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time
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time · Summary

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

open-claude-in-chrome · Summary

Open-source Chrome extension that enables unrestricted browser automation with Claude Code through MCP 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

open-claude-in-chrome · Use cases

  • Automate interactions on websites that are blocked by official Claude extension
  • Perform browser automation across multiple Chromium browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, etc.)
  • Enable Claude to navigate and interact with financial, dating, and other restricted sites

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"]
    }
  }
}

open-claude-in-chrome · Install

Installation

  1. Clone and install dependencies:
cd host
npm install
cd ..
  1. Load extension in browser:
  • Go to chrome://extensions (or equivalent for other browsers)
  • Enable Developer mode
  • Click "Load unpacked" and select extension/ directory
  • Copy the extension ID
  1. Register native messaging:
./install.sh <your-extension-id>
  1. Add to Claude Code:
claude mcp add open-claude-in-chrome -- node /absolute/path/to/host/mcp-server.js
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