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lightning-architecture-review

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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Use lightning-architecture-review to assess [Lightning design] against [requirements], delivering trust-model, scaling, compatibility, and liveness tradeoffs with recommended next steps.

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[Lightning design]
[requirements]

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name: lightning-architecture-reviewdescription: 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.risk: safesource: communitydate_added: '2026-03-03'

Use this skill when

Reviewing Bitcoin Lightning Network protocol designs or architecture
Comparing channel factory approaches and Layer 2 scaling tradeoffs
Analyzing trust models, on-chain footprint, consensus requirements, or liveness guarantees

Do not use this skill when

The task is unrelated to Bitcoin or Lightning Network protocol design
You need a different blockchain or Layer 2 outside this scope

Instructions

Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
Provide actionable steps and verification.

The declared community implementation at 8144225309/SuperScalar returned HTTP 404 on 2026-10-14. Do not treat it as a verified production implementation, funded-mainnet deployment, 400-test suite or audited watchtower. The original SuperScalar proposal is a protocol source, not proof that a similarly named repository implements it correctly.

Purpose

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.

Key Topics

Lightning protocol design review
Channel factory comparison
Trust model analysis
On-chain footprint evaluation
Consensus requirement assessment
HTLC/PTLC compatibility
Liveness and availability guarantees
Watchtower breach detection
Explicitly defined exit transaction count, state/update depth, timelocks and fee assumptions

References

SuperScalar project: https://github.com/8144225309/SuperScalar
Website: https://SuperScalar.win
Original proposal: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/superscalar-laddered-timeout-tree-structured-decker-wattenhofer-factories/1143

Example

User request:

Review Bitcoin Lightning Network protocol designs or architecture.

Limitations

Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

Review evidence

Distinguish proposal properties from a specific implementation revision. Trace funding ownership, required signers, offline/liveness assumptions, timelock ordering, old-state invalidation, recovery artifacts, fee/bump behavior and unilateral exit under congestion. Define what N measures before stating complexity. Verify HTLC/PTLC and watchtower compatibility with actual protocol versions and test vectors; a claim of no consensus change does not establish deployability or safety. Use an isolated regtest fixture; signing, funding or broadcasting with real funds needs separate explicit authorization.