get_current_datetime

Retrieve current date and time in multiple formats for timestamping architectural decision records and research documents. Supports ISO 8601, human-readable, and ADR-specific formats with timezone options.

Instructions

Get the current date and time in various formats. Useful for timestamping ADRs, research documents, and other architectural artifacts. Returns ISO 8601, human-readable, and ADR-specific date formats.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`timezone`	No	Timezone for the datetime (e.g., "UTC", "America/New_York", "Europe/London"). Defaults to UTC.	UTC
`format`	No	Output format: "iso" for ISO 8601, "human" for human-readable, "adr" for ADR date format (YYYY-MM-DD), "all" for all formats	all
`includeTimestamp`	No	Include Unix timestamp in milliseconds

Implementation Reference

src/tools/tool-catalog.ts:1341-1359 (registration)

Registration of the 'get_current_datetime' tool in the central TOOL_CATALOG Map, including metadata, category ('utility'), complexity ('simple'), input schema, and indication that it requires no AI execution (requiresAI: false). This is the primary definition and registration point for the tool.

TOOL_CATALOG.set('get_current_datetime', {
  name: 'get_current_datetime',
  shortDescription: 'Get current date/time',
  fullDescription: 'Gets the current date and time in various formats.',
  category: 'utility',
  complexity: 'simple',
  tokenCost: { min: 50, max: 100 },
  hasCEMCPDirective: true, // Phase 4.3: Simple tool - datetime retrieval
  relatedTools: [],
  keywords: ['datetime', 'time', 'date', 'current'],
  requiresAI: false,
  inputSchema: {
    type: 'object',
    properties: {
      format: { type: 'string', enum: ['iso', 'human', 'adr', 'all'] },
      timezone: { type: 'string' },
    },
  },
});

src/tools/tool-catalog.ts:1341-1359 (schema)

Input schema definition for the get_current_datetime tool: accepts optional 'format' (iso, human, adr, all) and 'timezone' parameters.

TOOL_CATALOG.set('get_current_datetime', {
  name: 'get_current_datetime',
  shortDescription: 'Get current date/time',
  fullDescription: 'Gets the current date and time in various formats.',
  category: 'utility',
  complexity: 'simple',
  tokenCost: { min: 50, max: 100 },
  hasCEMCPDirective: true, // Phase 4.3: Simple tool - datetime retrieval
  relatedTools: [],
  keywords: ['datetime', 'time', 'date', 'current'],
  requiresAI: false,
  inputSchema: {
    type: 'object',
    properties: {
      format: { type: 'string', enum: ['iso', 'human', 'adr', 'all'] },
      timezone: { type: 'string' },
    },
  },
});

mcp-adr-analysis-server