A side-by-side look at the Codex MCP and WalletFollow MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Codex MCP for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose WalletFollow for finance & fintech over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one block.
mcpServersCODEX_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | W WalletFollow | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | API key required | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Freemium |
| Required env vars | CODEX_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 25 | — |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Codex MCP | View WalletFollow |
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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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"codex-data-codex-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@codex-data/codex-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CODEX_API_KEY": "YOUR_CODEX_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"walletfollow": {
"url": "https://mcp.walletfollow.ai/mcp"
}
}
}