fetch vs time
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
fetch by modelcontextprotocol | time by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 76 | 77 |
| Official | ✓ | ✓ |
| Categories | Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsProductivity | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
fetch · Summary
An MCP server that fetches web content and converts HTML to markdown, allowing LLMs to read web pages.
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
fetch · Use cases
- LLMs reading news articles and blogs
- Content analysis of web pages
- Retrieving information from public websites
- Chunked reading of large web documents
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
fetch · Install
Installation
**Using uv (recommended)** No specific installation needed. Use uvx to run the server directly:
uvx mcp-server-fetch**Using PIP** Install via pip:
pip install mcp-server-fetchThen run as:
python -m mcp_server_fetchClaude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"fetch": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-fetch"]
}
}
}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"]
}
}
}