Ancillary or client protocol

MMP

MUD Map Protocol

Niche use Documented current use

Publishes areas, rooms, coordinates, exits, and environments for client-side map creation.

Protocol overview

First seen: Circa 2010
Present-day status: Niche use
In use today?: Yes, with documented current use.
Legacy?: No.
Layer: Ancillary or client protocol
Transport: XML map export over HTTP or files
Research validated: 2026-08-29

Current use and fit

Used in the IRE and Mudlet mapping ecosystem; it is an export format rather than a session protocol.

Implementation essentials

Expose stable room and area identifiers.
Validate topology, coordinates, and exits.
Version and cache generated map documents.

Compatibility and safety notes

Bulk maps can reveal unexplored world data.
Decide explicitly which rooms and metadata are public.

Original specifications and sources

Preserved MMP specification Preservation

Where an original site has disappeared, a preservation archive is linked and identified as such. MUDVerse does not claim authorship of the original protocol.