time vs mcp-ts

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	time by modelcontextprotocol	mcp-ts by zonlabs
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 8
30d uses	—	—
Score	77	41
Official	✓	—
Categories	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOps & Infra
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

time · Summary

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

mcp-ts · Summary

A comprehensive TypeScript SDK with Python bridge for implementing MCP servers and clients with multiple storage backends.

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-ts · Use cases

Building MCP servers with persistent storage for production applications
Integrating MCP functionality into React and Vue applications
Connecting local MCP servers to cloud-hosted AI agents

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-ts · Install

Installation

TypeScript SDK

npm install @mcp-ts/sdk

Python Gateway

pip install mcpassistant-gateway

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@mcp-ts/sdk", "server"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TS_STORAGE_TYPE": "memory"
      }
    }
  }
}

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