mcp-device-datetime
Exposes the host device's current date and time, returning local time with timezone offset or UTC.
README
mcp-device-datetime
A simple MCP server that exposes the host device's current date and time to clients.
This server only depends on the MCP Python SDK and the Python standard library package datetime.
The tools returns the device's wall clock datetime, either in its local time zone or in UTC.
Tools
get_device_local_datetime: local time with timezone offset (e.g.2026-02-23T17:30:45-05:00)get_device_utc_datetime: UTC time (e.g.2026-02-23T22:30:45+00:00)
Installation
Install from a local clone of this repository:
git clone https://github.com/vulpicastor/mcp-device-datetime.git
cd mcp-device-datetime
pip install .
Claude Desktop Configuration
Install the package, then add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"device-datetime": {
"command": "mcp-device-datetime"
}
}
}
The mcp-device-datetime command is installed by pip as part of the package. Restart Claude Desktop after editing the config.
If you installed into a conda environment or virtual environment, Claude Desktop may not have that environment active. Use which to find the full path to the command:
which mcp-device-datetime
Then use that path as the command value in the JSON configuration.
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