Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison
Civitai vs Maptiler
In-depth architectural comparison of the Civitai and Maptiler MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Civitai
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 44/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Maptiler
Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSE
Quality: 44/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Civitai if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose Maptiler if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's
mcpServers manifest.Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
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Choose Civitai when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
- Primary tools included: search_models, get_model, list_by_type.
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Choose Maptiler when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
- Primary tools included: place.123456, coordinates, streets-v2.
Feature & Specification Comparison
Tools & Capabilities Breakdown
Civitai Tools (3)
search_models
Search Civitai's catalog of community AI image-generation models (Stable Diffusion checkpoints, LoRAs, textual-inversion embeddings, ControlNets) by text query and/or type. Returns download stats, base model (SDXL / Pony / Flux / SD 1.5), creator and trained trigger words. Defaults to Safe-For-Work…
get_model
Get full details for a single Civitai model by id — description, type, creator, tags, download/rating stats, and every version with its base model, trigger words and downloadable files. Try id 4201 ("Realistic Vision V6.0 B1", a SFW checkpoint). Defaults Safe-For-Work; nsfw flag is surfaced. Keyles…
list_by_type
Browse the top community models of a given type on Civitai (most-downloaded first), optionally filtered to a specific base model. Great for "best SDXL checkpoints" or "top Flux LoRAs". Defaults to Safe-For-Work (mature excluded). Keyless.
Maptiler Tools (3)
place.123456
Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations
Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).
Civitai Configuration
Maptiler Configuration