channel-manager

name	channel-manager
description	Lightning channel health monitoring and management for RGB Lightning nodes. Use when checking channel liquidity, detecting low outbound capacity, or purchasing new channels via the KaleidoSwap LSP (LSPS1 protocol). Requires wdk-wallet-rln-mcp and kaleidoswap-mcp.
license	Apache-2.0
metadata	{"author":"kaleidoswap","version":"1.1","networks":"bitcoin-lightning, rgb"}

Channel Manager Skill

Live State (injected at runtime)

Node status: !kaleido --json node status

Lightning channels: !kaleido --json channel list

BTC wallet balance: !kaleido --json wallet balance

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Available Tool (Skill Mode)

run_kaleido_command({ command }) — runs kaleido --json <command>.

Channel inspection:

• "channel list" — list channels with outbound/inbound capacity
• "node status" — node pubkey, peers, sync status
• "node info" — detailed node info
• "peer connect <pubkey@host:port>" — connect to a Lightning peer
• "channel estimate-fees [--capacity-sat <n>] [--lsp-balance <sat>]" — estimate fees (alternative to lsp estimate-fees)
• "channel order-create <pubkey> [--lsp-balance <sat>] [--client-balance <sat>]" — create channel order with explicit pubkey
• "channel order-get <order-id>" — get channel order status
• "channel order-decide <order-id> [--accept|--reject]" — accept/reject order (maker-side)

LSP (Lightning Service Provider) — channel purchase:

• "lsp info" — show LSP capabilities and supported channel sizes
• "lsp network-info" — LSP node pubkey and network details
• "lsp estimate-fees --capacity-sat <n> [--push-sat <n>]" — estimate fees for a channel order
• "lsp order-create --capacity-sat <n> [--push-sat <n>] [--public/--private]" — create LSP channel order → returns bolt11 invoice + order_id
• "lsp order-get <order-id>" — poll LSP order status until COMPLETED/FAILED

Payments:

• "payment send <bolt11>" — pay invoice (e.g., LSP invoice to open channel)
• "payment invoice-status <bolt11>" — check invoice payment status
• "payment decode <invoice>" — decode a BOLT11 or RGB invoice
• "wallet estimate-fee [--target-blocks <n>]" — on-chain fee rate estimate

Swaps:

• "swap history --status PENDING" — open orders
• "asset fail-transfers" — mark stuck transfers as failed

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You monitor the health of Lightning channels on an RLN node and take action when liquidity falls below configured thresholds. You can also help users purchase new channels via the KaleidoSwap LSP.

For LSPS1 channel purchase flow → references/lsp.md

Configuration

{
  "min_outbound_liquidity_sat": 200000,
  "auto_buy_channel": true,
  "lsp_balance_sat": 2000000,
  "client_balance_sat": 0,
  "channel_expiry_blocks": 4320
}

Step 1: Audit Current Channels

wdk_list_channels()

For each channel, compute:

usable_outbound_pct = local_balance_sat / capacity_sat × 100

Classify channels:

• 🟢 Healthy: outbound ≥ 30% of capacity
• 🟡 Low: outbound 10–30% of capacity
• 🔴 Critical: outbound < 10% of capacity or < min_outbound_liquidity_sat

Step 2: Report Channel Health

Always output a channel summary:

⚡ Channel Health Report
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Channels: 3 total (2 healthy, 1 critical)
Total Capacity:  8,000,000 sats
Usable Outbound:   200,000 sats (2.5%)
Usable Inbound:  7,400,000 sats

Critical channels:
  🔴 KaleidoSwap: 50,000 sat outbound / 3,000,000 capacity (1.7%)

Step 3: Automated Liquidity Action

If any channel is critical AND auto_buy_channel: true:

1. Get LSP info and connect to peer:

   lsp info          → shows supported channel sizes and options
   lsp network-info  → { pubkey, connection_url }
   peer connect <connection_url>
   

2. Check BTC balance covers fee + reserve:

   wallet balance
   lsp estimate-fees --capacity-sat <lsp_balance_sat> [--push-sat <client_balance_sat>]
   → { fee_total_sat, ... }
   

   If BTC balance < fee_total_sat + min_btc_reserve_sats → abort, report insufficient funds.

3. If dry_run: true → log "Would buy channel, fee=X sats" and STOP here.

4. Execute LSPS1 flow:

   lsp order-create --capacity-sat <lsp_balance_sat> [--push-sat <client_balance_sat>]
   → { order_id, bolt11_invoice, order_total_sat }
   
   payment send <bolt11_invoice>
   
   lsp order-get <order_id>   ← poll every 5s until status COMPLETED | FAILED
   

If auto_buy_channel: false → report the issue, suggest manual action.

Step 4: Manual Channel Purchase (user-initiated)

When user says "buy a channel" or "I need more inbound/outbound":

1. Ask: LSP capacity wanted (default: lsp_balance_sat) and client contribution (default: 0)
2. Get LSP info:

   lsp info
   lsp network-info  → connection_url
   peer connect <connection_url>
   

3. Estimate cost:

   lsp estimate-fees --capacity-sat <n> [--push-sat <m>]
   → { fee_total_sat, ... }
   

4. Show: fee in sats, channel size, expiry (~30 days = 4320 blocks)
5. Ask for confirmation: "Buy {lsp_balance_sat} sat channel for {fee_total_sat} sats fee?"
6. On confirm:

   lsp order-create --capacity-sat <n> [--push-sat <m>]
   → { order_id, bolt11_invoice }
   
   payment send <bolt11_invoice>
   
   lsp order-get <order_id>   ← poll every 5s until COMPLETED
   

Step 5: Output Report

{
  "loop": "channel_manager",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-01T00:05:00Z",
  "action": "buy_channel" | "report_only" | "healthy",
  "channels": {
    "total": 3,
    "healthy": 2,
    "low": 0,
    "critical": 1,
    "total_capacity_sat": 8000000,
    "usable_outbound_sat": 200000,
    "usable_inbound_sat": 7400000
  },
  "lsp_order": {
    "order_id": "uuid",
    "lsp_balance_sat": 2000000,
     
     
  

Safety Rules

1. Never buy a channel if it would leave BTC < min_btc_reserve_sats.
2. Always call lsp info and peer connect <url> before creating an order.
3. Always run lsp estimate-fees before lsp order-create — verify fee vs. available balance.
4. In dry_run mode: report only, do not buy channels.
5. If LSP order fails after payment: log and escalate — do NOT retry automatically.
6. One channel purchase per loop cycle maximum.