time vs hacker-mcp-server-POC

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	time by modelcontextprotocol	hacker-mcp-server-POC by sumitsk-simform
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Score	77	33
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Categories	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication	Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Last commit	this month	5 mo ago

time · Summary

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

hacker-mcp-server-POC · Summary

A lightweight MCP server exposing Hacker News data as tools for retrieving stories, details, and user profiles.

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

hacker-mcp-server-POC · Use cases

Integrate Hacker News data into AI assistants to provide up-to-date tech news
Build custom applications that analyze trending stories or user interactions
Create educational tools demonstrating MCP integration with external APIs

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"]
    }
  }
}

hacker-mcp-server-POC · Install

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd hacker-mcp-server-POC

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build TypeScript to JavaScript
npm run build

# Run the server
node build/index.js

For Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hacker-news": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/hacker-mcp-server-POC/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

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