time vs mcptools
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | mcptools by posit-dev | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 174 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 48 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | R |
| Last commit | this month | 2 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
mcptools · Summary
mcptools implements the Model Context Protocol in R, enabling R to act as both MCP server and client for AI integration.
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
mcptools · Use cases
- Allowing Claude Desktop to analyze data in active R sessions by executing R code
- Integrating third-party MCP servers like GitHub with R-based applications through ellmer
- Enabling AI assistants to access and manipulate R environments and package documentation
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"]
}
}
}mcptools · Install
Install mcptools from CRAN:
install.packages("mcptools")Or install the development version:
pak::pak("posit-dev/mcptools")To use R as an MCP server with Claude Desktop, add this to your Claude Desktop configuration (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"r-mcptools": {
"command": "Rscript",
"args": ["-e", "mcptools::mcp_server()"]
}
}
}To use R as an MCP client, create a configuration file at ~/.config/mcptools/config.json with your desired MCP servers.