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quick-mcp-example
by ALucek
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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quick-mcp-example · Summary

Minimal example MCP server implementation demonstrating Tools, Resources and Prompts capabilities in Python.

time · Summary

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

quick-mcp-example · Use cases

  • Educational example for learning MCP protocol implementation
  • Starting point for building custom MCP servers with specific tools
  • Demonstration of vector database integration through MCP tools

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

quick-mcp-example · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ALucek/quick-mcp-example.git
cd quick-mcp-example
  1. Create virtual environment and install dependencies
# Using uv (recommended)
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On macOS/Linux
# OR
.venv\Scripts\activate     # On Windows

uv sync
  1. Set up ChromaDB database by following instructions in MCP_setup.ipynb
  1. Run the client and server
python client.py mcp_server.py

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quick-mcp-example": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/quick-mcp-example/mcp_server.py"]
    }
  }
}

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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