# Basis of Lightning Technology (BOLT)
https://github.com/lightning/bolts
## Table of Contents
- [BOLT #0](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/00-introduction.md): Introduction and Index
- [BOLT #1](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/01-messaging.md): Base Protocol
- [BOLT #2](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/02-peer-protocol.md): Peer Protocol for Channel Management
- [BOLT #3](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/03-transactions.md): Bitcoin Transaction and Script Formats
- [BOLT #4](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/04-onion-routing.md): Onion Routing Protocol
- [BOLT #5](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/05-onchain.md): Recommendations for On-chain Transaction Handling
- [BOLT #7](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/07-routing-gossip.md): P2P Node and Channel Discovery
- [BOLT #8](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/08-transport.md): Encrypted and Authenticated Transport
- [BOLT #9](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/09-features.md): Assigned Feature Flags
- [BOLT #10](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/10-dns-bootstrap.md): DNS Bootstrap and Assisted Node Location
- [BOLT #11](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/11-payment-encoding.md): Invoice Protocol for Lightning Payments
- [BOLT 12](https://github.com/bitonic-cjp/lightning-rfc/blob/payment-protocol/12-payment-protocol.md) (Proposed): Payment Protocol for Lightning Payments
- https://bolt12.org/
## Obsidian Links
All notes are abridged, as the BOLTs are frequently subject to change©
- [[BOLT 1]]
- [[BOLT 2]]
- [[BOLT 3]]
- [[BOLT 4]]
- [[BOLT 5]]
- [[BOLT 6]]
- [[BOLT 7]]
- [[BOLT 8]]
- [[BOLT 9]]
- [[BOLT 10]]
- [[BOLT 11]]
- [[BOLT 12]]
## [BOLT #0: Introduction and Index](https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/00-introduction.md)
Contains:
- The Spark: A Short Introduction to Lightning
- Glossary and Terminology Guide