director vs time

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	director by fdmtl	time by modelcontextprotocol
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Score	51	77
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Categories	Developer ToolsProductivityAI / LLM Tools	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

director · Summary

Director is a local-first platform for creating and managing MCP playbooks that enhance AI agents with new skills and capabilities.

time · Summary

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

director · Use cases

Creating specialized skill sets for AI agents through configurable playbooks
Managing and switching different MCP tool configurations across various AI clients
Sharing and reusing MCP tool collections across team members or projects

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

director · Install

Installation

# Install Director via the 1-liner
$ curl -LsSf https://director.run/install.sh | sh

# Alternative: Install via npm
$ npm install -g @director.run/cli

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "director": {
      "command": "director",
      "args": ["serve"]
    }
  }
}

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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