time vs signoz-mcp-server

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	time by modelcontextprotocol	signoz-mcp-server by SigNoz
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time · Summary

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

signoz-mcp-server · Summary

MCP server providing seamless access to SigNoz observability data through AI assistants and LLMs.

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

signoz-mcp-server · Use cases

AI assistant debugging production issues by querying metrics and traces
Automated alert management and creation through conversational interfaces
Dynamic dashboard generation based on natural language requests

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"]
    }
  }
}

signoz-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Cloud Connection

Add this configuration to your MCP client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "signoz": {
      "url": "https://mcp.<region>.signoz.cloud/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Self-Hosted Installation

Download binary:

curl -L https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz-mcp-server/releases/latest/download/signoz-mcp-server_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz

Run with environment variables:

SIGNOZ_URL=https://your-signoz-instance.com \
SIGNOZ_API_KEY=your-api-key \
./signoz-mcp-server

Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "signoz": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/signoz-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "SIGNOZ_URL": "https://your-signoz-instance.com",
        "SIGNOZ_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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