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kai
by kaicontext
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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30d uses
Score4277
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph
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kai · Summary

Kai is a semantic analysis engine for code changes that provides MCP tools for call graphs, dependencies, and impact analysis.

time · Summary

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

kai · Use cases

  • Selective CI - only run tests impacted by code changes
  • AI code context - provide semantic understanding to AI assistants
  • Code reviews - show what changed functionally rather than just line diffs

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

kai · Install

# curl
curl -sSL https://get.kaicontext.com | sh

# Homebrew
brew install kaicontext/kai/kai

For Claude Code:

claude mcp add kai -- kai mcp serve

Or without installing kai:

claude mcp add kai -- npx -y kai-mcp

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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