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mcp-npm_docs-server
by bsmi021
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-npm_docs-server · Summary

MCP server for fetching NPM package metadata and documentation with local SQLite caching.

time · Summary

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

mcp-npm_docs-server · Use cases

  • Documentation lookup for developers working with npm packages
  • Metadata retrieval for package analysis tools
  • Cached access to npm package information in offline environments

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

mcp-npm_docs-server · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/bsmi021/mcp-npm_docs-server.git
cd mcp-npm_docs-server
  1. Install dependencies:
npm install
  1. Build the server:
npm run build
  1. Run the server:
node dist/server.js

Integration

Add to your MCP settings (e.g., Claude Desktop config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "npm-docs-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-npm_docs-server/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "NPM_CACHE_TTL": "86400",
        "NPM_CACHE_DB_PATH": "./dist/npm-docs-cache.db",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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