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time
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp.zig
by muhammad-fiaz
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time · Summary

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

mcp.zig · Summary

A comprehensive MCP library for Zig that supports both server and client implementations with protocol compliance.

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.zig · Use cases

  • Building MCP servers in Zig to expose tools, resources, and prompts to AI applications
  • Creating MCP clients in Zig to connect to any MCP-compatible server
  • Developing high-performance AI integrations with Zig's safety features

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"]
    }
  }
}

mcp.zig · Install

Installation

Add to your project using Zig's package manager:

# Latest development branch
zig fetch --save git+https://github.com/muhammad-fiaz/mcp.zig.git

# Zig 0.16.x (recommended)
zig fetch --save https://github.com/muhammad-fiaz/mcp.zig/archive/refs/tags/0.0.4.tar.gz

Then in your build.zig:

const mcp_dep = b.dependency("mcp", .{
    .target = target,
    .optimize = optimize,
});
exe.root_module.addImport("mcp", mcp_dep.module("mcp"));

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zig-mcp": {
      "command": "zig",
      "args": ["run", "path/to/your/server.zig"]
    }
  }
}
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