time vs serena
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | serena by oraios | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 24,287 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 63 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
serena · Summary
A powerful MCP toolkit providing semantic code retrieval and editing capabilities for AI 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
serena · Use cases
- AI agents performing complex code refactoring and cross-file renaming
- Large codebase navigation and symbol reference lookup
- Automated debugging and variable inspection in complex projects
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"]
}
}
}serena · Install
Installation
**Prerequisites**: Serena is managed by *uv*, and [installing uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) is required.
- Install Serena via uv:
``bash uv add serena ``
- Configure your MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop):
``json { "mcpServers": { "serena": { "command": "uv", "args": ["run", "-m", "serena", "serve"], "env": { "SERENA_PROJECT_PATH": "/path/to/your/project" } } } } ``