congressMCP vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
congressMCP by amurshak | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 30 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 45 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsOther | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 2 mo ago | this month |
congressMCP · Summary
MCP server providing 91+ tools for accessing live U.S. Congressional data through Congress.gov API.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
congressMCP · Use cases
- Tracking legislative activity on specific issues like climate change
- Analyzing voting patterns of representatives from specific states
- Monitoring committee composition and related legislation
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
congressMCP · Install
- Get a free Congress.gov API key from [api.congress.gov/sign-up](https://api.congress.gov/sign-up/)
- Install the package:
pip install congressmcp- Configure your MCP client (example for Claude Desktop):
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"congressmcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["congressmcp"],
"env": {
"CONGRESS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}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"]
}
}
}