Time MCP Server

What it does

The time server answers current time questions and timezone conversions for a model. It uses IANA timezone names such as America/New_York and Europe/London, and it detects the system timezone automatically when no override is given.

A --local-timezone argument overrides the detected system zone. The Docker example passes LOCAL_TIMEZONE through the environment. Responses include the timezone, an ISO datetime, and a daylight saving flag, and conversions include the time difference.

It runs with uvx, pip, or Docker, and requires MCP Python SDK 1.x per the README.

Configuration

Run with uvx mcp-server-time, install with pip install mcp-server-time, or use the mcp/time Docker image.

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

Source: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/time. Placeholders only. Replace them in your own environment, and never commit real keys to a repository.

Verified tools and features

• get_current_time Config checked

  Returns the current time for a required IANA timezone argument, with datetime and is_dst fields.

• convert_time Config checked

  Converts an HH:MM time between source and target IANA timezones and returns the difference.

• Automatic system timezone detection Config checked

  Detects the system timezone by default, with a --local-timezone override.

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