codex-dispatch vs Subagent MCP
codex-dispatch is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by jcardama. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Subagent MCP is an MCP server published by Thang1710. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  codex-dispatch |  Subagent MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.31 Downloads/month (PyPI): 1 246 Downloads/week (PyPI): 189 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | codex-dispatch | Subagent MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (subagent-harness-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jcardama/codex-dispatch | github.com/thang1710/subagent-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
codex-dispatch
Codex Dispatch is an agent skill for Claude Code that ensures every Codex MCP dispatch is correct. It enforces the right cwd (target repo, not workspace), sets approval-policy: "never" so Codex never blocks on prompts, picks the right sandbox mode for the task, and requires prompts to be fully self-contained. Covers code review, plan execution, and general repo tasks.
Subagent MCP
Let Codex orchestrate external coding agents through their native harnesses.
How to run each
codex-dispatch As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install codex-dispatch@claude-communitySubagent MCP As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio subagent-mcp -- uvx subagent-harness-mcp serveCommands 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: codex-dispatch · What it can do: Subagent MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.