--- title: "awesome-mcp-servers vs CodeGeeX" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers-vs-zai-org-codegeex" tools: ["punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers", "zai-org-codegeex"] --- # awesome-mcp-servers vs CodeGeeX *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick awesome-mcp-servers when license: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, CodeGeeX is Apache-2.0; pick CodeGeeX when license: CodeGeeX is Apache-2.0, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT. [awesome-mcp-servers](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers) reports 91k GitHub stars, 13k forks, and 2.6k open issues, last pushed Jul 4, 2026. [CodeGeeX](https://codegeex.cn) has 8.8k stars, 689 forks, and 188 open issues, last pushed Aug 13, 2024. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [awesome-mcp-servers's repository](https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers) and [CodeGeeX's repository](https://github.com/zai-org/CodeGeeX). | | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | [CodeGeeX](/tools/zai-org-codegeex.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | A collection of MCP servers. | CodeGeeX: An Open Multilingual Code Generation Model (KDD 2023) | | Stars | 90,602 | 8,796 | | Forks | 12,821 | 689 | | Open issues | 2,557 | 188 | | Language | - | Python | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Developer Tools | Developer Tools, Model Training | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [awesome-mcp-servers](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers.md) | [CodeGeeX](/tools/zai-org-codegeex.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Dormant (18%) | | Days since push | 6d | 697d | | Open issues (now) | 2.6k | 188 | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Security scan | No MCP manifest | 85 low (85 low) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/zai-org-codegeex/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose awesome-mcp-servers if… - License: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, CodeGeeX is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: ai, mcp. - More GitHub stars (91k vs 8.8k) - visibility, not fit. ### Choose CodeGeeX if… - License: CodeGeeX is Apache-2.0, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT. - Tags unique to CodeGeeX: code-generation, pretrained models, python, tools. - Also covers Model Training. ## When NOT to use awesome-mcp-servers - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## When NOT to use CodeGeeX - Last GitHub push was 698 days ago (dormant maintenance, Aug 13, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on CodeGeeX. - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - Model Training: Try prompting and RAG first; fine-tuning is the answer to style/format, not missing knowledge. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between awesome-mcp-servers and CodeGeeX? awesome-mcp-servers: A collection of MCP servers.. CodeGeeX: CodeGeeX: An Open Multilingual Code Generation Model (KDD 2023). See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose awesome-mcp-servers over CodeGeeX? Choose awesome-mcp-servers over CodeGeeX when License: awesome-mcp-servers is MIT, CodeGeeX is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to awesome-mcp-servers: ai, mcp; More GitHub stars (91k vs 8.8k) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I choose CodeGeeX over awesome-mcp-servers? Choose CodeGeeX over awesome-mcp-servers when License: CodeGeeX is Apache-2.0, awesome-mcp-servers is MIT; Tags unique to CodeGeeX: code-generation, pretrained models, python, tools; Also covers Model Training. ### When should I avoid awesome-mcp-servers? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### When should I avoid CodeGeeX? Last GitHub push was 698 days ago (dormant maintenance, Aug 13, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on CodeGeeX. Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Model Training: Try prompting and RAG first; fine-tuning is the answer to style/format, not missing knowledge. ### Is awesome-mcp-servers or CodeGeeX more popular on GitHub? awesome-mcp-servers has more GitHub stars (90,602 vs 8,796). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are awesome-mcp-servers and CodeGeeX open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (awesome-mcp-servers: MIT, CodeGeeX: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to awesome-mcp-servers or CodeGeeX? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [awesome-mcp-servers alternatives](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives) and [CodeGeeX alternatives](/tools/zai-org-codegeex/alternatives) ([awesome-mcp-servers markdown twin](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/alternatives.md), [CodeGeeX markdown twin](/tools/zai-org-codegeex/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers-vs-zai-org-codegeex.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, awesome-mcp-servers or CodeGeeX? awesome-mcp-servers: Very active. CodeGeeX: Dormant. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for awesome-mcp-servers and CodeGeeX? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [awesome-mcp-servers trust report](/tools/punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers/trust); [CodeGeeX trust report](/tools/zai-org-codegeex/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=punkpeye-awesome-mcp-servers) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_