time vs trueline-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | trueline-mcp by rjkaes | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 17 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 43 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsFile System |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | 1 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
trueline-mcp · Summary
An MCP plugin that provides hash-verified file editing and targeted reads for AI coding agents to reduce token usage and prevent silent corruption.
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
trueline-mcp · Use cases
- Reducing token usage when working with large source code files by reading only necessary line ranges
- Preventing silent corruption of code when AI agents edit files that have changed concurrently
- Improving efficiency in multi-file editing sessions by batching edits and reducing context window overhead
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"]
}
}
}trueline-mcp · Install
Installation
**Claude Code (recommended; hooks are automatic):**
/plugin marketplace add rjkaes/trueline-mcp
/plugin install trueline-mcp@trueline-mcp**Other platforms (Gemini CLI, VS Code Copilot, OpenCode, Codex CLI):** See [INSTALL.md](https://github.com/rjkaes/trueline-mcp/blob/main/INSTALL.md) for platform-specific setup.
**CLI (no MCP):** For agents that use shell commands instead of MCP, install globally with npm i -g trueline-mcp and add configs/cli/instructions.md to your agent's system prompt.