time vs apitap
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | apitap by n1byn1kt | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 83 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 48 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Web ScrapingDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | 1 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
apitap · Summary
ApiTap turns any website into an API through MCP server with pre-mapped endpoints and traffic capture.
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
apitap · Use cases
- AI agents accessing websites through APIs instead of browser automation
- Automating interactions with sites that lack public APIs but have internal ones
- Reducing token costs when browsing the web through AI agents
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"]
}
}
}apitap · Install
# Install globally
npm install -g @apitap/core
# Start the MCP server
apitap mcp
# For Claude Desktop, add to your MCP config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"apitap": {
"command": "apitap",
"args": ["mcp"]
}
}
}For capture and browse functionality, also install Playwright:
npx playwright install chromium