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time vs nia

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time
by modelcontextprotocol
nia
by nozomio-labs
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Last committhis month1 mo ago

time · Summary

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

nia · Summary

Nia is an MCP server providing AI agents with indexed documentation, code, and file search 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

nia · Use cases

  • Coding agents can search indexed documentation and codebases for up-to-date information
  • Research assistants can extract and analyze data from PDFs and documents
  • Development teams can share context and conversation state between different AI tools

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"]
    }
  }
}

nia · Install

Quick Start

npx nia-wizard@latest

This wizard handles creating your account, generating an API key, and configuring your IDE automatically. Works with Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Windsurf, and 30+ other agents.

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nia": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@nozomio-labs/nia-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
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