Meeting Time Converter Skill

Overview

The API treats `time` as a wall-clock time in `fromTimezone` on `date`. It first reads the date and time as if they were UTC, then looks up the UTC offset of each zone for that moment using the runtime's IANA timezone data. Subtracting the source offset gives the real instant, which is then formatted in `toTimezone` as `convertedTime` in 24-hour `HH:MM:SS` form.

`date` is optional and defaults to today's date in UTC. It matters because offsets follow daylight saving rules: on a summer date `America/New_York` reports `-04:00` and on a winter date `-05:00`. `fromOffset` and `toOffset` are those offsets as `+HH:MM` or `-HH:MM`, and `timeDifference` is the target offset minus the source offset in hours, so it can be fractional for zones such as `Asia/Kolkata` (+5.5) and negative when the target is behind.

`convertedTime` carries no date, so a conversion that crosses midnight does not say whether the result falls on the previous or next day; compare `timeDifference` with the input time to work that out. Each timezone is validated on its own, and a name the runtime does not recognise returns a 400 that says which parameter was wrong. A date and time that do not form a valid moment also return a 400. Offsets are looked up at the input reading as UTC, so within a few hours of a daylight saving change the result can be off by an hour.

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The tool

Once your client is connected to the VerveKit server, this appears in its tool list as MeetingTimeConverterSkill. It is read-only and open-world — it fetches and never mutates anything on your side — so most clients call it without asking you to confirm.

{
  "name": "MeetingTimeConverterSkill",
  "arguments": {
    "time": "14:30",
    "fromTimezone": "America/New_York",
    "toTimezone": "Europe/London"
  }
}

You do not name the tool yourself; the model picks it. Asking about 14:30 in the terms this skill covers is enough for it to reach for MeetingTimeConverterSkill on its own — naming it explicitly also works, and is the way to force the call.

Connecting

One server URL covers every skill in the catalog, including this one. Authorization is OAuth: the client opens a browser once, and there is no key to paste into a config file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vervekit": {
      "url": "https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp

Per-client setup — Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT — is on the MCP setup page.

Arguments

These are the properties on the tool's inputSchema, so a well-behaved client validates them before the call is made. Premium arguments are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

What the model gets back

The result carries a structuredContent object matching the tool's declared outputSchema, so a client reads fields without parsing prose. status is "ok" and error is null on success; a null field means the value was not available for that input, not that the call failed.

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{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "originalTime": "14:30",
    "convertedTime": "19:30:00",
    "date": "2026-09-18",
    "fromTimezone": "America/New_York",
    "toTimezone": "Europe/London",
    "timeDifference": 5,
    "fromOffset": "-04:00",
    "toOffset": "+01:00"
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Failure modes

Errors come back as tool errors carrying a sentence the model can act on, not a bare status code. Error handling covers the full list.

A call costs 1 credit each time the tool actually runs; a model that reasons about the tool without calling it costs nothing.

Use cases

Global Scheduling

Schedule international meetings by converting times across timezones

Calendar Apps

Display meeting times in user's local timezone automatically

Conference Planning

Coordinate multi-timezone events and conference calls

Travel Planning

Convert appointment times when traveling across timezones

Other ways to use Meeting Time Converter Skill

Set up Meeting Time Converter Skill on VerveKit, or reach the same source a different way. Your VerveKit account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

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