MCPCurrentTime 0.0.4
A simple MCP server providing a single tool that agents can use to get the current time in a given timezone.
Requires Python: >=3.9

# MCPCurrentTime

A python Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides a simple and reliable way to get the current time in any timezone with customizable formatting.

## Overview

MCPCurrentTime is an MCP server that wraps a time utility tool, allowing AI assistants and other MCP clients to retrieve the current time in various timezones and formats. This is particularly useful for applications that need timezone-aware time information or want to display time in user-friendly formats.

The server is based on the python mcp package.

## Features

- **Timezone Support**: Get current time in any timezone supported by the `pytz` library
- **Flexible Formatting**: Customize time output using Python's `strftime` directives
- **Error Handling**: Robust error handling for invalid timezones and format strings
- **Simple Integration**: Easy to integrate with any MCP-compatible application

## Installation

### Prerequisites

- Python 3.7+
- Required packages:
  - `mcp`
  - `pytz`

- install with

pip install MCPCurrentTime

## Usage

### Running the Server

You can run the MCP server in several ways:

#### Command Line, with stdio transport
```bash
python MCPCurrentTime.py
```

#### As a Module
```python
import MCPCurrentTime

server = MCPCurrentTime.MCPCurrentTime()
server.run_server()
```

#### Custom Transport
```python
import MCPCurrentTime

server = MCPCurrentTime.MCPCurrentTime()
# Run with custom MCP arguments
server.run_server({"transport": "stdio"})
```

### Tool Usage

The server provides a single tool called `get_time` with the following parameters:

#### Parameters

- **time_format** (optional, default: `"%Y%m%d%H%M%S"`): The format string for time output
- **timezone** (optional, default: `"UTC"`): The timezone to get the current time for

#### Time Format Examples

The `time_format` parameter uses Python's strftime directives:

- `"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"` → `"2025-06-30 14:30:45"`
- `"%Y%m%d%H%M%S"` → `"20250630143045"` (default)
- `"%B %d, %Y at %I:%M %p"` → `"June 30, 2025 at 02:30 PM"`
- `"%A, %B %d, %Y"` → `"Monday, June 30, 2025"`

#### Timezone Examples

The `timezone` parameter accepts any timezone from the pytz library:

- `"UTC"` (default)
- `"America/New_York"`
- `"Europe/London"`
- `"Asia/Tokyo"`
- `"Australia/Sydney"`
- `"America/Los_Angeles"`

#### Example Calls

```python
# Get current time in default format and UTC
await get_time()
# Returns: "20250630-143045"

# Get current time in New York with custom format
await get_time(time_format="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", timezone="America/New_York")
# Returns: "2025-06-30 10:30:45"

# Get current date only in Tokyo
await get_time(time_format="%Y-%m-%d", timezone="Asia/Tokyo")
# Returns: "2025-06-30"
```

### AI Assistant Integration
A tool for AI assistants that need to:
- Schedule appointments and events
- Provide time-aware responses
- Generate timestamps for logs or documents
- Real-time clock functionality
- Time-based file naming
- Log generation with timezone awareness
- Batch processing with time tracking
- ...

## License

This project is open source. Please refer to the LICENSE file for details.