mcpgen vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcpgen by lyeslabs | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
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| Stars | ★ 90 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 44 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | Go | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 12 mo ago | this month |
mcpgen · Summary
mcpgen is a Go tool that generates MCP server boilerplate from OpenAPI 3 specifications.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
mcpgen · Use cases
- Transform existing REST APIs into AI-accessible tools without manual MCP implementation
- Accelerate MCP server development for teams with existing OpenAPI documentation
- Generate boilerplate code for MCP servers handling complex request/response schemas
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
mcpgen · Install
Install mcpgen:
go install github.com/lyeslabs/mcpgen/cmd/mcpgen@latestOnce installed, generate an MCP server from your OpenAPI spec:
mcpgen --input openapi.yaml --output generated-serverIn Claude Desktop, configure the generated server by adding to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"my-api-server": {
"command": "go",
"args": ["run", "/path/to/generated-server/main.go"]
}
}
}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"]
}
}
}