# mapbox

Connects Mapbox skills and MCP servers to Claude Code. It helps developers build location-aware applications across web, iOS, Android, and AI agent frameworks.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 83
- Author: Mapbox
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/mapbox

## What it does

This plugin brings Mapbox skills and MCP servers directly into Claude Code. Your assistant can handle map styles and geospatial data during development. Location features become easier to prototype.

It provides code patterns for web, iOS, Android, and agent frameworks. You get geospatial utilities alongside map styling tools. The entire feature set relies on Mapbox services.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install mapbox@claude-plugins-official
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
```

## When to use it
- configure Mapbox map styles for mobile or web apps
- embed geospatial data handling into iOS and Android projects
- generate location-aware patterns for AI agent frameworks
- set up interactive maps in web applications

## Example prompts
- Set up a Mapbox style for an iOS navigation view
- Add a web map component with custom geospatial markers
- Generate a location-aware prompt workflow using Mapbox tools

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# Mapbox Agent Skills

**Comprehensive Agent Skills** that teach AI assistants how to build fast, beautiful, secure Mapbox applications across **Web, iOS, Android, and Flutter** platforms. Covers performance optimization, cartographic design, framework integration, platform migration, search integration, geospatial operations, navigation, and security best practices.

## Quick Start

### Codex Plugin Local Testing

This repository includes a Codex plugin manifest at `plugins/mapbox/.codex-plugin/plugin.json` and a repo marketplace at `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`.

Codex marketplaces currently expect a plugin subdirectory such as `plugins/mapbox`. To avoid maintaining a second tracked copy of every skill, keep editing the root `skills/` directory and generate the local plugin package before testing:

```bash
npm run build:codex-plugin
codex plugin marketplace add .
codex plugin marketplace list
```

Then restart Codex and install the `mapbox` plugin from the `Mapbox Agent Skills` marketplace.

The generated `plugins/mapbox/skills/` and `plugins/mapbox/.mcp.json` files are ignored by git.

### Open Plugins (Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code)

This repository conforms to the [Open Plugins specification](https://open-plugins.com/), making it installable in any conformant tool - Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and more.

Add the marketplace source:

```
/plugin marketplace add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills
```

Then install the plugin:

```
/plugin install mapbox
```

### Claude Plugin (Claude Code)

Install as a Claude Code plugin to get skills and MCP servers in one step:

```
/plugin marketplace add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills
```

Then install the plugin:

```
/plugin install mapbox
```

This adds all Mapbox skills and connects the `mapbox`, `mapbox-devkit`, and `mapbox-docs` MCP servers automatically.

### Skills CLI

Install all Mapbox Agent Skills:

```bash
npx skills add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills
```

Install specific skills:

```bash
npx skills add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-web-performance-patterns
```

List available skills:

```bash
npx skills add mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --list
```

> **💡 Pro tip:** These skills work great on their own, but they're even more powerful when combined with the [Mapbox MCP DevKit Server](https://github.com/mapbox/mcp-devkit-server). Skills provide the expertise (performance patterns, design principles), while MCP tools provide the actions (create styles, generate previews). Together, they enable complete workflows from design to deployment.

## What are Agent Skills?

Agent Skills are folders containing instructions and resources that AI assistants (like Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) can discover and use to perform tasks more effectively. Unlike tools (which provide actions) or prompts (which provide workflows), skills provide **domain expertise** - the "know-how" that helps AI make informed decisions.

Think of skills as giving your AI assistant a specialized education in Mapbox development best practices.

## Available Skills

**Platform Coverage:**

- 🌐 **Web**: React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, Next.js (Mapbox GL JS)
- 📱 **iOS**: Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit (Maps SDK for iOS)
- 📱 **Android**: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, View system (Maps SDK for Android)
- 📱 **Flutter**: Dart (Maps SDK for Flutter, iOS and Android)

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### 🗺️ mapbox-geospatial-operations

**Expert guidance on choosing between offline geometric tools and routing APIs for geospatial operations.**

Helps AI assistants select the right tool based on problem type (geometric vs routing), accuracy requirements, and performance needs. Features the "as the crow flies" vs "as the crow drives" decision framework.

**Use when:**

- Deciding between offline calculations and API calls
- Calculating distances (straight-line vs road distance)
- Checking if points are within an area
- Creating travel-time zones vs distance buffers
- Optimizing geospatial operations for performance
- Understanding when to use routing vs geometry

**Key topics:**
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