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time
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deno-mcp-template
by phughesmcr
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time · Summary

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

deno-mcp-template · Summary

Comprehensive TypeScript template for building production MCP servers with Deno, supporting multiple distribution formats.

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

deno-mcp-template · Use cases

  • Rapid prototyping of MCP servers with security and infrastructure already implemented
  • Creating MCP servers that need to be distributed as binaries, packages, or cloud-hosted services
  • Building MCP servers with sandboxed execution capabilities for untrusted code

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"]
    }
  }
}

deno-mcp-template · Install

Installation

  1. Install Deno (if needed):
curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh
  1. Create your project from template:
gh repo create my-mcp-server --template phughesmcr/deno-mcp-template
cd my-mcp-server
  1. Run setup (renames placeholders, then self-destructs):
deno task setup
  1. Start the server:
deno task start

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-mcp-server": {
      "command": "deno",
      "args": ["run", "-A", "/absolute/path/to/main.ts"]
    }
  }
}
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