Pape Time MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that provides time and timezone conversion capabilities. This server enables LLMs to get current time information and

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What is the Pape Time MCP server?

A Model Context Protocol server that provides time and timezone conversion capabilities. This server enables LLMs to get current time information and perform timezone conversions using IANA timezone names, with automatic system timezone. The pape time mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 2 defined tools rather than through you.

Adding it to your client

@modelcontextprotocol/inspector 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:

  • get_current_time — Get current time in a specific timezone or system timezone
  • convert_time — Convert time between timezones

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 pape time 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. Pape Time's toolset — get_current_time, convert_time — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by CarterPape; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
get_current_timeGet current time in a specific timezone or system timezone.
convert_timeConvert time between timezones.

How to install the Pape Time MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pape-mcp-server-time": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Pape Time to get current time.
  • Use Pape Time to convert time.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Pape Time to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 2 tools (get_current_time, convert_time) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Pape Time directly.