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time
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mcp-api-gateway
by rflpazini
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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)

  1. Install Docker Desktop
  2. Get the MCP server from Docker MCP Toolkit
  3. 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
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