aminer-mcp vs time

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	aminer-mcp by huanghuoguoguo	time by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 6	★ 85,748
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Score	40	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsKnowledge GraphDeveloper Tools	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

aminer-mcp · Summary

AMiner MCP server provides free access to academic databases (scholars, papers, patents) via the Model Context Protocol.

time · Summary

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

aminer-mcp · Use cases

Enable AI research assistants to access academic literature for comprehensive literature reviews
Automate citation analysis and academic profile building in research workflows
Support patent research and intellectual property analysis with zero API cost

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

aminer-mcp · Install

Installation

Install dependencies:

pip install -e .

Get API token from [AMiner Open Platform](https://www.aminer.cn/open/board?tab=control)

Set environment variable:

export AMINER_TOKEN="your_token_here"

Run server:

python -m aminer_mcp

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aminer": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "aminer_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "AMINER_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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