MCP Epochs

MCP tool that provides current Unix timestamp

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Client Config & Setup

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-epochs": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-epochs"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

mcp-epochs

mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-epochs

MCP tool that provides current Unix timestamp (epochs) to LLMs.

Install

Terminal

pip install mcp-epochs

Usage

bash

mcp-epochs

This runs the MCP server with STDIO transport. The server provides a get_unix_time tool.

MCP Configuration

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-epochs": {
      "command": "mcp-epochs"
    }
  }
}

Development

bash

git clone https://github.com/daedalus/mcp-epochs.git
cd mcp-epochs
pip install -e ".[test]"

# run tests
pytest

# format
ruff format src/ tests/

# lint
ruff check src/ tests/

# type check
mypy src/

API

`get_unix_time()`

Returns the current Unix timestamp as a dictionary with the following keys:

unix_time (int): Current Unix timestamp in seconds since epoch.
unix_time_ms (int): Current Unix timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
iso8601 (str): Current UTC time in ISO 8601 format (e.g., "2026-03-26T21:30:00Z").

`run_server()`

Starts the MCP server using STDIO transport for local desktop MCP clients.

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Frequently Asked Questions about MCP Epochs

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "mcp-epochs": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-epochs"] } }

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Documentation Overview

mcp-epochs

mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-epochs

MCP tool that provides current Unix timestamp (epochs) to LLMs.

Install

Terminal

pip install mcp-epochs

Usage

bash

mcp-epochs

This runs the MCP server with STDIO transport. The server provides a get_unix_time tool.

MCP Configuration

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-epochs": {
      "command": "mcp-epochs"
    }
  }
}

Development

bash

git clone https://github.com/daedalus/mcp-epochs.git
cd mcp-epochs
pip install -e ".[test]"

# run tests
pytest

# format
ruff format src/ tests/

# lint
ruff check src/ tests/

# type check
mypy src/

API

`get_unix_time()`

Returns the current Unix timestamp as a dictionary with the following keys:

unix_time (int): Current Unix timestamp in seconds since epoch.
unix_time_ms (int): Current Unix timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
iso8601 (str): Current UTC time in ISO 8601 format (e.g., "2026-03-26T21:30:00Z").

`run_server()`

Starts the MCP server using STDIO transport for local desktop MCP clients.