mcp-simple-timeserver vs everything

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	mcp-simple-timeserver by andybrandt	everything by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 30	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	44	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	ProductivityAI / LLM ToolsOther	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	3 mo ago	this month

mcp-simple-timeserver · Summary

A Python MCP server providing time queries, holiday information, and time calculations for Claude.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-simple-timeserver · Use cases

Adding time awareness to AI assistants that lack built-in time functionality
Calculating time differences between dates for scheduling and planning tasks
Checking public holidays in different countries for international business planning

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-simple-timeserver · Install

Installation

Via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-simple-timeserver --client claude

Manual Installation

pip install mcp-simple-timeserver

Claude Desktop Configuration

Mac OS:

"mcpServers": {
  "simple-timeserver": {
    "command": "python",
    "args": ["-m", "mcp_simple_timeserver"]
  }
}

Windows:

"mcpServers": {
  "simple-timeserver": {
    "command": "C:\\Users\\YOUR_USERNAME\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python311\\python.exe",
    "args": ["-m", "mcp_simple_timeserver"]
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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