Mapbox Developer vs cesium-mcp
Mapbox Developer is an MCP server published by mapbox. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). cesium-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by gaopengbin. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Mapbox Developer | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:4dd53e90855e Forks (GitHub): 11 Pulls (Docker Hub): 14 247 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 61 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace gaopengbin/cesium-mcp | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.2.0 No figure published 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
| Fact | Mapbox Developer | cesium-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 61 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 14 247 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/mapbox-devkit) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 23 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mapbox/mcp-devkit-server | github.com/gaopengbin/cesium-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-13 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Mapbox Developer
Direct access to Mapbox developer APIs for AI assistants. Enables style management, token management, GeoJSON preview, and other developer tools for building Mapbox applications.
cesium-mcp
AI-powered 3D globe control for Claude Code
How to run each
Mapbox Developer As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --transport stdio mapbox-devkit -- docker run -i --rm -e MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN mcp/mapbox-devkitRequires: MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
cesium-mcp As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add gaopengbin/cesium-mcp
/plugin install cesium-mcp@cesium-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of cesium-mcp publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Mapbox Developer asks for
MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
Only cesium-mcp asks for
CESIUM_ION_TOKEN (secret)CESIUM_TOOLSETSCESIUM_WS_PORT
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Mapbox Developer · What it can do: cesium-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.