time vs ida-headless-mcp
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | ida-headless-mcp by zboralski | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 115 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 47 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsSecurityAI / LLM Tools |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| Last commit | this month | 3 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
ida-headless-mcp · Summary
A headless IDA Pro binary analysis server providing 52 MCP tools for reverse engineering with multi-session concurrency.
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
ida-headless-mcp · Use cases
- Automated binary analysis in reverse engineering workflows
- Security auditing of compiled software binaries
- Integration of IDA Pro capabilities with AI assistants for code analysis
- Malware analysis through AI-assisted reverse engineering
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"]
}
}
}ida-headless-mcp · Install
Installation
- Clone the repository:
``bash git clone <repo-url> cd ida-headless-mcp ``
- Run setup:
``bash make setup `` This automatically sets up idalib, installs Python dependencies, and builds the Go server.
- Start the server:
``bash ./bin/ida-mcp-server `` The server runs on port 17300 by default.
Claude Desktop Configuration
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ida-headless": {
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:17300/",
"type": "http"
}
}
}Manual Setup
For troubleshooting or custom setup:
./scripts/setup_idalib.sh # Setup idalib
make install-python # Install Python dependencies
make build # Build Go server