time vs mendeley-mcp

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	time by modelcontextprotocol	mendeley-mcp by pallaprolus
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 19
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	42
Official	✓	—
Categories	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication	ProductivityKnowledge GraphAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	this month	4 mo ago

time · Summary

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

mendeley-mcp · Summary

A functional MCP server connecting Mendeley reference library to Claude Desktop and other MCP clients with search, retrieval, and management capabilities.

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

mendeley-mcp · Use cases

Search your academic library for relevant papers while writing literature reviews
Retrieve complete document details including abstracts directly in conversations
Add new papers to your library through natural language commands
Browse your folder structure to find specific collections of research

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"]
    }
  }
}

mendeley-mcp · Install

Installation

Using pip

pip install mendeley-mcp

Using uv (recommended)

uv tool install mendeley-mcp

From source

git clone https://github.com/pallaprolus/mendeley-mcp.git
cd mendeley-mcp
pip install -e .

Claude Desktop Configuration

Edit your Claude Desktop config file: **macOS**: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json **Linux**: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json **Windows**: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mendeley": {
      "command": "mendeley-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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