delegate-to-codex vs thread-keeper
delegate-to-codex is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
delegate-to-codex is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Alec Foster. No marketplace we read lists it any more. thread-keeper is an MCP server published by po4erk91. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  thread-keeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace alectivism/cross-model-agent-delegation | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.13.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 654 Downloads/week (PyPI): 45 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | delegate-to-codexno longer listed · | thread-keeper |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 13 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (threadkeeper) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 11 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/alectivism/cross-model-agent-delegation | github.com/po4erk91/thread-keeper |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of delegate-to-codex
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Bridge AI coding hosts to the OpenAI Codex CLI for delegated implementation.
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Let one coding-agent CLI consult another: Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, Copilot or Antigravity.
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Delegate coding tasks to the OpenAI Codex CLI, installed separately, with explicit model and effort.
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Run and steer other AI coding CLIs (Claude Code, Codex, Kimi, Qwen, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Cline CLI, Crush, Goose, Kilo Code, Letta Code, Mistral Vibe, Grok Build, Kiro CLI…
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Search and run hosted AI agent skills for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI.
What each says it does
delegate-to-codex
Install in Claude Code. Routes worker tasks out to the Codex CLI (GPT-6 Astra, Sol, Luna).
thread-keeper
Multi-agent shared brain across Claude, Codex, Antigravity, Gemini, Copilot, and VS Code.
How to run each
delegate-to-codex
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
thread-keeper As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio thread-keeper -- uvx threadkeeperCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: delegate-to-codex · What it can do: thread-keeper · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.