Codex Control Plane MCP vs Llm Bus

In-depth architectural comparison of the Codex Control Plane MCP and Llm Bus MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Codex Control Plane MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: codex_list_projects, codex_list_project_chats, codex_list_active_chats.

Explore Codex Control Plane MCP Details

Choose Llm Bus when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: DATABASE_URL.
• Primary tools included: Shared event ledger with exact-match queries, Attributable handoffs and read tracking, Atomic gap-free work claims.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Codex Control Plane MCP aresyn Coding Agents	Llm Bus danieldoderlein Coding Agents
Summary	Durable control plane for long-running Codex Desktop tasks. Submit tasks asynchronously, poll operation/workflow state, approve Plan Mode, recover retries, and use hook-backed SQLite history for search and diagnostics.	Multi-agent coordination bus over MCP: atomic gap-free claims, advisory file leases, a shared event ledger, presence, prose handoffs, and a task graph, so multiple coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) stop colliding and re-deriving each other's work. Remote Streamable HTTP; self-hostable (AGPL-3.0) or hosted at llm-bus.com.
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aresyn-codex-control-plane-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "codex-control-plane-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "danieldoderlein-llm-bus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "danieldoderlein-llm-bus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DATABASE_URL": "YOUR_DATABASE_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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