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Hillshade, color relief and 3D terrain in MapLibre v1.0.0

Use this resource to draw relief with hillshade, color-relief, contours and 3D terrain in MapLibre GL JS

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install maplibre-terrain-hillshade-3d

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 picks the right layer for your elevation effect, softens harsh hillshade with hillshade-method, colours by height with color-relief and generates contours at runtime. It also sets up 3D terrain, the camera and the sky.

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Updated November 2, 2026

Card for the “Hillshade, color relief and 3D terrain in MapLibre” skill

Details

Works in
Install guides
Generates with
Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: hillshade, hillshade-method and the color-relief layer
  • SKILL.md: runtime contours, 3D terrain, camera and sky

Good fit for

  • Your relief looks harsh, flat or missing
  • You want a tilted 3D map with visible relief

Not for

    Tags

    • maplibre
    • relief
    • hillshade
    • 3d
    • elevation

    About

    You say

    “My mountain hillshade is too contrasted: soften it and add contour lines.”

    Card for the “Hillshade, color relief and 3D terrain in MapLibre” skill

    Skill published by maplibre 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 draw relief with hillshade, color-relief, contours and 3D terrain in MapLibre GL JS
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md11.1 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    maplibre
    Source
    github.com/maplibre/maplibre-agent-skills/tree/483c11f3610d4c7b7bac20e736141f061804526f/skills/maplibre-terrain-rendering
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

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

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