time vs byob
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | byob by wxtsky | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 121 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 49 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Browser AutomationDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| 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.
byob · Summary
byob is a local MCP server that lets AI assistants control your existing Chrome browser with all your logged-in sessions.
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
byob · Use cases
- AI assistants reading and summarizing content from websites where you're already logged in
- Automating interactions with web applications without dealing with authentication
- Extracting data from web pages and converting to structured formats
- Taking screenshots of web content for documentation
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"]
}
}
}byob · Install
Installation
Quick install (recommended)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wxtsky/byob/main/install.sh | bashThe script checks prerequisites (Node.js ≥ 20, bun, Chrome), clones the repo, builds everything, and walks you through MCP registration interactively.
Manual install
git clone https://github.com/wxtsky/byob
cd byob
bun install
bun run setupClaude Desktop Configuration
Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"byob": {
"command": "/path/to/tsx",
"args": ["/path/to/byob-mcp.ts"]
}
}
}