everything vs time-mcp

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

	everything by modelcontextprotocol	time-mcp by yokingma
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	Developer ToolsProductivityAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Last commit	this month	4 mo ago

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

time-mcp · Summary

Time MCP server providing time awareness tools to LLMs with timezone conversion, current time, and date calculations.

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

time-mcp · Use cases

LLM assistants that need real-time information for scheduling and time-sensitive tasks
Multi-timezone coordination applications for global teams
Calendar and productivity tools that need accurate date and time calculations

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

time-mcp · Install

Installation

Smithery (Recommended)

npx -y @smithery/cli install @yokingma/time-mcp --client claude

Manual Installation

npm install -g time-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "time-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your mcp.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "time-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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