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get_current_time

MCP tool from MCP Simple Timeserver by andybrandt

Returns current time with optional location, timezone, and calendar conversions

How to use it

get_current_time is exposed by the MCP Simple Timeserver MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the get_current_time tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install MCP Simple Timeserver

$npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-simple-timeserver --client claude
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Other tools in MCP Simple Timeserver (22)

business_days

Count only Mon-Fri (date-based, inclusive)

calculate_time_distance

Calculates duration between two dates/times (countdowns, elapsed time)

city

City name (primary use case)

country

Country name or ISO code

date

Date to check in ISO format (default: today)

exclude_holidays

Also exclude public holidays (requires country/city)

from_date

Start date (ISO 8601 or "now")

get_holidays

Returns public holidays (and optionally school holidays) for a country

get_local_time

Returns the current local time, day of week, and timezone from the user's machine

get_utc

Returns accurate UTC time from an NTP time server

hebrew

Hebrew/Jewish calendar (returns both English and Hebrew, includes holidays)

hijri

Islamic/Hijri lunar calendar

include_school_holidays

Include school vacation periods

is_holiday

Checks if a specific date is a holiday in a given country or city

isodate

ISO 8601 week date (e.g., 2026-W03-6)

japanese

Japanese Era calendar (returns both English and Kanji)

persian

Persian/Jalali calendar (returns both English and Farsi)

timezone

IANA timezone or UTC offset

to_date

End date (ISO 8601 or "now")

unit

Output format

unix

Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01)

year

Year to get holidays for (default: current year)