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time
by modelcontextprotocol
trace-mcp
by nikolai-vysotskyi
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time · Summary

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

trace-mcp · Summary

MCP server that eliminates AI agent recomputation by building and serving cross-language dependency graphs through Model Context Protocol.

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

trace-mcp · Use cases

  • Analyze impact of code changes across entire codebase
  • Trace request flows from URL to rendered UI components
  • Search and understand past architectural decisions
  • Find usage of specific symbols across both code and documentation
  • Optimize context management for AI coding assistants

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"]
    }
  }
}

trace-mcp · Install

Install via npm:

npm install -g trace-mcp

Add to Claude Desktop config:

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

For advanced usage, see the [official documentation](https://github.com/nikolai-vysotskyi/trace-mcp) for configuration options and desktop app download.

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