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time
by modelcontextprotocol
apple-mcp
by supermemoryai
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ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
ProductivityCommunicationAI / LLM Tools
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time · Summary

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

apple-mcp · Summary

Apple MCP server that turns native Apple apps into AI superpowers via tools for Messages, Notes, Contacts, Mail, etc.

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

apple-mcp · Use cases

  • Automating communication by having AI read messages and send replies based on context
  • Productivity workflows where AI analyzes notes and creates reminders or calendar events
  • Information retrieval through AI that searches contacts, emails, and calendar data based on natural language queries

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"]
    }
  }
}

apple-mcp · Install

Installation

Option 1: Smithery (Recommended)
npx -y install-mcp apple-mcp --client claude

For Cursor users:

npx -y install-mcp apple-mcp --client cursor
Option 2: Manual Setup

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-mcp": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["--no-cache", "apple-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

First, ensure you have bun installed:

brew install oven-sh/bun/bun
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