A side-by-side look at the Bbox MCP Server and MCP Devkit Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Bbox MCP Server for location services work as a local process; choose MCP Devkit Server for location services as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN, OVERPASS_API_URL, NOMINATIM_API_URL, MAX_H3_CELLS.get_bounds, get_h3_indices, generate_share_url.MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN.Note, ListStylesTool, CreateStyleTool.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Location Services | Location Services |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKENOVERPASS_API_URLNOMINATIM_API_URLMAX_H3_CELLS | MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 61 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | 40 |
| Full listing | View Bbox MCP Server | View MCP Devkit Server |
get_boundsConvert and project a bbox across formats and coordinate systemsget_h3_indicesGenerate H3 hex cell indices covering a bboxgenerate_share_urlCreate a shareable map link for a bboxsearch_overpassQuery OpenStreetMap via Overpass QL within a bbox or radiuslist_osm_tagsLook up correct OSM tags for a categoryaggregate_overpass_h3Run an Overpass query and bin results into H3 hexagonsNoteThis tool automatically fetches the first available public token from your account for the preview URL. Requires at least one public token with `styles:read` scope.ListStylesToolRequires `styles:list` scopeCreateStyleToolRequires `styles:write` scopeRetrieveStyleToolRequires `styles:download` scopeUpdateStyleToolRequires `styles:write` scopeDeleteStyleToolRequires `styles:write` scopePreviewStyleToolRequires `tokens:read` scope (to list tokens) and at least one public token with `styles:read` scopestatisticsObject with type, feature count, geometry types, and bounding boxseverity"error", "warning", or "info"messageDescription of the issuepathJSON path to the problem (optional)suggestionHow to fix the issue (optional)Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"bbox-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bbox-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE",
"OVERPASS_API_URL": "YOUR_OVERPASS_API_URL_HERE",
"NOMINATIM_API_URL": "YOUR_NOMINATIM_API_URL_HERE",
"MAX_H3_CELLS": "YOUR_MAX_H3_CELLS_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-devkit-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@anthropic-ai/dxt"
],
"env": {
"MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}