time vs mcp-api-gateway
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | mcp-api-gateway by rflpazini | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 40 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 45 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer Toolsapi-integrationAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last commit | this month | 2 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
mcp-api-gateway · Summary
Universal MCP server that converts any API with Swagger/OpenAPI specs into Claude Desktop tools via Docker.
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-api-gateway · Use cases
- Integrate enterprise APIs with Claude Desktop without custom tool development
- Enable Claude to interact with multiple API services in a single session
- Automate API interactions through natural language prompts in Claude
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-api-gateway · Install
Using Docker MCP Toolkit (Recommended)
- Install Docker Desktop
- Get the MCP server from Docker MCP Toolkit
- Add to your
claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"my-api": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "--rm", "-i", "--pull", "always",
"-e", "API_1_NAME=my-api",
"-e", "API_1_SWAGGER_URL=https://api.example.com/swagger.json",
"-e", "API_1_BASE_URL=https://api.example.com/v1",
"-e", "API_1_HEADER_AUTHORIZATION=Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
"rflpazini/mcp-api-gateway:latest"
]
}
}
}Using npx
API_1_NAME=my-api \
API_1_SWAGGER_URL=https://api.example.com/swagger.json \
API_1_BASE_URL=https://api.example.com/v1 \
npx mcp-api-gateway