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time
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subcog
by zircote
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ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsKnowledge Graph
LanguageTypeScriptRust
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time · Summary

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

subcog · Summary

Persistent memory system for AI coding assistants with MCP integration, hybrid search, and knowledge graph features.

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

subcog · Use cases

  • Enhancing AI coding assistants with persistent memory of past decisions and solutions
  • Search and retrieval of coding patterns and best practices across projects
  • Knowledge graph analysis to understand relationships between code elements and decisions

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"]
    }
  }
}

subcog · Install

Subcog can be installed via multiple methods:

# Cargo (recommended for Rust developers)
cargo install subcog

# Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
brew install zircote/tap/subcog

# Docker
docker run --rm ghcr.io/zircote/subcog --help

# Binary download
curl -LO https://github.com/zircote/subcog/releases/latest/download/subcog-VERSION-TARGET.tar.gz

# npm/npx (fallback)
npx @zircote/subcog --help

To use as an MCP server, add to Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "subcog": {
      "command": "subcog",
      "args": ["serve"]
    }
  }
}
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