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zap

Send Bitcoin payments to users via Nostr using satoshis. Specify recipient and amount to transfer funds with optional comments.

Instructions

Send a zap to a user

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
recipientYesUser npub or NIP-05 identifier to zap
amountYesAmount in satoshis
commentNoOptional comment

Implementation Reference

  • Core handler function that implements the zap tool logic using NDKZapper to send zaps to Nostr users.
    async zap(recipient: string, amount: number, comment: string = ''): Promise<any> {
      if (!this.ndk || !this.wallet) throw new Error('NDK or wallet not initialized');
      
      try {
        let user;
        
        // Check if recipient looks like a pubkey (npub or hex)
        if (recipient.startsWith('npub') || (recipient.length === 64 && /^[0-9a-f]+$/i.test(recipient))) {
          // Direct pubkey - use as is
          user = this.ndk.getUser({ npub: recipient.startsWith('npub') ? recipient : nip19.npubEncode(recipient) });
        } else {
          // Assume it's a NIP-05 identifier and try to resolve it
          try {
            user = await this.ndk.getUserFromNip05(recipient);
            if (!user) {
              throw new Error(`Could not resolve NIP-05 identifier: ${recipient}`);
            }
          } catch (nip05Error) {
            throw new Error(`Failed to resolve NIP-05 identifier "${recipient}": ${nip05Error instanceof Error ? nip05Error.message : 'Unknown error'}`);
          }
        }
        
        // Use NDK's built-in zapping with the configured wallet
        const zapper = new NDKZapper(user, amount * 1000, "msat", {
          ndk: this.ndk,
          comment: comment
        });
        
        const zapResult = await zapper.zap();
        
        this.saveWallet();
        return zapResult;
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error sending zap:', error);
        throw error;
      }
    }
  • wallet.ts:572-584 (registration)
    Registration of the 'zap' tool in the MCP listTools handler, defining name, description, and input schema.
    {
      name: 'zap',
      description: 'Send a zap to a user',
      inputSchema: {
        type: 'object',
        properties: {
          recipient: { type: 'string', description: 'User npub or NIP-05 identifier to zap' },
          amount: { type: 'number', description: 'Amount in satoshis' },
          comment: { type: 'string', description: 'Optional comment' }
        },
        required: ['recipient', 'amount']
      }
    },
  • MCP callTool request handler case for 'zap' that validates arguments and calls the wallet.zap method.
    case 'zap':
      const { recipient, amount: zapAmount, comment = '' } = args;
      if (!recipient || !zapAmount) {
        throw new Error('recipient and amount are required');
      }
      const zapResult = await this.wallet.zap(recipient, zapAmount, comment);
      
      if (zapResult && zapResult.success !== false) {
        return { 
          content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Successfully zapped ${zapAmount} sats to ${recipient}` }],
          success: true,
          recipient,
          amount: zapAmount,
          comment,
          zapResult
        };
      } else {
        return { 
          content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Failed to zap ${zapAmount} sats to ${recipient}` }],
          success: false,
          recipient,
          amount: zapAmount,
          comment,
          zapResult
        };
      }

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