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Simple Timeserver MCP server

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Give your AI the correct time, timezones, countdowns, and public holiday info.

Flow diagram: you ask your AI “What time is it in Tokyo right now?”, the Simple Timeserver MCP server connects it to Time and holiday lookup, and you get back A plain answer in your chat.

This is a small helper that gives your AI a sense of time. Normally, your AI has no idea what time or day it is, which makes it awkward when you ask things like what's the date today. This server fixes that, and it can also look up holidays and count days between dates.

What is an MCP server? The 30-second version

On its own, your AI can only chat with you. It cannot look at a clock or check a calendar. An MCP server is a small helper program you connect to your AI, and it gives your AI one new skill. This one connects your AI to a time source and a holiday database, so it can tell you the real time and check dates for you when you ask.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something like what time is it in Tokyo, or how many days until December 31. Your AI passes the question to this helper. The helper checks the time from a time server on the internet (or your own computer's clock for local time) and looks up holidays from public holiday databases. Then it sends the answer back, and your AI tells it to you in plain words in the chat.

Flow diagram: you ask your AI “What time is it in Tokyo right now?”, the Simple Timeserver MCP server connects it to Time and holiday lookup, and you get back A plain answer in your chat. Click to zoom

What you can do with it

  • Ask what time it is right now, anywhere in the world
  • Count the days between two dates, like a countdown to a deadline
  • Check whether a specific date is a public holiday in a country
  • List all public holidays for a country in a given year
  • See school holiday periods for a region or city
  • Convert the current time into other calendars like Japanese or Hebrew
  • Count only business days between two dates, skipping weekends and holidays

Try asking your AI

  • “What time is it in Warsaw right now?”
  • “How many days until December 31?”
  • “Is January 1st a public holiday in Germany?”
  • “List the public holidays in Japan for 2026”

What it gives back to you

You get a short, plain answer in the chat. For time questions, it tells you the time, the day of the week, and the timezone. For holiday questions, it gives you a list or a simple yes or no. For countdowns, it gives you a number, like 42 days or 6 weeks.

Before you start

What you need

  • The Claude desktop app or another tool that supports MCP
  • Python installed on your computer (for the manual install)
  • An internet connection for accurate time and holiday lookups

Install it with your AI

Add Simple Timeserver MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed

You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.

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Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check Simple Timeserver MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,066 MCP servers here for you.

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Who it's for

Anyone who works across timezones, plans around holidays, or just wants their AI to know what day it is.