Now MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides time-related tools and resources for Claude and other MCP clients.

Features

Tools

1. get-current-time - Get the current date and time in various formats

   • Supports ISO, Unix timestamp, local, and UTC formats

   • Optional timezone specification

2. convert-timezone - Convert time between different timezones

   • Convert from one timezone to another

   • Multiple output formats supported

3. format-time - Format time according to specified patterns and locales

   • Custom format patterns

   • Locale-specific formatting

   • Timezone-aware formatting

4. get-timezone-info - Get detailed information about a timezone

   • Timezone name and offset

   • Current time in the specified timezone

Resources

1. time://current - Current time in ISO format

2. time://timezone/{timezone} - Current time in a specific timezone

3. time://timezones - List of common timezone identifiers

Related MCP server: mcp-now

Installation

npm install now-mcp

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "now-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Direct Usage

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

# Run the server
npm start

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

Examples

Get Current Time

// Get current time in ISO format
await callTool("get-current-time", {});

// Get current time in a specific timezone
await callTool("get-current-time", {
  format: "local",
  timezone: "America/New_York"
});

Convert Timezone

await callTool("convert-timezone", {
  datetime: "2025-09-11T10:30:00Z",
  fromTimezone: "UTC",
  toTimezone: "Asia/Tokyo",
  format: "local"
});

Format Time

await callTool("format-time", {
  datetime: "2025-09-11T10:30:00Z",
  locale: "en-US",
  timezone: "America/New_York"
});

Get Timezone Information

await callTool("get-timezone-info", {
  timezone: "Europe/London"
});

Supported Timezones

The server supports all standard IANA timezone identifiers. Common examples include:

• UTC

• America/New_York

• America/Chicago

• America/Denver

• America/Los_Angeles

• Europe/London

• Europe/Paris

• Europe/Berlin

• Asia/Tokyo

• Asia/Shanghai

• Asia/Kolkata

• Australia/Sydney

• Pacific/Auckland

API Reference

Tools

get-current-time

Get the current date and time.

Parameters:

• format (optional): Output format - "iso", "unix", "local", or "utc" (default: "iso")

• timezone (optional): Timezone identifier (e.g., "America/New_York")

convert-timezone

Convert time between timezones.

Parameters:

• datetime: Date and time to convert (ISO format or parseable string)

• fromTimezone: Source timezone identifier

• toTimezone: Target timezone identifier

• format (optional): Output format - "iso", "local", or "utc" (default: "local")

format-time

Format time according to specified pattern and locale.

Parameters:

• datetime: Date and time to format (ISO format or parseable string)

• format (optional): Format pattern (default: "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss")

• locale (optional): Locale for formatting (default: "en-US")

• timezone (optional): Timezone for formatting

get-timezone-info

Get information about a timezone.

Parameters:

• timezone: Timezone identifier

Resources

time://current

Returns the current time in ISO format.

time://timezone/{timezone}

Returns the current time in the specified timezone.

Parameters:

• timezone: Timezone identifier (URL parameter)

time://timezones

Returns a JSON list of common timezone identifiers.

License

MIT

Contributing

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

Support

For issues and questions, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.