Mapbox vs TarkaGrid Civic Intelligence
Mapbox is an MCP server published by mapbox. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). TarkaGrid Civic Intelligence is an MCP server published by tarkagrid.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:298701beaeed Forks (GitHub): 44 Pulls (Docker Hub): 35 493 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 362 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 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 | TarkaGrid Civic Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 362 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 35 493 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 44 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/mapbox) | Remote server (mcp.tarkagrid.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 28 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mapbox/mcp-server | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 4 days ago, requires a key |
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
Transform any AI agent into a geospatially-aware system with Mapbox APIs. Provides geocoding, POI search, routing, travel time matrices, isochrones, and static map generation.
TarkaGrid Civic Intelligence
Civic data MCP: flood zones, 311 density, census for real addresses (Montgomery AL, Baltimore MD).
How to run each
Mapbox As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --transport stdio mapbox -- docker run -i --rm -e MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN mcp/mapboxRequires: MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
TarkaGrid Civic Intelligence As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http rise-civic-intelligence https://mcp.tarkagrid.com/mcp --header "X-API-Key: <YOUR_X_API_KEY>"Requires: X-API-Key header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only TarkaGrid Civic Intelligence has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of TarkaGrid Civic Intelligence publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of TarkaGrid Civic Intelligence publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Mapbox · What it can do: TarkaGrid Civic Intelligence · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.