openecon-data vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
openecon-data by hanlulong | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 41 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 45 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | FinanceAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
openecon-data · Summary
MCP server providing 330K+ economic indicators from FRED, World Bank, IMF & more for AI agents.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
openecon-data · Use cases
- Economists and researchers quickly retrieve verified economic data without writing API code
- AI agents access real-time economic data to reduce hallucinations in financial analysis
- Journalists fact-check economic claims against official sources in seconds
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
openecon-data · Install
Quick Install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hanlulong/openecon-data/main/scripts/install.sh | bashClaude Desktop Configuration
Add to Claude's config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-econ-data": {
"command": "curl",
"args": ["-s", "https://data.openecon.ai/mcp"],
"env": {}
}
}
}Manual Install
# For Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport sse openecon-data https://data.openecon.ai/mcp --scope user
# For Codex
codex mcp add openecon-data --url https://data.openecon.ai/mcpWeb demo available at: https://data.openecon.ai/chat
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"]
}
}
}