diff --git a/admin/app/services/map_service.ts b/admin/app/services/map_service.ts
index 7b65a3bd..c655040e 100644
--- a/admin/app/services/map_service.ts
+++ b/admin/app/services/map_service.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import {
   composeMapStyle,
   DEFAULT_VECTOR_MAP_ATTRIBUTION,
   MAP_ARCHIVE_MANIFEST_FILENAME,
-  parseMapArchiveManifest,
+  parseMapArchiveManifestJson,
 } from '../utils/map_styles.js'
 
 const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile)
@@ -413,18 +413,15 @@ export class MapService implements IMapService {
     }
 
     const manifest = await getFile(manifestPath, 'string')
-    if (!manifest) return { archives: [], rejectedFilenames: [] }
+    if (!manifest) return { status: 'absent', archives: [], rejectedFilenames: [] }
 
-    try {
-      return parseMapArchiveManifest(JSON.parse(manifest.toString()))
-    } catch (error) {
+    const parsed = parseMapArchiveManifestJson(manifest.toString())
+    if (parsed.status === 'invalid') {
       logger.warn(
-        `[MapService] Ignoring malformed ${MAP_ARCHIVE_MANIFEST_FILENAME}: ${
-          error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
-        }`
+        `[MapService] ${MAP_ARCHIVE_MANIFEST_FILENAME} is malformed; blocking unmanifested PMTiles archives`
       )
-      return { archives: [], rejectedFilenames: [] }
     }
+    return parsed
   }
 
   async listCuratedCollections(): Promise<CollectionWithStatus[]> {
diff --git a/admin/app/services/raster_pmtiles_converter.ts b/admin/app/services/raster_pmtiles_converter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f55bde43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/app/services/raster_pmtiles_converter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+import { execFile } from 'node:child_process'
+import { createHash, randomBytes } from 'node:crypto'
+import { createReadStream } from 'node:fs'
+import { access, link, mkdir, rm, stat } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { basename, extname, join, resolve, sep } from 'node:path'
+import { promisify } from 'node:util'
+
+import { PMTILES_BINARY_PATH } from '../../constants/map_regions.js'
+import type { RasterMapArchiveMetadata } from '../../types/maps.js'
+
+const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile)
+const SAFE_ARCHIVE_FILENAME = /^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9._-]{0,199}\.pmtiles$/
+const SAFE_RESOURCE_ID = /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]{0,127}$/
+const SAFE_REGION_ID = /^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9._:-]{0,127}$/
+const HTTPS_URL = /^https:\/\//i
+const TILE_FORMATS: Readonly<Record<string, RasterMapArchiveMetadata['tileFormat']>> = {
+  jpg: 'jpeg',
+  jpeg: 'jpeg',
+  png: 'png',
+  webp: 'webp',
+}
+
+export type RasterPmtilesConversionRequest = Pick<
+  RasterMapArchiveMetadata,
+  | 'filename'
+  | 'resourceId'
+  | 'role'
+  | 'regionId'
+  | 'tileSize'
+  | 'attribution'
+  | 'sourceUrl'
+  | 'sourceVersion'
+> & {
+  sourceMbtilesPath: string
+  outputDirectory: string
+}
+
+export type RasterPmtilesCommandResult = {
+  stdout: string
+  stderr: string
+}
+
+export type RasterPmtilesConversionDependencies = {
+  runPmtiles?: (args: string[]) => Promise<RasterPmtilesCommandResult>
+  now?: () => Date
+}
+
+export type RasterPmtilesConversionResult = {
+  outputPath: string
+  archive: RasterMapArchiveMetadata
+}
+
+type PmtilesHeader = Pick<RasterMapArchiveMetadata, 'tileFormat' | 'minzoom' | 'maxzoom' | 'bounds'>
+
+async function defaultPmtilesRunner(args: string[]): Promise<RasterPmtilesCommandResult> {
+  const result = await execFileAsync(PMTILES_BINARY_PATH, args, {
+    maxBuffer: 1024 * 1024,
+  })
+  return {
+    stdout: result.stdout.toString(),
+    stderr: result.stderr.toString(),
+  }
+}
+
+function parseRasterHeader(value: string): PmtilesHeader {
+  let header: unknown
+  try {
+    header = JSON.parse(value)
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error('pmtiles show returned malformed header JSON')
+  }
+  if (!header || typeof header !== 'object') {
+    throw new Error('pmtiles show returned an invalid header')
+  }
+
+  const candidate = header as Record<string, unknown>
+  const tileFormat =
+    typeof candidate.tile_type === 'string' ? TILE_FORMATS[candidate.tile_type] : undefined
+  const bounds = candidate.bounds
+  const minzoom = candidate.minzoom
+  const maxzoom = candidate.maxzoom
+  if (!tileFormat) throw new Error('Converted PMTiles archive is not a supported raster tile set')
+  if (
+    !Number.isInteger(minzoom) ||
+    !Number.isInteger(maxzoom) ||
+    (minzoom as number) < 0 ||
+    (maxzoom as number) > 30 ||
+    (minzoom as number) > (maxzoom as number)
+  ) {
+    throw new Error('Converted PMTiles archive has invalid zoom metadata')
+  }
+  if (
+    !Array.isArray(bounds) ||
+    bounds.length !== 4 ||
+    !bounds.every((coordinate) => typeof coordinate === 'number' && Number.isFinite(coordinate))
+  ) {
+    throw new Error('Converted PMTiles archive has invalid bounds metadata')
+  }
+  const [west, south, east, north] = bounds as number[]
+  if (
+    west < -180 ||
+    west > 180 ||
+    east < -180 ||
+    east > 180 ||
+    south < -90 ||
+    south > 90 ||
+    north < -90 ||
+    north > 90 ||
+    west >= east ||
+    south >= north
+  ) {
+    throw new Error('Converted PMTiles archive has invalid bounds metadata')
+  }
+
+  return {
+    tileFormat,
+    minzoom: minzoom as number,
+    maxzoom: maxzoom as number,
+    bounds: [west, south, east, north],
+  }
+}
+
+async function sha256File(filepath: string): Promise<string> {
+  const hash = createHash('sha256')
+  for await (const chunk of createReadStream(filepath)) hash.update(chunk)
+  return hash.digest('hex')
+}
+
+function validateRequest(request: RasterPmtilesConversionRequest): void {
+  if (
+    !SAFE_ARCHIVE_FILENAME.test(request.filename) ||
+    basename(request.filename) !== request.filename
+  ) {
+    throw new Error('Invalid PMTiles output filename')
+  }
+  if (extname(request.sourceMbtilesPath).toLowerCase() !== '.mbtiles') {
+    throw new Error('Raster conversion input must be an MBTiles archive')
+  }
+  if (!SAFE_RESOURCE_ID.test(request.resourceId)) throw new Error('Invalid map resource ID')
+  if (!SAFE_REGION_ID.test(request.regionId)) throw new Error('Invalid map region ID')
+  if (request.role !== 'aerial' && request.role !== 'topographic') {
+    throw new Error('Invalid raster map role')
+  }
+  if (![128, 256, 512, 1024].includes(request.tileSize)) {
+    throw new Error('Invalid raster tile size')
+  }
+  if (!request.attribution.trim()) throw new Error('Raster attribution is required')
+  if (!HTTPS_URL.test(request.sourceUrl)) throw new Error('Raster source URL must use HTTPS')
+  if (!request.sourceVersion.trim()) throw new Error('Raster source version is required')
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert a provider-produced raster MBTiles archive into a verified PMTiles
+ * archive. The converter owns format inspection, checksum generation, and
+ * atomic activation; provider adapters only supply provenance and staging paths.
+ */
+export async function convertRasterMbtilesToPmtiles(
+  request: RasterPmtilesConversionRequest,
+  dependencies: RasterPmtilesConversionDependencies = {}
+): Promise<RasterPmtilesConversionResult> {
+  validateRequest(request)
+  const outputDirectory = resolve(request.outputDirectory)
+  const outputPath = resolve(join(outputDirectory, request.filename))
+  if (!outputPath.startsWith(outputDirectory + sep)) throw new Error('Invalid PMTiles output path')
+
+  await mkdir(outputDirectory, { recursive: true })
+  try {
+    await access(outputPath)
+    throw new Error(`PMTiles output already exists: ${request.filename}`)
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof Error && !('code' in error && error.code === 'ENOENT')) throw error
+  }
+
+  const stagingPath = join(
+    outputDirectory,
+    `.${request.filename}.${randomBytes(8).toString('hex')}.partial`
+  )
+  const runPmtiles = dependencies.runPmtiles ?? defaultPmtilesRunner
+  const now = dependencies.now ?? (() => new Date())
+
+  try {
+    await runPmtiles(['convert', resolve(request.sourceMbtilesPath), stagingPath])
+    await runPmtiles(['verify', stagingPath])
+    const inspected = await runPmtiles(['show', stagingPath, '--header-json'])
+    const header = parseRasterHeader(inspected.stdout)
+    const [sha256, outputStats] = await Promise.all([sha256File(stagingPath), stat(stagingPath)])
+    const archive: RasterMapArchiveMetadata = {
+      filename: request.filename,
+      resourceId: request.resourceId,
+      kind: 'raster',
+      role: request.role,
+      regionId: request.regionId,
+      tileFormat: header.tileFormat,
+      tileSize: request.tileSize,
+      minzoom: header.minzoom,
+      maxzoom: header.maxzoom,
+      bounds: header.bounds,
+      attribution: request.attribution,
+      sourceUrl: request.sourceUrl,
+      sourceVersion: request.sourceVersion,
+      sha256,
+      installedBytes: outputStats.size,
+      verifiedAt: now().toISOString(),
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await link(stagingPath, outputPath)
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof Error && 'code' in error && error.code === 'EEXIST') {
+        throw new Error(`PMTiles output already exists: ${request.filename}`)
+      }
+      throw error
+    }
+    await rm(stagingPath)
+    return { outputPath, archive }
+  } catch (error) {
+    await rm(stagingPath, { force: true })
+    throw error
+  }
+}
diff --git a/admin/app/utils/map_styles.ts b/admin/app/utils/map_styles.ts
index d1dbd264..2fcc3dc2 100644
--- a/admin/app/utils/map_styles.ts
+++ b/admin/app/utils/map_styles.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ function isMapArchiveMetadata(value: unknown): value is MapArchiveMetadata {
     }
   }
 
+  if (archive.kind === 'vector' && (archive.role !== 'street' || archive.tileFormat !== 'mvt')) {
+    return false
+  }
+
   if (archive.kind === 'raster') {
     if (
       (archive.role !== 'aerial' && archive.role !== 'topographic') ||
@@ -171,16 +175,23 @@ function candidateFilename(value: unknown): string | null {
  * their filenames remain blocked from legacy-vector fallback.
  */
 export function parseMapArchiveManifest(value: unknown): ParsedMapArchiveManifest {
-  const empty = { archives: [], rejectedFilenames: [] }
-  if (!value || typeof value !== 'object') return empty
+  const invalid: ParsedMapArchiveManifest = {
+    status: 'invalid',
+    archives: [],
+    rejectedFilenames: [],
+  }
+  if (!value || typeof value !== 'object') return invalid
   const manifest = value as { schemaVersion?: unknown; archives?: unknown }
-  if (manifest.schemaVersion !== 1 || !manifest.archives || typeof manifest.archives !== 'object') {
-    return empty
+  if (
+    manifest.schemaVersion !== 1 ||
+    !manifest.archives ||
+    typeof manifest.archives !== 'object' ||
+    Array.isArray(manifest.archives)
+  ) {
+    return invalid
   }
 
-  const entries = Array.isArray(manifest.archives)
-    ? manifest.archives.map((candidate) => [candidateFilename(candidate), candidate] as const)
-    : Object.entries(manifest.archives)
+  const entries = Object.entries(manifest.archives)
   const archives: MapArchiveMetadata[] = []
   const rejectedFilenames = new Set<string>()
   const filenames = new Set<string>()
@@ -210,7 +221,15 @@ export function parseMapArchiveManifest(value: unknown): ParsedMapArchiveManifes
     archives.push({ ...candidate })
   }
 
-  return { archives, rejectedFilenames: [...rejectedFilenames] }
+  return { status: 'valid', archives, rejectedFilenames: [...rejectedFilenames] }
+}
+
+export function parseMapArchiveManifestJson(value: string): ParsedMapArchiveManifest {
+  try {
+    return parseMapArchiveManifest(JSON.parse(value))
+  } catch {
+    return { status: 'invalid', archives: [], rejectedFilenames: [] }
+  }
 }
 
 function compareMapArchiveVersions(a: string | null, b: string | null): number {
@@ -249,7 +268,11 @@ export function sourceFromArchive(baseUrl: string, archive: MapArchiveMetadata):
 export function buildMapSourceDefinitions(
   baseUrl: string,
   regions: FileEntry[],
-  parsedManifest: ParsedMapArchiveManifest = { archives: [], rejectedFilenames: [] }
+  parsedManifest: ParsedMapArchiveManifest = {
+    status: 'absent',
+    archives: [],
+    rejectedFilenames: [],
+  }
 ): MapSourceDefinition[] {
   const metadataByFilename = new Map(
     parsedManifest.archives.map((archive) => [archive.filename, archive])
@@ -275,7 +298,13 @@ export function buildMapSourceDefinitions(
       })
       continue
     }
-    if (rejectedFilenames.has(region.name) || RESERVED_RASTER_FILENAME.test(region.name)) continue
+    if (
+      parsedManifest.status === 'invalid' ||
+      rejectedFilenames.has(region.name) ||
+      RESERVED_RASTER_FILENAME.test(region.name)
+    ) {
+      continue
+    }
 
     const parsed = parseLegacyMapFilename(region.name)
     const regionName = parsed ? parsed.resourceId : region.name.replace('.pmtiles', '')
diff --git a/admin/tests/unit/map_style_generation.spec.ts b/admin/tests/unit/map_style_generation.spec.ts
index 0b3573bc..d044ea3c 100644
--- a/admin/tests/unit/map_style_generation.spec.ts
+++ b/admin/tests/unit/map_style_generation.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   buildMapSourceDefinitions,
   composeMapStyle,
   parseMapArchiveManifest,
+  parseMapArchiveManifestJson,
 } from '../../app/utils/map_styles.js'
 import type { BaseStylesFile, MapArchiveMetadata, MapSourceDefinition } from '../../types/maps.js'
 import type { FileEntry } from '../../types/files.js'
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ test('uses explicit vector archive metadata instead of inferring the source type
     'http://nomad.test/maps/pmtiles',
     [file(metadata.filename)],
     {
+      status: 'valid',
       archives: [metadata],
       rejectedFilenames: [],
     }
@@ -76,6 +78,31 @@ test('uses explicit vector archive metadata instead of inferring the source type
   assert.equal(sources[0].source.maxzoom, 15)
 })
 
+test('rejects vector metadata with raster roles or tile formats', () => {
+  const baseVectorMetadata = {
+    filename: 'us_20260728_z15.pmtiles',
+    resourceId: 'street-us',
+    kind: 'vector',
+    role: 'street',
+    tileFormat: 'mvt',
+  }
+
+  for (const metadata of [
+    { ...baseVectorMetadata, role: 'aerial' },
+    { ...baseVectorMetadata, tileFormat: 'jpeg' },
+  ]) {
+    const parsed = parseMapArchiveManifest({
+      schemaVersion: 1,
+      archives: {
+        [metadata.filename]: metadata,
+      },
+    })
+
+    assert.deepEqual(parsed.archives, [])
+    assert.deepEqual(parsed.rejectedFilenames, [metadata.filename])
+  }
+})
+
 test('parses a filename-keyed manifest for an arbitrary region ID', () => {
   const metadata = rasterMetadata('us-ok')
   const parsed = parseMapArchiveManifest({
@@ -89,6 +116,16 @@ test('parses a filename-keyed manifest for an arbitrary region ID', () => {
   assert.deepEqual(parsed.rejectedFilenames, [])
 })
 
+test('rejects archive arrays because the manifest schema is filename-keyed', () => {
+  const parsed = parseMapArchiveManifest({
+    schemaVersion: 1,
+    archives: [rasterMetadata('us-ok')],
+  })
+
+  assert.equal(parsed.status, 'invalid')
+  assert.deepEqual(parsed.archives, [])
+})
+
 test('rejects invalid raster metadata and blocks legacy-vector fallback for that file', () => {
   const metadata = {
     ...rasterMetadata('us-ok'),
@@ -114,6 +151,18 @@ test('rejects invalid raster metadata and blocks legacy-vector fallback for that
   )
 })
 
+test('blocks arbitrary PMTiles filenames from vector fallback when the manifest is malformed', () => {
+  const parsed = parseMapArchiveManifestJson('{not valid json')
+  const sources = buildMapSourceDefinitions(
+    'http://nomad.test/maps/pmtiles',
+    [file('provider-aerial-ok.pmtiles'), file('oklahoma.pmtiles')],
+    parsed
+  )
+
+  assert.equal(parsed.status, 'invalid')
+  assert.deepEqual(sources, [])
+})
+
 test('requires complete provenance and verification metadata for raster archives', () => {
   const requiredFields = [
     'role',
@@ -152,7 +201,7 @@ test('creates non-colliding raster sources for multiple regions and roles', () =
   const sources = buildMapSourceDefinitions(
     'http://nomad.test/maps/pmtiles',
     metadata.map((archive) => file(archive.filename)),
-    { archives: metadata, rejectedFilenames: [] }
+    { status: 'valid', archives: metadata, rejectedFilenames: [] }
   )
 
   assert.deepEqual(
@@ -181,7 +230,7 @@ test('places hidden raster layers below cloned vector layers without mutating th
   const sources: MapSourceDefinition[] = buildMapSourceDefinitions(
     'http://nomad.test/maps/pmtiles',
     [file(vector.filename), file(raster.filename)],
-    { archives: [vector, raster], rejectedFilenames: [] }
+    { status: 'valid', archives: [vector, raster], rejectedFilenames: [] }
   )
   const template = vectorTemplate()
   const original = structuredClone(template)
diff --git a/admin/tests/unit/raster_pmtiles_conversion.spec.ts b/admin/tests/unit/raster_pmtiles_conversion.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25789b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/tests/unit/raster_pmtiles_conversion.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import * as assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import { copyFile, mkdtemp, readFile, rm, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { afterEach, test } from 'node:test'
+
+import { convertRasterMbtilesToPmtiles } from '../../app/services/raster_pmtiles_converter.js'
+import { parseMapArchiveManifest } from '../../app/utils/map_styles.js'
+
+const temporaryDirectories: string[] = []
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await Promise.all(
+    temporaryDirectories.splice(0).map((directory) => rm(directory, { recursive: true }))
+  )
+})
+
+test('converts a provider-neutral raster MBTiles archive into verified manifest metadata', async () => {
+  const directory = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'nomad-raster-conversion-'))
+  temporaryDirectories.push(directory)
+  const sourcePath = join(directory, 'provider-output.mbtiles')
+  await writeFile(sourcePath, 'mbtiles input')
+
+  const result = await convertRasterMbtilesToPmtiles(
+    {
+      sourceMbtilesPath: sourcePath,
+      outputDirectory: directory,
+      filename: 'imagery-ok.pmtiles',
+      resourceId: 'aerial-us-ok',
+      role: 'aerial',
+      regionId: 'us-ok',
+      tileSize: 256,
+      attribution: 'USDA, USGS The National Map: Orthoimagery.',
+      sourceUrl: 'https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/USGSImageryOnly/MapServer',
+      sourceVersion: '3.3.0',
+    },
+    {
+      now: () => new Date('2026-07-30T12:00:00.000Z'),
+      runPmtiles: async (args) => {
+        if (args[0] === 'convert') {
+          await copyFile(args[1], args[2])
+          await writeFile(args[2], 'pmtiles bytes')
+          return { stdout: '', stderr: '' }
+        }
+        if (args[0] === 'verify') return { stdout: '', stderr: '' }
+        if (args[0] === 'show') {
+          return {
+            stdout: JSON.stringify({
+              tile_compression: 'none',
+              tile_type: 'jpg',
+              minzoom: 0,
+              maxzoom: 14,
+              bounds: [-103, 33, -94, 37],
+            }),
+            stderr: '',
+          }
+        }
+        throw new Error(`Unexpected pmtiles command: ${args[0]}`)
+      },
+    }
+  )
+
+  assert.equal(result.outputPath, join(directory, 'imagery-ok.pmtiles'))
+  assert.equal(await readFile(result.outputPath, 'utf8'), 'pmtiles bytes')
+  assert.deepEqual(result.archive, {
+    filename: 'imagery-ok.pmtiles',
+    resourceId: 'aerial-us-ok',
+    kind: 'raster',
+    role: 'aerial',
+    regionId: 'us-ok',
+    tileFormat: 'jpeg',
+    tileSize: 256,
+    minzoom: 0,
+    maxzoom: 14,
+    bounds: [-103, 33, -94, 37],
+    attribution: 'USDA, USGS The National Map: Orthoimagery.',
+    sourceUrl: 'https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/USGSImageryOnly/MapServer',
+    sourceVersion: '3.3.0',
+    sha256: 'fca0b5920b5ead8723f66020d314eb37ebda06c9e5cb92acf186afa2fc67e789',
+    installedBytes: 13,
+    verifiedAt: '2026-07-30T12:00:00.000Z',
+  })
+  const parsed = parseMapArchiveManifest({
+    schemaVersion: 1,
+    archives: { [result.archive.filename]: result.archive },
+  })
+  assert.equal(parsed.status, 'valid')
+  assert.deepEqual(parsed.archives, [result.archive])
+})
+
+test('does not overwrite an archive installed concurrently during conversion', async () => {
+  const directory = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'nomad-raster-conversion-'))
+  temporaryDirectories.push(directory)
+  const sourcePath = join(directory, 'provider-output.mbtiles')
+  const outputPath = join(directory, 'imagery-ok.pmtiles')
+  await writeFile(sourcePath, 'mbtiles input')
+
+  await assert.rejects(
+    convertRasterMbtilesToPmtiles(
+      {
+        sourceMbtilesPath: sourcePath,
+        outputDirectory: directory,
+        filename: 'imagery-ok.pmtiles',
+        resourceId: 'aerial-us-ok',
+        role: 'aerial',
+        regionId: 'us-ok',
+        tileSize: 256,
+        attribution: 'USDA, USGS The National Map: Orthoimagery.',
+        sourceUrl: 'https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/USGSImageryOnly/MapServer',
+        sourceVersion: '3.3.0',
+      },
+      {
+        runPmtiles: async (args) => {
+          if (args[0] === 'convert') {
+            await writeFile(args[2], 'converted archive')
+            return { stdout: '', stderr: '' }
+          }
+          if (args[0] === 'verify') return { stdout: '', stderr: '' }
+          if (args[0] === 'show') {
+            await writeFile(outputPath, 'concurrent archive')
+            return {
+              stdout: JSON.stringify({
+                tile_type: 'png',
+                minzoom: 0,
+                maxzoom: 14,
+                bounds: [-103, 33, -94, 37],
+              }),
+              stderr: '',
+            }
+          }
+          throw new Error(`Unexpected pmtiles command: ${args[0]}`)
+        },
+      }
+    ),
+    /already exists/
+  )
+
+  assert.equal(await readFile(outputPath, 'utf8'), 'concurrent archive')
+})
diff --git a/admin/types/maps.ts b/admin/types/maps.ts
index 231789b1..c3db34e8 100644
--- a/admin/types/maps.ts
+++ b/admin/types/maps.ts
@@ -30,20 +30,10 @@ export type MapArchiveKind = Extract<MapSource['type'], 'vector' | 'raster'>
 export type MapArchiveRole = 'street' | 'aerial' | 'topographic'
 export type MapTileFormat = 'mvt' | 'jpeg' | 'png' | 'webp'
 
-/**
- * Explicit sidecar metadata for an installed PMTiles archive.
- *
- * Existing archives without an entry remain supported as legacy vector maps.
- * Raster archives must have a valid entry before style generation will activate
- * them.
- */
-export type MapArchiveMetadata = {
+type MapArchiveMetadataBase = {
   filename: string
   resourceId: string
-  kind: MapArchiveKind
-  role?: MapArchiveRole
   regionId?: string
-  tileFormat?: MapTileFormat
   tileSize?: number
   minzoom?: number
   maxzoom?: number
@@ -56,6 +46,38 @@ export type MapArchiveMetadata = {
   verifiedAt?: string
 }
 
+export type VectorMapArchiveMetadata = MapArchiveMetadataBase & {
+  kind: 'vector'
+  role: 'street'
+  tileFormat: 'mvt'
+}
+
+export type RasterMapArchiveMetadata = MapArchiveMetadataBase & {
+  kind: 'raster'
+  role: Extract<MapArchiveRole, 'aerial' | 'topographic'>
+  regionId: string
+  tileFormat: Extract<MapTileFormat, 'jpeg' | 'png' | 'webp'>
+  tileSize: number
+  minzoom: number
+  maxzoom: number
+  bounds: [number, number, number, number]
+  attribution: string
+  sourceUrl: string
+  sourceVersion: string
+  sha256: string
+  installedBytes: number
+  verifiedAt: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * Explicit sidecar metadata for an installed PMTiles archive.
+ *
+ * Existing archives without an entry remain supported as legacy vector maps.
+ * Raster archives must have a valid entry before style generation will activate
+ * them.
+ */
+export type MapArchiveMetadata = VectorMapArchiveMetadata | RasterMapArchiveMetadata
+
 export type MapArchiveManifest = {
   schemaVersion: 1
   generatedAt?: string
@@ -63,6 +85,7 @@ export type MapArchiveManifest = {
 }
 
 export type ParsedMapArchiveManifest = {
+  status: 'absent' | 'valid' | 'invalid'
   archives: MapArchiveMetadata[]
   /**
    * Files explicitly mentioned by a manifest but rejected during validation.