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houtini-lm
by houtini-ai
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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houtini-lm · Summary

MCP server that offloads bounded tasks from Claude Code to local/cloud LLMs to reduce token consumption.

time · Summary

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

houtini-lm · Use cases

  • Offloading code review and test generation to local LLMs while Claude handles architectural planning
  • Using cloud APIs like DeepSeek for boilerplate code generation to save Claude's expensive tokens
  • Generating commit messages and documentation from diffs using cheaper local models

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

houtini-lm · Install

# For Claude Code
claude mcp add houtini-lm -- npx -y @houtini/lm

# For Claude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "houtini-lm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@houtini/lm"],
      "env": {
        "HOUTINI_LM_ENDPOINT_URL": "http://localhost:1234"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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