time vs gh-mcp

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	time by modelcontextprotocol	gh-mcp by shuymn
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 29
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Score	77	44
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Categories	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication	Developer ToolsGitHubAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	Go
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time · Summary

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

gh-mcp · Summary

GitHub CLI extension that runs github-mcp-server using existing gh authentication without manual PAT setup.

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

gh-mcp · Use cases

Integrating GitHub access with AI coding assistants that support MCP
Accessing GitHub repositories and issues without managing separate PATs
Enabling Claude Code or other MCP clients to interact with GitHub resources

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"]
    }
  }
}

gh-mcp · Install

Installation

gh extension install shuymn/gh-mcp

Configuration for Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "github": {
    "command": "gh",
    "args": ["mcp"]
  }
}

With environment variables:

{
  "github": {
    "command": "gh",
    "args": ["mcp"],
    "env": {
      "GITHUB_TOOLSETS": "repos,issues,pull_requests",
      "GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "1"
    }
  }
}

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