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time
by modelcontextprotocol
continuum
by pouyahasanamreji
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time · Summary

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

continuum · Summary

Shared memory + orchestration for coding agents via one MCP server with persistent vector memory.

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

continuum · Use cases

  • Multiple AI assistants working on the same codebase without redundant context explanations
  • Persistent knowledge storage that survives model resets and client sessions
  • Orchestrating parallel AI agents in isolated worktrees with collision detection

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"]
    }
  }
}

continuum · Install

Quick Start with Docker

docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up

Bare Metal Installation

pnpm install
pnpm dev

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "continuum": {
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:7776/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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