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Mcp Epochs

daedalus/mcp-epochs

Need to give your LLM a sense of time? This server exposes a single tool, get_unix_time, that returns the current Unix timestamp in seconds and milliseconds, plus an ISO 8601 formatted string. It's minimal by design: no parameters, no configuration, just a straightforward way to let Claude or other MCP clients know what time it is right now. Useful when you're building agents that need to timestamp events, calculate durations, or make time-based decisions without relying on the model's training cutoff date. The Python implementation uses stdio transport and installs via pip.

tool
1
transport
STDIO
last updated
Mar 27, 2026

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Public tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.

get_unix_timeReturns the current Unix timestamp as a dictionary with unix_time, unix_time_ms and iso8601 keys.

Returns the current Unix timestamp as a dictionary with unix_time, unix_time_ms and iso8601 keys.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

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mcp-epochs

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

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

PyPI Python Coverage Ruff

Install

pip install mcp-epochs

Usage

mcp-epochs

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

MCP Configuration

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

Development

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()


View the full README on GitHub

Details

Repository
github.com/daedalus/mcp-epochs
Package
mcp-epochs
Transport
STDIO
Registry
MCP registry, active

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