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
Live Test World Time Skill Skill →
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.
{
"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"
}
}
}https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcpPer-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.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
cityRequired | string | The city name for which you want to get the current time (e.g., New York) |
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.
{
"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": "19:33",
"time24": "19:33:04",
"time12": "07:33:04 PM",
"date": "2025-12-16",
"day": "Tuesday",
"month": "December",
"year": "2025",
"unix": "1765924384",
"dst": false,
"dst_start": "2025-12-16 19:33:04",
"dst_end": "2025-12-16 19:33:04",
"dst_name": "-03"
},
{
"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": "14:33",
"time24": "14:33:04",
"time12": "02:33:04 PM",
"date": "2025-12-16",
"day": "Tuesday",
"month": "December",
"year": "2025",
"unix": "1765924384",
"dst": false,
"dst_start": "2025-12-16 14:33:04",
"dst_end": "2025-12-16 14:33:04",
"dst_name": "PST"
}
]
}
}
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.
| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
search | string | San Francisco | The city name that was searched for |
foundCities | array[2] | Array of cities matching the search query | |
foundCities.0.city | string | San Francisco | City name as found in database |
foundCities.0.city_ascii | string | San Francisco | City name in ASCII format |
foundCities.0.country | string | Argentina | Full country name for the city |
foundCities.0.iso2 | string | AR | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code |
foundCities.0.iso3 | string | ARG | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code |
foundCities.0.province | string | Córdoba | Province or state name for the city |
foundCities.0.timezone | string | America/Argentina/Cordoba | IANA timezone identifier for the city |
foundCities.0.time | string | 19:33 | Current time in short format (HH:MM) |
foundCities.0.time24 | string | 19:33:04 | Current time in 24-hour format (HH:MM:SS) |
foundCities.0.time12 | string | 07:33:04 PM | Current time in 12-hour format with AM/PM |
foundCities.0.date | string | 2025-12-16 | Current date in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD) |
foundCities.0.dayPremium | string | Tuesday | Day of week name (e.g., Monday, Tuesday) |
foundCities.0.monthPremium | string | December | Month name (e.g., January, February) |
foundCities.0.yearPremium | string | 2025 | Current year as string |
foundCities.0.unixPremium | string | 1765924384 | Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch) |
foundCities.0.dstPremium | boolean | false | Whether daylight saving time is active |
foundCities.0.dst_startPremium | string | 2025-12-16 19:33:04 | DST start date and time (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) |
foundCities.0.dst_endPremium | string | 2025-12-16 19:33:04 | DST end date and time (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) |
foundCities.0.dst_namePremium | string | -03 | DST timezone abbreviation or offset |
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.
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
400 / 422 | The arguments did not validate. The message names the offending one. |
401 | The OAuth session is invalid or expired — reconnect the server. |
403 | Blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Never a bad identity. |
404 | This skill is not part of VerveKit. Check the catalog. |
429 | Out 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.
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