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MCP Current Datetime Server

MCP Current Datetime Server

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github.com/ks217Other1Updated 73w ago
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About MCP Current Datetime Server

MCP Current Datetime Server is a small MCP server that returns the current time in ISO 8601 format. It offers both stdio and HTTP transports for MCP clients.

Key features

  1. 01Current datetime in ISO 8601
  2. 02stdio transport
  3. 03HTTP transport

Use cases

  1. 01Providing the current timestamp to an MCP client
  2. 02Connecting through a local stdio process
  3. 03Sending MCP requests over HTTP

MCP support

Exposes the `get-current-datetime` tool, which returns the current datetime as an ISO 8601 string. MCP clients can connect over stdio or HTTP.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

No install method listed yet

We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.

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Tools

No tool list yet

Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.

Details

From the project README

MCP Current Datetime Server

This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides the current datetime in ISO 8601 format. It supports communication over standard input/output (stdio) and HTTP.

✨ Features

  • Tool: get-current-datetime — Returns the current datetime as a string in ISO format.
  • Transport Modes: You can run the MCP server as stdio or http transport layer using arguments:
    • --stdio: Communicate over stdin/stdout (default).
    • --http: Start an HTTP server that listens for JSON-RPC 2.0 requests.

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites
  • Node.js (v16 or higher recommended)
  • npm (Node package manager)
Installation
npm install
Building the Project
npm run build

🏁 Running the Server

STDIO Mode (default)
node build/index.js
HTTP Mode
node build/index.js --http

The HTTP server will listen on port 3000 by default and accept MCP requests via POST on / or /mcp.

🛠️ Tool: get-current-datetime

  • Description: Returns the current datetime in ISO 8601 format.
  • Parameters: None
  • Response Format:
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "2025-06-01T12:34:56.789Z"
    }
  ]
}

⚙️ Integration Examples

Claude Desktop App Config (STDIO)
"currentDatetime": {
  "command": "node",
  "args": [
    "<FULL-PATH-TO-PROJECT>/build/index.js"
  ]
}
VS Code Copilot Config (STDIO)
{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "currentDatetime": {
        "type": "stdio",
        "command": "node",
        "args": [
          "<FULL-PATH-TO-PROJECT>/build/index.js"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
HTTP Integration (for Web or Localhost Clients)

Send a POST request to http://localhost:3000/ or /mcp with a valid MCP JSON-RPC request.

🔒 CORS

CORS is enabled for all origins in HTTP mode to simplify local testing and cross-origin integration.

📄 License

See LICENSE for details.

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