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time
by modelcontextprotocol
local-history-mcp
by xxczaki
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time · Summary

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

local-history-mcp · Summary

MCP server providing AI access to VS Code/Cursor's Local History for data recovery.

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

local-history-mcp · Use cases

  • Recover accidentally deleted or overwritten code from editor history
  • Search across all previous versions of files to find older implementations
  • Restore a file to a previous state while creating a backup of current version

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"]
    }
  }
}

local-history-mcp · Install

Package Manager Installation

# npm
npx local-history-mcp

# pnpm
pnpm dlx local-history-mcp

# yarn
yarn global add local-history-mcp

# bun
bunx local-history-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "local-history": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "local-history-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code/Cursor

Use the one-click install button or follow the official documentation to add this MCP server.

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