MCP Time Php

An MCP time server implemented in PHP, providing cross - time - zone time query and conversion functions, and supporting LLMs to obtain time information through IANA time zone names.

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update time : 2025-04-29

What is Time MCP Server?

Time MCP Server is an intelligent time service specifically designed for AI assistants. It allows AI to accurately obtain the current time in any time zone around the world and perform precise time conversion between time zones. It uses the standard IANA time zone database to ensure the accuracy of time calculations.

How to use Time MCP Server?

Simply configure the server address in supported AI platforms (such as Claude or Zed), and the AI can automatically call the time query and conversion functions. Users can ask questions in natural language, and the AI will use this service to obtain accurate time information.

Applicable scenarios

Suitable for various scenarios that require accurate time information, such as international conference arrangements, cross - time - zone collaboration, and travel plan formulation. It is especially suitable for integration into AI assistants to provide intelligent time services.

Main features

Global time zone time querySupports querying the current time in all IANA standard time zones around the world, including whether daylight saving time is in effect

Precise time zone conversionCan perform time conversion between any two time zones and automatically handle daylight saving time differences

Automatic time zone detectionAutomatically detects the time zone where the server is located, and the default time zone can also be manually specified

Advantages and limitations

Advantages

Uses the standard IANA time zone database, ensuring accurate and reliable time calculations

Light - weight PHP implementation, easy to deploy

Seamlessly integrates with mainstream AI platforms

Automatically handles complex time rules such as daylight saving time

Limitations

Requires a PHP runtime environment

Only supports IANA standard time zone names, not abbreviations

Time conversion only supports the 24 - hour clock

How to use

Install the server

Clone the repository and install PHP dependencies

Configure the AI client

Add the MCP server configuration in the settings of AI platforms such as Claude or Zed

Start using

Ask time - related questions to the AI in natural language

Usage examples

Query the current timeQuery the current time in Warsaw

Time zone conversionConvert New York time to Tokyo time

Frequently Asked Questions

How to know the supported time zone names?

Why is the time conversion result inaccurate?

How to modify the default time zone?

Related resources

IANA Time Zone Database

Official time zone database

GitHub Repository

Project source code

Model Context Protocol

Official documentation of the MCP protocol

🚀 Time MCP Server Implemented in PHP

This MCP (Model Context Protocol Server) implemented in PHP offers time retrieval and time zone conversion capabilities. The server enables LLMs to obtain current time information using IANA time zone names, perform time zone conversions, and automatically detect the system time zone.

🚀 Quick Start

📦 Installation

To install this project, run the following command:

composer install

⚙️ Configuration

MCP Server Configuration

Edit the php.ini file or create a new configuration file and add the following content:

[mcp_server]
server_class = StdioServer
server_port = 12345

Environment Variable Configuration

Set the following environment variables to customize the behavior:

MCP_SERVER_ADDRESS: Specify the address to which the server binds, defaulting to localhost.
MCP_SERVER_PORT: Specify the port on which the server listens, defaulting to 12345.

💻 Usage Examples

Get the Current Time (Using the System Time Zone)

echo "time now" | mcp-cli

Get the Time in a Specific Time Zone

echo "time now in japan" | mcp-cli

Time Conversion

echo "what is 2pm in japan in us eastern time?" | mcp-cli

🔧 Development

Project Structure

The project's file structure is as follows:

src/
├── TimeService.php    # Time service implementation class
├── TimeUtils.php      # Time utility class
├── StdioServer.php    # MCP server implementation class
└── Service/           # Service-related code
    └── TimeService.php  # Time service interface

tests/
├── ServerTest.php     # Server unit tests
└── TimeServerTest.php # Time service integration tests

Testing

Run the following command to execute the tests:

composer test

📄 License

This project is released under the MIT License.

MIT License

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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