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# @pinkpixel/datetime-mcp MCP Server ⏰

[![smithery badge](https://smithery.ai/badge/@pinkpixel-dev/datetime-mcp)](https://smithery.ai/server/@pinkpixel-dev/datetime-mcp)

A simple MCP server that provides LLMs with the current date and time context based on the server's system clock.

This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that demonstrates a basic tool implementation for the Model Context Protocol.

## Features ✨

### Tools
- **`get_current_datetime`**: Returns the current date and time of the server as an ISO 8601 formatted string (e.g., `2025-04-05T22:30:00.000Z`).
- Takes no input parameters.

## Installation 🚀

There are two ways to install and configure this MCP server:

### Installing via Smithery

To install datetime-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@pinkpixel-dev/datetime-mcp):

```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install @pinkpixel-dev/datetime-mcp --client claude
```

### 1. Installation from NPM (Recommended)

Install the package globally using npm:
```bash
npm install -g @pinkpixel/datetime-mcp
```

Then, add the following configuration to your MCP client's settings file.

```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"datetime": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pinkpixel/datetime-mcp"
],
"disabled": false,
"alwaysAllow": [
"get_current_datetime"
]
}
}
}
```
*(Restart your MCP client application after updating the settings)*

### 2. Local Development Setup

If you want to run the server directly from a cloned repository for development or testing:

1. Clone the repository:
```bash
# git clone https://github.com/pinkpixel/datetime-mcp.git
cd datetime-mcp
```
2. Install dependencies:
```bash
npm install
```
3. Build the server:
```bash
npm run build
```
4. Add the following configuration to your MCP client's settings file, **making sure to replace `/path/to/datetime-mcp` with the actual absolute path** to where you cloned the repository:

```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"datetime-local": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/datetime-mcp/build/index.js"],
"disabled": false,
"alwaysAllow": [
"get_current_datetime"
]
}

}
}
```
*(Restart your MCP client application after updating the settings)*

### Debugging 🐞

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector), which is available as a package script:

```bash
npm run inspector
```

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.

## License 📄

MIT License - Copyright (c) 2025 Pink Pixel