time vs paper-search-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | paper-search-mcp by openags | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 1,461 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 56 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Toolsresearch |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 1 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-mcpMethod 2 — uvx
uvx paper-search-mcpMethod 3 — uv
uv add paper-search-mcpMethod 4 — pip
pip install paper-search-mcpClaude Desktop Configuration
Add to Claude Desktop config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"paper-search": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["paper-search-mcp", "stdio"]
}
}
}