utilities-box-mcp-server
About
A MCP Server with utilities and tools for various tasks, including time management, system information, and more.
Details
- Author
- lumerix7
- Downloads
- 216
- Categories
- Other
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- Time management tools (current time, time difference, Unix timestamp).
- System information and stats (CPU, memory, swap, boot time).
- File system tools (read lines, read multiple files, 10MB limit per file).
- Network tools (connectivity check with curl, ping).
- Expression evaluation, UUID generation, and sleep functionality.
- Tool enable/disable via environment variables.
- Supports both stdio and SSE transport protocols.
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
utilities-box-mcp-serverCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install via pip (pip install utilities-box-mcp-server --upgrade --force-reinstall) or from source (pip install .). Run with the command utilities-box-mcp-server, optionally using Python (python -m utilities_box_mcp_server) or uv run. Configuration is done through environment variables (e.g., UTILITIES_BOX_TRANSPORT, UTILITIES_BOX_ENABLED_TOOLS). MCP configuration examples for stdio (JSON/YAML) and SSE (http://127.0.0.1:41104/sse) are provided.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"utilities-box-mcp-server": {
"utilities-box-mcp-server": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"utilities_box_mcp_server"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"utilities-box-mcp-server": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"utilities_box_mcp_server"
]
}
}
utilities-box-mcp-server
A MCP Server with utilities and tools for various tasks, including time management, system information, and more.See also:
modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk
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Install using pip
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