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time
by modelcontextprotocol
pgmcp
by subnetmarco
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DatabaseDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
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Last committhis month8 mo ago

time · Summary

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

pgmcp · Summary

PGMCP is a production-ready MCP server that enables natural language queries to any PostgreSQL database with proper security controls.

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

pgmcp · Use cases

  • Business analysts can query e-commerce databases using natural language instead of writing complex SQL
  • Developers can quickly explore unfamiliar database schemas during development and debugging
  • Teams can share database access with non-technical stakeholders through AI assistants

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"]
    }
  }
}

pgmcp · Install

Installation

Download Pre-compiled Binaries

  1. Go to [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/subnetmarco/pgmcp/releases)
  2. Download the binary for your platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)
  3. Extract and run:
# Example for macOS/Linux
tar xzf pgmcp_*.tar.gz
cd pgmcp_*
./pgmcp-server

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew tap subnetmarco/homebrew-tap
brew install pgmcp

Environment Variables

export DATABASE_URL="postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/your-existing-db"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-api-key"
./pgmcp-server

Claude Desktop Integration

Edit ~/.config/claude-desktop/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pgmcp": {
      "transport": {
        "type": "http",
        "url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp"
      }
    }
  }
}
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