Manifold vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
Manifold by Garume | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 45 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 45 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | C# | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 2 mo ago | this month |
Manifold · Summary
Manifold is a .NET framework for defining operations once and exposing them via both CLI and MCP surfaces with high performance.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
Manifold · Use cases
- Building CLI tools with MCP capabilities in .NET applications
- Creating dual-purpose command line and AI assistant tools
- Generating high-performance MCP servers from existing .NET business logic
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
Manifold · Install
Install the Manifold NuGet packages based on your needs:
# For CLI applications
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Manifold" Version="1.0.0" />
<PackageReference Include="Manifold.Generators" Version="1.0.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
<PackageReference Include="Manifold.Cli" Version="1.0.0" />
</ItemGroup>
# For MCP hosts
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Manifold" Version="1.0.0" />
<PackageReference Include="Manifold.Generators" Version="1.0.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
<PackageReference Include="Manifold.Mcp" Version="1.0.0" />
</ItemGroup>For Claude Desktop integration, add the MCP server using:
{
"mcpServers": {
"manifold": {
"command": "dotnet",
"args": ["run", "--project", "path/to/your/project.csproj"],
"env": {
"DOTNET_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"]
}
}
}