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Aident Loadout

Ranked 3 of 3 MCP proxies by recommenders

People recommend it for connecting Codex, Claude Code and other AI hosts to over 1000 tools, with accounts and OAuth handled for them.

People recommend it for connecting Codex, Claude Code and other AI hosts to over 1000 tools, with accounts and OAuth handled for them.

5 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 3 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Bundled data tools instead of flat subs

    “where loadout helps is the bundled stuff like ahrefs or stock data where you'd otherwise pay a flat sub”

    Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Aident Loadout – connect Codex to real apps with 25000 actions”

    “that's actually a sweet spot for it”

    Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Aident Loadout – connect Codex to real apps with 25000 actions”
  • Liked and used daily

    “This looks really cool, nice work!”

    Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Aident Loadout – connect Codex and Claude Code to real apps”

    “I'm using these almost daily.”

    Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Worry about third-party credential storage

    “not sure whether i'd save my credential to a third party”

    Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Aident Loadout – connect Codex to real apps with 25000 actions”

Other MCP proxies people recommend

The two most recommended other MCP proxies, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Aident Loadout compared with 2 alternatives
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What people said

7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“loadout works across codex, claude code, and openclaw against 1000+ tools, and it's a skill so it drops into whatever host you already run”

RecommendsComment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Aident Loadout – connect Codex and Claude Code to real apps”

“that's actually a sweet spot for it”

RecommendsComment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Aident Loadout – connect Codex to real apps with 25000 actions”

“where loadout helps is the bundled stuff like ahrefs or stock data where you'd otherwise pay a flat sub”

RecommendsComment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Aident Loadout – connect Codex to real apps with 25000 actions”

“not sure whether i'd save my credential to a third party”

MixedComment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Aident Loadout – connect Codex to real apps with 25000 actions”

“This looks really cool, nice work!”

RecommendsComment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Aident Loadout – connect Codex and Claude Code to real apps”

“we handle the accounts, OAuth, and audit trail”

RecommendsComment from 6 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Aident Loadout – connect Codex and Claude Code to real apps”

“I'm using these almost daily.”

RecommendsComment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.