mcp vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcp by EmilLindfors | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 18 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 37 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsFile SystemAI / LLM Tools | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 18 mo ago | this month |
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 3000Claude 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"]
}
}
}