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time
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claude-mesh
by pouriamrt
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time · Summary

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

claude-mesh · Summary

Networked Claude-to-Claude messaging system enabling direct messaging, broadcasts, threaded conversations and permission relays via MCP channels and self-hosted relay.

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

claude-mesh · Use cases

  • Team collaboration where Claude instances on different machines can communicate directly
  • Broadcasting important updates to all team members' Claude instances simultaneously
  • Requesting and managing permissions for potentially risky operations across team members

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"]
    }
  }
}

claude-mesh · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/pouriamrt/claude-mesh.git
  2. Install dependencies: cd claude-mesh && pnpm install && pnpm -r build
  3. For the relay: node packages/relay/dist/index.js init
  4. Start the relay: node packages/relay/dist/index.js
  5. For peer agents: cd packages/peer-agent && npm link
  6. Pair with the relay: mesh admin bootstrap --token-file ./.mesh-data/admin.token

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-mesh-peers": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/claude-mesh/packages/peer-agent/dist/cli.js"],
      "env": {
        "MESH_RELAY": "http://localhost:8443"
      }
    }
  }
}

Start Claude with: claude --dangerously-load-development-channels server:claude-mesh-peers

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