Kiln vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
Kiln by codeofaxel | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 18 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 43 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
Kiln · Summary
Kiln is an MCP server that lets AI agents control 3D printers to design, generate, slice, and print physical objects.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
Kiln · Use cases
- AI-assisted rapid prototyping from text descriptions
- Automated batch printing with quality monitoring
- Version control for 3D designs with outcome tracking
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
Kiln · Install
pip install kiln3dThen add to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kiln": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "kiln"],
"env": {
"KILN_PRINTER_CONFIG": "path/to/your/config.json"
}
}
}
}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"]
}
}
}