A side-by-side look at the Codex Bridge and Codex Bridge MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Codex Bridge for coding agents work; choose Codex Bridge for coding agents. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Codex Bridge when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Codex Bridge tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Codex Bridge
No confirmed install command for Codex Bridge yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Codex Bridge
No confirmed install command for Codex Bridge yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Codex Bridge is categorized under Coding Agents and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Codex Bridge belongs to Coding Agents and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Codex Bridge for coding agents work and Codex Bridge for coding agents.
Neither server has a confirmed install command yet, so we don't publish a guessed config. Follow each project's own setup instructions, linked from its listing page.
Codex Bridge is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Codex Bridge is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add codex-bridge-2 and codex-bridge as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Codex Bridge has a quality signal of 40/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 274 GitHub stars. Codex Bridge has 40/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 274 GitHub stars.