Best utilities MCP server for Claude Desktop, tested

Dated results

• Time (reference) passed in Claude Desktop on 2026-10-19 (Claude Desktop 2.37337.1 (Linux beta), mcp-server-time 2026.10.19 (pinned in the command we ran), connected in 0.7s). Full result
• Time MCP (yokingma) passed in Claude Desktop on 2026-10-19 (Claude Desktop 2.37337.1 (Linux beta), package version not recorded, connected in 1.3s). Full result
• MCP Time (TheoBrigitte) passed in Claude Desktop on 2026-10-18 (Claude Desktop 2.37337.1 (Linux beta), package version not recorded, connected in 0.2s). Full result
• Viajante passed in Claude Desktop on 2026-10-19 (Claude Desktop 2.37337.1 (Linux beta, Electron 44.7.0), @viajante/mcp 1.5.1, connected in 5.1s). Full result
• Desktop Commander passed in Claude Desktop on 2026-10-19 (Claude Desktop 2.37337.1 (Linux beta, Electron 44.7.0), @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander 0.3.0, connected in 21s). Full result

Why Time (reference) is the candidate

Time (reference) passed every step in Claude Desktop. It is the group’s site-wide candidate (judged 2026-10-21): Returned the current UTC time in both Claude Code and Cursor in 2 calls in total, from a local server with no network or key. Time MCP (yokingma) and MCP Time (TheoBrigitte) also passed both with 2 calls each, and Viajante passed its airport lookup with 2 calls, so this is a tie; Time gets the nod for the smallest tool list (2, vs 5 for MCP Time and 6 for Time MCP). On Oct 19 Time 2026.10.19 (new release) was retested and passed again in Claude Code and Cursor. Confirmed Oct 21, 2026: a second run in Claude Code and Cursor on mcp-server-time 2026.10.19 passed again.

Provisional: based on one dated run per app (no repeat runs yet), so treat it as a candidate, not a final pick. How we test.

What failed or is partial in Claude Desktop

None of these servers failed in Claude Desktop.

Install in Claude Desktop

The exact snippet we tested is on the Time (reference) page (pick the Claude Desktop tab). Not connecting? Claude Desktop MCP troubleshooting.

Not tested in Claude Desktop yet

Stripe MCP, yutu, Mapbox MCP, Bitwarden MCP Server, MiniMax MCP, Docker MCP Gateway, Burp Suite MCP, Sentry MCP, Resend MCP, PhotoCraft, SolidCraft, spotatui (MCP DJ), Aseprite AI Artist, blokkily, Headroom, Blender MCP, Pascal Editor, Unity MCP, Concat, DaVinci Resolve MCP, FFmpeg Skill (local video editor), Koppar, ROS MCP Server, Local Commander, Menlo Customer Insurance MCP, Tanatasa SG Beauty Shopping MCP, MailVeri MCP, SpicyAPI MCP, Bossanova, Domain Search King, ImageSVG, Anki MCP Server, Spotify MCP Server, Nano Banana MCP Server, Audio Studio MCP, Earshot, Isocast. Listed from their source; no result in Claude Desktop yet.

Questions

What is the best utilities MCP server for Claude Desktop?

In ToolPassed's hands-on tests in Claude Desktop, Time (reference) is our provisional candidate for utilities: it passed install, connect, tools and an agent task on 2026-10-19. We ran 5 utilities MCP servers in Claude Desktop; 5 passed every step.

Does Time (reference) work with Claude Desktop?

Time (reference) passed in Claude Desktop on 2026-10-19 (Claude Desktop 2.37337.1 (Linux beta), mcp-server-time 2026.10.19 (pinned in the command we ran), connected in 0.7s).