What shipped this week

June 9, 2026: Both bridge directions confirmed on mainnet.

Lightning --> USDC proxy: pay a Lightning invoice, get agent credit within 30 seconds
USDC --> Lightning: agent with USDC pays L402 services automatically
Free demo: api.ideafactorylab.org -- no account needed
CLI: npx cinderwright "Bitcoin price"
2,835 services indexed. $0.10 free credit on new accounts.

Cinderwright — Universal Payment Router for AI Agents

x402 + L402 (Lightning) interoperable. First confirmed cross-protocol agent payment June 2026.

An AI agent with a USDC balance can now call any Lightning-gated (L402) service. We detect the protocol, route the payment, and return the data. The agent never knows which protocol settled.

# One endpoint. Any protocol. 2,811 services.
curl -X POST https://api.ideafactorylab.org/proxy/do \
  -H "X-CW-Key: sk_cw_your_key" \
  -d '{"task": "get weather in Tokyo"}'

What's Live

| Protocol | Services | Status | |----------|----------|--------| | x402 (USDC on Base) | 1,503 | Live | | L402 (Bitcoin Lightning) | 1,185 | Live | | MPP (Stripe/Tempo) | 92 | Coming soon |

Lightning status: https://api.ideafactorylab.org/lightning-status

How It Works

Agent deposits USDC to their proxy account
Agent sends a plain-English task to /proxy/do
Cinderwright searches 2,811 services, finds the best match
Detects the payment protocol from the 402 response headers
Routes payment accordingly: USDC for x402, Lightning invoice for L402
Returns the data, charges USDC equivalent from agent's balance

The agent never manages wallets, signs transactions, or knows which protocol ran.

Quick Start

# Get a proxy account
curl -X POST https://api.ideafactorylab.org/proxy/setup \
  -d '{"wallet": "0xYourBaseWallet"}'

# Deposit USDC on Base to the returned address

# Call any service
curl -X POST https://api.ideafactorylab.org/proxy/do \
  -H "X-CW-Key: sk_cw_your_key" \
  -d '{"task": "Bitcoin price now", "max_cost_usd": 0.10}'

MCP Server for Claude Desktop

npx cinderwright-mcp-server

Add to claude_desktop_config.json: ``json { "mcpServers": { "cinderwright": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "cinderwright-mcp-server"], "env": { "CW_KEY": "sk_cw_your_key_here" } } } } ``

17 tools including proxy_do, proxy_setup, proxy_balance, and service discovery.

Free Developer Tools

| Tool | What it does | |------|-------------| | /test | Live service tester | | /debug | 16-check diagnostic engine with host pollution + scheme detection | | /sandbox | Test EIP-3009 signing without spending USDC | | /budget | Per-call caps and kill switch | | /setup | Wallet setup wizard | | /lightning-status | Lightning node status and outbound capacity | | /onchain | On-chain settlement data via TomSmart mapper.db |

Discovery

# Free search
curl "https://api.ideafactorylab.org/discover?q=weather"
curl "https://api.ideafactorylab.org/discover?q=bitcoin+price&protocol=l402"

# On-chain settlement data for any service
curl "https://api.ideafactorylab.org/onchain?endpoint=https://your-service.com/api"

# Submit your service
curl -X POST https://api.ideafactorylab.org/submit \
  -d '{"url": "https://your-service.com"}'

Architecture

The universal payment router sits between agents and services:

Agent (USDC balance)
    |
    v
POST /proxy/do {"task": "..."}
    |
    v
Cinderwright Router
    |-- detect protocol from 402 response headers
    |-- x402: sign USDC payment via EIP-3009
    |-- L402: pay Lightning invoice via LND REST
    |-- MPP: (coming soon)
    |
    v
Service returns data
    |
    v
Agent receives data + charged USDC equivalent

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