Overview
What is MCP DateTime Server 🕒?
MCP DateTime Server is a specialized tool that provides datetime functionality within the Cursor IDE environment. It enables accurate timestamp generation and datetime operations for maintaining changelogs, documentation versioning, and other time-sensitive tasks.
How to use MCP DateTime Server 🕒?
Install Python 3.x, Poetry, and Cursor IDE. Clone the repository, run poetry install, then add the provided configuration to ~/.cursor/mcp.json. After setup, you can insert timestamps into changelogs, documentation, or other text using the server's datetime retrieval.
Key features of MCP DateTime Server 🕒
- Current datetime retrieval in ISO 8601 format
- Integration with Cursor IDE
- Useful for automated changelog generation
- Timestamp generation for documentation
- Version control support
Use cases of MCP DateTime Server 🕒
- Automatically inserting timestamps into changelogs
- Tracking when documentation was last updated
- Adding timestamps to commit messages
- Generating precise timestamps for application logs
- Maintaining audit trails of system modifications
FAQ from MCP DateTime Server 🕒
What IDE does MCP DateTime Server 🕒 integrate with?
It integrates specifically with Cursor IDE.
What format does MCP DateTime Server 🕒 return timestamps in?
It returns timestamps in ISO 8601 format.
What are the prerequisites to run MCP DateTime Server 🕒?
You need Python 3.x, Poetry for dependency management, and Cursor IDE.
How do I configure MCP DateTime Server 🕒 in Cursor?
Add the server definition to your ~/.cursor/mcp.json file with the command poetry run python /path/to/your/mcp-server/mcp_server/mcp-datetime.py.
