convert_time
Convert time between timezones
LABSCO SUMMARY
The scheduling arithmetic that models quietly get wrong, moved onto the timezone database.
Two tools, both narrow on purpose: what time is it in a zone, and what does this time become in another zone. Because it detects your system zone at startup, "what time is it now" and "convert 9:30 in Tokyo" both work without the conversation having to state where you are.
What it is
A two-tool server over the IANA timezone database: the current time in a named zone, and one clock time converted between two zones.
What you get
- Current time in any IANA zone, addressed by name — America/New_York, Europe/London
- A time in 24-hour HH:MM form converted from a source zone to a target zone
- Your system timezone detected on startup, so a question that names no zone still resolves
Requirements
Nothing to authorize. Run it with uvx from the published package mcp-server-time, or pip install it and run python -m mcp_server_time; a Docker image, mcp/time, is published too. Pass --local-timezone to override the detected system zone.
Setup effort
One command — uvx mcp-server-time
USE CASES
01
Finding a meeting slot across two offices
Convert the proposed hour from one office's zone into the other's before anyone sends an invite.
02
Checking whether it is a reasonable hour to message someone
Ask for the current time in their zone by IANA name rather than guessing the offset.
03
Stamping something with the right local time
Read the current time in the zone you care about — no zone given falls back to the system one.
04
Turning a schedule written in one zone into your own
Take each listed time and convert it from the source zone into yours, so daylight-saving shifts are handled by the database rather than by hand.
2 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
get_current_time
Get current time in a specific timezone
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
2 tools when we connected.
Requires
uvx on PATH
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 2 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the block to your client, or run the command directly.
Server setup
Configuration file
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-time": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-time"
]
}
}
}uvx
TERMINAL
uvx mcp-server-time
