Cortex vs time

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

	Cortex by cdeust	time by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 34	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	47	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsKnowledge Graph	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

Cortex · Summary

Cortex is a neuroscience-based persistent memory system for Claude Code with 47 MCP tools that remembers context, decisions, and patterns across sessions.

time · Summary

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

Cortex · Use cases

Persistent memory for Claude Code that remembers context and decisions across sessions
Retrieval of past debugging sessions and architectural decisions for current problem-solving
Automated documentation generation with scientific writing tools and LaTeX support

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

Cortex · Install

claude plugin marketplace add cdeust/Cortex
claude plugin install cortex

Restart your Claude Code session, then run:

/cortex-setup-project

This handles PostgreSQL + pgvector installation, database creation, embedding model download, cognitive profile building, codebase seeding, conversation import, and hook registration.

Verify setup:

python3 -m mcp_server.doctor

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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