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Get Time by ghosttypes — Agent Skill

Name: Get Time
Author: ghosttypes

Get Time

Get the current local time in various formats. Use when the user asks for the current time, what time it is, the date, or needs timestamp information. Works across claude.ai web, Claude Desktop, and Claude Code environments.

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Get Time

This skill provides the current local time with automatic timezone detection or manual timezone specification.

Usage

Automatic Timezone Detection

The script attempts to auto-detect the user's timezone using IP geolocation:

python3 scripts/get_time.py [format]

Manual Timezone Specification

For more accurate results, especially in containerized environments, specify the timezone explicitly:

python3 scripts/get_time.py [format] [timezone]

Important: When you know the user's timezone from context or memory, always pass it explicitly for accuracy.

Available Formats

full (default): Full datetime with day name and timezone (e.g., "Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 05:09:44 PM EST")
time: Just the time in 12-hour format (e.g., "05:09:44 PM")
date: Just the date (e.g., "2025-12-14")
datetime: Date and time with timezone (e.g., "2025-12-14 05:09:44 PM EST")
iso: ISO 8601 format (e.g., "2025-12-14T17:09:44-05:00")
unix: Unix timestamp (e.g., "1734220184")

Common Timezones

US Eastern: America/New_York
US Pacific: America/Los_Angeles
US Central: America/Chicago
US Mountain: America/Denver
UK: Europe/London
Central Europe: Europe/Paris
Japan: Asia/Tokyo
Australia Eastern: Australia/Sydney

See IANA timezone database for full list.

Examples

# Auto-detect timezone (may be less accurate in containers)
python3 scripts/get_time.py

# Get time in US Eastern timezone
python3 scripts/get_time.py full America/New_York

# Get just the time in Pacific timezone
python3 scripts/get_time.py time America/Los_Angeles

# Get ISO format for logging in specific timezone
python3 scripts/get_time.py iso Europe/London

# Get Unix timestamp (timezone-independent)
python3 scripts/get_time.py unix

Best Practices

Use user's known location: If you have information about the user's location from conversation history or memory, convert it to a timezone and pass it explicitly
Common US locations:
- New York, Boston, Washington DC → America/New_York
- Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle → America/Los_Angeles
- Chicago, Dallas → America/Chicago
- Denver, Phoenix → America/Denver
Fallback: If timezone detection fails or no timezone is specified, the script falls back to UTC

---name: get-timedescription: Get the current local time in various formats. Use when the user asks for the current time, what time it is, the date, or needs timestamp information. Works across claude.ai web, Claude Desktop, and Claude Code environments.---# Get TimeThis skill provides the current local time with automatic timezone detection or manual timezone specification.## Usage### Automatic Timezone DetectionThe script attempts to auto-detect the user's timezone using IP geolocation:```bashpython3 scripts/get_time.py [format]```### Manual Timezone SpecificationFor more accurate results, especially in containerized environments, specify the timezone explicitly:```bashpython3 scripts/get_time.py [format] [timezone]```**Important:** When you know the user's timezone from context or memory, always pass it explicitly for accuracy.## Available Formats- **full** (default): Full datetime with day name and timezone (e.g., "Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 05:09:44 PM EST")- **time**: Just the time in 12-hour format (e.g., "05:09:44 PM")- **date**: Just the date (e.g., "2025-12-14")- **datetime**: Date and time with timezone (e.g., "2025-12-14 05:09:44 PM EST")- **iso**: ISO 8601 format (e.g., "2025-12-14T17:09:44-05:00")- **unix**: Unix timestamp (e.g., "1734220184")## Common Timezones- US Eastern: `America/New_York`- US Pacific: `America/Los_Angeles`- US Central: `America/Chicago`- US Mountain: `America/Denver`- UK: `Europe/London`- Central Europe: `Europe/Paris`- Japan: `Asia/Tokyo`- Australia Eastern: `Australia/Sydney`See [IANA timezone database](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones) for full list.## Examples```bash# Auto-detect timezone (may be less accurate in containers)python3 scripts/get_time.py# Get time in US Eastern timezonepython3 scripts/get_time.py full America/New_York# Get just the time in Pacific timezonepython3 scripts/get_time.py time America/Los_Angeles# Get ISO format for logging in specific timezonepython3 scripts/get_time.py iso Europe/London# Get Unix timestamp (timezone-independent)python3 scripts/get_time.py unix```## Best Practices1. **Use user's known location**: If you have information about the user's location from conversation history or memory, convert it to a timezone and pass it explicitly2. **Common US locations**: - New York, Boston, Washington DC → `America/New_York` - Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle → `America/Los_Angeles` - Chicago, Dallas → `America/Chicago` - Denver, Phoenix → `America/Denver`3. **Fallback**: If timezone detection fails or no timezone is specified, the script falls back to UTC

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Get Time

Usage

Automatic Timezone Detection

Manual Timezone Specification

Available Formats

Common Timezones

Examples

Best Practices

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