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time
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bernstein
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time · Summary

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

bernstein · Summary

Audit-grade multi-agent orchestration for CLI coding agents with HMAC-chained audit logs and signed agent cards.

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

bernstein · Use cases

  • Engineering teams running 3+ CLI coding agents in parallel
  • Regulated or on-prem environments requiring audit trails
  • Platform teams needing accountability for AI agent decisions

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"]
    }
  }
}

bernstein · Install

pipx install bernstein
bernstein init
bernstein run -g "fix the failing test in tests/test_foo.py"

For MCP server mode:

  1. Install Bernstein via pipx as above
  2. Configure in your MCP client:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bernstein": {
      "command": "bernstein",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Alternative installation methods:

curl -fsSL https://bernstein.run/install.sh | sh  # macOS/Linux
irm https://bernstein.run/install.ps1 | iex     # Windows
pip install bernstein                           # pip
uv tool install bernstein                       # uv
brew tap chernistry/tap && brew install bernstein # Homebrew
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