Passage of Time MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for comprehensive time and date operations, providing timezone-aware parsing and manipulation tools for AI assistants.

Usage

MCP Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop (or compatible MCP client) configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "passage-of-time": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "C:\\Projects\\passage-of-time-mcp-go\\passage-of-time-mcp-windows-amd64.exe",
      "args": [],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

• current_datetime - Get current time in any timezone
• parse_timestamp - Parse timestamps with 4-layer fallback chain
• add_time - Add/subtract time durations
• time_difference - Calculate time between timestamps
• time_since - Time elapsed since timestamp
• format_duration - Human-readable duration formatting
• list_timezones - Browse timezones with pagination (597 total)

Building

Recommended: Use Build Tool

go run cmd/build/main.go

This will:

• Generate latest timezone data from Go's embedded IANA database
• Validate timezone extraction (597 timezones)
• Build cross-platform binaries for Linux, Windows, macOS (AMD64/ARM64)

Manual Build

# Generate timezone data first
go run cmd/generate-timezone-list/main.go
cd cmd/list-timezones && go generate

# Build for your platform
go build -o passage-of-time-mcp

# Or cross-platform
GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o passage-of-time-mcp-linux-amd64

Timezone Data Updates

IANA Timezone Data

• Source: Go's embedded IANA timezone database ($GOROOT/lib/time/zoneinfo.zip)
• Update frequency: 2-3 times per year (matches IANA release schedule)
• How to update: Upgrade Go version and rebuild project
• Scope: Appropriate for development tools (not mission-critical systems)

Windows Timezone Mapping

• Source: Unicode CLDR (on-demand download)
• URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/unicode-org/cldr/refs/heads/main/common/supplemental/windowsZones.xml
• How to update:

  go run cmd/generate-timezone-mapping/main.go
  

Complete Update Process

# 1. Update IANA data (upgrade Go, then rebuild)
go run cmd/build/main.go

# 2. Update Windows mapping (optional, as needed)
go run cmd/generate-timezone-mapping/main.go

Development Tools

Debug Timezone Data

# List all available timezones
go run cmd/list-timezones/main.go

# Test timezone automation
go run cmd/test-timezone-automation/main.go

Generate Fresh Timezone Data

# Generate main timezone functions
go run cmd/generate-timezone-list/main.go

# Generate list-timezones data
cd cmd/list-timezones && go generate

Running the Server

# Linux/macOS
./passage-of-time-mcp-linux-amd64

# Windows
passage-of-time-mcp-windows-amd64.exe

Project Origin

Go port of the Python passage-of-time-mcp with enhanced timezone automation and cross-platform support.