time vs mcp-center
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | mcp-center by nautilus-ops | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 41 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 42 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Ops & InfraDeveloper ToolsMonitoring |
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last commit | this month | 8 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
mcp-center · Summary
MCP Center is a centralized proxy service for managing and connecting multiple MCP servers with service discovery and authentication.
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-center · Use cases
- Managing multiple MCP servers in a Kubernetes cluster with unified service discovery
- Implementing consistent authentication across all MCP servers
- Monitoring and filtering tool parameters for traceability and debugging
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-center · Install
Installation
Using Docker
# 1. Pull the latest image
docker pull nautilusops/mcp-center:latest
# 2. Start the container
docker run -d \
--name mcp-center \
-p 5432:5432 \
-e MCP_ADMIN_TOKEN=your-custom-token \
-e POSTGRES_HOST=your-postgres-host \
-e POSTGRES_PORT=your-postgres-port \
-e POSTGRES_USERNAME=your-postgres-username \
-e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your-postgres-password \
-e POSTGRES_DATABASE=your-postgres-database \
nautilusops/mcp-center:latestFrom Source
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/nautilus-ops/mcp-center.git
cd mcp-center
# Build the project
cargo build --release
# Set environments
export MCP_ADMIN_TOKEN=your-custom-token
export POSTGRES_HOST=your-postgres-host
export POSTGRES_PORT=your-postgres-port
export POSTGRES_USERNAME=your-postgres-username
export POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your-postgres-password
export POSTGRES_DATABASE=your-postgres-database
# Run the application
./target/release/mcp-center run --config bootstrap.tomlClaude Desktop Configuration
Add to Claude Desktop config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-center": {
"command": "mcp-center",
"args": ["proxy"]
}
}
}