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time vs nexus

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time
by modelcontextprotocol
nexus
by Nexus-Router
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ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsSecurity
LanguageTypeScriptRust
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time · Summary

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

nexus · Summary

Nexus is a unified gateway that aggregates MCP servers, APIs, and LLM providers with security, governance, and routing capabilities.

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

nexus · Use cases

  • Central management for enterprise AI infrastructure with multiple providers and servers
  • Security-gated access to MCP resources with authentication and rate limiting
  • Unified API layer for combining different AI tools and models

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"]
    }
  }
}

nexus · Install

Quick Install

curl -fsSL https://nexusrouter.com/install | bash

Docker

docker pull ghcr.io/grafbase/nexus:latest

Configuration

Create a nexus.toml file with your MCP servers and LLM providers:

[mcp.servers.github]
url = "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
auth.token = "{{ env.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"

[mcp.servers.filesystem]
cmd = ["npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/home/YOUR_USERNAME/Desktop"]

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nexus": {
      "command": "nexus",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}
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