time vs compass
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | compass by raystack | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 67 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 46 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Knowledge GraphAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | 1 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
compass · Summary
Compass is a knowledge graph context engine that provides MCP tools for AI agents to search and traverse organizational metadata.
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
compass · Use cases
- AI agents discovering organizational metadata and system relationships
- Impact analysis when making changes to critical systems
- Context assembly around entities for comprehensive understanding
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"]
}
}
}compass · Install
Install Compass on macOS, Windows, Linux, or via Docker:
# macOS
brew install raystack/tap/compass
# Linux (Debian)
sudo dpkg -i compass_*.deb
# Docker
docker pull raystack/compass:latestConfigure MCP server in .mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"compass": {
"type": "sse",
"url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp"
}
}
}Start the server with:
compass config init
compass server migrate
compass server start