code-context-engine vs time

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	code-context-engine by elara-labs	time by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 120	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	47	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

code-context-engine · Summary

Local MCP server that indexes codebases to reduce AI token consumption by 94% through semantic search and compression.

time · Summary

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

code-context-engine · Use cases

Reduce Claude Code and other AI coding assistant costs by up to 94%
Maintain cross-session memory and context for AI coding agents
Keep code private with local indexing instead of cloud solutions

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

code-context-engine · Install

# Install with uv
uv tool install code-context-engine

# Or with pipx
pipx install code-context-engine

# Initialize your project
cd /path/to/your/project
cce init                              # or: cce init --agent all

For Claude Desktop integration, add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "code-context-engine": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "code-context-engine", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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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