kept vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
kept by egroup-labs | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 83 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 48 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | File SystemKnowledge GraphProductivity | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
kept · Summary
Kept is an MCP server that manages AI conversations as searchable Markdown files in a local vault.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
kept · Use cases
- Search and reuse past AI conversations within coding workflows
- Maintain a personal knowledge graph of AI interactions
- Archive and organize research notes from AI assistants
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
kept · Install
Installation
Desktop App
Quick install:
# macOS/Linux
curl -fsSL https://kept.work/install.sh | bash
# Windows PowerShell
irm https://github.com/egroup-labs/kept/releases/latest/download/install.ps1 | iexMCP Server
# macOS/Linux
bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/egroup-labs/kept/main/scripts/install-kept-mcp.sh)
# Windows PowerShell
& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/egroup-labs/kept/main/scripts/install-kept-mcp.ps1)))Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kept-vault": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@kept-plugins/kept-vault"]
}
}
}Set KEPT_VAULT_PATH environment variable if your vault is not at ~/.kept/vault.
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"]
}
}
}