Core Lightning (CLN) CLN is the second most-deployed Lightning implementation, by Blockstream. Strong focus on protocol leadership (often first to ship BOLT updates). Components - — daemon. - — CLI client. - Plugins — extend functionality (Python, Rust, Go, JS, anything that speaks JSON-RPC over stdin/stdout). - — built-in plugin for HTTP-RPC access (CLN's macaroon equivalent). Configuration or per-network : Network selection: . Plugin architecture CLN plugins are executable files that: - Read JSON-RPC messages on stdin. - Write responses on stdout. - Implement to declare hooks, methods, opti…