kai vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
kai by kaicontext | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 16 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 42 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
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/kaiFor Claude Code:
claude mcp add kai -- kai mcp serveOr without installing kai:
claude mcp add kai -- npx -y kai-mcptime · 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"]
}
}
}