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"Passage of Time" Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server ๐Ÿ•

An MCP server that gives language models temporal awareness and time calculation abilities. Teaching LLMs the significance of the passage of time through collaborative tool development.

๐Ÿ“– The Story

This project emerged from a philosophical question: "Can AI perceive the passage of time?" What started as an exploration of machine consciousness became a practical solution to a real problem - LLMs can't reliably calculate time differences.

Instead of publishing a paper about how "silly" these models are at mental math, we decided to do what we've done for ourselves: equip them with a calculator for time.

Through human-LLM collaboration, we discovered that with proper temporal tools, models can uncover surprising insights about conversation patterns, work rhythms, and the human experience of time.

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Prerequisites

Python 3.12+

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