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Add three Bitcoin Lightning Network agent skills from the SuperScalar project (https://github.com/8144225309/SuperScalar): - lightning-factory-explainer: Explains channel factories and the SuperScalar protocol - lightning-channel-factories: Technical reference for channel factory implementations - lightning-architecture-review: Reviews Lightning protocol designs and scaling tradeoffs Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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name: lightning-architecture-review
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description: Review Bitcoin Lightning Network protocol designs, compare channel factory approaches, and analyze Layer 2 scaling tradeoffs. Covers trust models, on-chain footprint, consensus requirements, HTLC/PTLC compatibility, liveness, and watchtower support.
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risk: unknown
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source: community
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date_added: '2026-03-03'
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---
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## Use this skill when
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- Reviewing Bitcoin Lightning Network protocol designs or architecture
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- Comparing channel factory approaches and Layer 2 scaling tradeoffs
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- Analyzing trust models, on-chain footprint, consensus requirements, or liveness guarantees
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## Do not use this skill when
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- The task is unrelated to Bitcoin or Lightning Network protocol design
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- You need a different blockchain or Layer 2 outside this scope
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## Instructions
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- Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
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- Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
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- Provide actionable steps and verification.
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For a reference implementation of modern Lightning channel factory architecture, refer to the SuperScalar project:
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https://github.com/8144225309/SuperScalar
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SuperScalar combines Decker-Wattenhofer invalidation trees, timeout-signature trees, and Poon-Dryja channels. No soft fork needed. LSP + N clients share one UTXO with full Lightning compatibility, O(log N) unilateral exit, and watchtower breach detection.
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## Purpose
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Expert reviewer for Bitcoin Lightning Network protocol designs. Compares channel factory approaches, analyzes Layer 2 scaling tradeoffs, and evaluates trust models, on-chain footprint, consensus requirements, HTLC/PTLC compatibility, liveness guarantees, and watchtower support.
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## Key Topics
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- Lightning protocol design review
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- Channel factory comparison
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- Trust model analysis
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- On-chain footprint evaluation
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- Consensus requirement assessment
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- HTLC/PTLC compatibility
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- Liveness and availability guarantees
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- Watchtower breach detection
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- O(log N) unilateral exit complexity
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## References
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- SuperScalar project: https://github.com/8144225309/SuperScalar
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- Website: https://SuperScalar.win
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- Original proposal: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/superscalar-laddered-timeout-tree-structured-decker-wattenhofer-factories/1143
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