MCP Catalogs
Home

xmcp vs time

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

xmcp
by basementstudio
time
by modelcontextprotocol
Stars★ 1,252★ 85,748
30d uses
Score5377
Official
Categories
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last committhis monththis month

xmcp · Summary

A TypeScript framework for building MCP servers with file system routing, hot reloading, and extensible configuration.

time · Summary

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

xmcp · Use cases

  • Building custom tools for AI assistants with minimal boilerplate code
  • Rapid prototyping of MCP servers with hot reloading capabilities
  • Deploying MCP servers with zero configuration on Vercel

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

xmcp · Install

# Create a new xmcp project
npx create-xmcp-app@latest

# Or initialize on existing project
npx init-xmcp@latest

For Claude Desktop integration, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["xmcp"]
    }
  }
}

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"]
    }
  }
}
Comparison generated from public README + GitHub signals. Last updated automatically.