toolbox vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
toolbox by go-appsec | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 24 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 43 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | SecurityDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
toolbox · Summary
MCP-based application security testing tools that enable collaboration between humans and coding agents via CLI and proxy.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
toolbox · Use cases
- Collaborative application security testing where humans handle authentication and UI interactions while AI analyzes traffic
- Web application penetration testing with AI assistance for request manipulation and vulnerability detection
- Security validation of specific vulnerability reports by replaying and modifying captured requests
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
toolbox · Install
Installation
**Via Go:**
go install github.com/go-appsec/toolbox/sectool@latest**Binary Downloads:** Download pre-built binaries for Linux, macOS, Windows (amd64 and arm64) from the [latest release](https://github.com/go-appsec/toolbox/releases).
Setup
- Start the MCP server:
sectool mcp- Configure browser to use proxy (127.0.0.1:8080)
- Install CA certificate from ~/.sectool/ca.pem
Claude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"sectool": {
"command": "sectool",
"args": ["mcp"]
}
}
}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"]
}
}
}