Overview
Time MCP Server is a minimal Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implemented in Python. It exposes a single tool, get_current_utc_time, which returns the current UTC date and time in RFC 3339 format. The project targets MCP-compatible clients (for example Claude Desktop) and requires Python 3.8 or later. The server is installable via PyPI with pip install time-mcp-pypi or runnable in editable mode from a local clone (pip install -e .). After installation, starting the server is as simple as running time-mcp-pypi. To enable Claude Desktop integration, you add an MCP configuration block that defines a time-server with the command time-mcp-pypi, with Windows and macOS examples provided. Usage with Claude Desktop includes prompts such as 'What’s the current UTC time?' or 'Give me an RFC 3339 timestamp.' The repository also describes a CI/CD setup with GitHub Actions: a Build & Test workflow for Python package validation and a Publish workflow that publishes to PyPI and creates GitHub releases when version tags are pushed.
Features
get_current_utc_time
Gets the current UTC date and time in RFC 3339 format.
Python-based MCP server
A minimal MCP server built with Python.
Who Is This For?
- MCP clients:Interact via Claude Desktop or any MCP-compatible client to fetch UTC RFC3339 timestamps.
- Claude Desktop users:Configure time-server in Claude Desktop and use the time tool to fetch RFC3339 UTC time.




