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time · Summary

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

spring-ai-playground · Summary

Cross-platform desktop app for building, testing, and publishing MCP tools with a 'no-pass-no-run' safety workflow.

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

spring-ai-playground · Use cases

  • Developers building MCP tools with built-in validation before deployment
  • Teams connecting MCP tools into Python, Node.js, or mixed-stack environments
  • Users of Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and other MCP-compatible environments

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"]
    }
  }
}

spring-ai-playground · Install

Installation

Desktop App (Recommended)

  1. Download the installer for your platform from the [GitHub Releases page](https://github.com/spring-ai-community/spring-ai-playground/releases)
  2. Install like a normal desktop application
  3. Launch Spring AI Playground from your applications menu

Docker

docker run -p 8282:8282 -v spring-ai-playground:/root ghcr.io/spring-ai-community/spring-ai-playground

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spring-ai-playground": {
      "command": "java",
      "args": ["-jar", "path/to/spring-ai-playground.jar", "--spring.profiles.active=mcp-stdio"]
    }
  }
}
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