time vs lumen
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | lumen by ory | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 190 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 51 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsSearch |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
lumen · Summary
Local semantic code search engine that reduces AI agent token usage by up to 66% through efficient code indexing.
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
lumen · Use cases
- Enhancing code search for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and OpenCode AI assistants
- Reducing AI processing costs for code analysis in large codebases
- Improving development efficiency by providing semantic code search
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"]
}
}
}lumen · Install
Installation
Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add ory/claude-plugins
/plugin install lumen@oryVerify by starting a new Claude session and running /lumen:doctor.
Cursor
Lumen ships a native Cursor plugin bundle. Use Cursor's plugin installation workflow with the bundle in .cursor-plugin/ directory.
Codex
codecodex mcp add lumen -- "${CODEX_HOME:-$HOME/.codex}/lumen/scripts/run" stdioOpenCode
Add @ory/lumen-opencode to the plugin array in your opencode.json:
{
"plugin": ["@ory/lumen-opencode"]
}