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time
by modelcontextprotocol
time-mcp
by yokingma
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ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Developer ToolsProductivityAI / LLM Tools
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Last committhis month4 mo ago

time · Summary

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

time-mcp · Summary

Time MCP server providing time awareness tools to LLMs with timezone conversion, current time, and date calculations.

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

time-mcp · Use cases

  • LLM assistants that need real-time information for scheduling and time-sensitive tasks
  • Multi-timezone coordination applications for global teams
  • Calendar and productivity tools that need accurate date and time calculations

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"]
    }
  }
}

time-mcp · Install

Installation

Smithery (Recommended)

npx -y @smithery/cli install @yokingma/time-mcp --client claude

Manual Installation

npm install -g time-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

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

Cursor

Add to your mcp.json file:

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