tile38 vs CARTO
tile38 is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑27.
tile38 is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by GO-VIRTUAL. No marketplace we read lists it any more. CARTO is an MCP server published by carto.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 go-virtual-bv/tile38.go | Removed on 2026-10-27 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 11 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 | tile38no longer listed · | CARTO |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 11 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Not stated |
| 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) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MPL-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/go-virtual-bv/tile38.go | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-11 |
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 tile38
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Read-only access to a self-hosted GeoLens spatial catalog: datasets, features, maps, sandboxed SQL.
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Query geospatial datasets, manage workflow jobs, deploy published releases, and search Tilebox docs.
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Geospatial SQL skill for BigQuery and Snowflake. Discovers warehouse schemas, writes cost-safe SQL with mandatory dry-run, validates results, and optionally renders an interactive…
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gisgp io.github.uponex/gisgp
GIS tools for AI agents: 65 free tools + 8 paid (hazard/site-scouting/GeoJSON export)
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mcp-server io.github.mapbox/mcp-server
Geospatial intelligence with Mapbox APIs like geocoding, POI search, directions, isochrones, etc.
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mapsmith io.github.mapsmith-ai/mapsmith
Deterministic GIS geoprocessing with verifiable provenance on every output
What each says it does
tile38
Skill for using the tile38.go Go client — connect, query, and stream live geofences against a Tile38 geospatial database.
CARTO
Query your data warehouses, run workflows, and render maps from your CARTO workspace.
How to run each
tile38
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
CARTO
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
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: tile38 · What it can do: CARTO · 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.