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Merge PR 'Persistent `MonitorEvent`s' (#4491)

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
9a324e72by wpaulino+467−45912 files
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Merge PR 'Fix payment attribution edge cases and simplify claiming' (#5021)

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
ee7c61c2by Matt Corallo+256−17322 files
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Merge PR 'release utxos from failed splices' (#4973)

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)
7220a6fdby jkczyz+295−383 files
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Restore `Wallet` UTXO locks when coin selection fails afterwards

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
81afd9caby elnosh+146−331 file
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Merge PR 'tx-sync: Parallelize esplora status queries' (#4913)

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
c303f515by Matt Corallo+140−371 file
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Merge PR 'Skip Electrum creator transaction downloads' (#4992)

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
c36e50cbby Matt Corallo+142−02 files
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Merge PR 'Use preferred sPK of watched txn in electrum, not rand ones' (#4867)

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
bfe5ca89by tnull+52−243 files
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Merge PR 'Serialize transient Event variants; move persist decision into ChannelManager' (#4791)

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
a0d4632eby Matt Corallo+694−818 files
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Merge PR 'Document that funding signing events can go stale' (#4960)

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 …

26eecf2dby Matt Corallo+15−02 files
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Add `Wallet::release_utxos` to free UTXOs from abandoned transactions

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
52ab13fdby elnosh+148−43 files
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Drop the honggfuzz version pin from the CI fuzz job

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…

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Run the CI fuzz job on the stable toolchain

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…

21c4ed2bby auto-pr-bot+3−32 files
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Expose the dummy-hop tail constructor publicly

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
c5443353by auto-pr-bot+14−71 file
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Fail commitment sig verification without counterparty params

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
de7ecc2fby auto-pr-bot+24−01 file
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Clarify the commitment validation failure message

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…

3284a006by auto-pr-bot+11−114 files
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Merge PR 'Move holder commit sig checks to `InMemorySigner`' (#4885)

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'
83f5ba55by Matt Corallo+626−31024 files
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Merge PR 'Drop stale splice signature on disconnect' (#4954)

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
c9a77251by Matt Corallo+22−12 files
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Drop stale splice signature on disconnect

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
71405b4bby Wilmer Paulino+22−12 files
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Merge PR 'offers: rename matches_invoice_signing_pubkey to key_can_sign_invoice' (#4942)

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.

a476cf92by Matt Corallo+13−133 files
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offers: rename matches_invoice_signing_pubkey to key_can_sign_invoice

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.

388187caby Vincenzo Palazzo+13−133 files
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Security candidateRemove ChannelSignerTypeby Wilmer Paulino · 961b4515 · Mar 12, 2026 · 8 filesMessage 33 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Wilmer Paulino

Remove ChannelSignerType

We plan to have a single channel signer type going forward, so this is
unnecessary.

33/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change✓ Provides an explanatory body! Too few words to establish purpose! Opaque security-relevant change
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathboot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a routine internal code cleanup in the Lightning Dev Kit's Rust implementation. It removes a wrapper type called ChannelSignerType that previously distinguished between different kinds of channel signers, because the project now plans to support only one signer type (ECDSA). The change simplifies function signatures and removes now-unnecessary pattern matching, but does not fix a security bug or change cryptographic behavior.

Security candidateRemove musig2 crateby Wilmer Paulino · 85aa95be · Mar 12, 2026 · 14 filesMessage 51 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Wilmer Paulino

Remove musig2 crate

Taproot support is not planned we see an increase in demand for it by
users. The `musig2` crate is now owned by a third-party, and ultimately
won't be used by the production version of Taproot that we end up
releasing.

51/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathboot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit removes an unused experimental Taproot/MuSig2 code path from the rust-lightning project. It deletes the optional `musig2` dependency, removes the `taproot` build flag, and strips out all conditional Taproot-related message fields and serialization logic. There is no indication this fixes a security vulnerability; it is a cleanup change because Taproot support is not currently planned and the external `musig2` crate is now owned by a third party.

AI review queuedRemove TaprootChannelSignerby Wilmer Paulino · 747788b8 · Mar 12, 2026 · 11 filesMessage 40 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Wilmer Paulino

Remove TaprootChannelSigner

We plan to have a single channel signer type going forward, so this is
unnecessary.

40/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Provides an explanatory body! Too few words to establish purpose
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit removes an unfinished Taproot-specific signer type from the Lightning Dev Kit codebase. The removed code was behind a special compile-time flag ('taproot') and consisted almost entirely of placeholder 'todo!()' stubs that did not actually sign anything. The change is a cleanup/refactoring step toward having one unified channel signer type, not a security fix.

Lower-priorityFilter prior contributions from SpliceFundingFailed eventsby Jeffrey Czyz · c327ef92 · Mar 12, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 85 · StrongModerate 54Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz

Filter prior contributions from SpliceFundingFailed events

SpliceFundingFailed events return contributed inputs and outputs to the
user so they can unlock the associated UTXOs. When an RBF attempt is
in progress, inputs/outputs already consumed by prior contributions
must be excluded to avoid the user prematurely unlocking UTXOs that
are still needed by the active funding negotiation.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

85/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode
AI analysis · Moderate 54/100

This commit fixes a bug in the Lightning Dev Kit's splicing feature. When a user tries to resize a Lightning channel (a 'splice') and the attempt fails, the software tells the user which bitcoins (UTXOs) are no longer tied up so they can spend them again. The bug was that during a follow-up fee-bump attempt (RBF), the software could incorrectly tell the user that UTXOs from the original splice attempt were free to spend, even though they were still needed. This could lead a user to accidentally double-spend their own funds and lose money. The fix filters out any UTXOs that are still committed to an earlier splice attempt before reporting the failed ones.

Lower-priorityPreserve our funding contribution across counterparty RBF attemptsby Jeffrey Czyz · 99390f01 · Mar 12, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 100 · StrongModerate 59Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz

Preserve our funding contribution across counterparty RBF attempts

When the counterparty initiates an RBF and we have no new contribution
queued via QuiescentAction, we must re-use our prior contribution so
that our splice is not lost. Track contributions in a new field on
PendingFunding so the last entry can be re-used in this scenario.

Each entry stores the feerate-adjusted version because that reflects
what was actually negotiated and allows correct feerate re-adjustment
on subsequent RBFs. Only explicitly provided contributions (from a
QuiescentAction) append to the vec. Re-used contributions are replaced
in-place with the version adjusted for the new feerate so they remain
accurate for further RBF rounds, without growing the vec.

Add test_splice_rbf_acceptor_recontributes to verify that when the
counterparty initiates an RBF and we have no new QuiescentAction
queued, our prior contribution is automatically re-used so the splice
is preserved.

Add test_splice_rbf_recontributes_feerate_too_high to verify that when
the counterparty RBFs at a feerate too high for our prior contribution
to cover, the RBF is rejected rather than proceeding without our
contribution.

Add test for sequential RBF splice attempts

Add test_splice_rbf_sequential that exercises three consecutive RBF
rounds on the same splice (initial → RBF #1 → RBF #2) to verify:
- Each round requires the 25/24 feerate increase (253 → 264 → 275)
- DiscardFunding events reference the correct funding txid from each
replaced candidate
- The final RBF splice can be mined and splice_locked successfully

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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AI analysis · Moderate 59/100

This commit fixes a bug in Lightning Dev Kit's splicing/RBF logic. When one party tried to speed up or replace a splice transaction (an RBF), and the other party had not queued a new contribution, the other party's original funds could be silently dropped from the new transaction. The fix remembers each side's last contribution and re-uses it automatically, or rejects the RBF if the new fee rate makes the old contribution impossible. Without the fix, a counterparty could potentially strip the victim's funds out of a splice, causing loss of funds or channel disruption.

Lower-priorityConsider prior contributions when filtering unique inputs/outputsby Jeffrey Czyz · 7ad073d5 · Mar 12, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 73 · AdequateModerate 59Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz

Consider prior contributions when filtering unique inputs/outputs

When funding_contributed is called while a splice negotiation is already
in progress, unique contributions are computed to determine what to
return via FailSplice or DiscardFunding. Without considering negotiated
candidates stored in PendingFunding::contributions, UTXOs locked in
earlier candidates could be incorrectly returned as reclaimable.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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AI analysis · Moderate 59/100

This patch fixes a bug in the Lightning Dev Kit's splicing feature. When a user tries to add funds to a channel while another splice negotiation is already ongoing, the code could mistakenly treat coins that are already locked into the earlier splice as 'reclaimable.' That could let a user discard or reclaim UTXOs that should stay reserved, potentially causing inconsistent channel state or loss of funds in edge cases.

Security candidateHandle FeeRateAdjustmentError variants in splice acceptor pathby Jeffrey Czyz · 5e521ac1 · Mar 12, 2026 · 4 filesMessage 73 · AdequateLow 44Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz

Handle FeeRateAdjustmentError variants in splice acceptor path

Replace the generic error handling in splice_init and tx_init_rbf with
explicit matching on FeeRateAdjustmentError variants:

- FeeRateTooLow: initiator's feerate is below our minimum. Proceed
without contribution and preserve QuiescentAction for an RBF retry at
our preferred feerate.
- FeeRateTooHigh: initiator's feerate exceeds our maximum and would
consume too much of our change output. Reject the splice with
WarnAndDisconnect.
- FeeBufferInsufficient: our fee buffer can't cover the acceptor's
estimated fee at this feerate. Proceed without contribution.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
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Why it was queued
signing boundary
AI analysis · Low 44/100

This commit fixes how a Lightning node responds when a peer proposes a splice or RBF transaction fee rate that is too high for the node to afford. Previously, the node would silently drop its own contribution and continue, which could let the peer push through an unexpectedly expensive transaction. Now the node explicitly rejects the splice with a warning and disconnects when the fee rate is too high, while still allowing lower or retryable cases to proceed safely.

Lower-priorityAllow acceptor contribution to RBF splice via tx_init_rbfby Jeffrey Czyz · d8081559 · Mar 12, 2026 · 4 filesMessage 73 · AdequateLow 46Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz

Allow acceptor contribution to RBF splice via tx_init_rbf

Previously, the tx_init_rbf acceptor always contributed zero to the RBF
transaction. This is incorrect when both parties try to RBF
simultaneously and one loses the quiescence tie-breaker — the loser
becomes the acceptor but still has a pending QuiescentAction::Splice
with inputs/outputs that should be included in the RBF transaction.

Consume the acceptor's QuiescentAction in the tx_init_rbf handler, just
as is already done in the splice_init handler, and report the
contribution in the TxAckRbf response.

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
AI analysis · Low 46/100

This commit fixes a bug in Lightning Dev Kit's splicing/RBF (Replace-By-Fee) logic. When both channel partners tried to update a splice at the same time, the loser of a tie-breaker was supposed to contribute its inputs/outputs as the 'acceptor' of the RBF transaction, but the code incorrectly made the acceptor contribute nothing. The patch makes the acceptor include its queued splice contribution in the RBF transaction and report it in the response. It is a protocol-correctness bug that could cause stuck or inconsistent splice states, but it is not a clear theft-of-funds vulnerability.

Security candidateHandle tx_ack_rbf on the initiator sideby Jeffrey Czyz · b07bfff8 · Mar 12, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 90 · StrongLow 32Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz

Handle tx_ack_rbf on the initiator side

After sending tx_init_rbf, the initiator receives tx_ack_rbf from the
acceptor. Implement the handler to validate the response and begin
interactive transaction construction for the RBF funding transaction.

Only clear the interactive signing session in `reset_pending_splice_state`
when the current funding negotiation is in `AwaitingSignatures`. When an
earlier round completed signing and a later RBF round is in `AwaitingAck`
or `ConstructingTransaction`, the session belongs to the prior round and
must be preserved. Otherwise, disconnecting mid-RBF would destroy the
completed prior round's signing session and fire a false debug assertion.

Update test_splice_rbf_acceptor_basic to exercise the full initiator
flow: rbf_channel → funding_contributed → STFU exchange → tx_init_rbf →
tx_ack_rbf → interactive TX → signing → mining → splice_locked. This
replaces the previous test that manually constructed tx_init_rbf.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

90/100 · StrongMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode✓ Mentions testing or verification
Why it was queued
signing boundarydefensive validation
AI analysis · Low 32/100

This commit adds support in the Lightning Dev Kit for handling a specific protocol message (tx_ack_rbf) when a channel participant initiates a fee-bump (RBF) of a pending splice transaction. Previously, receiving this message caused an error. The change also fixes a related bug where resetting splice state could incorrectly discard a completed signing session from an earlier round, which could trigger a debug assertion. The commit is primarily a feature implementation with a defensive bugfix, not a disclosed security vulnerability.

Lower-prioritySend tx_init_rbf instead of splice_init when a splice is pendingby Jeffrey Czyz · 5873660a · Mar 12, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 73 · AdequateLow 26Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz

Send tx_init_rbf instead of splice_init when a splice is pending

When the quiescence initiator has a pending splice and enters the stfu
handler with a QuiescentAction::Splice, send tx_init_rbf to bump the
existing splice's feerate rather than starting a new splice_init.

This reuses the same QuiescentAction::Splice variant for both initial
splices and RBF attempts -- the stfu handler distinguishes them by
checking whether pending_splice already exists.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
AI analysis · Low 26/100

This commit fixes a logic bug in the Lightning Dev Kit's splicing protocol. Previously, if a node tried to RBF (bump the fee of) a pending splice, it would incorrectly send a new splice_init message instead of tx_init_rbf, which could cause the peer to disconnect or the protocol to fail. The change makes the node detect when a splice is already pending and send the correct RBF message instead. It is a protocol correctness fix rather than a critical security vulnerability.

Lower-priorityAdd rbf_channel API for initiating splice RBFby Jeffrey Czyz · 5b6ba439 · Mar 12, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 68 · AdequateLow 28Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz

Add rbf_channel API for initiating splice RBF

Expose ChannelManager::rbf_channel as the entry point for bumping the
feerate of a pending splice funding transaction. Like splice_channel,
it returns a FundingTemplate to be completed and passed to
funding_contributed.

Validates that a pending splice exists with at least one negotiated
candidate, no active funding negotiation, and that the new feerate
satisfies the 25/24 increase rule required by the spec.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

68/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
Why it was queued
defensive validation
AI analysis · Low 28/100

This commit adds a new public API called rbf_channel to the Lightning Dev Kit's rust-lightning library. It lets a user bump the transaction fee (via replace-by-fee, or RBF) on a pending splice funding transaction before it is locked on-chain. The change is a feature addition, not a bug fix, and includes several safety checks such as requiring a pending splice, no active funding negotiation, and a minimum 25/24 feerate increase over the previous attempt. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes a security vulnerability.

Lower-priorityAccept tx_init_rbf for pending splice transactionsby Jeffrey Czyz · 55196db0 · Mar 12, 2026 · 4 filesMessage 73 · AdequateLow 36Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz

Accept tx_init_rbf for pending splice transactions

When a splice funding transaction has been negotiated but not yet
confirmed, either party may initiate RBF to bump the feerate. This
enables the acceptor to handle such requests, allowing continued
progress toward on-chain confirmation of splices in rising fee
environments.

Only the acceptor side is implemented; the acceptor does not contribute
funds beyond the shared funding input. The initiator side (sending
tx_init_rbf and handling tx_ack_rbf) is left for a follow-up.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

73/100 · AdequateMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
AI analysis · Low 36/100

This commit adds the ability for one side of a Lightning channel (the 'acceptor') to accept a fee-bump request for a pending splice transaction. Previously, such requests were rejected outright. The change is a partial feature implementation: only the acceptor side is implemented, and the code includes several safety checks to prevent misuse. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes an active security vulnerability; it appears to be a protocol feature enhancement.

Lower-priorityAllow multiple RBF splice candidates in channel monitorby Jeffrey Czyz · 51fa46e9 · Mar 12, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 73 · AdequateLow 29Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz

Allow multiple RBF splice candidates in channel monitor

The channel monitor previously rejected any new pending funding when one
already existed. This prevented adding RBF candidates for a pending
splice since each candidate needs its own pending funding entry.

Relax the check to only reject new pending funding when its splice
parent differs from existing entries, allowing multiple RBF candidates
that compete to confirm the same splice.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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This change fixes a logic bug in how Bitcoin Lightning channels handle 'splicing' (a way to resize a channel's on-chain funds). Previously, the code blocked all new funding entries while any splice was still pending, which accidentally prevented valid 'Replace-By-Fee' (RBF) attempts—multiple competing versions of the same splice meant to speed up confirmation. The patch relaxes the rule so only splices that spend from a *different* parent funding transaction are rejected. This is a correctness/functional fix rather than a clear-cut security vulnerability, but the overly strict check could have caused operational failures around unconfirmed splices.

AI review queuedRustfmt reorg_tests.rsby Wilmer Paulino · 102bcd63 · Mar 12, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 28 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Wilmer Paulino

Rustfmt reorg_tests.rs

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This commit is purely a code-formatting cleanup. It removes a directive that told rustfmt to skip the file and then reformats the test code to match the project's style rules. No program logic, security behavior, or functionality was changed.

Lower-priorityFix claude-code-action CI failuresby Joost Jager · 1d172dca · Mar 12, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 88 · StrongInformational 15Details
Commit message · Joost Jager

Fix claude-code-action CI failures

Use pull_request_target to ensure secrets are available, and pass
github_token explicitly to avoid the OIDC token exchange flow.
See https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code-action/issues/649

AI tools were used in preparing this commit.

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AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit changes a GitHub Actions workflow so that an AI code-review bot receives an explicit GitHub access token. The stated goal is to fix a CI failure, but passing the default repository token to a third-party action can broaden what that action is able to do inside the repository. There is no evidence in the commit that this was done for malicious reasons or that the action misuses the token.

Lower-priorityEmit SpliceFailed for acceptor contributionsby Jeffrey Czyz · e93d43cf · Mar 11, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 68 · AdequateModerate 58Details
Commit message · Jeffrey Czyz

Emit SpliceFailed for acceptor contributions

The maybe_create_splice_funding_failed! macro only emitted SpliceFailed
and DiscardFunding events for the splice initiator. When an acceptor
contributed inputs/outputs and the negotiation failed (e.g., disconnect),
their contributions were silently discarded with no event notification,
preventing the acceptor from reclaiming its UTXOs.

Replace the is_initiator() filter with a post-hoc check on whether there
are contributions to discard. The initiator always gets events, the
acceptor gets events when it has contributions, and acceptors without
contributions get no events (nothing to discard).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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This commit fixes a bug in the Lightning Dev Kit's splicing code. When two Lightning nodes tried to update ('splice') a channel together and the negotiation failed, only the node that started the splice got a notification to reclaim its locked-up bitcoins. The other node (the 'acceptor') was silently left without any event, so its wallet software wouldn't know it needed to reclaim its contributed coins. The patch now emits the proper failure event for the acceptor too, but only when the acceptor actually contributed something.

Lower-priorityAdd claude code reviewingby Matt Corallo · 7b955db7 · Mar 11, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 66 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Matt Corallo

Add claude code reviewing

We can tweak the prompt as we get experience, for now its just the
one copied
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code-action/blob/main/docs/solutions.md

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This commit adds a new GitHub Actions workflow that uses an Anthropic Claude AI assistant to automatically review pull requests. It is a CI/automation change, not a code change to the Lightning library itself. There is no direct security vulnerability in the diff, though any automated tool granted pull-request write permissions introduces a future supply-chain and permissions-management consideration.

AI review queuedTell claude to be DRYby Matt Corallo · 95488160 · Mar 10, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 38 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Matt Corallo

Tell claude to be DRY

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This commit only adds a non-code guideline to a project documentation file (CLAUDE.md), instructing an AI coding assistant to avoid repeating code. It makes no changes to actual software, so it has no security effect on users of the project.

Lower-priorityClean up redundant steps in ci-tests-workspace.shby Joost Jager · b35a8498 · Mar 10, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 78 · AdequateInformational 15Details
Commit message · Joost Jager

Clean up redundant steps in ci-tests-workspace.sh

Replace the per-member cargo check + cargo doc loop with a single
`cargo doc --workspace` call. The per-member cargo check is redundant
with the workspace-level cargo check already run earlier in the script.
Also remove the separate `cargo test -p lightning-custom-message` which
is covered by the workspace-level cargo test.

Fix stale "except lightning-transaction-sync" echo messages, as it has
been a workspace member for a while now.

AI tools were used in preparing this commit.

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This commit is a routine cleanup of a CI shell script. It removes redundant test and documentation steps and updates stale log messages. There is no security relevance.

AI review queuedReject offer_amount of 0 as invalid per BOLT 12by Vincenzo Palazzo · a06c4469 · Mar 9, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 76 · AdequateLow 39Details
Commit message · Vincenzo Palazzo

Reject offer_amount of 0 as invalid per BOLT 12

Per the spec clarification in https://github.com/lightning/bolts/pull/1316:
- Writers MUST set offer_amount greater than zero when present
- Readers MUST NOT respond to offers where offer_amount is zero

Reject amount_msats(0) in the builder with InvalidAmount, and reject
parsed offers with amount=0 (with or without currency) during TLV
deserialization.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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AI analysis · Low 39/100

This commit tightens validation of BOLT 12 Lightning offers so that an offer cannot specify a payment amount of zero. Previously, zero-amount offers could be built or parsed successfully, which the BOLT 12 specification now forbids. The change prevents users or automated systems from accidentally creating or accepting offers that request no payment, which could be used to confuse wallets, trigger unexpected behavior, or probe nodes.

Lower-priorityln: handle trampoline claims on restartby Carla Kirk-Cohen · 7b3d661a · Mar 9, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 80 · StrongLow 44Details
Commit message · Carla Kirk-Cohen

ln: handle trampoline claims on restart

This commit uses the existing outbound payment claims replay logic
to restore trampoline claims. If any single previous hop in a htlc
source with multiple previous hops requires claim, we represent this
with a single outbound claimed htlc because we assume that *all* of
the incoming htlcs are represented in the source, and will be
appropriately claimed (rather than submitting multiple claims, which
will end up being duplicates of each other). This is the case for
trampoline payments, where the htlc_source stores all previous hops.

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This patch fixes a restart-related bug in how the Lightning node resumes claiming forwarded trampoline payments. Previously, after a restart, trampoline payments that needed to be claimed on-chain might not have been processed correctly because the code only looked at single-hop previous channels and ignored trampoline forwards that bundle multiple incoming hops. The fix reuses existing replay logic so those bundled incoming hops are also claimed. A user-visible effect could be that funds from a trampoline forward were temporarily stuck or not recovered automatically after a crash/restart.

Lower-priorityln: no longer support claims with missing counterparty_node_idby Carla Kirk-Cohen · bf106824 · Mar 9, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 73 · AdequateLow 41Details
Commit message · Carla Kirk-Cohen

ln: no longer support claims with missing counterparty_node_id

Move handling of payment replay into its own function and deprecate
old code that handled missing counterparty_node_id. By the time we
reach 0.3 we should have this data present.

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This commit removes a fallback code path in LDK that previously tried to replay old Lightning payment claims even when the software didn't know which peer (counterparty) the claim was for. That missing information could cause crashes or unreliable behavior. Now, if the required peer ID is absent, LDK refuses to load the channel state and logs an error, forcing users to resolve those old forwards before upgrading. It is a hardening/cleanup change rather than a fix for an active exploit.

Lower-priorityln: add channel monitor recovery for trampoline forwardsby Maurice · f65e5d40 · Mar 9, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 65 · AdequateLow 41Details
Commit message · Maurice

ln: add channel monitor recovery for trampoline forwards

Implement channel monitor recovery for trampoline forwards
iterating over all hop data and updating pending forwards.

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This commit fills in a previously unimplemented 'todo!' placeholder in the Lightning Dev Kit's channel recovery logic. When a node restarts and rebuilds its state from channel monitors, it now properly handles HTLCs (pending payments) that arrived as Trampoline forwards. Before this change, such forwards would have caused a panic during recovery, potentially preventing the node from restarting cleanly and possibly leaving forwarded payments stuck or lost.

Lower-priorityln/refactor: extract channelmonitor recovery to external helperby Maurice · bdac5ef6 · Mar 9, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 73 · AdequateInformational 14Details
Commit message · Maurice

ln/refactor: extract channelmonitor recovery to external helper

Move recovery logic for `HTLCSource::PreviousHopData` into
`channel_monitor_recovery_internal` to prepare for trampoline
forward reuse.

Co-authored-by: Arik Sosman <git@arik.io>
Co-authored-by: Maurice Poirrier <mpch@hey.com>

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This commit is a straightforward code cleanup: it moves existing HTLC recovery logic into a new helper function without changing what the logic actually does. There is no visible security fix or behavior change.

Lower-priorityln: add trampoline routing failure handlingby Carla Kirk-Cohen · 4bcd0f60 · Mar 9, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 78 · AdequateLow 32Details
Commit message · Carla Kirk-Cohen

ln: add trampoline routing failure handling

Implement failure propagation for `HTLCSource::TrampolineForward`
by iterating through previous hop data and failing each HTLC with
`TemporaryTrampolineFailure`.

Note that testing should be implemented when trampoline forward is
completed.

Co-authored-by: Arik Sosman <git@arik.io>
Co-authored-by: Maurice Poirrier <mpch@hey.com>

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This commit fills in a previously unimplemented 'todo!' placeholder for handling failed trampoline-routed payments. When a trampoline forward fails, the node now properly reports the failure back through each incoming payment hop using a standard temporary trampoline failure message, instead of crashing. This is a robustness improvement that prevents a panic path and ensures correct Lightning protocol behavior for an in-development feature.