Current time
Return datetime for a zone.
Documentation ↗MCP server / utility / source-linked
Time MCP Server
Local reference server for current time and IANA timezone conversion. Use this record to separate documented interface facts from proposed evaluation steps, and preserve the checked date with the source links when the provider changes its setup.
Before you choose.
Identify the implementation and the job it supports.
Which implementation is this?
Local reference server for current time and IANA timezone conversion. Use this record to separate documented interface facts from proposed evaluation steps, and preserve the checked date with the source links when the provider changes its setup.
Implementation source ↗
Local reference server for current time and IANA timezone conversion. Use this record to separate documented interface facts from proposed evaluation steps, and preserve the checked date with the source links when the provider changes its setup.
Implementation source ↗
Local reference server for current time and IANA timezone conversion. Use this record to separate documented interface facts from proposed evaluation steps, and preserve the checked date with the source links when the provider changes its setup.
Setup and connection.
The documented interface, authentication and installation path.
- Connection / transport
- stdio
- Authentication
- No key; uses system timezone and named zones.
Run uvx mcp-server-time and use explicit IANA names; override local timezone when runtime differs.
Setup reference ↗Documented setup example. Review the source and credentials before running; this command was not executed for this article.
uvx mcp-server-timeWhat it actually exposes.
Concrete capabilities with maintainer sources.
Convert
Convert an HH:MM time between zones.
Documentation ↗DST context
Include timezone and daylight-saving information.
Documentation ↗Evidence and method.
What was checked and what was not tested.
HOW
Source method
Public maintainer documentation and repositories. This is not a hands-on product review.
WHEN
Last checked 2026-10-01
Setup examples are documented examples. Suggested trials and comparison advice are editorial guidance.
Sources support the adjacent factual statements. A source review does not establish uptime, performance, security or current account eligibility. Read the editorial policy.
Try a specific task.
A bounded evaluation you can reproduce in your own environment.
Check a handoff (proposed; not tested)
Suggested evaluation, not an observed test result.
- Name both IANA zones.
- Convert a proposed time.
- Confirm date rollover.
What to inspect: Output names both zones and date; proposed, not run.
Workflow reference ↗Permissions and limitations.
Read these constraints before granting access.
Documented conversion takes a time, not arbitrary appointment dates; verify future DST separately.
Boundary reference ↗Cannot check calendar availability or create events; editorial inference.
Boundary reference ↗Decide by workflow.
Make the expected output explicit before you connect.
Output names both zones and date; proposed, not run.
Keep the task inputs, tool calls, output and any errors together when you evaluate. The trial above is a proposal, not a recorded result.
Compare the alternatives.
Specific reasons to choose another route, with the tradeoff shown.
| Alternative | Choose it when | Tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
| Sequential Thinking MCP Server | Editorial inference: the task is a multi-step handoff plan. | Does not replace a clock. Documentation ↗ |
| Memory MCP Server | Editorial inference: you need stored timezone preferences. | Stored facts do not replace fresh time. Documentation ↗ |
Questions before setup.
Answers specific to this implementation.
Should I use CST?
Use explicit IANA zones; abbreviations are ambiguous.
Documentation ↗
Can it send reminders?
No documented scheduling tool.
Documentation ↗
Source trail.
Maintainer documentation used in this record.