MCP Server

A TypeScript implementation of a simple MCP server that exposes datetime information to agentic systems and chat REPLs. The mcp mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 3 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

MCP DateTime is a simple server that implements the Model Context Protocol to provide datetime and timezone information to AI agents and chat interfaces. It allows AI systems to:

Adding it to your client

mcp-datetime on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

• Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
• Setup — The Setup tool exposed by this server
• Build — The Build tool exposed by this server

Configuration

• Node.js 14.16 or higher - npm

Caveats

• It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
• MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

When to reach for it

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. MCP's toolset — Prerequisites, Setup, Build — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by odgrim; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.