Date Time Server

A simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides the current date and time.

Features

• Returns current date and time in ISO 8601 format
• Includes Unix timestamp
• Provides timezone information
• Returns human-readable formatted date/time

Installation

npm install
npm run build

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "date-time": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/date-time-mcp/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Testing

You can test the server using the MCP Inspector or any MCP client.

Available Tools

get_current_datetime

Returns the current date and time information.

Parameters: None

Returns:

{
  "datetime": "2025-12-08T16:57:00.000Z",
  "timestamp": 1733676420000,
  "timezone": "America/New_York",
  "formatted": "12/8/2025, 11:57:00 AM"
}

Development

# Build the project
npm run build

# Watch mode for development
npm run watch

License

MIT