time vs ChatSQL
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | ChatSQL by thomasjerard | |
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| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 0 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 30 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | DatabaseAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 11 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
ChatSQL · Summary
ChatSQL converts natural language questions to PostgreSQL queries using Gemini and FastMCP protocol.
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
ChatSQL · Use cases
- Business analysts querying databases without SQL knowledge
- Quick data exploration by asking questions instead of writing queries
- Educational tool for learning SQL through natural language interaction
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"]
}
}
}ChatSQL · Install
Installation
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/thomasjerard/ChatSQL.git
cd chatSQL- Create a .env file with your database credentials and Gemini API key:
DB_NAME=chattosql
DB_USER=postgres
DB_PASS=yourpassword
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432
GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-api-key- Run the server in one terminal:
./run_server.sh- Run the client in another terminal:
./run_client.shTo use with Claude Desktop, add to your config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"chatsql": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["path/to/chatsql/server.py"]
}
}
}