimage.```Loop = **submarine swap**. Atomic via shared preimage / HTLC scripts.Fees: ~0.5% typically.### loopd```bashloop in --amt 1000000 --htlc_conf_target 6loop out --amt 5000000 --channel <chan-id>loop monitor # watch ongoing swaps```## Pool — channel auctionPool is a marketplace where:- **Makers** (liquidity providers) commit liquidity for sale.- **Takers** (channel-needers) bid for inbound.Pool runs per-block batched auctions. Winning matches get adual-funded channel.### poold```bashpool accounts new --amt 1000000 # deposit funds for biddingpool orders submit ask --amt 500000 --duration 144 ... # offer to providepool orders submit bid --amt 1000000 --duration 144 ... # request liquidity```## Lightning Terminal (Lit)Web UI bundling LND + Loop + Pool + Faraday + Taproot Assets daemon+ Pool. Single web dashboard for node management.```bashlitd # runs LND + sub-services + UI on port 8443```Web UI features:- Balance, channels, payments tracker.- Loop interface (one-click in/out).- Pool interface (submit orders, view auctions).- Taproot Assets management.## Submarine swap protocol detailBoth Loop In and Loop Out use atomic swaps via HTLC:### Loop Out flow1. User generates preimage `P`, hash `H = SHA256(P)`.2. User pays LN invoice with `H` to Loop server. HTLC route ends at Loop server with `H`.3. Loop server's HTLC has not yet been fulfilled by user (no `P` revealed).4. Loop server publishes on-chain HTLC at user's specified address, spendable by user with `P`, refundable by Loop server after CLTV.5. User claims on-chain output, revealing `P`.6. Loop server uses `P` to fulfill the LN HTLC, gets paid.Atomic: either both swap legs settle or neither (both refund).## Alternatives- **Boltz** — competing submarine swap service, also supports Liquid swaps.- **Peerswap** (CLN plugin, LND lncli plugin) — peer-to-peer swaps, no third-party trust.- **Splice-out** (CLN, ldk) — built-in; no third-party.Lightning Loop has the broadest impl support; Peerswap is moretrust-minimized but requires both parties to support it.## Common bugs- Loop fails on swap due to mismatched fees: server's quote vs current mempool fee → use higher `htlc_conf_target`.- Stuck swap: user's LN HTLC sent but server's on-chain HTLC delayed → wait for CLTV refund or resubmit.- Lit web UI requires LND macaroon; misconfigured → Auth failures.## See also- [submarine-swaps/SKILL.md](../submarine-swaps/SKILL.md)- [lnd/SKILL.md](../lnd/SKILL.md)- [../../l2/taproot-assets/SKILL.md](../../l2/taproot-assets/SKILL.md)

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