Mapbox Developer vs Glif
Mapbox Developer is an MCP server published by mapbox. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Glif is an MCP server published by glif.app. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, 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 |  Glif |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Listed Version: sha256:3f93ddceeb99 Forks (GitHub): 31 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 579 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 213 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 31 Stars (GitHub): 213 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 | Glif |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 61 (worse) | 213 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 14 247 (worse) | 19 579 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 (worse) | 31 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/mapbox-devkit) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 23 | 10 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 11 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mapbox/mcp-devkit-server | github.com/glifxyz/glif-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
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.
Glif
Generate images, video, and audio with Glif's media-generation agent
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)
Glif As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http glif https://glif.app/api/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Only Mapbox Developer declares
bounding_box_toolcheck_color_contrast_toolcompare_styles_toolcoordinate_conversion_toolcountry_bounding_box_toolcreate_style_toolcreate_token_tooldelete_style_toolgeojson_preview_toolget_feedback_toollist_feedback_toollist_styles_tool
Show the remaining 11
list_tokens_tooloptimize_style_toolpreview_style_toolretrieve_style_toolstyle_builder_toolstyle_comparison_tooltilequery_toolupdate_style_toolvalidate_expression_toolvalidate_geojson_toolvalidate_style_tool
Only Glif declares
glif_infolist_featured_glifslist_saved_glif_toolsmy_glif_user_infomy_glifsremove_all_glif_toolsremove_glif_toolrun_glifsave_glif_as_toolsearch_glifs
Both declare
None
Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
Only Mapbox Developer asks for
MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
Only Glif asks for
GLIF_API_TOKEN (secret)GLIF_IDSIGNORE_SAVED_GLIFS
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Mapbox Developer · What it can do: Glif · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. 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.