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World Time Skill

Get current time

OperationalCredits 2 per callp50 166msData Lookup

Overview

A world clock and time zone API. World Time works by using the timezone database to determine the current time in any city. Based on the current time, it returns the current time, date, and more for any given city in the world

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The tool

Once your client is connected to the VerveKit server, this appears in its tool list as WorldTimeSkill. 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.

Tool call
{
  "name": "WorldTimeSkill",
  "arguments": {
    "city": "San Francisco"
  }
}

You do not name the tool yourself; the model picks it. Asking about San Francisco in the terms this skill covers is enough for it to reach for WorldTimeSkill 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"
    }
  }
}

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.

ArgumentTypeDescription
cityRequiredstringThe city name for which you want to get the current time (e.g., New York). Add a state, province or country after a comma to narrow it (e.g., Portland, Maine or London, UK). Matches are ordered with the best-known city first

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.

Result
{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "search": "San Francisco",
    "foundCities": [
      {
        "city": "San Francisco",
        "city_ascii": "San Francisco",
        "country": "Argentina",
        "iso2": "AR",
        "iso3": "ARG",
        "province": "Córdoba",
        "timezone": "America/Argentina/Cordoba",
        "time": "17:51",
        "time24": "17:51:13",
        "time12": "05:51:13 PM",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "day": "Monday",
        "month": "October",
        "year": "2026",
        "unix": "1793047873",
        "dst": false,
        "dst_start": null,
        "dst_end": null,
        "dst_name": "-03",
        "utc_offset": "-03:00",
        "datetime": "2026-10-26T17:51:13-03:00",
        "utc_datetime": "2026-10-26T20:51:13Z",
        "day_of_year": 299,
        "week_number": 44
      },
      {
        "city": "San Francisco",
        "city_ascii": "San Francisco",
        "country": "United States of America",
        "iso2": "US",
        "iso3": "USA",
        "province": "California",
        "state_ansi": "CA",
        "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
        "time": "13:51",
        "time24": "13:51:13",
        "time12": "01:51:13 PM",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "day": "Monday",
        "month": "October",
        "year": "2026",
        "unix": "1793047873",
        "dst": true,
        "dst_start": "2026-03-08 03:00:00",
        "dst_end": "2026-11-01 01:00:00",
        "dst_name": "PDT",
        "utc_offset": "-07:00",
        "datetime": "2026-10-26T13:51:13-07:00",
        "utc_datetime": "2026-10-26T20:51:13Z",
        "day_of_year": 299,
        "week_number": 44
      }
    ]
  }
}

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.

FieldTypeExampleDescription
searchstringSan FranciscoThe city name that was searched for, or lat,lon for a coordinates lookup
foundCitiesarray[2]The location looked up; always one entry for a coordinates lookup
foundCities.0.citystringSan FranciscoCity name as found in database of the nearest known city in the same timezone within 300 km; null when there is none
foundCities.0.city_asciistringSan FranciscoCity name in ASCII format of the nearest known city in the same timezone within 300 km; null when there is none
foundCities.0.countrystringArgentinaFull country name of the nearest known city in the same timezone within 300 km; null when there is none
foundCities.0.iso2stringARISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the nearest known city in the same timezone within 300 km; null when there is none
foundCities.0.iso3stringARGISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code of the nearest known city in the same timezone within 300 km; null when there is none
foundCities.0.provincestringCórdobaProvince or state name of the nearest known city in the same timezone within 300 km; null when there is none
foundCities.0.timezonestringAmerica/Argentina/CordobaIANA timezone identifier at the coordinates (Etc/GMT offsets over open ocean)
foundCities.0.timestring17:51Current time in short format (HH:MM)
foundCities.0.time24string17:51:13Current time in 24-hour format (HH:MM:SS)
foundCities.0.time12string05:51:13 PMCurrent time in 12-hour format with AM/PM
foundCities.0.datestring2026-10-26Current date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)
foundCities.0.dayPremiumstringMondayDay of week name (e.g., Monday, Tuesday)
foundCities.0.monthPremiumstringOctoberMonth name (e.g., January, February)
foundCities.0.yearPremiumstring2026Current year as string
foundCities.0.unixPremiumstring1793047873Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch)
foundCities.0.dstPremiumbooleanfalseWhether daylight saving time is active
foundCities.0.dst_startPremiumobjectnullDST start date and time (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
foundCities.0.dst_endPremiumobjectnullDST end date and time (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
foundCities.0.dst_namePremiumstring-03DST timezone abbreviation or offset
foundCities.0.utc_offsetstring-03:00Current offset from UTC as +HH:MM or -HH:MM, including any daylight saving shift
foundCities.0.datetimestring2026-10-26T17:51:13-03:00Current local date and time in ISO 8601 with the UTC offset (e.g., 2026-10-26T13:50:42-07:00)
foundCities.0.utc_datetimePremiumstring2026-10-26T20:51:13ZThe same instant in UTC, ISO 8601 (e.g., 2026-10-26T20:50:42Z)
foundCities.0.day_of_yearPremiumnumber299Local day of the year, 1 to 366
foundCities.0.week_numberPremiumnumber44ISO 8601 week number of the local date

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.

StatusWhat it means
400 / 422The arguments did not validate. The message names the offending one.
401The OAuth session is invalid or expired — reconnect the server.
403Blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Never a bad identity.
404This skill is not part of VerveKit. Check the catalog.
429Out of credits, or a brief rate limit. The message tells them apart.

A call costs 2 credits each time the tool actually runs; a model that reasons about the tool without calling it costs nothing.

Use cases

Time Conversion
Convert time between different time zones by using the World Time API. Get the current time in any city and convert it to another time zone
Time Synchronization
Synchronize time across different devices and systems by using the World Time API. Get the current time in any city and use it to set the time on your devices
Scheduling Software
Integrate the World Time API into scheduling software to display the current time in different cities. Use the API to show the current time in various time zones
Travel Planning
Plan travel itineraries by using the World Time API to determine the current time in different cities. Use the API to schedule flights, meetings, and events across different time zones

Other ways to use World Time Skill

Set up World Time 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.

Call it as a REST APIOne HTTPS endpoint and an x-api-key header, with SDKs for Node, Python and .NET.APIVerve →Reference →
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