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mcp
by EmilLindfors
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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Developer ToolsFile SystemAI / LLM Tools
ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
LanguageRustTypeScript
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mcp · Summary

Rust implementation of MCP providing standardized communication between AI models and external resources.

time · Summary

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

mcp · Use cases

  • Building MCP servers that expose file system resources to AI models
  • Creating AI applications that need to access external data through MCP
  • Developing type-safe AI integrations using Rust with protocol enforcement

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

mcp · Install

Installation

Add to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
mcp = "0.1.0"

Running the Server

# Run with test config
cargo run --bin server -- --config "../servers/test.json"

# Run with stdio transport
cargo run --bin server -t stdio

# Run with SSE transport on port 3000
cargo run --bin server -t sse -p 3000

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to Claude's claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-rs": {
      "command": "cargo",
      "args": ["run", "--bin", "server", "--", "-t", "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"]
    }
  }
}
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