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time · Summary

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

ARBuilder · Summary

AI-powered development assistant for Arbitrum ecosystem with 19 MCP tools providing code generation for Stylus, SDKs, dApps and Orbit chains.

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

ARBuilder · Use cases

  • Smart contract development for Arbitrum Stylus in Rust
  • Cross-chain asset bridging and messaging SDK implementation
  • Full-stack dApp development with frontend, backend, indexer and oracle components
  • Orbit chain deployment and configuration assistance

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"]
    }
  }
}

ARBuilder · Install

Hosted Installation (Recommended)

# Claude Code
claude mcp add arbbuilder -- npx -y mcp-remote https://arbuilder.app/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (Cursor / VS Code):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arbbuilder": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://arbuilder.app/mcp",
               "--header", "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"]
    }
  }
}

Get your API key at [arbuilder.app](https://arbuilder.app)

Self-hosted Installation

Coming soon - see documentation for setup instructions.

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