mcp-gateway vs time

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	mcp-gateway by MikkoParkkola	time by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 25	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	46	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsSecurity	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	Rust	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

mcp-gateway · Summary

Universal MCP Gateway that multiplexes tools with 95% token savings via Meta-MCP.

time · Summary

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

mcp-gateway · Use cases

Connecting numerous MCP servers without burning context windows
Converting REST APIs to MCP capabilities with OpenAPI import
Securing AI tool access with centralized validation and hash-pinning

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

mcp-gateway · Install

Installation Methods

**Homebrew (macOS/Linux, recommended)**

brew install MikkoParkkola/tap/mcp-gateway

**Cargo**

cargo install mcp-gateway

**Direct binary download**

# macOS Apple Silicon
curl -L https://github.com/MikkoParkkola/mcp-gateway/releases/latest/download/mcp-gateway-darwin-arm64 -o mcp-gateway && chmod +x mcp-gateway

**Docker**

docker run -v $(pwd)/gateway.yaml:/config.yaml ghcr.io/mikkoparkkola/mcp-gateway:latest --config /config.yaml

Setup

mcp-gateway setup wizard --configure-client
mcp-gateway serve
mcp-gateway doctor

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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