academia_mcp vs time

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	academia_mcp by IlyaGusev	time by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 89	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	47	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsProductivityKnowledge Graph	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	4 mo ago	this month

academia_mcp · Summary

Academia MCP server provides tools for searching, fetching, and analyzing scientific papers and research datasets.

time · Summary

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

academia_mcp · Use cases

Automated literature review and research synthesis
Academic content creation and summarization
Scientific dataset discovery and analysis

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

academia_mcp · Install

Installation

Install via pip:

pip3 install academia-mcp

Development setup (using uv + Makefile):

uv venv .venv
make install

Running the Server

HTTP transport:

python -m academia_mcp --transport streamable-http

Stdio transport (for Claude Desktop):

python -m academia_mcp --transport stdio

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "academia": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "academia_mcp",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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