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mcp-stdio-guard
by 1Utkarsh1
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-stdio-guard · Summary

A tool that validates MCP stdio servers by catching stdout pollution and handshake failures before clients encounter them.

time · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.

mcp-stdio-guard · Use cases

  • Validating MCP stdio servers in CI/CD pipelines before release
  • Debugging protocol issues in MCP server implementations
  • Preventing stdout pollution from breaking client connections

time · Use cases

  • Assisting with international meeting scheduling across time zones
  • Providing real-time time information for location-based queries
  • Enabling time conversion for travel planning and itineraries

mcp-stdio-guard · Install

Install from npm:

npm install -g mcp-stdio-guard

Usage:

mcp-stdio-guard -- node ./server.js
mcp-stdio-guard --request tools/list -- node ./server.js
mcp-stdio-guard --scan src --fail-on-static -- node ./server.js

To use in CI:

- run: npx mcp-stdio-guard --scan src --fail-on-static --request tools/list -- node ./server.js

time · Install

Installation Options

**Using uv (recommended):**

uvx mcp-server-time

**Using PIP:**

pip install mcp-server-time
python -m mcp_server_time

**Configure for Claude Desktop:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-time"]
    }
  }
}
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