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time vs paper-search-mcp

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time
by modelcontextprotocol
paper-search-mcp
by openags
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30d uses
Score7756
Official
Categories
ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Toolsresearch
LanguageTypeScriptPython
Last committhis month1 mo ago

time · Summary

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

paper-search-mcp · Summary

MCP server for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple sources with free-first strategy.

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

paper-search-mcp · Use cases

  • Researchers can quickly find and download papers from multiple sources in one search.
  • AI systems can access academic papers as context for enhanced responses.
  • Students and academics can build paper collection workflows with automated downloading and organization.

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"]
    }
  }
}

paper-search-mcp · Install

Method 1 — Smithery (Recommended)

smithery install @openags/paper-search-mcp

Method 2 — uvx

uvx paper-search-mcp

Method 3 — uv

uv add paper-search-mcp

Method 4 — pip

pip install paper-search-mcp

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paper-search": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["paper-search-mcp", "stdio"]
    }
  }
}
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