Devkit Server MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with direct access to Mapbox developer APIs. This server enables AI models to interact with Mapbox services, helping developers build Mapbox applications more efficiently. Its 15 documented tools cluster into read & search, returns, create & write, retrieve style tool.

People connecting documentation tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 59 · #25 OF 183 MAINTAINED DOCUMENTATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Devkit Server

before you install - you'll need

Set OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT, OTEL_SERVICE_NAME, OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER, OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER_ARG before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add mapbox-mcp-devkit-server --transport http https://mcp-devkit.mapbox.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mapbox-mcp-devkit-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp-devkit.mapbox.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcp-devkit.mapbox.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to mcp-devkit.mapbox.com

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @mapbox/mcp-devkit-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@mapbox)

registry namespace io.github.mapbox is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Devkit Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 15 documented tools across read & search, returns, create & write, including Returns, ListStylesTool, CreateStyleTool, RetrieveStyleTool.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Devkit Server lets an agent do.

read & search

2 tools - e.g. Requires styles:list scope; at, in, index-of, slice, length

ListStylesTool · Lookup

Returns

1 tool - e.g. Array of style metadata with optional pagination info

Returns

create & write

1 tool - e.g. Requires styles:write scope

CreateStyleTool

Retrieve Style Tool

1 tool - e.g. Requires styles:download scope

RetrieveStyleTool

update

1 tool - e.g. Requires styles:write scope

UpdateStyleTool

delete

1 tool - e.g. Requires styles:write scope

DeleteStyleTool

Preview Style Tool

1 tool - e.g. Requires tokens:read scope (to list tokens) and at least one public token with styles:read scope

PreviewStyleTool

Data

1 tool - e.g. get, has, id, geometry-type, feature-state, properties

Data

Latest releases

v0.8.2 · 2026-07-30

validate style IDs in style_comparison_tool · note that unsolicited directory/discovery listing PRs are out of scope · Fix validate_expression_tool / validate_style_tool disagreement with mapbox-gl-js on…

v0.8.1 · 2026-06-11

Mint GeoJSON preview token per request instead of caching · Release v0.8.1

v0.8.0 · 2026-05-05

Release v0.8.0

04 · Who maintains Devkit Server

mcp-devkit-server is maintained by mapbox. We track 3 MCP servers from mapbox - 3 actively maintained, 412 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Jun 2025. Full record: all servers from mapbox.

mcp-server Geospatial intelligence with Mapbox APIs like geocoding, POI search, directions, isochrones, etc. ★ 352

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/mapbox/mcp-devkit-server
category: documentation - ranked #25 of 183 actively-maintained documentation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-30)
registry: io.github.mapbox/mcp-devkit-server (active, first published 2025-10-28 · 13 versions)
packages: npm:@mapbox/mcp-devkit-server

06 · Devkit Server FAQ

Is Devkit Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Devkit Server do?

An agent gets 15 documented tools across read & search, returns, create & write, including Returns, ListStylesTool, CreateStyleTool, RetrieveStyleTool.

How do I install Devkit Server?

Run `npx -y @mapbox/mcp-devkit-server`. The README documents 4 environment variables (OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT, OTEL_SERVICE_NAME, OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER…) to set first. Set OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT, OTEL_SERVICE_NAME, OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER, OTEL_TRACES_SAMPLER_ARG before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Devkit Server require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-08-25, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to Devkit Server

Alternatives to Devkit Server

Maintained documentation servers if Devkit Server isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Devkit Server doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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