time vs us-census-bureau-data-api-mcp
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time by modelcontextprotocol | us-census-bureau-data-api-mcp by uscensusbureau | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 71 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 46 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | DatabaseAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | 2 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
us-census-bureau-data-api-mcp · Summary
MCP server connecting AI assistants with official U.S. Census Bureau statistics and data.
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
us-census-bureau-data-api-mcp · Use cases
- AI assistants providing demographic information for research purposes
- Analysis of population trends across different geographic regions
- Integration with data visualization tools for census data presentation
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"]
}
}
}us-census-bureau-data-api-mcp · Install
Installation Steps
- Clone the repository
- Get a Census Bureau Data API key from [https://api.census.gov/data/key_signup.html](https://api.census.gov/data/key_signup.html)
- Initialize the database:
``bash docker compose --profile prod run --rm census-mcp-db-init sh -c "npm run migrate:up && npm run seed" ``
- Configure your AI Assistant to use the MCP Server with the following configuration:
``json { "mcpServers": { "mcp-census-api": { "command": "bash", "args": [ "/Path/To/Server/us-census-bureau-data-api-mcp/scripts/mcp-connect.sh" ], "env": { "CENSUS_API_KEY": "YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY" } } } } ``
- Start your AI Assistant