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Google Maps (Archived) vs clio-geoscience-skills

clio-geoscience-skills is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.

Google Maps (Archived) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). clio-geoscience-skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by IoWarp Team - Gnosis Research Center. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
MarketplaceGoogle Maps (Archived)clio-geoscience-skills
Docker MCP Catalog Listed
Version: sha256:d8652c8c9c52
Forks (GitHub): 11 874
Pulls (Docker Hub): 84 066
Stars (Docker Hub): 16
Stars (GitHub): 91 633
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Community marketplace iowarp/clio-kit Not listed Removed on 2026-10-16
Version: 1.0.2
Forks (GitHub): 25
Stars (GitHub): 29
Not marked · First seen

Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.

The facts side by side

Google Maps (Archived) vs clio-geoscience-skills
FactGoogle Maps (Archived)clio-geoscience-skillsno longer listed ·
Marketplaces that list it (differs)10
Stars (GitHub) (differs)91 63329
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)84 066No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)11 87425
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)On your machine (mcp/google-maps)Installs as a plugin bundle
Transport (differs)stdioNot stated
Tools it declares (differs)7Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)1, secrets among them: 1Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)Not a bundle3
Licence (differs)NOASSERTIONBSD-3-Clause
Repository (differs)github.com/modelcontextprotocol/serversgithub.com/iowarp/clio-kit
Changes in the last 7 days00
First seen (differs)2026-10-112026-10-13

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.

What to use instead of clio-geoscience-skills

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

  • clio-terrain

    MCP server for terrain analysis: DEM slope/aspect/suitability and point-cloud reading/gridding

    by iowarp · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • portolan-cli

    Use when publishing, managing, or converting cloud-native geospatial data catalogs with the Portolan CLI. Covers init, add, check, push, pull, sync, partitioning, and format…

    by Portolan SDI · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • OpenMapStack

    Reproducible, validated GIS analysis projects with an open-first geospatial stack.

    by Jaak Laineste · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • reading-portolan

    Use when exploring, querying, analyzing, or visualizing data from a Portolan catalog (STAC-based cloud-native geospatial data). Covers navigating STAC metadata, querying…

    by Portolan SDI · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

  • gisgp io.github.uponex/gisgp

    GIS tools for AI agents: 65 free tools + 8 paid (hazard/site-scouting/GeoJSON export)

    by uponex · MCP server

    Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

  • sourcecoop

    Upload geospatial data to Source Cooperative with proper metadata and READMEs using Portolan CLI.

    by Portolan SDI · Plugin bundle

    Listed on: Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

Google Maps (Archived)

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Tools for interacting with the Google Maps API.

clio-geoscience-skills

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Skills for the clio-geoscience workflow: inspect and map geospatial features, terrain models, and waveform archives.

How to run each

Google Maps (Archived) As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code
claude mcp add --env "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=<YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY>" --transport stdio google-maps -- docker run -i --rm -e GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY mcp/google-maps

Requires: GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY (secret)

clio-geoscience-skills

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of clio-geoscience-skills publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

The marketplaces of clio-geoscience-skills publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: Google Maps (Archived) · What it can do: clio-geoscience-skills · Compare two other plugins

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