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squeez
by claudioemmanuel
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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LanguageRustTypeScript
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squeez · Summary

squeez is an MCP server that provides token compression and optimization for AI CLI hosts via hooks.

time · Summary

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

squeez · Use cases

  • Reducing token consumption in AI coding assistants through bash output compression
  • Maintaining context window efficiency for long-running development sessions
  • Optimizing AI CLI performance by deduplicating redundant tool calls and outputs

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

squeez · Install

Installation

Three methods — all produce the same result:

curl (recommended)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/claudioemmanuel/squeez/main/install.sh | sh

npm / npx

npm install -g squeez
npx squeez

cargo

cargo install squeez

MCP Server Setup

No special MCP setup is required as squeez includes its own MCP server. Run with:

squeez mcp

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "squeez": {
      "command": "squeez",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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