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zettelkasten-mcp
by entanglr
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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30d uses
Score4277
Official
Categories
Knowledge GraphProductivityAI / LLM Tools
ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
LanguagePythonTypeScript
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zettelkasten-mcp · Summary

Zettelkasten MCP server enables atomic note creation, linking, and exploration through MCP protocol for knowledge management.

time · Summary

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

zettelkasten-mcp · Use cases

  • Academic researchers managing literature reviews and connecting theoretical concepts
  • Writers and content creators building knowledge graphs for complex narratives
  • Personal knowledge management for lifelong learning and idea development

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

zettelkasten-mcp · Install

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/entanglr/zettelkasten-mcp.git
cd zettelkasten-mcp

# Create a virtual environment with uv
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
uv add "mcp[cli]"

# Install devenuv sync --all-extras

Configure Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zettelkasten": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/zettelkasten-mcp/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "zettelkasten_mcp.main"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZETTELKASTEN_NOTES_DIR": "/absolute/path/to/zettelkasten-mcp/data/notes",
        "ZETTELKASTEN_DATABASE_PATH": "/absolute/path/to/zettelkasten-mcp/data/db/zettelkasten.db",
        "ZETTELKASTEN_LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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