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hamr
by AKhilRaghav0
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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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@latest

Scaffold a new project:

hamr init my-server
cd my-server
go run .

Add to existing Go project:

go get github.com/AKhilRaghav0/hamr

Claude 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"]
    }
  }
}
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