time vs markview
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | markview by paulhkang94 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 29 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 44 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsProductivityAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | HTML |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
markview · Summary
Native macOS markdown preview with MCP server for Claude Code, featuring GFM, Mermaid, and syntax highlighting.
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
markview · Use cases
- Claude Code users need live markdown preview while writing
- Developers want to visualize Mermaid diagrams without switching contexts
- Teams need a native, fast markdown previewer without Electron overhead
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"]
}
}
}markview · Install
Installation
Homebrew (recommended)
brew install --cask paulhkang94/markview/markviewClaude Desktop Setup
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"markview": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-server-markview"]
}
}
}Claude Code Setup
claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope user markview -- npx mcp-server-markview