nest-mcp vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
nest-mcp by btwld | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 7 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 41 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
nest-mcp · Summary
A NestJS-based framework for building MCP servers, clients and gateways with TypeScript decorators and dependency injection.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
nest-mcp · Use cases
- Building MCP servers that expose tools, resources and prompts for AI clients
- Creating MCP clients to integrate with existing MCP servers in NestJS applications
- Aggregating multiple MCP servers behind a unified gateway with prefixes and policies
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
nest-mcp · Install
Install the appropriate package for your use case:
# Server — expose tools/resources to AI clients
npm install @nest-mcp/server @modelcontextprotocol/sdk zod@^4
# Client — call tools on a remote MCP server
npm install @nest-mcp/client @modelcontextprotocol/sdk zod@^4
# Gateway — aggregate multiple servers into one
npm install @nest-mcp/gateway @modelcontextprotocol/sdk zod@^4
# Install NestJS peer dependencies if not already installed
npm install @nestjs/common @nestjs/core reflect-metadata rxjsFor Claude Desktop, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"nest-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["path/to/your/server.js"]
}
}
}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"]
}
}
}