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time
by modelcontextprotocol
shinzo-ts
by shinzo-labs
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Official
Categories
ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Developer ToolsMonitoringAI / LLM Tools
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Last committhis month5 mo ago

time · Summary

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

shinzo-ts · Summary

TypeScript SDK providing observability for MCP servers through OpenTelemetry integration.

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

shinzo-ts · Use cases

  • Monitoring and analyzing MCP server performance metrics
  • Tracking agent usage patterns and tool call frequency
  • Debugging tool execution with detailed tracing information

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"]
    }
  }
}

shinzo-ts · Install

pnpm add @shinzolabs/instrumentation-mcp

For Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shinzo-observability": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@shinzolabs/instrumentation-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
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