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time
by modelcontextprotocol
mcpo
by open-webui
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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_command

Docker

docker run -p 8000:8000 ghcr.io/open-webui/mcpo:main --api-key "top-secret" -- your_mcp_server_command

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpo-proxy": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcpo", "--port", "8000", "--api-key", "top-secret", "--", "your_mcp_server_command"]
    }
  }
}
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