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Time MCP Server

Gives agents the current time in any IANA timezone and converts times between zones.

Install

Claude Desktop

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

Copilot (VS Code)

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

Commands and configuration as given in the server’s documentation (Documentation). Replace placeholders such as API keys with your own values.

A Model Context Protocol reference server for the current time and timezone conversion.

The Time MCP server is a small Python reference server from the Model Context Protocol project. It gives agents the current time in any IANA timezone and converts times between zones. It runs locally over stdio via uvx, pip or Docker, needs no authentication and is MIT-licensed. Its README shows setup for Claude Desktop and Copilot in VS Code.

It has two tools: get_current_time, for a given IANA timezone or the system zone, and convert_time, which converts a time between two zones. It detects the system timezone automatically, and a flag can override it.

Questions

What tools does the Time MCP server have?

get_current_time, for a given IANA timezone or the system zone, and convert_time, which converts a time between two zones.

Which timezone does the Time MCP server use by default?

It detects the system timezone automatically, and a flag can override it.

How do I run the Time MCP server?

Via uvx, pip or Docker; the README’s Claude Desktop configuration starts it with uvx and mcp-server-time.

Does the Time MCP server need an API key?

No. It needs no authentication.

Sources

Checked October 2, 2026.

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