Mapbox Developer vs Wayfinder Maps
Mapbox Developer is an MCP server published by mapbox. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Wayfinder Maps is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by John Goh. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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): 10 Pulls (Docker Hub): 14 965 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 62 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace rengwu/wayfinder-maps | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.3 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 143 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 | Wayfinder Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 62 (worse) | 143 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 14 965 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 10 (better) | 5 (worse) |
| 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 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 5 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mapbox/mcp-devkit-server | github.com/rengwu/wayfinder-maps |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-11-03 |
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.
Wayfinder Maps
Plan huge, foggy efforts as a shared map of investigation tickets (.plan/), plus the skills the method leans on. Original skills by Matt Pocock (github.com/mattpocock/skills). The repo also ships the read-only map viewer binary.
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)
Wayfinder Maps As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add rengwu/wayfinder-maps
/plugin install wayfinder-maps@wayfinder-mapsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Wayfinder Maps publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Wayfinder Maps publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Mapbox Developer · What it can do: Wayfinder Maps · 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.