Mapbox MCP Server vs Firecrawl

A side-by-side comparison of two Search & Web servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Mapbox MCP Server Geospatial intelligence for AI: geocoding, POI search, routing, isochrones, matrices, and static maps via Mapbox APIs. Unverified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	Firecrawl Official Firecrawl MCP server — scrape, crawl, map, search, and structured extraction for any LLM client. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Search & Web	Search & Web
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	347	6.6k
Last commit	12 days ago	18 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @mapbox/mcp-server`	`npx -y firecrawl-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Mapbox MCP Server if you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Firecrawl if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Mapbox MCP Server

Install / run

npx -y @mapbox/mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mapbox-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mapbox/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Firecrawl

Install / run

npx -y firecrawl-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firecrawl-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "<your-firecrawl-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Mapbox MCP Server or Firecrawl — which is better?

Pick Mapbox MCP Server if you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Firecrawl if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Mapbox MCP Server and Firecrawl?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Mapbox MCP Server and Firecrawl work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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