diff --git a/apps/machine/package.json b/apps/machine/package.json
index 2a4b205..21896f5 100644
--- a/apps/machine/package.json
+++ b/apps/machine/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "@bitSpire/clink": "workspace:*",
     "@bitSpire/hal": "workspace:*",
     "@bitSpire/lightning": "workspace:*",
+    "@bitSpire/lnbits": "workspace:*",
     "@bitSpire/nostr-client": "workspace:*",
     "@bitSpire/state-machine": "workspace:*",
     "@scure/base": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/apps/machine/src/services/lightning.ts b/apps/machine/src/services/lightning.ts
index 5423856..9e3408d 100644
--- a/apps/machine/src/services/lightning.ts
+++ b/apps/machine/src/services/lightning.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 } from '@bitSpire/nostr-client'
 import { verifyEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { LightningPubClient } from '@bitSpire/lightning'
+import { LnbitsClient } from '@bitSpire/lnbits'
 import {
   CLINKClient,
   createOfferSuccess,
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ interface LightningConfig {
   atmPrivateKey: string
   appId: string
   operatorPubkeys: string[]
+  /**
+   * LNbits nostr-transport server pubkey. Optional during the LP→LNbits
+   * migration: when empty, the LnbitsClient is not instantiated and the
+   * file behaves identically to its LP-only past. Once 3c wires the env
+   * var, this is required.
+   */
+  lnbitsServerPubkey: string
 }
 
 /**
@@ -83,6 +91,7 @@ async function loadLightningConfig(): Promise<LightningConfig> {
     atmPrivateKey: '',
     appId: '30270e761f2e30b1737f34ce661df45f521352b408b8ed18fcc09f3f0dec5097', // ATM app ID — regenerated for bitSpire so stale LP server-side associations don't accidentally rehydrate
     operatorPubkeys: [],
+    lnbitsServerPubkey: '',
   }
 
   // In Electron, get runtime config from main process
@@ -105,6 +114,9 @@ async function loadLightningConfig(): Promise<LightningConfig> {
               .map((k: string) => k.trim())
               .filter(Boolean)
           : defaults.operatorPubkeys,
+        lnbitsServerPubkey:
+          (runtimeConfig as { lnbitsServerPubkey?: string }).lnbitsServerPubkey ||
+          defaults.lnbitsServerPubkey,
       }
     } catch (e) {
       console.warn('[Lightning] Failed to get runtime config from Electron:', e)
@@ -120,6 +132,9 @@ async function loadLightningConfig(): Promise<LightningConfig> {
     adminToken: import.meta.env.VITE_ADMIN_TOKEN || defaults.adminToken,
     atmPrivateKey: import.meta.env.VITE_ATM_PRIVATE_KEY || defaults.atmPrivateKey,
     appId: import.meta.env.VITE_APP_ID || defaults.appId,
+    lnbitsServerPubkey:
+      (import.meta.env.VITE_LNBITS_SERVER_PUBKEY as string | undefined) ||
+      defaults.lnbitsServerPubkey,
     operatorPubkeys: import.meta.env.VITE_OPERATOR_PUBKEYS
       ? (import.meta.env.VITE_OPERATOR_PUBKEYS as string)
           .split(',')
@@ -369,6 +384,17 @@ function expireLnurlSession(uniqueHash: string, lightningPub: LightningPubClient
 
 /** Clean up all active LNURL sessions. Called when state machine returns to idle. */
 let _lightningPubRef: LightningPubClient | null = null
+/** LNbits client reference, set during initializeLightningServices if
+ * VITE_LNBITS_SERVER_PUBKEY is configured. Parallel to _lightningPubRef
+ * during the LP→LNbits migration; 3b.2+ swap call sites over. */
+let _lnbitsRef: LnbitsClient | null = null
+
+/** Internal accessor — used by 3b.2+ call sites that need to invoke
+ * the LNbits client from outside `createATMServices`. Returns null
+ * when the LNbits server pubkey isn't configured. */
+export function _getLnbitsClient(): LnbitsClient | null {
+  return _lnbitsRef
+}
 
 function cleanupAllLnurlSessions(): void {
   if (!_lightningPubRef) return
@@ -930,6 +956,23 @@ export async function initializeLightningServices(options?: {
   _lightningPubRef = lightningPub
   console.log('[Lightning] Lightning.Pub client initialized')
 
+  // LNbits client — wired in parallel with Lightning.Pub during the
+  // migration. In 3b.1 it's instantiated but not yet wired into any
+  // ATMServices method; 3b.2-3b.4 will gradually move call sites over.
+  // When VITE_LNBITS_SERVER_PUBKEY isn't set we skip the init so the
+  // file remains LP-only at runtime.
+  if (CONFIG.lnbitsServerPubkey) {
+    const lnbits = new LnbitsClient({
+      serverPubkey: CONFIG.lnbitsServerPubkey,
+      relays: [CONFIG.relayUrl],
+    })
+    lnbits.initialize(nostrClient, identity)
+    _lnbitsRef = lnbits
+    console.log('[Lightning] LNbits client initialized (parallel to LP)')
+  } else {
+    console.log('[Lightning] VITE_LNBITS_SERVER_PUBKEY not set — LNbits client disabled')
+  }
+
   // Create CLINK client
   const clink = new CLINKClient({
     nostrClient,
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b2b55f8..d323da1 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ importers:
       '@bitSpire/lightning':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/lightning
+      '@bitSpire/lnbits':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/lnbits
       '@bitSpire/nostr-client':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/nostr-client