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time
by modelcontextprotocol
puppeteer-mcp-server
by sultannaufal
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ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Browser AutomationWeb ScrapingDeveloper Tools
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Last committhis month6 mo ago

time · Summary

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

puppeteer-mcp-server · Summary

Self-hosted Puppeteer MCP server with browser automation tools, supporting multiple transports and API key authentication.

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

puppeteer-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Automated web testing and screenshots of web applications
  • Web scraping and data extraction from dynamic websites
  • Automated form filling and UI interaction testing

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"]
    }
  }
}

puppeteer-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Using Docker (Recommended)

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/sultannaufal/puppeteer-mcp-server.git
cd puppeteer-mcp-server

# Create .env file with your API key
echo "API_KEY=your-secure-api-key-here" > .env

# Start with Docker Compose
docker compose --env-file .env up -d

Manual Installation

# Prerequisites: Node.js 18+, npm 8+
npm install
npm run build
npm start

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "puppeteer": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}
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