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Get the current time in any IANA timezone and convert times between timezones.

Runs locally (Runs on your machine: its page has the install command)Runs with uvx

Install Time

Runs on your machine. Your client starts it with this command:

uvx mcp-server-time

Needs uv (Python) on your computer. The setup steps below show where the command goes in each client.

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mcp.tc/i/time

About

Gives an assistant accurate time information. It can return the current time for any IANA timezone name and convert a given time from one timezone to another, including daylight saving status and the hour difference between zones.

It runs locally over stdio, started with uvx mcp-server-time or from the mcp/time Docker image. No sign-in or API key is needed. By default it detects the system timezone, which can be overridden with the --local-timezone argument.

What you can do

  • Get the current time in a named IANA timezone
  • Convert a time between two timezones
  • Report daylight saving status for a result
  • Show the time difference between zones
  • Detect the system timezone automatically
  • Override the local timezone with a startup argument

Tools

Local servers list their tools once they’re running, and this one doesn’t publish its list in advance. Your client shows them after you add it.

Example prompts

  • What time is it now?

  • What time is it in Tokyo?

  • When it's 4 PM in New York, what time is it in London?

  • Convert 9:30 AM Tokyo time to New York time

Set up

Every client starts Time on your machine with the same command. Pick yours; the page remembers your choice.

Claude Code

  1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:
claude mcp add --transport stdio time -- uvx mcp-server-time
  1. Start Claude Code and type /mcp. time should show as connected.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config. It opens claude_desktop_config.json. Add:
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-time"
      ]
    }
  }
}
  1. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

Needs uv (Python) on your computer. The file lives in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS and %APPDATA%\Claude\ on Windows.

Cursor

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-time"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Needs uv (Python) on your computer.

VS Code

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"time","type":"stdio","command":"uvx","args":["mcp-server-time"]}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "time": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-time"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Needs uv (Python) on your computer.

Devin Desktop

  1. Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):
mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-time"
      ]
    }
  }
}
  1. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf.

Codex

codex mcp add time -- uvx mcp-server-time

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml
[mcp_servers.time]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-server-time"]

Needs uv (Python) on your computer.

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add time uvx mcp-server-time

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients that start local servers accept this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-time"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings, with the same command, args and env fields.

Needs uv (Python) on your computer.

FAQ

Can I paste mcp.tc/i/time into my MCP client?

No. Time runs on your own computer, started by your client, so it has no web address to connect to. The quick link is the page to share; the install command is uvx mcp-server-time.

Does Time need an API key?

No. It doesn’t declare any keys or environment variables. It runs with your user account’s permissions, so check what its tools can reach.

Is Time a remote or a local server?

Local. Your client starts it as a process on your computer with uvx mcp-server-time, which needs uv (Python).

What can Time do?

You can get the current time in a named IANA timezone, convert a time between two timezones and report daylight saving status for a result.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that starts local servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. claude.ai and ChatGPT only connect to remote servers.

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