ContextOS vs time

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	ContextOS by itallstartedwithaidea	time by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 22	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	43	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

ContextOS · Summary

A unified MCP context intelligence platform that combines seven foundational repos into a single pip-installable CLI with advanced reasoning capabilities.

time · Summary

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

ContextOS · Use cases

Advanced AI agents requiring contextual reasoning beyond simple retrieval
Advertising and marketing systems needing to analyze contradictory data signals
Complex document analysis with dynamic freshness requirements

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

ContextOS · Install

pip install contextos

To use with Claude Desktop, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "contextos": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "contextos"]
    }
  }
}

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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