mcp-open-library vs time

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	mcp-open-library by 8enSmith	time by modelcontextprotocol
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Score	46	77
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Categories	Knowledge GraphAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

mcp-open-library · Summary

An MCP server providing book and author information search via Open Library API with comprehensive tools for AI assistants.

time · Summary

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

mcp-open-library · Use cases

AI assistants providing book recommendations and author information
Research tools that need to access bibliographic data
Applications that display book covers and author photos

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-open-library · Install

Installing via Smithery

To install MCP Open Library for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@8enSmith/mcp-open-library):

npx -y @smithery/cli install @8enSmith/mcp-open-library --client claude

Manual Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/8enSmith/mcp-open-library.git
cd mcp-open-library

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-library": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-open-library/build/index.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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