mcp-ts-core vs time

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

	mcp-ts-core by cyanheads	time by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 138	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	48	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

mcp-ts-core · Summary

TypeScript framework for building MCP servers with auth, storage, telemetry, and multi-platform support.

time · Summary

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

mcp-ts-core · Use cases

Building custom MCP servers with TypeScript for AI agents
Creating tools and resources with authentication and multi-backend storage
Developing long-running task tools with progress tracking
Implementing observability with OpenTelemetry integration

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-ts-core · Install

bunx @cyanheads/mcp-ts-core init my-mcp-server
cd my-mcp-server
bun install

For Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-mcp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.ts"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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