time vs crw
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | crw by us | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 88 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 47 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Web ScrapingAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
crw · Summary
Fast, lightweight Firecrawl alternative in Rust with MCP server for AI agents. Web scraper, crawler & search API.
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
crw · Use cases
- Web scraping for RAG pipelines
- AI agent web access
- Content monitoring and extraction
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"]
}
}
}crw · Install
Installation
**Quick Install (Recommended):**
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/us/crw/main/install.sh | CRW_BINARY=crw sh
crw setup**Python SDK:**
pip install crw**Homebrew:**
brew install us/crw/crw**Adding to Claude Desktop (MCP):**
# Local mode
claude mcp add crw -- npx crw-mcp
# Cloud mode
claude mcp add -e CRW_API_URL=https://fastcrw.com/api -e CRW_API_KEY=your-key crw -- npx crw-mcp**Zero-install Node.js MCP:**
npx crw-mcp