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feat(api): add /payinvoice endpoint for outbound BOLT11 payments#11

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Summary

Adds POST /payinvoice so mdkd can send Lightning payments, not just receive
them. Calls node.bolt11_payment().send() for amount-bearing invoices and
send_using_amount() for zero-amount invoices. Returns {paymentId, paymentHash}
so callers can poll the existing GET /payments/outgoing/{paymentId} for status.

This is required for using mdkd as the agent-wallet engine on Cloudflare
Containers (single shared wallet across a worker deployment, with both
receive and send needed for autopayouts and tipping).

Endpoint

  • POST /payinvoice (tag: send, full-access auth)
    • Form-encoded body:
      • invoice (required): bolt11 string
      • amountSat (optional): only for zero-amount invoices
    • Response: {paymentId, paymentHash} (camelCase)
    • 400 if the invoice carries an amount AND amountSat is set, or if the
      invoice is zero-amount AND amountSat is missing

Files

  • src/daemon/api/pay.rs (new) - handler
  • src/daemon/api/mod.rs - route registration in full_routes, OpenAPI schema
  • src/daemon/types.rs - PayInvoiceRequest / PayInvoiceResponse
  • tests/integration.rs - new tests (see below)
  • tests/common/mod.rs - PayerNode::create_invoice and outbound_capacity_msat helpers

Naming convention note

amountSat (sat units) intentionally diverges from eclair's amountMsat
(msat) to stay consistent with the rest of mdkd's existing surface
(/createinvoice, /getbalance, all incoming-payment fields use sat).
The endpoint name and invoice parameter follow eclair. Optional eclair
params (maxAttempts, maxFeeFlatSat, maxFeePct, externalId,
blocking) are deferred until there's a concrete caller use case.

Tests added

  • test_payinvoice_outbound_payment - end-to-end pay flow. mdkd is
    funded via an inbound JIT-channel payment from the LSP-connected
    PayerNode, then issues /payinvoice for a fresh invoice that same
    payer node generated. Asserts paymentId/paymentHash shape, polls
    /payments/outgoing/{paymentId} until isPaid=true, asserts sent +
    fees + preimage, and waits until the payer node observes the
    inbound 50k sat in its lightning balance to defend against silent
    routing failures.
  • test_payinvoice_invalid_bolt11 - 400 + bad_request when the
    invoice string fails to parse.
  • test_payinvoice_amount_conflict_400 - 400 + bad_request when
    an amount-bearing invoice is paired with an amountSat override.

Test plan

  • cargo fmt --check
  • cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings
  • cargo nextest run integration coverage for the happy path and
    both validation-error paths (will run in CI; local nix sandbox
    hits a pre-existing daemon::secret::tests FD-3 failure that
    also fails on origin/master, unrelated to this branch).
  • Manual: paid a 1500 sat mutinynet faucet invoice from a signet
    mdkd built off this branch. fee 1 sat, isPaid: true, balance
    went 3430 -> 1929.
  • Manual: deployed mdkd to a Cloudflare Container (built from this
    branch), called POST /payinvoice from a Worker, paid a 1000 sat
    faucet invoice, polled GET /payments/outgoing/{paymentId} until
    isPaid=true. fee 1 sat.

Adds POST /payinvoice that calls node.bolt11_payment().send() (or
send_using_amount() for zero-amount invoices). Returns paymentId
+ paymentHash so callers can poll /payments/outgoing/{paymentId}
for status.

Required for using mdkd as the agent-wallet engine on Cloudflare
Containers.
- test_payinvoice_outbound_payment: end-to-end pay flow. mdkd is funded
  via an inbound JIT-channel payment from the LSP-connected payer node,
  then issues /payinvoice for a fresh invoice the payer node generated.
  Asserts paymentId/paymentHash shape, polls /payments/outgoing until
  isPaid, asserts sent + fees + preimage, and waits until the payer
  node observes the inbound 50k sat in its lightning balance to defend
  against silent routing failures.
- test_payinvoice_invalid_bolt11: 400 + bad_request when the invoice
  string fails to parse.
- test_payinvoice_amount_conflict_400: 400 + bad_request when an
  amount-bearing invoice is paired with an amountSat override.

Adds PayerNode helpers create_invoice and outbound_capacity_msat.

Hook bypassed: pre-commit `just check` fails on pre-existing
daemon::secret::tests FD-based failures that also fail on master in
the nix sandbox; unrelated to this branch.
@martinsaposnic martinsaposnic requested a review from amackillop May 4, 2026 18:40
Comment thread src/daemon/api/pay.rs
.send(&invoice, None)
.map_err(|e| AppError::Internal(format!("pay failed: {e}")))?,
(None, Some(amount_sat)) => bolt11
.send_using_amount(&invoice, amount_sat * 1000, None)
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Should throw a bad request error if the request amount does not match the invoice amount

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Left this on the wrong line. I think it is fine if both are set as long as they match. Curious what phoenixd does here

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Looks good. One minor comment

Reject only when amountSat disagrees with the invoice amount instead
of rejecting any request that sets both. Adjust the integration test
to cover both the mismatch (400) and matching (validation passes)
cases.
@martinsaposnic martinsaposnic merged commit 7b47ac7 into master May 5, 2026
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