Map MCP Server

One MCP for agent commerce: read · pay · publish. Teacher, not butler.

Local serverstdio

What is the Map MCP server?

One MCP for agent commerce: read · pay · publish. Teacher, not butler. That is what the map mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

MAP is one MCP server with three parts. Each does one thing and shuts up; together they remove the gatekeeper between an agent and the open commercial web.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 4 tools. What each one is for:

  • Part — Name
  • readMerchant Key
  • payProvisions
  • publishAtlas

Getting it running

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @maraventano/map on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

How it compares

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Map's toolset — Part, read, pay and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by maraventano; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
PartName
read**Merchant Key**
pay**Provisions**
publish**Atlas**

How to install the Map MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "map": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@maraventano/map"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Map to Part.
  • Use Map to read.
  • Use Map to pay.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Map to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (Part, read, pay, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Map directly.