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time
by modelcontextprotocol
MCP-Nest
by rekog-labs
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ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra
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Last committhis month2 mo ago

time · Summary

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

MCP-Nest · Summary

A NestJS module for creating MCP servers with tools, resources, and prompts using dependency injection.

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

MCP-Nest · Use cases

  • Building enterprise-grade AI tool servers within existing NestJS applications
  • Creating MCP servers with custom authentication and authorization mechanisms
  • Developing reusable prompt templates and parameterized resources for AI interactions

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"]
    }
  }
}

MCP-Nest · Install

npm install @rekog/mcp-nest @modelcontextprotocol/sdk zod@^4

For optional built-in authorization with TypeORM:

npm install @nestjs/typeorm typeorm

**Claude Desktop Configuration**: Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-nest": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@rekog/mcp-nest", "stdio"]
    }
  }
}
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