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time
by modelcontextprotocol
scraperapi-mcp
by scraperapi
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Score7739
Official
Categories
ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Web ScrapingDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
LanguageTypeScriptPython
Last committhis month1 mo ago

time · Summary

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

scraperapi-mcp · Summary

ScraperAPI MCP server enables LLMs to retrieve and process web scraping requests using ScraperAPI.

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

scraperapi-mcp · Use cases

  • Extracting real-time data from websites
  • Bypassing geo-restrictions on content
  • Monitoring web content changes
  • Automating data collection for analysis

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"]
    }
  }
}

scraperapi-mcp · Install

Installation

Prerequisites
  • Python 3.11+
  • Docker (optional)
Using Python

Install the package:

pip install scraperapi-mcp-server

Add this to your client configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ScraperAPI": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "scraperapi_mcp_server"],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCRAPERAPI_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Using Docker

Add this to your client configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ScraperAPI": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "API_KEY=${API_KEY}",
        "--rm",
        "scraperapi-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
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