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mcp-chinese-time

mcp-chinese-time

by wyl116

MCP Chinese Time

PyPI version Python 3.10+ License: MIT

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for parsing Chinese fuzzy time expressions to standard datetime formats.

Features

  • Relative Time: 昨天, 今天, 明天, 三天前, 两周后

  • Time Ranges: 昨天到今天, 上周一到周五

  • Time of Day: 上午9点, 下午3点30分, 晚上8点

  • Holidays: Both solar (国庆节, 劳动节) and lunar (春节, 中秋节, 端午节)

  • Specific Dates: 2024年1月1日, 1月15号

  • Weekdays: 周一, 上周三, 下周五

  • Chinese Numbers: Supports both Arabic (3) and Chinese (三) numerals

Related MCP server: time-mcp

Installation

Using pip

pip install mcp-chinese-time
uvx mcp-chinese-time

Usage

As an MCP Server

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chinese-time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-chinese-time"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Configuration

Add to your VS Code settings or .vscode/settings.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "chinese-time": {
        "command": "uvx",
        "args": ["mcp-chinese-time"]
      }
    }
  }
}

With pip installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chinese-time": {
      "command": "mcp-chinese-time"
    }
  }
}

As a Python Library

from mcp_chinese_time import FuzzyTimeParser

parser = FuzzyTimeParser(timezone="Asia/Shanghai")

# Parse relative time
result = parser.parse("昨天")
print(result.value)  # "2024-01-14"

# Parse time range
result = parser.parse("上周一到周五")
print(result.value)  # ["2024-01-08", "2024-01-12"]
print(result.is_range)  # True

# Parse holiday
result = parser.parse("国庆节期间")
print(result.value)  # ["2024-10-01", "2024-10-07"]

# Parse time of day
result = parser.parse("下午3点30分")
print(result.value)  # "2024-01-15 15:30:00"
print(result.is_date_only)  # False

# Parse lunar holiday (requires zhdate)
result = parser.parse("中秋节")
print(result.value)  # "2024-09-17"

Running the Server Directly

# Using the installed command
mcp-chinese-time

# Or using Python module
python -m mcp_chinese_time

API Reference

Tool: parse_time

Parse fuzzy Chinese time expressions to standard datetime format.

Parameters:

Parameter

Type

Required

Default

Description

expression

string

Yes

-

Fuzzy time expression in Chinese

timezone

string

No

"Asia/Shanghai"

Timezone for parsing

Returns:

{
  "success": true,
  "parsed": {
    "value": "2024-01-15",
    "is_range": false,
    "is_date_only": true,
    "original_expression": "今天",
    "confidence": 1.0
  },
  "error": null
}

For time ranges:

{
  "success": true,
  "parsed": {
    "value": ["2024-10-01", "2024-10-07"],
    "is_range": true,
    "is_date_only": true,
    "original_expression": "国庆节期间",
    "confidence": 0.95
  },
  "error": null
}

Supported Expressions

Relative Days

Expression

Description

今天, 今日

Today

昨天, 昨日

Yesterday

前天, 前日

Day before yesterday

大前天

3 days ago

明天, 明日

Tomorrow

后天, 后日

Day after tomorrow

大后天

3 days from now

N天前

N days ago

N天后

N days from now

Relative Weeks

Expression

Description

本周, 这周

This week

上周, 上一周

Last week

上上周

2 weeks ago

下周, 下一周

Next week

下下周

2 weeks from now

N周前

N weeks ago

N周后

N weeks from now

Relative Months

Expression

Description

本月, 这个月

This month

上个月, 上月

Last month

下个月, 下月

Next month

N个月前

N months ago

N个月后

N months from now

Weekdays

Expression

Description

周一 ~ 周日

Weekday (this week)

星期一 ~ 星期日

Weekday (this week)

上周X

Last week's weekday

下周X

Next week's weekday

Time of Day

Expression

Description

上午X点

X AM

下午X点

X PM

晚上X点

X PM (evening)

X点Y分

X:Y

Solar Holidays

Expression

Date

元旦

Jan 1

情人节

Feb 14

劳动节, 五一

May 1-5

儿童节

Jun 1

国庆, 国庆节

Oct 1-7

圣诞, 圣诞节

Dec 25

清明, 清明节

Apr 4-5

Lunar Holidays

Expression

Lunar Date

春节, 过年

1st month, 1st day

除夕, 年三十

12th month, 30th day

元宵, 元宵节

1st month, 15th day

端午, 端午节

5th month, 5th day

七夕, 七夕节

7th month, 7th day

中秋, 中秋节

8th month, 15th day

重阳, 重阳节

9th month, 9th day

Development

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/wyl116/mcp-chinese-time.git
cd mcp-chinese-time

# Install development dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Running Tests

pytest tests/ -v

Code Quality

ruff check src/ tests/
ruff format src/ tests/

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

  1. Fork the repository

  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)

  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')

  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)

  5. Open a Pull Request

Acknowledgments

Available Tools

1 tool
parse_timeA

解析模糊时间表达式为标准日期时间格式。

Parse fuzzy Chinese time expressions to standard datetime format.

Supported expressions:

  • Relative time: 昨天, 今天, 明天, 三天前, 两周后

  • Time ranges: 昨天到今天, 上周一到周五

  • Time of day: 上午9点, 下午3点30分

  • Holidays: 国庆节期间, 春节, 中秋节 (including lunar calendar)

  • Specific dates: 2024年1月1日, 1月15号

Inputs: expression (required), timezone. Returns: object

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    TDQS

    A4.4/5.0

    Scored across 1 tool

    Disambiguation5/5

    With only one tool, there is zero ambiguity between tools. The single tool has a clear, well-defined purpose of parsing fuzzy Chinese time expressions.

    Naming Consistency5/5

    The tool name 'parse_time' follows a clear verb_noun pattern, which is consistent as the only tool. There are no naming conflicts or mixed conventions.

    Tool Count5/5

    The server is narrowly scoped to Chinese time parsing, and one tool fully covers this focused domain. The count is exactly appropriate for the stated purpose, not thin or excessive.

    Completeness5/5

    The tool supports a comprehensive range of Chinese time expressions: relative times, ranges, times of day, holidays, and specific dates. It fully covers the domain of interpreting fuzzy Chinese time references.

    Maintenance

    ActivityInactive
    ResponsivenessNo recent community issues

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