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time · Summary

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

ros2_mcp · Summary

Python MCP server bridging AI agents with ROS 2 robotics, enabling topic pub/sub, service calls, and action control.

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

ros2_mcp · Use cases

  • AI-assisted ROS 2 development and debugging with natural language commands
  • Real-time robot control and analysis through AI chat interfaces
  • Automated testing and monitoring of robotics systems via AI agents

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"]
    }
  }
}

ros2_mcp · Install

Installation

  1. Install the MCP server:
pip install mcp_ros2
  1. Configure your MCP client. For Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ros2": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "mcp_ros2.server"],
      "env": {
        "ROS_DOMAIN_ID": "0"
      }
    }
  }
}
  1. For VS Code Copilot, follow the [installation guide](installation/README.md#configure-visual-studio-code-copilot)
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