bank-api vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
bank-api by erwinkramer | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 833 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 52 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | FinanceDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | C# | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
bank-api · Summary
A banking API reference implementation with MCP server for AI integration.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
bank-api · Use cases
- Banking chatbots that can perform account operations through AI
- Financial analysis tools that access banking APIs via MCP
- Development sandbox for testing banking API integrations with AI
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
bank-api · Install
Prerequisites
- .NET 10 SDK
- MCPify for MCP exposure
Setup
- Clone the repository
- Generate JWT token for secured endpoints:
``bash dotnet user-jwts create --scope "bank_api" --role "banker" --valid-for 3650d --project BankApi.Service.Stable ``
- Run the stable API version:
``bash dotnet run --project BankApi.Service.Stable ``
- Start MCP server via Aspire orchestration
Claude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"bank-api": {
"command": "dotnet",
"args": ["run", "--project", "BankApi.Mcp"],
"env": {
"ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
}
}
}
}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"]
}
}
}