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time
by modelcontextprotocol
obsidian-mcp-server
by smith-and-web
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time · Summary

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

obsidian-mcp-server · Summary

MCP server enabling AI assistants to manage Obsidian vaults with comprehensive note, tag, and search operations.

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

obsidian-mcp-server · Use cases

  • AI assistants retrieving and updating personal notes and knowledge bases
  • Automating organization and tagging of markdown documentation
  • Searching across large vaults of personal knowledge with AI-powered queries

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"]
    }
  }
}

obsidian-mcp-server · Install

Installation

**Quick start with npx:**

VAULT_PATH=/path/to/your/vault npx @smith-and-web/obsidian-mcp-server

**Docker deployment:**

docker run -d \
  --name obsidian-mcp \
  -v /path/to/your/vault:/vault:rw \
  -p 3001:3000 \
  -e VAULT_PATH=/vault \
  ghcr.io/smith-and-web/obsidian-mcp-server:latest

**Claude Desktop configuration:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "http://localhost:3001/sse"]
    }
  }
}
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