time vs MCPScan
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | MCPScan by sahiloj | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 22 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 45 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | SecurityDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | 2 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
MCPScan · Summary
MCPScan is an offensive security auditor for MCP servers, detecting tool poisoning, credential leaks, RCE vectors, and supply chain vulnerabilities across stdio, HTTP, and SSE transports.
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
MCPScan · Use cases
- Auditing MCP servers for security vulnerabilities before deployment
- Continuous integration security checks in CI/CD pipelines
- Security research on MCP protocol attack vectors
- Discovering exposed MCP servers on local networks
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"]
}
}
}MCPScan · Install
# Requires Node.js ≥ 18
git clone https://github.com/sahiloj/MCPScan.git
cd MCPScan
npm install
npm run build
# Link globally
npm link
# Run from anywhere
mcpscan --help**Claude Desktop Integration:** MCPScan automatically discovers Claude Desktop configurations at standard locations:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Linux:
~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json