mbtiles-server

mbtiles-server is a server for serving map tiles from MBTiles (typically rendering/serving the /z/x/y tile endpoint backed by an MBTiles file).

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (25d ago)
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
36
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
32
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
32
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
0
Documentation
30
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
90
Rate Limits
10

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
40
Auth Strength
10
Scope Granularity
0
Dep. Hygiene
50
Secret Handling
70

Security posture is unknown from the provided prompt. As a tile server, it is typically intended to be protected by network controls and/or a reverse proxy (TLS termination, caching, request throttling, and optional authentication). Ensure TLS is enforced at the edge, restrict access to MBTiles artifacts, and add rate limiting to mitigate abuse.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
50
Breaking Changes
50
Error Recovery
30
AF Security Reliability

Best When

You already have an MBTiles file and want to quickly host tiles behind your own infrastructure.

Avoid When

You need an enterprise-grade API with fine-grained access control and comprehensive service-level guarantees out of the box.

Use Cases

  • Serve offline or self-hosted map tiles from an MBTiles dataset
  • Custom tile hosting for web mapping (e.g., Leaflet/OpenLayers)
  • Reduce reliance on third-party tile CDNs for controlled environments

Not For

  • GIS processing/tiling pipelines (conversion/building of MBTiles)
  • Highly secure multi-tenant deployments without additional reverse-proxy/auth hardening
  • Streaming/interactive geospatial analytics beyond tile serving

Interface

REST API
Yes
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: No auth mentioned (assumed public tile serving unless deployed behind a proxy)
OAuth: No Scopes: No

No authentication details were provided in the supplied prompt. Many tile servers are deployed without auth and are intended to be protected by a reverse proxy/network controls.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Repository/package context not provided; pricing is not applicable for a self-hosted server unless paired with paid hosting/CDN.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • Tile endpoints are commonly GET-based and cacheable; however without documented headers/error formats, agents may not implement safe retry/backoff policies.
  • If server lacks explicit auth/rate limiting, automated clients may create high load; deploy behind a proxy/CDN with caching and throttling.

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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