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Current Time

IDcurrent_time
CategoryUtilities
FeaturesNone
DependenciesNone

Provides a tool to get the current date and time. Supports multiple formats and timezones.

Get the current date and time.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
timezonestringnoIANA timezone (e.g., America/New_York, Europe/London)
formatstringnoOutput format: iso8601, unix, human
  • Time-aware agents — agents that need to reference “today” or “right now”
  • Scheduling context — determine current time before creating schedules
  • Logging — timestamp entries in reports or logs
  • Timezone conversion — answer questions about current time in different regions
User: What time is it in Tokyo?
Agent:
→ get_current_time({ timezone: "Asia/Tokyo", format: "human" })
← "Wednesday, March 6, 2026, 2:30 PM JST"