Codex Delegate vs Consult MCP
A side-by-side look at the Codex Delegate and Consult MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Consult MCPCoding AgentsGet a second opinion on your code from every coding agent you have. Claude Code, Codex and Grok review each other's diffs and answer each other's questions, even inside a session that's already running. Uses the CLIs you're signed in to, no API keys.56GoodAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose Codex Delegate for coding agents work as a local process; choose Consult MCP for coding agents. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Codex Delegate when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
delegate, cancel, doctor.
CChoose Consult MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
agent, model, effort.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | C Consult MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Coding Agents | Coding Agents |
| Quality signal | 61/100 · Good | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | 5 |
| Full listing | View Codex Delegate | View Consult MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Codex Delegate tools 3
delegateDelegate a coding task to OpenAI Codex. Never run codex from the shell — use this tool. Check status before trusting result — a run that spawns then fails returns normally. Keep model, reasoningEffort and fast at their defaults unless the user asks. See the delegate skill.cancelCancel active runs. delegationId selects one (announced in progress before spawn — the only handle if a run wedges at startup), threadId all on its thread, neither all. Waits for settlement; if a process tree survives the kill deadline, it still returns and the delegate result warns. Status: cancelled, nothing-active, or not-found (no active run with this ID).doctorDiagnose plugin/CLI/login, recursion, and workspace (default: server cwd). deep adds no-quota help and model-catalog checks.
Consult MCP tools 5
agent`claude`, `codex`, `grok` or `agy` (Antigravity, Gemini models).modelpassed through to that CLI (`opus`, `gpt-6-astra`, `grok-4.7`, `gemini-3.1-pro-high`, …). Omit it to use the CLI's default.effort`low`, `medium` or `high`.session_idcontinues an earlier conversation with the same advisor.cwdthe directory the advisor can read. Defaults to the directory the host agent started the server in, which is normally its repo.
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 Delegate
{
"mcpServers": {
"codex-delegate": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"codex-delegate-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Consult MCP
No confirmed install command for Consult MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Codex Delegate is categorized under Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Consult MCP belongs to Coding Agents and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Codex Delegate for coding agents work and Consult MCP for coding agents.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Consult MCP has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Codex Delegate has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Consult MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: no auth required. 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-delegate and consult-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Codex Delegate has a quality signal of 61/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars. Consult MCP has 56/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.