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Date-Time MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides current date and time information from the running machine.
Features
- Provides a single tool:
current-date-time - Returns comprehensive time information including:
- ISO 8601 timestamp
- IANA timezone name
- UTC offset
- Unix timestamp
- Human-readable formatted date and time
- Uses stdio transport for local communication
- Built with the official MCP TypeScript SDK
Requirements
- Node.js 24.11.0
Installation
npm install
Usage
Running the Server
npm start
Or directly:
node index.js
Integrating with MCP Clients
To use this server with an MCP client (like Claude Desktop), add it to your MCP settings configuration:
Claude Desktop Configuration
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"date-time": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/date-time-mcp/index.js"]
}
}
}
Replace /absolute/path/to/date-time-mcp with the actual path to this directory.
Tool Reference
current-date-time
Returns the current date and time information from the machine running the server.
Input: None (empty object)
Output:
timestamp(string): ISO 8601 formatted timestamptimezone(string): IANA timezone name (e.g., "America/New_York")utcOffset(string): UTC offset in format +/-HH:MMunixTimestamp(number): Unix timestamp in millisecondsformattedDate(string): Human-readable date (e.g., "Monday, November 10, 2025")formattedTime(string): Human-readable time (e.g., "02:30:45 PM")
Example Response:
{
"timestamp": "2025-11-10T14:30:45.123Z",
"timezone": "America/New_York",
"utcOffset": "-05:00",
"unixTimestamp": 1731247845123,
"formattedDate": "Monday, November 10, 2025",
"formattedTime": "09:30:45 AM"
}
Development
The server uses:
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk- Official MCP TypeScript SDKzod- Schema validation- stdio transport for process communication
License
MIT
