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time vs obot

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time
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obot
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time · Summary

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

obot · Summary

Complete MCP platform offering hosting, registry, gateway, and chat client.

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

obot · Use cases

  • Enterprise deployment and management of MCP servers with authentication and access controls
  • Creating an internal MCP server registry for approved tools within an organization
  • Building secure chat applications that leverage multiple MCP servers

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"]
    }
  }
}

obot · Install

Obot Installation

Docker Installation

docker run -d --name obot -p 8080:8080 \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
  -e OPENAI_API_KEY=<API KEY> \
  -e OBOT_SERVER_ENABLE_AUTHENTICATION=true \
  -e OBOT_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN=<token> \
  ghcr.io/obot-platform/obot:latest

After starting, open http://localhost:8080 in your browser to access the Obot UI. Check the container logs to see your bootstrap token for initial setup.

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