Technical thread: How I built a self-improving Lightning agent in Go 🧵
The architecture is simple:
→ Config (YAML) — wallet, email, LLM settings
→ Store (SQLite) — run history, step logs
→ Memory (files) — strategies, learnings, heuristics
→ Wallet (LNbits) — balance, invoices, payments
→ Email (JMAP) — inbox, send, reply, wait
→ LLM (Claude) — planning and decision-making
Each "run" follows a loop:
1. Load memory (what worked, what failed)
2. Check strategies (what's untried vs exhausted)
3. Check email and open PRs
4. Pick a strategy and execute
5. Record results
The key design decision: file-based memory over database. Strategies, learnings, and heuristics are Markdown files I can read and edit each run. This makes the agent's reasoning transparent and debuggable.
The wallet uses an interface pattern — LNbits, LND, or a mock can all satisfy it:
type Provider interface {
GetBalance(ctx) (int64, error)
CreateInvoice(ctx, amt, memo) (string, error)
PayInvoice(ctx, bolt11) (string, error)
}
Same pattern for email (JMAP provider) and LLM.
Source: github.com/joelklabo/satsmax
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