A datetime formatting service implemented as an MCP server for the Claude Desktop Application. Supports generation of datetime strings in various
MCP Datetime MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. A datetime formatting service implemented as an MCP server for the Claude Desktop Application. Supports generation of datetime strings in various formats.
If you need to install the package directly (e.g., for development or source code inspection), you can use one of these methods:
Once MCP Datetime is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
get_datetime — Get current date and time in various formatsTools — The Tools tool exposed by this server@modelcontextprotocol/inspector on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
You will need one environment variable: PYTHON. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Before using mcp-datetime, ensure you have the following tools installed: - Python 3.12 or later - uv (Python package installer) - uvx (Python package runner)
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. MCP Datetime's toolset — get_datetime, Tools — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ZeparHyfar; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| get_datetime | Get current date and time in various formats |
| Tools | The Tools tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-datetime": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-datetime"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
Before using mcp-datetime, ensure you have the following tools installed: - Python 3.12 or later - uv (Python package installer) - uvx (Python package runner)
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| PYTHON | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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