Note: Mapbox Agent Skills have moved to a dedicated repository for better maintenance and discoverability.
All Mapbox Agent Skills are now maintained in the official mapbox-agent-skills repository.
# Install all Mapbox skills
npx add-skill mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills
# Install specific skills
npx add-skill mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-web-performance-patterns
npx add-skill mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-token-security
npx add-skill mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills --skill mapbox-cartographyThe mapbox-agent-skills repository includes 10 comprehensive skills:
Migration & Platform:
mapbox-google-maps-migration- Migrate from Google Maps to Mapbox GL JSmapbox-maplibre-migration- Migrate from MapLibre GL JS to Mapbox
Performance & Integration:
mapbox-web-performance-patterns- Performance optimization for Mapbox GL JSmapbox-web-integration-patterns- Framework integration (React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, Next.js)
Design & Styling:
mapbox-cartography- Map design principles and best practicesmapbox-style-patterns- Common style patterns and layer configurationsmapbox-style-quality- Style validation, accessibility, and testing
Security:
mapbox-token-security- Access token security and best practices
Mobile:
mapbox-ios-patterns- iOS integration with Swift, SwiftUI, UIKitmapbox-android-patterns- Android integration with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose
The Mapbox MCP DevKit Server and Agent Skills work together:
| Component | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
| MCP Tools | Execute actions | create_style_tool, list_tokens_tool |
| MCP Prompts | Orchestrate workflows | create-and-preview-style workflow |
| Agent Skills | Provide expertise | Map design principles, security best practices |
Example workflow:
User: "Create a map for my restaurant finder app"
With MCP Server + Skills:
1. [mapbox-cartography skill] Understands restaurant map design principles
2. [mapbox-style-patterns skill] Applies POI Finder pattern
3. [mapbox-token-security skill] Knows secure token configuration
4. β Uses MCP tools (style_builder_tool, create_style_tool, etc.)
5. β Creates optimized, secure map
Benefits:
- β Dedicated maintenance: Skills can be updated independently
- β
Better discoverability: Easier to find and install via
npx add-skill - β Comprehensive collection: 10 skills covering web, mobile, and migration
- β Community contributions: Easier for community to contribute new skills
- β Versioning: Skills can be versioned independently from MCP server
- Mapbox Agent Skills Repository - Official skills repository
- Agent Skills Overview - Learn about Agent Skills
- Agent Skills Specification - Technical specification
- Mapbox Documentation - Official Mapbox docs
- Skills-related issues: mapbox-agent-skills issues
- MCP Server issues: mcp-devkit-server issues