time vs mcp-local-rag
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | mcp-local-rag by shinpr | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 260 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 51 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsSearch |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
mcp-local-rag · Summary
Local-first RAG server providing semantic + keyword search for code and technical docs via MCP or CLI.
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
mcp-local-rag · Use cases
- Searching internal documentation and API specs for development reference
- Codebase exploration with semantic + keyword search for finding specific functions and patterns
- Research paper analysis and knowledge retrieval from private document collections
- Technical troubleshooting by searching error codes and solutions in local documentation
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"]
}
}
}mcp-local-rag · Install
Installation via MCP
For **Cursor** — Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"local-rag": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-local-rag"],
"env": {
"BASE_DIR": "/path/to/your/documents"
}
}
}
}For **Claude Code** — Run this command:
claude mcp add local-rag --scope user --env BASE_DIR=/path/to/your/documents -- npx -y mcp-local-ragCLI Installation
npx mcp-local-rag ingest ./docs/
npx mcp-local-rag query "authentication API"