Time (Reference) vs TimeBase
Time (Reference) is an MCP server published by modelcontextprotocol. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). TimeBase is an MCP server published by epam. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Time (Reference) |  TimeBase |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9c46a918633f Forks (GitHub): 11 780 Pulls (Docker Hub): 1 004 327 Stars (Docker Hub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 91 180 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.6 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.7 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Time (Reference) | TimeBase |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 91 180 (better) | 8 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 1 004 327 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 780 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/time) | On your machine (timebase-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 15, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 8 |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers | github.com/epam/timebase-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Time (Reference)
Time and timezone conversion capabilities.
TimeBase
Explore and query TimeBase streams, schemas, QQL, symbols, and server status via MCP.
How to run each
Time (Reference) As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio time -- docker run -i --rm mcp/timeTimeBase As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "TIMEBASE_PASSWORD=<YOUR_TIMEBASE_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio timebase-mcp -- uvx --from "timebase-mcp[all]" timebase-mcpRequires: TIMEBASE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), TIMEBASE_PASSWORD (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of TimeBase publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Time (Reference) publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Time (Reference) · What it can do: TimeBase · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.