Comparison

Mapbox vs io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server

Mapbox is an MCP server published by mapbox. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server is an MCP server published by cyanheads. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	Mapbox	io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:298701beaeed Forks (GitHub): 44 Pulls (Docker Hub): 35 409 Stars (Docker Hub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 360 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 0.6.1 Downloads/month (npm): 2 448 Downloads/week (npm): 304 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

Mapbox vs io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server
Fact	Mapbox	io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server
Marketplaces that list it	1	1
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	360 (better)	8 (worse)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	35 409	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	44 (better)	0 (worse)
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-14
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/mapbox)	Remote server (openstreetmap.caseyjhand.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	12, secrets among them: 0
Licence (differs)	MIT	Not stated
Repository (differs)	github.com/mapbox/mcp-server	github.com/cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	0	3
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)	no remote endpoint we check	Responded 10 h ago

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

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

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.

io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Geocode, reverse geocode, and run Overpass spatial queries on OpenStreetMap data.

How to run each

Mapbox As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --transport stdio mapbox -- docker run -i --rm -e MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN mcp/mapbox

Requires: MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)

io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server As a remote MCP server

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http openstreetmap-mcp-server https://openstreetmap.caseyjhand.com/mcp

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

Only io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

Only Mapbox has

area_tool
bbox_tool
bearing_tool
buffer_tool
category_search_tool
centroid_tool
convex_tool
destination_tool
difference_tool
directions_tool
distance_tool
ground_location_tool

Show the remaining 16

intersect_tool
isochrone_tool
length_tool
map_matching_tool
matrix_tool
midpoint_tool
nearest_point_on_line_tool
nearest_point_tool
optimization_tool
place_details_tool
points_within_polygon_tool
reverse_geocode_tool
search_and_geocode_tool
simplify_tool
static_map_image_tool
union_tool

Only io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server has

openstreetmap_lookup_objects
openstreetmap_query_bbox
openstreetmap_query_nearby
openstreetmap_query_raw
openstreetmap_reverse_geocode
openstreetmap_search_places

Both have

None

Tool names as the marketplaces declare them and as Ext Ops observed them on the endpoints (io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server as of 2026-10-15). More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

Only Mapbox asks for

MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)

Only io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server asks for

MCP_AUTH_MODE
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH
MCP_HTTP_HOST
MCP_HTTP_PORT
MCP_LOG_LEVEL
MCP_PUBLIC_URL
MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE
OSM_NOMINATIM_BASE_URL
OSM_OVERPASS_BASE_URL
OSM_OVERPASS_ENDPOINTS
OSM_OVERPASS_MAX_CONCURRENCY
OSM_USER_AGENT

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: Mapbox · What it can do: io.github.cyanheads/openstreetmap-mcp-server · 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 2026-10-15. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.