get_current_time — Time MCP Tool Read-only
get_current_time
(get current time) is one of 2 tools on the
Time
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call get_current_time from your client
- Claude Code Time get_current_time run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Time get_current_time ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Time get_current_time ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Time get_current_time .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Time get_current_time ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Time get_current_time ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
Fastest route
claude mcp add time -- uvx mcp-server-timeOther tools on this server
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.