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time
by modelcontextprotocol
MCP2OSC
by yyf
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time · Summary

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

MCP2OSC · Summary

MCP2OSC enables parametric control of OSC devices using natural language through Claude.

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

MCP2OSC · Use cases

  • Controlling music production software like MaxMSP and SuperCollider through natural language
  • Generating and debugging OSC messages for multimedia installations
  • Visualizing and analyzing OSC data streams in real-time

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"]
    }
  }
}

MCP2OSC · Install

Installation

  1. **Clone the repository**

``bash git clone https://github.com/yyf/MCP2OSC.git cd MCP2OSC ``

  1. **Install dependencies**

``bash npm install ``

  1. **Configure your LLM application**

Add to your Claude Desktop MCP configuration file: ``json { "mcpServers": { "mcp2osc": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/MCP2OSC/mcp-server.js"], "cwd": "/path/to/MCP2OSC", "env": { "OSC_HOST": "127.0.0.1", "OSC_SEND_PORT": "9500", "OSC_RECEIVE_PORT": "9501", "WEBSOCKET_PORT": "8765", "WEBSOCKET_OSC_PORT": "9500", "MAX_OSC_MESSAGES": "2000", "OSC_LOG_ROTATION": "true" } } } } ``

  1. **Start the LLM application and test**

- Restart Claude after making configuration changes - Try example prompts like "What MCP tools are available" or "Ping MaxMSP at port 9500"

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