twitter-mcp vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
twitter-mcp by Dishant27 | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 3 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 30 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | CommunicationProductivityDeveloper Tools | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 14 mo ago | this month |
twitter-mcp · Summary
MCP server for X (Twitter) integration enabling CRUD operations via Twitter API.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
twitter-mcp · Use cases
- Automate social media posting through AI agents
- Monitor mentions and track engagement on tweets
- Manage Twitter accounts programmatically for businesses
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
twitter-mcp · Install
Installation
- Create an X Developer account and get API keys from [X Developer Portal](https://developer.twitter.com/en/portal/dashboard)
- Set required environment variables:
``bash TWITTER_API_KEY=your_api_key TWITTER_API_SECRET=your_api_secret TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_access_token_secret ``
- Clone and install:
``bash git clone https://github.com/Dishant27/twitter-mcp.git cd twitter-mcp npm install npm start ``
Claude Desktop Configuration
Add to your Claude MCP config file:
{
"name": "x",
"display_name": "X",
"description": "X MCP allows Claude to interact with X (formerly Twitter)",
"path": "path/to/twitter-mcp/dist/index.js",
"startup": {
"env": {
"TWITTER_API_KEY": "your_api_key",
"TWITTER_API_SECRET": "your_api_secret",
"TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token",
"TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET": "your_access_token_secret"
}
},
"transport": "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"]
}
}
}