stacklit vs time

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	stacklit by glincker	time by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 81	★ 85,748
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Score	46	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	Go	TypeScript
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stacklit · Summary

Stacklit provides an MCP server that scans codebases to generate compact indexes for AI coding assistants.

time · Summary

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

stacklit · Use cases

Provide AI coding assistants with instant codebase context without overwhelming context windows
Automatically configure Claude Code, Cursor, and Aider with codebase indexes
Generate visual dependency maps and navigation aids for complex 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

stacklit · Install

Install Stacklit

npm install -g stacklit              # install globally
stacklit init                        # scan codebase
stacklit serve                       # start MCP server

Configure Claude Desktop with MCP:

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

Configure Claude Code:

stacklit setup claude                # updates CLAUDE.md + .mcp.json

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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