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This commit makes on-chain 'MonitorEvent' notifications durable and replay-safe. Previously, if a node crashed after a ChannelMonitor persisted a block update but before the ChannelManager processed the resulting event, the event could be …
Durability/atomicity fix for async persistence: prevents lost MonitorEvents across crashesNew ack-based event lifecycle with random event IDsArchival gating on unacknowledged events to avoid losing preimage/timeout information
This commit refactors how LDK nodes claim incoming Lightning payments. It replaces a separate 'claim with known custom TLVs' method with an options struct passed to the normal claim call, and fixes two edge cases in payment attribution dat…
API change: claim_funds now takes ClaimFundsOptions, consolidating TLV-known behavior into one pathFailure-packet length bound added to prevent oversized onion error messagesIncoming failure packet truncated at 32 KiB before processing
This change fixes a wallet bookkeeping problem in rust-lightning's built-in coin-selection wrappers. Previously, when a splice attempt failed or coin selection errored after picking UTXOs, those UTXOs stayed marked as 'reserved' in memory …
Resource exhaustion / denial-of-service via permanent in-memory UTXO reservationIncorrect state tracking in coin-selection wrapperNew API method required for correct lifecycle management (release_utxos)
This commit fixes a bug in the wallet's coin-selection code. When the wallet picked UTXOs to spend, it locked them immediately so they couldn't be reused. But if a later step—fetching the change address or the previous transaction—failed, …
Resource lock leak on error pathUTXO lock state inconsistency between selection and confirmationDenial-of-service/funds-unavailability risk from persistent UTXO locks
This commit rewrites how a Lightning wallet talks to Esplora block-explorer servers so that many status checks happen in parallel instead of one at a time. It is a performance/refactoring change. There is no direct evidence in the commit t…
Concurrency/timing change in transaction confirmation logicNew inconsistency check preserved when a previously-confirmed tx is reported unconfirmedAdded defensive error path for missing pre-fetched block status
This change stops the Electrum-based transaction sync client from downloading the very transaction that created an output it is watching. Previously, the client could request that transaction from Electrum, even though a transaction can ne…
Avoids unnecessary Electrum transaction.get requests for watched outputsReduces information disclosure to Electrum server about watched outpointsAdds regression test verifying request suppression
This change improves how the Lightning Dev Kit's Electrum and Esplora transaction-sync clients track watched Bitcoin transactions. Previously, the code ignored the script pubkey (the 'address' associated with a transaction) supplied when r…
Previously ignored `script_pubkey` argument in `register_tx` for transaction watchersElectrum script-history queries previously used an arbitrary transaction output, which could be OP_RETURN and therefore unindexed by some Electrum serversNew logic prefers caller-supplied script pubkey and falls back to non-OP_RETURN outputs
This commit changes how LDK stores pending event notifications. It adds serialization support for several event types that previously were not fully saved to disk, and introduces a helper method so the code can decide which events are wort…
Data-loss prevention: previously non-round-trippable event variants are now fully serialized, avoiding accidental event loss when users serialize Event queues themselvesState-consistency hardening: ChannelManager now explicitly skips events that describe non-surviving restart state, preventing replay of stale eventsDefensive assertion: debug builds assert that every persisted event round-trips to Some(event), catching serialization mismatches
This commit only adds documentation comments to two source files. It explains that certain funding-signing events can become stale if the underlying negotiation fails, and that callers may see specific harmless errors as a result. No code …
This commit fixes a design flaw in LDK's built-in wallet helper where coins selected for a splice-in (or other unclaimed funding) were permanently reserved in memory if the transaction was abandoned. Over repeated failed splices, all spend…
Denial-of-service via UTXO exhaustion from repeated failed splice negotiationsRisk of inability to broadcast fee-bumping/claim transactions due to lack of available UTXOsNew API surface (release_utxos) introduced to mitigate resource leak
This commit removes a fixed-version pin for the honggfuzz fuzzing tool in a continuous-integration script. The project now uses the current release of honggfuzz instead of an older pinned version. There is no change to the actual Lightning…
This commit changes the Rust toolchain used in the continuous integration (CI) fuzzing job from a fixed older version (1.75) to the latest stable release. It is purely a build/test infrastructure change to fix a dependency compatibility is…
This commit makes a previously internal helper function public so that outside developers can build dummy-hop tails for blinded payment paths without recreating the logic themselves. It is an API usability change, not a fix for a known sec…
No security-relevant behavior change in the diffAPI visibility broadened from crate-public to publicCLTV expiry overflow check already present and unchanged
This change adds a safety check in a Bitcoin Lightning Network library (LDK). Previously, if the software tried to verify a peer's commitment signature before it had learned the peer's channel parameters, it could crash with a panic. Now i…
Defensive check added on peer-driven code path to prevent panicMissing counterparty_parameters could previously cause panic during commitment transaction constructionChannel closure returned instead of panic
This commit only changes the wording of an error message sent to peers when a commitment transaction fails validation. It replaces the vague phrase 'Failed to validate our commitment' with the clearer 'Received commitment failed validation…
This commit moves the checks that validate a counterparty's signatures on the holder's commitment and HTLC transactions out of the general channel code and into the signer module (InMemorySigner). Previously, these signature checks were do…
Moved signature validation from channel state machine into signer moduleAdded new tests that corrupt signatures and verify rejectionChanged error message from 'Invalid commitment tx signature from peer' / 'Invalid funding_created signature from peer' to 'Failed to validate our commitment'
This change fixes a Lightning channel splicing bug: when two peers temporarily disconnect during a splice, any half-finished signature the other side already sent is now discarded. Before the fix, that stale signature could be reused after…
State-invalidation bug in multi-step protocol (splice negotiation)Stale cryptographic signature not cleared on disconnectPotential reuse of old commitment state after reconnect
This fix prevents a Lightning channel from being accidentally force-closed. During a splice (a way to resize a payment channel), one side's initial signature could be kept in memory after the peers disconnected. If the peers later reconnec…
State inconsistency: in-memory buffered message not cleared on disconnectDuplicate message processing after reconnectionForce-close consequence for active Lightning channel
This commit is a simple rename of a public function from `matches_invoice_signing_pubkey` to `key_can_sign_invoice`, plus matching updates to its documentation, callers, tests, and changelog. No behavior changed. It is not a security fix.
This commit is a simple rename of a function and its documentation from matches_invoice_signing_pubkey to key_can_sign_invoice. No logic, behavior, or security properties changed. It is a follow-up code-review naming cleanup.
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Lower-priorityAdd `invalid_token_provided` API methodby Elias Rohrer · f043b2e1 · Mar 18, 2026 · 5 filesMessage 66 · AdequateInformational 18Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Add `invalid_token_provided` API method
We add a method that allows the LSP to signal to the client the token they used was invalid.
We use the `102` error code as proposed in https://github.com/lightning/blips/pull/68.
Signed-off-by: Elias Rohrer <dev@tnull.de>
66/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 18/100
This commit adds a new API method called invalid_token_provided to the LSPS1 (Liquidity Service Provider Specification 1) service handler in rust-lightning. It lets a Lightning Service Provider (LSP) tell a client that the token they used to request a channel is invalid or stale, using error code 102 as proposed in a community draft. The change also removes an unused token field from the service configuration struct. There is no direct security vulnerability here; it is a protocol/API improvement that makes error handling clearer and removes dead configuration.
Lower-priorityDon't hold write lock in `LSPS{1,2}ServiceHandler::peer_disconnected`by Elias Rohrer · d210b889 · Mar 18, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 50 · ThinLow 29Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Don't hold write lock in `LSPS{1,2}ServiceHandler::peer_disconnected`
.. as there's no need to do so.
50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Low 29/100
This commit changes two peer-disconnection handlers in the lightning-liquidity crate so they take a read lock instead of a write lock on shared peer state. The stated reason is simply that a write lock is unnecessary. The change reduces lock contention and may prevent a potential performance or liveness issue, but the diff alone does not show a concrete security vulnerability being fixed.
AI review queuedFix clippy lintsby Elias Rohrer · ed9a8672 · Mar 18, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 28 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Fix clippy lints
28/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
second-pass: opaque commit message
AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit is a routine code cleanup that fixes style warnings reported by the Clippy linter. It replaces three uses of `format!("static string")` with the equivalent `"static string".to_string()`. There is no functional change, no bug fix, and no security relevance.
Lower-priorityDrop `lsps1_service` cfg flagby Elias Rohrer · 23223851 · Mar 18, 2026 · 12 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 18Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Drop `lsps1_service` cfg flag
Signed-off-by: Elias Rohrer <dev@tnull.de>
50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 18/100
This commit removes a Rust compile-time feature flag named `lsps1_service` from the `lightning-liquidity` crate. Previously, LSPS1 server-side code was only included when that flag was set. Now it is always compiled in. This is a build and API cleanup change, not a security fix. There is no indication in the commit or supplied references that this addresses a vulnerability.
Lower-priorityRead persisted LSPS1ServiceHandler state on startupby Elias Rohrer · 58faa5e2 · Mar 18, 2026 · 5 filesMessage 65 · AdequateLow 34Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Read persisted LSPS1ServiceHandler state on startup
.. we read the persisted state in `LiquidityManager::new`
Signed-off-by: Elias Rohrer <dev@tnull.de>
65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Low 34/100
This commit fixes a startup bug in the Lightning Dev Kit's liquidity service module. Previously, the LSPS1 service handler was created with an empty set of peer states, ignoring any previously saved data. Now it reads saved peer state from the key-value store during startup, matching how LSPS2 and LSPS5 already worked. This is a reliability/consistency fix rather than an active security vulnerability, but ignoring persisted state could previously lead to duplicate orders, lost channel state, or protocol confusion after a restart.
Lower-priorityImplement `LSPS1ServiceHandler` persistence and state pruningby Elias Rohrer · d33a701f · Mar 18, 2026 · 5 filesMessage 73 · AdequateLow 29Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Implement `LSPS1ServiceHandler` persistence and state pruning
We follow the model already employed in LSPS2/LSPS5 and implement state pruning and persistence for `LSPS1ServiceHandler` state.
Signed-off-by: Elias Rohrer <dev@tnull.de>
73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Low 29/100
This commit adds the ability for an LSPS1 (a Lightning service protocol) server to save its per-peer state to disk and to clean up old, expired state. It mirrors the persistence and pruning patterns already used for LSPS2/LSPS5. The change is defensive: it reduces the risk of losing order state across restarts and limits unbounded state growth. There is no direct evidence in the commit of a security vulnerability being fixed; it is a reliability and operational-hygiene improvement.
Lower-priorityAdd serialization logic for LSPS1 `PeerState` typesby Elias Rohrer · 38775f7c · Mar 18, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 17Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Add serialization logic for LSPS1 `PeerState` types
We add the serializations for all types that will be persisted as part of the `PeerState`.
65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 17/100
This commit adds code to save and load LSPS1 peer state data to disk. It is a routine feature addition for persistence. There is no direct evidence in the commit that it fixes a security vulnerability; it is more likely a correctness/robustness improvement for a new feature.
Lower-priority`LSPS1ServiceHandler`: Use `TimeProvider` when creating new ordersby Elias Rohrer · 5db2fcc2 · Mar 18, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
`LSPS1ServiceHandler`: Use `TimeProvider` when creating new orders
Since we by now have the `TimeProvider` trait, we might as well use it in `LSPS1ServiceHandler` instead of requiring the user to provide a `created_at` manually.
Signed-off-by: Elias Rohrer <dev@tnull.de>
73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit is a routine internal refactoring of the Lightning Dev Kit's LSPS1 service handler. It replaces a manual user-provided timestamp parameter with an internal TimeProvider trait, so the code automatically fills in the creation time when a new order is created. There is no security bug being fixed here; it is purely a cleaner API design change.
AI review queuedDrop `OutboundCRChannel`by Elias Rohrer · 9cc5257e · Mar 18, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 33 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Drop `OutboundCRChannel`
The `OutboundChannel` construct simply wrapped `ChannelOrder` which we can now simply use directly.
33/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change✓ Provides an explanatory body! Too few words to establish purpose
Why it was queued
second-pass: opaque commit message
AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit is a straightforward internal code cleanup. It removes a thin wrapper struct named OutboundCRChannel and uses the underlying ChannelOrder type directly in a hash map. There is no change to user-facing behavior, no bug fix, and no security-related modification.
Lower-priorityRespond to `GetOrder` requests from our saved stateby Elias Rohrer · a7f38884 · Mar 18, 2026 · 5 filesMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 21Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Respond to `GetOrder` requests from our saved state
Previously, we'd use an event to have the user check the order status and then call back in. As we already track the order status, we here change that to a model where we respond immediately based on our state and have the user/LSP update that state whenever it detects a change (e.g., a received payment, reorg, etc.). In the next commmit we will add/modify the corresponding API methods to do so.
73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 21/100
This commit changes how a Lightning liquidity service responds to order-status lookups. Instead of asking the user/LSP to check payment status every time a client asks, it now answers immediately from saved state and lets the user/LSP push updates only when something actually changes. The change removes one event type and one callback step. It is a design/API refactor, not a clear security fix, though it does add a proper 'order not found' error response for unknown orders.
Lower-priorityActually remember the order state in `ChannelOrder`by Elias Rohrer · eb21bfd4 · Mar 18, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 65 · AdequateLow 26Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Actually remember the order state in `ChannelOrder`
We here remember and update the order state and channel details in `ChannelOrder`
65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Low 26/100
This commit fixes a bookkeeping bug in the LSPS1 (liquidity service) module. Previously, when a service updated an order's status (e.g., paid, channel opened), it did not actually store the new state or channel details in its internal record. The response was sent with the new state, but the internal `ChannelOrder` was left stale. This could cause the service to report inconsistent order information later, for example when a client later queries the order. The patch now stores and updates the order state and channel details correctly.
Lower-priorityRequire `supported_options` in `LSPS1ServiceConfig`by Elias Rohrer · 7adf9540 · Mar 18, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 63 · AdequateLow 42Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Require `supported_options` in `LSPS1ServiceConfig`
In the future we might want to inline the fields in `LSPS1ServiceConfig` (especially once some are added that we'd want to always/never set for the user), but for now we just make the `supported_options` field in `LSPS1ServiceConfig` required, avoiding some dangerous `unwrap`s.
This commit removes several risky 'unwrap' calls in the LSPS1 liquidity service by making the 'supported_options' configuration field mandatory. Previously, if a service operator forgot to set this field, the code would panic (crash) when handling certain requests. Now the compiler enforces that the field is always provided, preventing that crash path at build time.
Lower-priorityUse `PeerState::{register,remove}_request` instead of map accessby Elias Rohrer · 15130047 · Mar 18, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 77 · AdequateLow 25Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Use `PeerState::{register,remove}_request` instead of map access
We introduce two new methods on `PeerState` to avoid direct access to the internal `pending_requests` map.
77/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Low 25/100
This commit refactors how LSPS1 (a liquidity service protocol) tracks pending requests. Previously, code directly inserted or removed entries from an internal map. Now it uses two controlled methods that check for duplicate request IDs and unknown request IDs, returning clear errors instead of silently overwriting or missing entries. This is a defensive hardening change that reduces the chance of request-state confusion, but the commit itself does not claim to fix a specific exploitable vulnerability.
Lower-priorityUse `PeerState::{get_order, has_active_orders}` instead of mapby Elias Rohrer · bc8deb37 · Mar 18, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 85 · StrongInformational 11Details
Commit message · Elias Rohrer
Use `PeerState::{get_order, has_active_orders}` instead of map
Previously, we'd directly access the internal `outbound_` map of `PeerState`. Here we refactor the code to avoid this.
Note this also highlighted a bug in that we currently don't actually update/persist the order state in `update_order_state`. We don't fix this here, but just improve isolation for now, as all state update behavior will be reworked later.
Signed-off-by: Elias Rohrer <dev@tnull.de>
85/100 · StrongMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 11/100
This is a small internal code cleanup in the experimental LSPS1 (liquidity service) module. It hides a private map behind two helper methods and renames some fields for clarity. The commit message explicitly says it does not fix any bug, only improves isolation. There is no direct security fix here.
Lower-priorityDrop Arik from SECURITY.mdby Matt Corallo · 8760c1c5 · Mar 17, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 65 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Matt Corallo
Drop Arik from SECURITY.md
Sadly Arik hasn't contributed to LDK in some time, so its time to drop him 😭.
65/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
documentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit simply removes a former team member's contact information from the project's security policy file. It is an administrative cleanup, not a code change, and has no security vulnerability or functional impact.
Currently, the resolution of HTLCs (and decisions on when HTLCs can be forwarded) is the responsibility of Channel objects (a part of ChannelManager) until the channel is closed, and then the ChannelMonitor thereafter. This leads to some complexity around race conditions for HTLCs right around channel closure. Additionally, there is lots of complexity reconstructing the state of all HTLCs in the ChannelManager deserialization/loading logic.
Instead, we want to do all resolution in ChannelMonitors (in response to ChannelMonitorUpdates) and pass them back to ChannelManager in the form of MonitorEvents (similar to how HTLCs are resolved after channels are closed). In order to have reliable resolution, we'll need to keep MonitorEvents around in the ChannelMonitor until the ChannelManager has finished processing them. This will simplify things - on restart instead of examining the set of HTLCs in monitors we can simply replay all the pending MonitorEvents.
Here we complete work that was built on recent prior commits and actually start re-providing monitor events on startup if they went un-acked during runtime. We also remove a test that explicitly relied on the old non-persistent behavior.
This commit makes HTLC resolution events durable in the ChannelMonitor so they survive restarts. Previously, if a ChannelMonitor was persisted but the ChannelManager crashed before persisting, monitor events could be lost, potentially causing payment failures or funds to be stuck. The fix adds an acknowledgment mechanism: events are retained until the ChannelManager explicitly acks them, and unacked events are replayed on startup. A large test that verified the old, lossy behavior was removed.
Lower-priorityRe-enable signer op for one channel at a time in chanmon_consistencyby Wilmer Paulino · 16cba037 · Mar 17, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 83 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · Wilmer Paulino
Re-enable signer op for one channel at a time in chanmon_consistency
Node B has two channels: one with A and another with C. Re-enabling signer ops only one channel at a time allows us to have them in different states, which may be helpful for fuzzing coverage.
83/100 · StrongMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
fuzzing or regression evidence
AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This change only modifies an internal fuzz-testing harness. It splits a test control so that a simulated signer can be re-enabled for one channel at a time instead of all channels at once, purely to improve fuzzing coverage. There is no change to production code, no user-facing behavior, and no security fix.
Lower-priorityremove unnecessary clone in channel.rsby elnosh · cfde1cac · Mar 17, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · elnosh
remove unnecessary clone in channel.rs
45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This is a tiny code cleanup that removes two unnecessary .clone() calls in a Lightning channel implementation. It does not change behavior, fix a bug, or address any security issue. It is purely a performance/maintainability micro-optimization.
Lower-priorityMove log channel_reestablish event when neededby elnosh · f1566480 · Mar 17, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · elnosh
Move log channel_reestablish event when needed
45/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit only changes where and how debug log messages are printed during peer reconnection. It moves a single log line deeper into the code and adds more detailed logging for each type of reconnection message. There is no change to program logic, message handling, or security behavior.
Lower-priorityMove feerate parameters from splice_channel/rbf_channel to FundingTemplateby Jeffrey Czyz · bf549289 · Mar 17, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 73 · AdequateLow 32Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz
Move feerate parameters from splice_channel/rbf_channel to FundingTemplate
The user doesn't choose the feerate at splice_channel/rbf_channel time — they choose it when performing coin selection. Moving feerate to the FundingTemplate::splice_* methods gives users more control and lets rbf_channel expose the minimum RBF feerate (25/24 of previous) on the template so users can choose an appropriate feerate.
splice_channel and rbf_channel no longer take min_feerate/max_feerate. Instead, FundingTemplate gains a min_rbf_feerate() accessor that returns the RBF floor when applicable (from negotiated candidates or in-progress funding negotiations). The feerate parameters move to the splice_in_sync, splice_out_sync, and splice_in_and_out_sync methods (and their async variants), which validate that min_feerate >= min_rbf_feerate before coin selection.
Fee estimation documentation moves from splice_channel/rbf_channel to funding_contributed, where the contribution (and its feerate range) is actually provided and the splice process begins.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
defensive validation
AI analysis · Low 32/100
This commit is a routine API refactor for the experimental splicing feature in rust-lightning. It moves feerate parameters from the splice_channel/rbf_channel calls into the later FundingTemplate methods, and exposes a minimum RBF feerate floor so users can pick a valid feerate. It is not a security patch and does not fix a known vulnerability; it changes how users interact with the splicing API.
Currently, the resolution of HTLCs (and decisions on when HTLCs can be forwarded) is the responsibility of Channel objects (a part of ChannelManager) until the channel is closed, and then the ChannelMonitor thereafter. This leads to some complexity around race conditions for HTLCs right around channel closure. Additionally, there is lots of complexity reconstructing the state of all HTLCs in the ChannelManager deserialization/loading logic.
Instead, we want to do all resolution in ChannelMonitors (in response to ChannelMonitorUpdates) and pass them back to ChannelManager in the form of MonitorEvents (similar to how HTLCs are resolved after channels are closed). In order to have reliable resolution, we'll need to keep MonitorEvents around in the ChannelMonitor until the ChannelManager has finished processing them. This will simplify things - on restart instead of examining the set of HTLCs in monitors we can simply replay all the pending MonitorEvents.
Here for the purposes of merging initial support for persistent monitor events, we ack each immediately after it is received/handled by the ChannelManager, which is equivalent to the behavior we had prior to monitor events becoming persistent.
In upcoming work, we'll want to have much more special handling for HTLCUpdate monitor events in particular -- e.g. for outbound payment claim events, we should only ACK the monitor event when the PaymentSent event is processed, until that point we want it to keep being provided back to us on startup.
All the other monitor events are trivial to ACK, since they don't need to be re-processed on startup.
This commit changes how Lightning Dev Kit handles internal notifications called 'monitor events' that report things like completed payments or forced channel closures. Previously these events were not formally acknowledged after being processed. Now the code immediately acknowledges each event after handling it. This is a groundwork change to allow these events to be stored persistently in the future, so they can be safely replayed after a restart. It is described by the authors as behaviorally equivalent to the old code for now, not a security fix.
Lower-priorityDrop claude-review github action and just run it externally insteadby Matt Corallo · 83da0a13 · Mar 13, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Matt Corallo
Drop claude-review github action and just run it externally instead
50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
documentation-only discount
AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit simply removes a GitHub Actions workflow that automatically used an Anthropic Claude AI tool to review pull requests. The project maintainers decided to run that review process externally instead of inside GitHub's CI system. No application code, cryptographic logic, or user-facing behavior changed.
Lower-priorityRefactor reorg_tests.rs to make formatting not span as many linesby Wilmer Paulino · e8211554 · Mar 13, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Wilmer Paulino
Refactor reorg_tests.rs to make formatting not span as many lines
50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Informational 15/100
This commit is a pure code cleanup in a test file. It rewrites parts of the reorg_tests.rs file so lines are shorter and easier to read, without changing what the tests actually do or any production code.
Lower-prioritySet max channel dust limit to 10,000 sats for all zero-fee-htlc-tx chansby Leo Nash · 2d5f77b0 · Mar 12, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 81 · StrongLow 47Details
Commit message · Leo Nash
Set max channel dust limit to 10,000 sats for all zero-fee-htlc-tx chans
This includes both keyed anchor channels, and 0FC channels.
The dust limit for HTLCs in such channels is independent of the negotiated feerate, so a party may set a higher dust limit for such channels.
Fixes #4225
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AI analysis · Low 47/100
This change loosens the maximum 'dust limit' that rust-lightning will accept from a channel peer, but only for modern channel types that use zero-fee HTLC transactions (keyed-anchor and 0FC channels). For older channel types the old, stricter 546-satoshi limit remains. The patch is a protocol-compliance/robustness fix rather than a clear vulnerability fix, and it includes a test update.
Security candidateClamp our selected reserve to the counterparty's dust limitby Leo Nash · 4ae44e73 · Mar 12, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 73 · AdequateModerate 58Details
Commit message · Leo Nash
Clamp our selected reserve to the counterparty's dust limit
In a subsequent commit, we will allow the counterparty's dust limit to be greater than our `MIN_THEIR_CHANNEL_RESERVE_SATOSHIS`. Our selected reserve must always be greater than their dust limit, so we set our selected reserve to be equal to or greater than their dust limit.
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Why it was queued
boot or update path
AI analysis · Moderate 58/100
This commit changes how Lightning channels set a minimum 'reserve' amount that each side must keep in the channel. The reserve is now forced to be at least as large as the other side's 'dust limit' (the smallest transaction output considered worth tracking). Without this, a peer could set a very high dust limit while the reserve stayed low, potentially allowing tiny outputs to be treated as non-existent or causing the channel's accounting rules to disagree between the two sides. The change is defensive and prepares for a later feature allowing larger dust limits.