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archmcp
by dejo1307
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph
ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
LanguageGoTypeScript
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archmcp · Summary

archmcp is an MCP server that generates compact architectural snapshots of repositories to provide AI agents with structured codebase overviews.

time · Summary

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

archmcp · Use cases

  • Giving AI coding agents a structural overview of codebases before they start exploring
  • Enabling cross-repository understanding by combining snapshots from multiple projects
  • Identifying architectural issues like cyclic dependencies and layer violations

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

archmcp · Install

Prerequisites

  • Go 1.22+
  • C compiler (for tree-sitter CGo bindings)

Build

go build -o archmcp ./cmd/archmcp

Or install globally:

go install ./cmd/archmcp

Connect to your MCP client

Add to your MCP client configuration. For example, in Cursor's mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "archmcp": {
      "command": "/path/to/archmcp",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-arch.yaml"]
    }
  }
}

Or if installed via go install:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "archmcp": {
      "command": "archmcp"
    }
  }
}

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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