How to Use the TimezoneDB MCP in Claude Code

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Audit Timezones in the Terminal

Your terminal agent executes `get_time_by_zone` to fetch exact offsets for target deployment regions before kicking off a database migration. It reads the current local time to ensure it avoids running heavy scripts during peak business hours. It then runs `get_dst_status` to verify if a sudden daylight saving shift will break your scheduled cron jobs. Claude Code handles this entirely in the background, piping the boolean result directly into your shell script logic via the MCP server.

Map Server Logs to Local Time

When parsing access logs with IP geolocations, the agent uses `get_time_by_location` to convert raw server coordinates into the user's actual wall-clock time. This lets you reconstruct a timeline of events based on when actions happened locally. You don't need to leave the command line to check a timezone map. The agent fetches the data headless, formats it, and outputs a clean text summary directly to stdout.

Verify TimezoneDB MCP Connectivity

Automated pipelines require reliable dependencies, so your script fires `check_api_status` to ensure the upstream clock service is alive. If the endpoint returns an error, the agent can gracefully fail the CI/CD run. For infrastructure provisioning, it calls `list_timezones` to generate valid configuration files for new server instances. It filters the output by country and writes the exact region strings into your Terraform definitions.

Setup guide

Set up TimezoneDB MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see timezonedb-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest TimezoneDB transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available TimezoneDB tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http timezonedb-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the TimezoneDB MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "timezonedb-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about TimezoneDB MCP in Claude Code

Run the add command with your transport method and URL. Ensure all flags like scope and header are placed before the server name in the terminal.

You can execute these tools inside GitHub Actions or Docker containers. The agent runs without a GUI and handles the queries asynchronously.

It converts the UTC timestamps from your servers into the specific local times of your user base. This makes correlating error spikes with regional traffic surges much faster.

The CLI client supports multiple transport layers natively. You specify your preferred connection type when initializing the server command.

The connection only passes geographic coordinates and timezone identifiers over the wire. Your bash history, environment variables, and local system files are never exposed to the external endpoint.

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