gmaps vs Mariner GPS Tools
gmaps is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑28.
gmaps is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by deusyu. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Mariner GPS Tools is an MCP server published by watchandnavy.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace deusyu/google-maps-skill | Removed on 2026-10-28 Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 14 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 | gmapsno longer listed · | Mariner GPS Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 14 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (marinergps.tools/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/deusyu/google-maps-skill | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 3 days ago, requires a key |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of gmaps
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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mcp com.googleapis.mapstools/mcp
Ground your AI applications with trusted geospatial data from Google Maps.
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Tools for interacting with the Google Maps API.
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Complete Google Maps integration with 8 tools including geocoding, places search, directions, elevation data, and more using Google's latest APIs.
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Open-source Google Maps Platform alternative for agents: search, route, map, geocode, and compute.
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google-maps com.mcparmory/google-maps
Geocode addresses, calculate directions, and search places with maps and routing
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Hosted MCP for live place search, geocoding & turn-by-turn routes. No Maps API key to manage.
What each says it does
gmaps
Google Maps Platform API — geocoding, reverse-geocoding, directions, places search, nearby, place detail, elevation, timezone
Mariner GPS Tools
Marine navigation calculators for GPS distance, bearing, cross track error, coordinates and speed.
How to run each
gmaps
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Mariner GPS Tools As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mariner-gps-tools https://marinergps.tools/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Mariner GPS Tools has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: gmaps · What it can do: Mariner GPS Tools · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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.