glance vs time

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

	glance by DebugBase	time by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 149	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	51	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Browser AutomationDeveloper Toolstesting	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

glance · Summary

AI-powered browser automation MCP server for Claude Code with 30 tools for testing, screenshots, and interaction.

time · Summary

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

glance · Use cases

Automated end-to-end testing of web applications
Visual regression testing and comparison
Browser interaction and UI validation from Claude Code
Debugging web applications by inspecting live pages
Accessibility testing with DOM snapshots

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

glance · Install

Install Glance MCP server:

npm install -g glance-mcp

Or add directly to Claude Code:

claude mcp add glance -- npx glance-mcp

Configure your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glance": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["glance-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BROWSER_HEADLESS": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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