World Time
About
Provides location-based current time in ISO 8601 format using the World Time API through a lightweight Python FastMCP server.
Details
- Author
- kukapay
- Repository
- kukapay/whattimeisit-mcp
- GitHub stars
- 8
- Downloads
- 165
- License
- MIT License
- Categories
- Design, Developer Tools, AI, API, Infrastructure, Frontend, Other
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- Tells the current time based on the user's IP address.
- Returns time in ISO 8601 format (e.g., "2025-03-17T03:17:00+11:00").
- Single-tool interface: what_time_is_it.
- Powered by the free World Time API.
- Lightweight and easy to install via Smithery or manually.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
World TimeCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)uvArguments-
Argument 1
--directory -
Argument 2
path/to/whattimeisit-mcp -
Argument 3
run -
Argument 4
main.py
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
-
Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
To install WhatTimeIsIt for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @kukapay/whattimeisit-mcp --client claude
1. Clone the Repository
git clone https://github.com/kukapay/whattimeisit-mcp.git
2. Client Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"whattimeisit": {
"command": "uv",
"args": ["--directory", "path/to/whattimeisit-mcp", "run", "main.py"]
}
}
}
what_time_is_it
Returns the current time string based on your current IP. Output: A string in ISO 8601 format (e.g., '2025-03-17T03:17:00+11:00').
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"world time": {
"env": {},
"args": [
"--directory",
"path/to/whattimeisit-mcp",
"run",
"main.py"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "uv"
}
}
}Linux
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"--directory",
"path/to/whattimeisit-mcp",
"run",
"main.py"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "uv"
}Macos
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"--directory",
"path/to/whattimeisit-mcp",
"run",
"main.py"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "uv"
}Windows
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"--directory",
"path/to/whattimeisit-mcp",
"run",
"main.py"
],
"shell": false,
"command": "uv"
}WhatTimeIsIt MCP Server
A lightweight mcp server that tells you exactly what time is it, powered by World Time.
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install WhatTimeIsIt for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @kukapay/whattimeisit-mcp --client claude
Manual Installation
1. Clone the Repository git clone https://github.com/kukapay/whattimeisit-mcp.git
2. Client Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"whattimeisit": {
"command": "uv",
"args": ["--directory", "path/to/whattimeisit-mcp", "run", "main.py"]
}
}
}
Usage
MCP Tool
The server provides a single tool: - Tool Name:what_time_is_it
- Description: Returns the current time string based on the your current IP.
- Output: A string in ISO 8601 format (e.g., "2025-03-17T03:17:00+11:00").
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.Sign in to leave a review
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