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elysia-mcp-starter
by kerlos
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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elysia-mcp-starter · Summary

A starter template for building MCP servers with Elysia and Bun runtime.

time · Summary

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

elysia-mcp-starter · Use cases

  • Rapidly prototype new MCP servers with pre-configured setup
  • Develop custom tools and resources for specific LLM applications
  • Integrate MCP functionality into ElysiaJS applications

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

elysia-mcp-starter · Install

Installation

Option 1: Using Bun Create (Recommended)

# Create a new project from the starter template
bun create https://github.com/kerlos/elysia-mcp-starter my-mcp-project

# Navigate to the project
cd my-mcp-project

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Start development server
bun run dev

Option 2: Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/kerlos/elysia-mcp-starter.git
cd elysia-mcp-starter
bun install
bun run dev

The MCP server will be available at:

  • Server: http://localhost:3000
  • MCP endpoint: http://localhost:3000/mcp

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysia-mcp-starter": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:3000/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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