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Time MCP server
Reference MCP server that exposes the current time and timezone conversions to the agent.
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Time MCP server TL;DR
- Server
- Time MCP server
- Vendor
- Anthropic (reference)
- Category
- Reference servers
- Distribution
- npm package (runs locally)
- TL;DR
- The Time reference server gives the assistant a deterministic answer to questions like the current time in a given timezone or the conversion between two zones. Tiny, focused, and useful any time the model needs to reason about scheduling, cohorts, or anything time-dependent without hallucinating the current moment.
- Founder fit
- If you ever ask Claude to draft a launch announcement, schedule a cohort kickoff, or convert a webinar time across timezones, install this server so the answer is anchored in real clock state and not in the model's training-data sense of 'now'.
- Last verified
- May 22, 2026
What an agent can do with it
Get current time
Return the current time in any IANA timezone.
Convert between timezones
Translate a timestamp from one zone to another.
Why an indie SaaS founder cares
If you ever ask Claude to draft a launch announcement, schedule a cohort kickoff, or convert a webinar time across timezones, install this server so the answer is anchored in real clock state and not in the model's training-data sense of 'now'.
Install
Access: Local, free, no auth.
Claude Desktop
Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude:
{
"mcpServers": {
"time": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-time"]
}
}
}Cursor
Add the following block to .cursor/mcp.json in your home directory or project root:
{
"mcpServers": {
"time": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-time"]
}
}
}Install snippets are derived from the vendor's published distribution shape. If your client is neither Claude Desktop nor Cursor, see the vendor docs for client-specific configuration.
Time MCP server – FAQ
Why install a time MCP at all?
Language models do not know the current time on their own. A trivial MCP that returns the clock prevents a whole class of date-confusion mistakes.
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Want an agent that knows your SaaS offer?
Install the UnlockSaaS MCP server alongside this one and the assistant can diagnose your live landing page, pull funnel and pricing teardowns of competitors, and walk the Brunson Playbook with you.