time vs mcp-zero
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
time by modelcontextprotocol | mcp-zero by zeromicro | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 85,748 | ★ 42 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 77 | 44 |
| Official | ✓ | — |
| Categories | ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Last commit | this month | 4 mo ago |
time · Summary
A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.
mcp-zero · Summary
MCP server for go-zero framework that generates APIs, RPC services, and models with AI assistance.
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
mcp-zero · Use cases
- Quickly generating new go-zero API and RPC services with minimal setup
- Automatically creating database models from existing schemas or DDL files
- Validating API specifications and protobuf definitions before generation
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"]
}
}
}mcp-zero · Install
Installation
- Create a new directory for your MCP tool:
``bash mkdir go-zero-mcp && cd go-zero-mcp ``
- Initialize Go module:
``bash go mod init go-zero-mcp ``
- Install dependencies:
``bash go get github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk go get gopkg.in/yaml.v3 ``
- Save the main tool code as
main.go
- Build the tool:
``bash go build -o mcp-zero main.go ``
- Configure Claude Desktop:
Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop MCP settings: ``json { "mcpServers": { "mcp-zero": { "command": "/path/to/your/mcp-zero", "env": { "GOCTL_PATH": "/path/to/goctl" } } } } ``