Alternatives to codex-router
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. codex-router itself: install codex-router.
cc-switch
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
gemini-cli
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
LX Music Assistant Desktop Edition
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
cliproxyapi
Wrap Antigravity, ChatGPT Codex, Claude Code, Grok Build, Muse Code, Davin as an OpenAI/Gemini/Claude/Codex compatible API service, allowing you to en
tmux
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
SiYuan
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
php
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
YesPlayMusic
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
ccusage
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
ncmdump
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
nali
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
OSS Browser
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
ykdl
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
NVIDIA Personal AI Router
Router that virtually distributes inference across connected devices in the home
t-rec-rs
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
code-server
Installed with a shell one-liner. Open source, with a documented setup.
http-server
A simple, zero-configuration, command-line http server
mdserver-web
Installed with a shell one-liner. Open source, with a documented setup.
Appium Inspector GUI
A GUI inspector for mobile apps and more, powered by a (separately installed) Appium server
mcptools
A command-line interface for interacting with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers using both stdio and HTTP transport
remnawave-reverse-proxy
Open-source developer tool with a documented one-command setup.
aio-proxy
Open-source developer tool with a documented one-command setup.
frps
A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet
traefik
The Cloud Native Application Proxy
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than codex-router — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
codex-router is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.