time vs rust-mcp-filesystem

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	time by modelcontextprotocol	rust-mcp-filesystem by rust-mcp-stack
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 149
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Score	77	49
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Categories	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	Rust
Last commit	this month	2 mo ago

time · Summary

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

rust-mcp-filesystem · Summary

A high-performance, asynchronous MCP server for filesystem operations written in Rust.

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

rust-mcp-filesystem · Use cases

File system exploration and analysis in AI applications
Automated file organization and batch processing
Integration of file access into AI agent workflows

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"]
    }
  }
}

rust-mcp-filesystem · Install

Installation

Using Shell script

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/rust-mcp-stack/rust-mcp-filesystem/releases/download/v0.4.1/rust-mcp-filesystem-installer.sh | sh

Using PowerShell

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://github.com/rust-mcp-stack/rust-mcp-filesystem/releases/download/v0.4.1/rust-mcp-filesystem-installer.ps1 | iex"

Using Homebrew

brew install rust-mcp-stack/tap/rust-mcp-filesystem

Using Cargo

cargo install rust-mcp-filesystem --locked

Using NPM

npm i -g @rustmcp/rust-mcp-filesystem@latest

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rust-mcp-filesystem": {
      "command": "rust-mcp-filesystem",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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