Using Tools

List tools

mcp time tools

Tools (2):

  convert-time      Convert time between timezones.
  get-current-time  Get current time in a specific timezone.

Inspect:  mcp tools time <tool>
Invoke:   mcp time <tool> [args...]

Inspect a tool

mcp time tools get-current-time

NAME
  get-current-time - Get current time in a specific timezone

USAGE
  time get-current-time --timezone <string>

ARGS
  --timezone string  Required. IANA timezone name (e.g., 'America/New_York').

Every tool gets auto-generated usage, flags, and descriptions — straight from the MCP schema.

Call a tool

mcp time get-current-time --timezone 'America/New_York'

Positional arguments

Required scalar arguments can be passed positionally:

mcp time get-current-time 'America/New_York'

See the full Arguments guide for arrays, booleans, JSON input, and more.

One-off use (no registration)

You don’t have to register a server to use it:

mcp tools --command 'uvx mcp-server-time'
mcp tool --command 'uvx mcp-server-time' get-current-time 'America/New_York'
mcp tool --url https://api.example.com/mcp search --query test

Tip: One-off mode is great for trying servers before committing to mcp add.