Overview
The Time & Timezone MCP Server is an official reference implementation from Anthropic that provides comprehensive time and timezone handling capabilities for AI assistants. It enables temporal reasoning and timezone conversions through natural language.
Features
- Current Time: Get current time in any timezone
- Timezone Conversion: Convert times between timezones
- Date Calculations: Perform date arithmetic and comparisons
- Format Support: Multiple time format parsing and output
- DST Handling: Automatic daylight saving time adjustments
- Timezone Database: Comprehensive IANA timezone database
Capabilities
- Query current time globally
- Convert between any timezones
- Calculate time differences
- Parse natural language time expressions
- Handle business hours across timezones
- Schedule coordination assistance
- Meeting time suggestions
Use Cases
- International meeting scheduling
- Global team coordination
- Time-sensitive reminders and alerts
- Travel planning and itinerary management
- Business hours calculation
- Event time conversion
- Temporal data analysis
Time Operations
- Get current UTC time
- Convert to specific timezone
- Calculate duration between times
- Add/subtract time periods
- Compare times across zones
- Format time for display
Timezone Support
- All IANA timezones
- Common timezone abbreviations
- City-based timezone lookup
- Automatic DST transitions
- Historical timezone data
Natural Language Examples
- "What time is it in Tokyo?"
- "Convert 3pm EST to PST"
- "When is 9am Monday in London for someone in Sydney?"
- "Calculate hours between New York and Singapore"
Reference Implementation
As an official Anthropic reference server, it demonstrates:
- Clean API design
- Comprehensive time handling
- Error management
- Best practice patterns
Integration
Works with all MCP-compatible AI assistants and applications.
Pricing
Free and open-source reference implementation.
