time vs trace-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | trace-mcp by nikolai-vysotskyi | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 71 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 46 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
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-mcpAdd 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.