time vs mcp-auth-proxy
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | mcp-auth-proxy by sigbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 117 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 47 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | SecurityDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
mcp-auth-proxy · Summary
An OAuth 2.1 authentication proxy for MCP servers that adds security without code changes.
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-auth-proxy · Use cases
- Securing self-hosted MCP servers with enterprise authentication
- Adding OAuth protection to file system or other MCP servers
- Providing centralized authentication for multiple MCP deployments
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-auth-proxy · Install
Installation
- Download the binary from the [release page](https://github.com/sigbit/mcp-auth-proxy/releases)
- For stdio transport:
./mcp-auth-proxy \
--external-url https://{your-domain} \
--tls-accept-tos \
--password changeme \
-- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem ./- For SSE/HTTP transport with URL:
./mcp-auth-proxy \
--external-url https://{your-domain} \
--tls-accept-tos \
--password changeme \
-- https://your-mcp-server/mcpClaude Desktop Configuration
Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"auth-protected-server": {
"command": "path/to/mcp-auth-proxy",
"args": ["--external-url", "https://your-domain", "--tls-accept-tos", "--password", "your-password", "--", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/"]
}
}
}