MCP Time Server

This is a simple MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server that provides a tool to get the current time with optional timezone support.

Features

• Provides a get_current_time tool to retrieve the current time
• Supports optional timezone parameter
• Returns time in ISO 8601 format
• Handles unknown timezone errors gracefully

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• mcp Python SDK
• pytz library (for timezone support)

Installation

pip install mcp-time-server

Usage

1. Run the server:

mcp-time-server

2. The server will start and listen for requests

Tool Usage

The server provides a single tool called get_current_time with the following parameters:

• timezone (optional): A string representing the timezone (e.g., "Asia/Shanghai", "America/New_York")

Example Requests

Without timezone:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "method": "callTool",
  "params": {
    "toolCall": {
      "name": "get_current_time",
      "arguments": {}
    }
  }
}

With timezone:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "2",
  "method": "callTool",
  "params": {
    "toolCall": {
      "name": "get_current_time",
      "arguments": {
        "timezone": "Asia/Shanghai"
      }
    }
  }
}

Example Responses

Without timezone:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "result": {
    "toolResult": {
      "content": "2024-01-30T12:34:56.789012"
    }
  }
}

With timezone:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "2",
  "result": {
    "toolResult": {
      "content": "2024-01-30T20:34:56.789012+08:00"
    }
  }
}

Error response (unknown timezone):

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "3",
  "result": {
    "toolResult": {
      "content": "Error: Unknown timezone 'Invalid/Timezone'"
    }
  }
}

Configuration

The server runs with default configuration using the streamable-http transport, which is suitable for local development and testing.

For production deployment, you may want to configure additional options such as HTTP transport or authentication.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.