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mcp-guardian
by eqtylab
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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SecurityDeveloper ToolsMonitoring
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LanguageRustTypeScript
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mcp-guardian · Summary

MCP Guardian is a security and management proxy for MCP servers, providing real-time control and monitoring.

time · Summary

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

mcp-guardian · Use cases

  • Security monitoring and approval of MCP tool calls before execution
  • Managing and switching between multiple MCP server configurations
  • Logging and auditing all MCP server activity for compliance and debugging

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-guardian · Install

Installation

Linux/macOS

  1. Install nix: https://nixos.org/download/
  2. Enable nix flakes:

``bash sudo sh -c 'echo "experimental-features = nix-command flakes" >> /etc/nix/nix.conf' ``

  1. Enter dev shell:

``bash nix develop ``

  1. Build project:

``bash just build-release ``

Windows

  1. Install git with symlink support
  2. Install rustup: https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install
  3. Install nodejs
  4. Install yarn: npm install --global yarn
  5. Install Visual Studio with C++ development packages
  6. Install just: cargo install just
  7. Build project:

``bash just build-release ``

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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