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time
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netbox-mcp-server
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time · Summary

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

netbox-mcp-server · Summary

A well-maintained MCP server for read-only access to NetBox network infrastructure data via LLMs.

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

netbox-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Query network device information and status through natural language
  • Analyze IP address allocation and utilization across your infrastructure
  • Retrieve change history and audit trails for network configuration modifications

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"]
    }
  }
}

netbox-mcp-server · Install

Installation

  1. Create a read-only API token in NetBox with appropriate permissions
  2. Install dependencies:

```bash # Using UV (recommended) uv sync

# Or using pip pip install -e . ```

  1. Run the server:

``bash NETBOX_URL=https://netbox.example.com/ NETBOX_TOKEN=<your-api-token> uv run netbox-mcp-server ``

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "netbox": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/path/to/netbox-mcp-server",
                "run",
                "netbox-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "NETBOX_URL": "https://netbox.example.com/",
                "NETBOX_TOKEN": "<your-api-token>"
            }
        }
    }
}
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