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DimensionCodex MCP ServerConnect Codex CLI to MCP clients for automated code analysis and editing.MartinLoop MCP ServerAn independent control layer that gives AI coding agents budgets, brakes, and receipts
FMRS46 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability5 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions7 / 2018 / 20
Maintenance11 / 2016 / 20
Documentation12 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience11 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers who want to integrate Codex CLI into AI-assisted editors.
  • Teams that need automated code analysis or editing.
  • Users seeking to use Codex models within the MCP ecosystem.
  • Engineering teams scaling AI coding agents while controlling spend
  • Platform teams that need auditable, rollback-aware agent execution records
  • Organizations using multiple agents (Claude, Codex, Gemini) under one governed flow
Not for
  • Users requiring official OpenAI support or endorsement.
  • Users who do not use Codex CLI or Node.js.
  • Users needing fully unsupervised high-risk automation (such as yolo mode, not recommended).
  • Developers who just want a simple code-completion helper without run governance
  • Teams unwilling to accept local JSONL run records with HMAC signing
  • Environments without a supported adapter (Claude/Codex/Gemini CLIs, direct provider, or verifier-only)
Required permissions
  • Requires filesystem access to read code files (depending on sandbox mode).
  • Can modify workspace files in `workspace-write` mode.
  • Has full system access in `danger-full-access` mode (not recommended).
  • May require network access depending on configuration and tasks.
  • Read/write access to the configured repo root (writable scope restrictable via --allow-path/--deny-path)
  • Ability to invoke the chosen agent CLI (Claude/Codex/Gemini, etc.) and its underlying model account
  • Local disk writes for run records, receipts, and share outputs (share/run-receipt., etc.)
  • Execution of user-configured verifier commands (e.g. npm test)
Risks and side effects
  • Setting sandbox mode to `danger-full-access` or `yolo` may lead to unintended modifications or data loss.
  • Automated code edits may introduce errors or security issues.
  • Codex CLI requires authentication and may incur API costs.
  • Using @file references may expose sensitive code content.
  • Verifier commands are executed; poorly chosen verifier commands carry security risk despite preflight policy checks
  • Cost and token figures may be estimates (labeled with provenance) and should not be treated as settled accounting
  • Receipt integrity must be verified before use as trustworthy evidence; missing rollback evidence is flagged as EVIDENCE_BOUNDARY
  • Policy defaults come from martin.config.yaml and can be overridden by CLI flags; misconfiguration can loosen safety boundaries
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Claude CodeClaude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Continue
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