CurrentTimeUTC MCP Server

This site hosts a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing real-time UTC time and timezone conversions.

Server Information

• Name: CurrentTimeUTC MCP Server
• Version: 1.0.0
• Protocol: MCP 2024-11-05
• Transport: HTTP with JSON-RPC 2.0
• Base URL: https://a.currenttimeutc.com/mcp
• Server: Gunicorn + Flask (Python)

Transport & Protocol Support

• ✅ HTTP Transport: Standard HTTP POST requests
• ✅ JSON-RPC 2.0: Full compliance with JSON-RPC 2.0 specification
• ❌ SSE (Server-Sent Events): Not supported
• ❌ WebSocket: Not supported
• ❌ Streaming: Not supported (standard request/response only)

Available Tools

1. get_utc_time

• Description: Get current UTC time in ISO 8601 format
• Parameters: None
• Returns: Current UTC time with timestamp

2. convert_time

• Description: Convert time between different timezones
• Parameters:
  • from_tz (string, required): Source timezone (IANA identifier)
  • to_tz (string, required): Target timezone (IANA identifier)
  • time (string, required): Time to convert (ISO 8601 or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
• Returns: Converted time with timezone information

3. list_timezones

• Description: Get list of supported IANA timezone identifiers
• Parameters: None
• Returns: Array of supported timezone identifiers

Available Resources

1. timezone://list

• Name: Timezone List
• Description: Complete list of supported timezones
• MIME Type: application/json
• Content: Full timezone database with IANA identifiers

Server Capabilities

• Tools: ✅ Supported
• Resources: ✅ Supported
• Prompts: ❌ Not supported
• Logging: ✅ Supported
• Sampling: ❌ Not supported

Rate Limiting

• Rate Limit: 100 requests per minute per IP
• Window: 1 minute sliding window
• Headers: Standard rate limiting headers included

Health & Monitoring

• Health Check: /mcp/health
• Metrics: PostHog analytics integration
• Logging: Comprehensive request/response logging
• Status: Real-time health monitoring

Example Usage

Initialize Connection

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "initialize",
  "params": {
    "protocolVersion": "2024-11-05",
    "capabilities": {},
    "clientInfo": {
      "name": "claude-desktop",
      "version": "1.0.0"
    }
  }
}

Get Current UTC Time

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_utc_time",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}

Convert Time

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 3,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "convert_time",
    "arguments": {
      "from_tz": "America/New_York",
      "to_tz": "Europe/London",
      "time": "2024-01-15 14:30:00"
    }
  }
}

Technical Details

• Server: Gunicorn WSGI server
• Framework: Flask (Python)
• Database: In-memory timezone data
• Caching: No caching implemented
• Authentication: None required
• CORS: Enabled for all origins
• SSL/TLS: HTTPS only

Contact & Support

• Provider: CurrentTimeUTC
• Documentation: https://a.currenttimeutc.com/mcp/schema
• Health: https://a.currenttimeutc.com/mcp/health