ExplorationMaps

Create a mineral exploration map preview

preview_exploration_map

Create a branded mineral exploration map from public registry claims and return a shareable URL. Provide at least one of search, location or claim_numbers. For a specific project, search its claims first and pass exact claim_numbers. Supply published facts and branding when known; never invent ownership, targets, grades or coordinates. Supports separate neighbouring claims, a project callout, locator inset, and map basemap selection. Drill and NI 43-101 layouts require user-supplied data or qualified review; this tool does not generate drill results. Free use allows 10 previews per hour; allowance in the result reports how many remain.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`inset`	No
`style`	No	ExplorationMaps visual theme.	investor_clean
`title`	No	Optional finished-map title.
`search`	No
`basemap`	No	Main map basemap. Defaults by map type; geology uses the published bedrock overlay.
`company`	No
`include`	No	Reference overlays. "all" enables those that suit the basemap: labels and rail always, roads/settlements only on white or light_grey, geology except on satellite. Pass a list to choose exactly.	all
`branding`	No
`location`	No
`map_type`	No	The mining-specific map format to create.	investor
`subtitle`	No	Optional subtitle shown in the map frame.
`neighbours`	No
`annotations`	No
`facts_panel`	No	Verified, published project facts, drawn in the project callout. claims must equal the number of mapped claims.
`jurisdiction`	No	Mineral-registry jurisdiction.	bc
`claim_numbers`	No	Exact claim identifiers to map. Overrides search selection; all requested claims must be found.
`claims_callout`	No
`basemap_opacity`	No

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`title`	Yes
`source`	Yes
`status`	Yes
`caption`	No
`alt_text`	No
`map_type`	Yes
`warnings`	Yes
`allowance`	No
`share_url`	Yes
`claims_found`	Yes
`layers_empty`	No
`layers_applied`	No
`expires_in_days`	Yes
`branding_applied`	No
`png_download_url`	No
`claims_found_primary`	No
`claims_found_neighbours`	No

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed1 schema field changedOct 1, 2026
- addedOutput schema / properties / png_download_url
```
Added value: +{
+  "format": "uri",
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
Changed1 schema field changedOct 1, 2026
- changedOutput schema / properties / expires_in_days / type
```
Previous value: -"integer"New value: +[
+  "integer",
+  "null"
+]
```

Changed1 schema field changedOct 1, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / allowance

Added value: +{
+  "properties": {
+    "limit": {
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "next_available_at": {
+      "format": "date-time",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "remaining": {
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "tier": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "window_seconds": {
+      "type": "integer"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed3 schema fields changedSep 23, 2026

removedInput schema / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "required": [
-      "search"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "required": [
-      "location"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "required": [
-      "claim_numbers"
-    ]
-  }
-]

addedInput schema / properties / facts_panel / description

Added value: +"Verified, published project facts, drawn in the project callout. claims must equal the number of mapped claims."

changedInput schema / properties / include / description

Previous value: -"Available reference overlays; all enables the supported roads, settlements, labels, rail and geology overlays."New value: +"Reference overlays. \"all\" enables those that suit the basemap: labels and rail always, roads/settlements only on white or light_grey, geology except on satellite. Pass a list to choose exactly."

Changed25 schema fields changedSep 22, 2026

changedInput schema / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "required": [
-      "search"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "required": [
-      "location"
-    ]
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "required": [
+      "search"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "required": [
+      "location"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "required": [
+      "claim_numbers"
+    ]
+  }
+]

addedInput schema / properties / annotations

Added value: +{
+  "items": {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "label": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "lat": {
+        "type": "number"
+      },
+      "lng": {
+        "type": "number"
+      },
+      "type": {
+        "enum": [
+          "target",
+          "airstrip",
+          "camp",
+          "mine",
+          "deposit",
+          "other"
+        ],
+        "type": "string"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "type",
+      "label",
+      "lat",
+      "lng"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "maxItems": 30,
+  "type": "array"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / basemap

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Main map basemap. Defaults by map type; geology uses the published bedrock overlay.",
+  "enum": [
+    "white",
+    "light_grey",
+    "dark",
+    "terrain",
+    "topo",
+    "satellite",
+    "satellite_hybrid",
+    "hillshade",
+    "geology"
+  ],
+  "type": "string"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / basemap_opacity

Added value: +{
+  "default": 1,
+  "maximum": 1,
+  "minimum": 0,
+  "type": "number"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / branding

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "accent_color": {
+      "pattern": "^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "font": {
+      "maxLength": 80,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "logo_url": {
+      "format": "uri",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "logo_url_dark": {
+      "format": "uri",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "primary_color": {
+      "pattern": "^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "website": {
+      "format": "uri",
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / claim_numbers

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Exact claim identifiers to map. Overrides search selection; all requested claims must be found.",
+  "items": {
+    "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9.-]{1,40}$",
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "maxItems": 40,
+  "minItems": 1,
+  "type": "array",
+  "uniqueItems": true
+}

addedInput schema / properties / claims_callout

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "anchor": {
+      "enum": [
+        "auto"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "fields": {
+      "additionalProperties": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "show": {
+      "default": true,
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "source_note": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "style": {
+      "enum": [
+        "brand",
+        "technical",
+        "minimal"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedInput schema / properties / facts_panel

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "access": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "claims": {
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "commodity": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "hectares": {
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "ownership": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "project": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "tickers": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

changedInput schema / properties / include / default

Previous value: -[
-  "claims",
-  "roads",
-  "settlements"
-]New value: +"all"

changedInput schema / properties / include / description

Previous value: -"Context layers to turn on in the finished map."New value: +"Available reference overlays; all enables the supported roads, settlements, labels, rail and geology overlays."

removedInput schema / properties / include / items

Removed value: -{
-  "enum": [
-    "claims",
-    "roads",
-    "settlements",
-    "labels",
-    "rail",
-    "geology"
-  ],
-  "type": "string"
-}

removedInput schema / properties / include / maxItems
```
Removed value: -8
```

addedInput schema / properties / include / oneOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "enum": [
+      "all"
+    ],
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "items": {
+      "enum": [
+        "claims",
+        "roads",
+        "settlements",
+        "labels",
+        "rail",
+        "geology"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "maxItems": 8,
+    "type": "array",
+    "uniqueItems": true
+  }
+]

removedInput schema / properties / include / type
```
Removed value: -"array"
```
removedInput schema / properties / include / uniqueItems
```
Removed value: -true
```

addedInput schema / properties / inset

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "basemap": {
+      "enum": [
+        "white",
+        "light_grey",
+        "dark",
+        "terrain",
+        "topo",
+        "satellite",
+        "satellite_hybrid",
+        "hillshade",
+        "geology"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "show": {
+      "default": true,
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

changedInput schema / properties / map_type / default
```
Previous value: -"claims"New value: +"investor"
```

addedInput schema / properties / neighbours

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "label_holders": {
+      "default": true,
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "max_holders": {
+      "maximum": 8,
+      "minimum": 0,
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "show": {
+      "default": true,
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / alt_text
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / branding_applied
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "object"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / caption
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / claims_found_neighbours
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "integer"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / claims_found_primary
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "integer"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / layers_applied

Added value: +{
+  "items": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "type": "array"
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / layers_empty

Added value: +{
+  "items": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "type": "array"
+}

First observedSep 21, 2026

TDQS

A4.9/5.0

Behavior5/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Beyond the annotations (readOnly=false, destructive=false, openWorld=true), the description discloses rate limits ('10 previews per hour; allowance in the result reports how many remain'), the returned artifact (shareable URL), and hard scope boundaries (no drill/NI 43-101 output). This is materially more than the annotations convey.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Seven tight sentences, front-loaded with purpose and required inputs, then data rules, feature set, exclusions, and limits. Each sentence carries distinct information with no restatement of the name or title.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

Given an output schema exists, return values need not be explained, and the description still notes the URL and remaining-allowance fields. For an 18-param, zero-required, nested-object tool it covers the selection logic, constraints, and limits an agent needs before calling.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters4/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

With only 50% schema description coverage across 18 params, the description compensates well: it frames search/location/claim_numbers as the input trio, and calls out neighbours, project callout, locator inset, basemap selection, and the facts/branding rules. It does not add detail for style, branding fields, include, map_type, jurisdiction, or basemap_opacity, so a few params rely entirely on schema.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a concrete verb+resource+outcome: 'Create a branded mineral exploration map from public registry claims and return a shareable URL.' It also clarifies role relative to the search sibling ('search its claims first and pass exact claim_numbers'), so an agent can tell what this tool does versus search_mineral_claims.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines5/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Gives an entry requirement ('Provide at least one of search, location or claim_numbers'), a workflow for the specific-project case, data-integrity guidance ('never invent ownership, targets, grades or coordinates'), and an explicit when-not ('this tool does not generate drill results'). Conditions are stated rather than inferred.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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