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time
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-center
by nautilus-ops
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Last committhis month8 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:latest

From 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.toml

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-center": {
      "command": "mcp-center",
      "args": ["proxy"]
    }
  }
}
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