MCPSharp vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
MCPSharp by afrise | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 369 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 47 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM Tools | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | C# | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 7 mo ago | this month |
MCPSharp · Summary
MCPSharp is a .NET library for building MCP servers and clients with tools, resources, and prompts.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
MCPSharp · Use cases
- Building MCP-compliant APIs for AI assistants like Claude Desktop
- Exposing existing .NET code as MCP endpoints with minimal configuration
- Integrating with Microsoft.Extensions.AI and Semantic Kernel ecosystems
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
MCPSharp · Install
Installation
dotnet add package MCPSharpQuick Start
using MCPSharp;
public class Calculator
{
[McpTool("add", "Adds two numbers")]
public static int Add([McpParameter(true)] int a, [McpParameter(true)] int b)
{
return a + b;
}
}
await MCPServer.StartAsync("CalculatorServer", "1.0.0");Claude Desktop Configuration
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpsharp-example": {
"command": "dotnet",
"args": ["run", "--project", "/path/to/your/project.csproj"],
"env": {}
}
}
}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"]
}
}
}