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Cartography principles for Mapbox styles v1.0.0

Use this resource to design a legible map style by applying cartographic principles

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install map-design-cartography-principles

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent ranks map elements, picks colours and typography for the zoom level, and applies Mapbox styling practices. It explains its choices layer by layer.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: visual hierarchy, colour, typography and zoom strategy
  • references/: scenarios and performance tests, with AGENTS.md guidance for agents

Good fit for

  • You are designing a map style for a delivery app
  • The map is unreadable at small scale and you want to revisit the hierarchy

Not for

    Tags

    • cartography
    • colour
    • typography
    • zoom
    • mapbox

    About

    You say

    “Rank the layers of this city map so the points of interest stand out.”

    Card for the “Cartography principles for Mapbox styles” skill

    Skill published by mapbox under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to design a legible map style by applying cartographic principles
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • AGENTS.md5.2 KB
    • evals/evals.json3.2 KB
    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/performance-testing.md1.3 KB
    • references/scenarios.md1.6 KB
    • SKILL.md7.4 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    mapbox
    Source
    github.com/mapbox/mapbox-agent-skills/tree/f71cd72b8d8937b06db440538bd65559eb792c49/skills/mapbox-cartography
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « mapbox-cartography » (mapbox, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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