hamr vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
hamr by AKhilRaghav0 | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 18 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 43 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsOps & InfraAI / LLM Tools | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 1 mo ago | this month |
hamr · Summary
A Go framework for building MCP servers with automatic schema generation from struct tags, optimizing for token cost.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
hamr · Use cases
- Building token-efficient MCP servers for AI assistants with minimal overhead
- Creating Go-based MCP servers without writing JSON schemas manually
- Developing monitoring dashboards for MCP servers with real-time tool call tracking
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
hamr · Install
Installation
Install the CLI:
go install github.com/AKhilRaghav0/hamr/cmd/hamr@latestScaffold a new project:
hamr init my-server
cd my-server
go run .Add to existing Go project:
go get github.com/AKhilRaghav0/hamrClaude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"my-server": {
"command": "go",
"args": ["run", "/path/to/my-server"]
}
}
}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"]
}
}
}