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time
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OpenStudy
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time · Summary

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

OpenStudy · Summary

A self-hostable study dashboard with a built-in MCP server that enhances Claude's effectiveness for academic tasks.

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

OpenStudy · Use cases

  • During lectures, have Claude read course materials from your dashboard without uploading files
  • Automatically update study progress and topics through natural language commands
  • Create and manage course schedules, deliverables, and tasks directly via Claude

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"]
    }
  }
}

OpenStudy · Install

Installation Steps

  1. **Prerequisites**: Docker + Docker Compose v2.30+, Node 20+, pnpm
  2. **Clone repository**: git clone https://github.com/openstudy-dev/OpenStudy
  3. **Install dependencies**: cd OpenStudy && cd web && pnpm install && cd ..
  4. **Setup environment**: cp .env.example .env and fill in required values
  5. **Deploy**: ./deploy.sh

**Claude Desktop Integration**: Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openstudy": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "python", "-m", "app.server.mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OPENSTUDY_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:8000"
      }
    }
  }
}
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