time vs LSP4J-MCP
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | LSP4J-MCP by stephanj | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 23 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 42 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Java |
| Last commit | this month | 4 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
LSP4J-MCP · Summary
Java MCP server wrapping JDTLS to provide Java IDE features like symbol search and reference finding to AI assistants.
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
LSP4J-MCP · Use cases
- AI assistants analyzing Java code structure and finding classes or methods
- Refactoring assistance by finding all references to specific code elements
- Code navigation to definitions and implementations of interfaces or methods
- Understanding large Java codebases by exploring relationships between symbols
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"]
}
}
}LSP4J-MCP · Install
Installation
Prerequisites
- Java 21+
- Maven 3.8+
- JDTLS installed (e.g., via Homebrew:
brew install jdtls)
Build
mvn clean packageThis creates a shaded JAR at target/lsp4j-mcp-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar.
Claude Desktop Configuration
Add to your .claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"java-lsp": {
"command": "java",
"args": [
"-jar",
"/path/to/LSP4J-MCP/target/lsp4j-mcp-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar",
"/path/to/your/java/project",
"jdtls"
],
"env": {
"LOG_FILE": "/tmp/lsp4j-mcp.log"
}
}
}
}