time vs lunar
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | lunar by TheLunarCompany | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 444 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 51 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsMonitoringSecurity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
lunar · Summary
Lunar.dev is an API gateway for governance and security of AI agent workloads with MCP aggregation capabilities.
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
lunar · Use cases
- Centralized governance and security for MCP servers in production environments
- Traffic management and optimization for AI applications using external APIs
- Consolidating multiple MCP servers into a single gateway for simplified operations
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"]
}
}
}lunar · Install
Installation
Lunar consists of two main components:
- **Lunar Proxy** (core API gateway):
``bash git clone https://github.com/TheLunarCompany/lunar.git cd lunar/proxy npm install npm start ``
- **Lunar MCPX** (MCP aggregator):
``bash cd lunar/mcpx npm install npm start ``
For Claude Desktop, add to your config.json:
"mcpServers": {
"lunar": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["path/to/lunar/mcpx/index.js"]
}
}