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Epoch Calculator

REMOTE · EPOCHCALC.COM · SCANNED SEP 24

Unix timestamps, DST-aware time zone conversion, durations, cron schedules, and holiday countdowns

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+3 this week 78 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Endpoint Security74
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability77
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1052 tokens (~131/item across 8 items; 8 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management60
  • Stability observed for 18 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 8 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 9 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities60
  • Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
Install

How do I install the Epoch Calculator MCP server?

Epoch Calculator is a hosted endpoint at https://epochcalc.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

remote · epochcalc.com

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http com-epochcalc-epochcalc 'https://epochcalc.com/mcp'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-epochcalc-epochcalc": {
      "url": "https://epochcalc.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-epochcalc-epochcalc": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://epochcalc.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.com-epochcalc-epochcalc]
url = "https://epochcalc.com/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-epochcalc-epochcalc": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://epochcalc.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add com-epochcalc-epochcalc --url 'https://epochcalc.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-epochcalc-epochcalc:
    url: "https://epochcalc.com/mcp"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-epochcalc-epochcalc": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://epochcalc.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add com-epochcalc-epochcalc -t streamable-http -u 'https://epochcalc.com/mcp'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-epochcalc-epochcalc": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://epochcalc.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 23 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 21 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 50. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 15 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 19 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 40 to 43. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 12 days of observed history at the previous scan, 13 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 17 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 14 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 12 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 10 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 8 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 24 Sept 2026 · Probed https://epochcalc.com/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=epochcalc.com CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 31 Jul 2026 30 Oct 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA256 50711b32268f2ab1389c18c59d22e38
SANs: epochcalc.com, www.epochcalc.com, *.www.epochcalc.com
CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US 13 Dec 2023 20 Feb 2029 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA384 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3
CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE 15 Nov 2023 28 Jan 2028 ECDSA 384 SHA256-RSA 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b

Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →

DNSSEC insecure

Validation of epochcalc.com. — Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
com. present 19718 13 Verified
epochcalc.com. absent Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation
Authentication No authorisation required

The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.

Result No authorisation required
HTTP status 200

Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://epochcalc.com/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://epochcalc.com/mcp HTTPS enforced 301 https://epochcalc.com/mcp
MCP tools · 8 exposed · ~994 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
convert_timestamp ~125

Convert a Unix timestamp (seconds or milliseconds; auto-detected unless unit is given) to a human-readable date in a time zone, with ISO 8601, RFC 2822, UTC offset, DST flag, weekday, and a relative phrase like "3 days ago".

NameTypeReqDescription
timestampnumberyesUnix timestamp. Values >= 1e11 are treated as milliseconds unless unit is set.
timezonestring–IANA time zone, e.g. "America/New_York". Defaults to UTC.
unitstring–Interpretation of timestamp. Default auto.
NameTypeReqDescription
abbreviationstringyesZone abbreviation at that instant, e.g. "BST".
epoch_millisintegeryesUnix time in milliseconds.
epoch_secondsintegeryesUnix time in seconds.
humanstringyesReadable sentence with weekday, date, time and zone.
is_dstbooleanyesWhether daylight-saving time is in effect.
isostringyesISO 8601 with the zone offset.
offsetstringyesUTC offset, e.g. "+09:00".
offset_minutesintegeryesUTC offset in minutes.
relativestringyesRelative phrase such as "3 days ago".
rfc2822stringyesRFC 2822 date string.
timezonestringyesIANA zone name.
utc_isostringyesISO 8601 in UTC (Z).
weekdaystringyesFull weekday name in English.

No examples provided.

convert_timezone ~134

Convert a wall-clock date/time from one IANA time zone to another, correctly across daylight-saving transitions. Returns both sides with offsets, the hour difference at that instant, and whether either zone is on DST.

NameTypeReqDescription
datetimestringyesISO 8601 date/time, e.g. "2026-09-06T09:30". If it has no offset it is read as wall time in from_timezone.
from_timezonestringyesSource IANA zone, e.g. "Asia/Tokyo".
to_timezonestringyesTarget IANA zone, e.g. "Europe/London".
NameTypeReqDescription
difference_hoursnumberyestarget offset minus source offset, in hours.
same_instant_utcstringyesThe shared instant as ISO 8601 UTC.
sourceobjectyesOne instant described in one IANA time zone.
targetobjectyesOne instant described in one IANA time zone.

No examples provided.

cron_next_runs ~140

Explain a 5- or 6-field cron expression in plain English and list its next run times in a time zone (as ISO 8601 and Unix timestamps). Use to answer "when does this cron job run next?" or to validate an expression.

NameTypeReqDescription
countinteger–How many upcoming runs to return. Default 5.
expressionstringyesCron expression, e.g. "0 9 * * 1-5".
fromstring–Start evaluating after this date/time (ISO 8601). Defaults to now.
timezonestring–Zone the schedule is evaluated in. Defaults to UTC.
NameTypeReqDescription
descriptionstringyesPlain-English reading of the expression.
expressionstringyes–
next_runsarrayyes–
timezonestringyes–

No examples provided.

date_duration ~139

The exact duration between two dates or date-times: calendar years/months/days, plus total days, hours, minutes and seconds, and the number of weekdays (Mon-Fri). Handles leap years and DST via the IANA database.

NameTypeReqDescription
endstringyesEnd date/time (ISO 8601 or Unix timestamp).
include_endboolean–Count the end date as a full day (adds one day). Default false.
startstringyesStart date/time (ISO 8601 or Unix timestamp).
timezonestring–IANA time zone, e.g. "America/New_York". Defaults to UTC.
NameTypeReqDescription
daysintegeryes–
directionstringyes–
endobjectyesOne instant described in one IANA time zone.
hoursintegeryes–
humanstringyesCalendar duration in words, e.g. "1 year, 2 months, 3 days".
minutesintegeryes–
monthsintegeryes–
secondsintegeryes–
startobjectyesOne instant described in one IANA time zone.
total_daysintegeryes–
total_hoursintegeryes–
total_minutesintegeryes–
total_secondsintegeryes–
weekdaysintegeryesMonday to Friday days in the span.
weekend_daysintegeryes–
yearsintegeryes–

No examples provided.

days_until ~139

Countdown to a holiday or to a date: days, hours and minutes remaining, and the next occurrence date. Pass an event slug (e.g. "christmas", "thanksgiving", "easter", "super-bowl") or a date (YYYY-MM-DD). Call with no arguments to list the known events.

NameTypeReqDescription
datestring–A target date (YYYY-MM-DD) or date-time (ISO 8601) instead of an event.
eventstring–Event slug from the known list, e.g. "christmas".
timezonestring–Zone whose midnight starts the target day. Defaults to UTC.
NameTypeReqDescription
daysinteger––
eventsarray–Known events (only when called with no arguments).
hoursinteger––
humanstring–e.g. "in 12 days, 5 hours".
is_pastboolean––
minutesinteger––
namestring––
targetobject–One instant described in one IANA time zone.
total_secondsinteger––

No examples provided.

epoch_math ~137

Add to or subtract from a Unix timestamp in calendar-aware units (years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds) in a time zone, e.g. "now + 30 days" or "1748736543 - 3 months". Returns the resulting timestamp in every format.

NameTypeReqDescription
addobject–Units to add.
subtractobject–Units to subtract.
timestampnumber–Base Unix timestamp (seconds or milliseconds, auto-detected). Omit for now.
timezonestring–Zone in which calendar units (months, days across DST) are applied. Defaults to UTC.
NameTypeReqDescription
baseobjectyesOne instant described in one IANA time zone.
delta_secondsintegeryesresult minus base, in seconds.
resultobjectyesOne instant described in one IANA time zone.

No examples provided.

parse_datetime ~102

Parse a date/time string (ISO 8601, RFC 2822, HTTP date, SQL "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss", or a Unix timestamp) into a Unix timestamp and a normalized description. Strings without an offset are interpreted in the given time zone.

NameTypeReqDescription
inputstringyesThe date/time text to parse.
timezonestring–Zone to assume when the input carries no offset, and to report the result in. Defaults to UTC.
NameTypeReqDescription
abbreviationstringyesZone abbreviation at that instant, e.g. "BST".
epoch_millisintegeryesUnix time in milliseconds.
epoch_secondsintegeryesUnix time in seconds.
humanstringyesReadable sentence with weekday, date, time and zone.
inputstringyesThe text that was parsed.
is_dstbooleanyesWhether daylight-saving time is in effect.
isostringyesISO 8601 with the zone offset.
offsetstringyesUTC offset, e.g. "+09:00".
offset_minutesintegeryesUTC offset in minutes.
rfc2822stringyesRFC 2822 date string.
timezonestringyesIANA zone name.
utc_isostringyesISO 8601 in UTC (Z).
weekdaystringyesFull weekday name in English.

No examples provided.

time_now ~78

The current time: Unix epoch in seconds and milliseconds, ISO 8601, and the local wall-clock time in a given IANA time zone with its current UTC offset and DST status. Use this before any relative date reasoning.

NameTypeReqDescription
timezonestring–IANA time zone, e.g. "America/New_York". Defaults to UTC.
NameTypeReqDescription
abbreviationstringyesZone abbreviation at that instant, e.g. "BST".
epoch_millisintegeryesUnix time in milliseconds.
epoch_secondsintegeryesUnix time in seconds.
humanstringyesReadable sentence with weekday, date, time and zone.
is_dstbooleanyesWhether daylight-saving time is in effect.
isostringyesISO 8601 with the zone offset.
offsetstringyesUTC offset, e.g. "+09:00".
offset_minutesintegeryesUTC offset in minutes.
rfc2822stringyesRFC 2822 date string.
timezonestringyesIANA zone name.
utc_isostringyesISO 8601 in UTC (Z).
weekdaystringyesFull weekday name in English.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the Epoch Calculator MCP server?

Epoch Calculator is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.epochcalc/epochcalc. Unix timestamps, DST-aware time zone conversion, durations, cron schedules, and holiday countdowns. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://epochcalc.com/mcp).

Is the Epoch Calculator MCP server safe to use?

Epoch Calculator scores 78 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the Epoch Calculator MCP server expose?

Epoch Calculator exposes 8 tools: time_now, convert_timestamp, parse_datetime, convert_timezone, date_duration, and 3 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 994 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the Epoch Calculator MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Epoch Calculator without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

Is the Epoch Calculator MCP server still maintained?

Epoch Calculator is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 24 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.