Codex Subagent vs AgentForge
Codex Subagent is an MCP server published by parisbs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). AgentForge is an MCP server published by sciscale.org. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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 Subagent |  AgentForge |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.6.0 Downloads/month (npm): 614 Downloads/week (npm): 42 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.4 Downloads/month (npm): 126 Downloads/week (npm): 19 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 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 Subagent | AgentForge |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-21 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (codex-subagent-mcp) | On your machine (agentforge-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 13, secrets among them: 0 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/parisbs/codex-subagent-mcp | github.com/sciscale-studio/agentforge-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 Subagent
Delegate coding tasks to the OpenAI Codex CLI, installed separately, with explicit model and effort.
AgentForge
Turn rough requests into rigorously structured prompts, for any coding agent.
How to run each
Codex Subagent As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio codex-subagent-mcp -- npx -y codex-subagent-mcpAgentForge As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "AGENTFORGE_API_KEY=<YOUR_AGENTFORGE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio agentforge-mcp -- npx -y agentforge-mcpRequires: AGENTFORGE_API_KEY (secret)
Commands 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
Only Codex Subagent asks for
CODEX_BINCODEX_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED_MODELSCODEX_SUBAGENT_APPSCODEX_SUBAGENT_DEFAULT_EFFORTCODEX_SUBAGENT_DEFAULT_MODELCODEX_SUBAGENT_DEFAULT_SANDBOXCODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBSCODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_DELEGATIONS_PER_HOURCODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_EFFORTCODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_SANDBOXCODEX_SUBAGENT_MCP_SERVERSCODEX_SUBAGENT_PLUGINS
Show the remaining 1
CODEX_SUBAGENT_USAGE_LOG
Only AgentForge asks for
AGENTFORGE_API_KEY (secret)AGENTFORGE_API_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Codex Subagent · What it can do: AgentForge · Compare two other plugins
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