Charles-mcp vs time
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Charles-mcp by heizaheiza | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 233 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 51 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsSecurityMonitoring | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 1 mo ago | this month |
Charles-mcp · Summary
A production-ready MCP server for integrating Charles Proxy with AI agents, enabling real-time traffic capture and analysis.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
Charles-mcp · Use cases
- Real-time API monitoring and analysis for security research
- Reverse engineering authentication mechanisms and APIs
- Automated network traffic inspection for testing and debugging
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
Charles-mcp · Install
Quick Installation
- Ensure Charles Proxy is running with Web Interface enabled (Proxy → Web Interface Settings, username: admin, password: 123456)
- For Claude Desktop:
{
"mcpServers": {
"charles": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["charles-mcp"],
"env": {
"CHARLES_USER": "admin",
"CHARLES_PASS": "123456",
"CHARLES_MANAGE_LIFECYCLE": "false"
}
}
}
}- For Claude Code CLI:
claude mcp add-json charles '{
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["charles-mcp"],
"env": {
"CHARLES_USER": "admin",
"CHARLES_PASS": "123456",
"CHARLES_MANAGE_LIFECYCLE": "false"
}
}'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"]
}
}
}