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time
by modelcontextprotocol
mermaid-mcp
by Narasimhaponnada
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30d uses
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Official
Categories
ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
LanguageTypeScriptJavaScript
Last committhis month6 mo ago

time · Summary

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

mermaid-mcp · Summary

AI-powered Mermaid diagram generation MCP server for GitHub Copilot, Claude, and custom LLM applications.

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

mermaid-mcp · Use cases

  • Generate architecture diagrams for technical documentation
  • Create flowcharts for CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions
  • Build sequence diagrams for user authentication workflows

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"]
    }
  }
}

mermaid-mcp · Install

Installation

Option 1: Install from NPM (Recommended)
npm install -g @narasimhaponnada/mermaid-mcp-server
mermaid-mcp --version
Option 2: Install from Source
git clone https://github.com/Narasimhaponnada/mermaid-mcp.git
cd mermaid-mcp/mermaid-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

Configure with GitHub Copilot

Add to your VS Code settings:

{
  "github.copilot.mcp.servers": {
    "mermaid": {
      "command": "mermaid-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Configure with Claude Desktop

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mermaid": {
      "command": "mermaid-mcp"
    }
  }
}
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