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time
by modelcontextprotocol
wcgw
by rusiaaman
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time · Summary

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

wcgw · Summary

An MCP server providing shell and code editing tools with interactive terminal access for AI agents.

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

wcgw · Use cases

  • AI-assisted software development with iterative code execution and debugging
  • Automated file system operations and batch processing through AI commands
  • Interactive shell access with the ability to resume and share task checkpoints

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"]
    }
  }
}

wcgw · Install

Installation

**Mac and Linux**

  1. Install uv using homebrew: brew install uv
  2. Create or update claude_desktop_config.json in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ with:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wcgw": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--python", "3.12", "wcgw@latest"]
    }
  }
}
  1. Restart Claude Desktop

**Windows (WSL)**

  1. Install [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/)
  2. Update claude_desktop_config.json in %APPDATA%\Claude\ with:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wcgw": {
      "command": "wsl.exe",
      "args": ["uvx", "--python", "3.12", "wcgw@latest"]
    }
  }
}
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