Time Node MCP vs Markdown Formatter

In-depth architectural comparison of the Time Node MCP and Markdown Formatter MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Time Node MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: timezone, format, sourceTimezone.

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Choose Markdown Formatter when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Convert Markdown to office, web, data, and markup formats, Batch-convert multiple documents and formats, Repair and lint Markdown syntax.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Time Node MCP davidan90 Developer Tools	Markdown Formatter Developer Tools
Summary	Timezone-aware date and time operations with support for IANA timezones, timezone conversion, and Daylight Saving Time handling.	MCP Server for Markdown conversion to HTML, PDF, DOCX, LaTeX, CSV, JSON, XML, XLSX, RTF, PNG
Category & Scope	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "davidan90-time-node-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "davidan90-time-node-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markdown-formatter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@xjtlumedia/markdown-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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