time vs mcpo
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | mcpo by open-webui | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 4,197 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 58 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 3 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
mcpo · Summary
A proxy server that exposes MCP tools as OpenAPI-compatible HTTP endpoints for seamless integration with LLM agents.
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
mcpo · Use cases
- Integrating MCP tools with Open WebUI and other LLM frontends expecting OpenAPI
- Securing MCP servers by adding authentication and documentation through standard HTTP interfaces
- Enabling legacy systems and web applications to consume MCP tools without protocol changes
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"]
}
}
}mcpo · Install
Installation
# Using uv (recommended)
uvx mcpo --port 8000 --api-key "top-secret" -- your_mcp_server_command
# Using pip
pip install mcpo
mcpo --port 8000 --api-key "top-secret" -- your_mcp_server_commandDocker
docker run -p 8000:8000 ghcr.io/open-webui/mcpo:main --api-key "top-secret" -- your_mcp_server_commandClaude Desktop Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpo-proxy": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcpo", "--port", "8000", "--api-key", "top-secret", "--", "your_mcp_server_command"]
}
}
}