MCP Wait Timer Server

MCP Wait Timer Server is an MCP server that exposes a simple wait tool to pause execution for a specified duration in seconds. It connects AI development environments and desktop clients directly to a deliberate delay mechanism. Developers, QA engineers, and workflow automation builders use this server to solve synchronization issues in sequential agent operations. AI assistants operating through the Model Context Protocol often trigger consecutive steps immediately after firing commands, creating race conditions when asynchronous tasks need time to complete. By calling the wait tool, an agent can explicitly pause execution before moving to the next action. This capability prevents errors during dynamic web automation where JavaScript takes time to render, command-line operations where background processes or file writes must finish, and external API integrations that require throttled calls or polling intervals. The server executes locally via Node.js without requiring complex setup, providing a reliable utility for controlling execution pacing across diverse automated developer workflows.

Category: Other & General Purpose

Tags: automation, delay, timer, utility

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How to install and configure MCP Wait Timer Server

1. Ensure Node.js version 16 or higher is installed on your system. 2. Open your MCP client configuration file (for example, claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop or cline_mcp_settings.json for Cline). 3. Add the following entry to the mcpServers object: json "wait-timer": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-wait-timer"], "env": {}, "disabled": false, "autoApprove": [] } 4. Save the configuration file and fully restart your MCP client application.

What you can do with MCP Wait Timer Server

• Pausing browser automation after submitting forms or navigating pages to allow dynamic JavaScript elements to render fully. - Introducing deliberate delays after running build or deployment commands to ensure background processes finish writing output files. - Throttling automated API sequences to respect external rate limits and wait for asynchronous server jobs to resolve. - Halting multi-step agent debugging sessions at designated checkpoints to inspect intermediate application states and logs.

Key facts

• https://github.com/199-bio/mcp-wait-timer
• Other & General Purpose
• automation, delay, timer, utility

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How do I install MCP Wait Timer Server?

You can install and run it using npx by adding the wait-timer configuration block to your MCP client configuration file with the command npx and arguments mcp-wait-timer. Ensure you have Node.js version 16 or higher installed, then fully restart your client.

What can MCP Wait Timer Server do?

It provides a single tool called wait that pauses workflow execution for a designated number of seconds. This helps AI models handle time-dependent operations like web page rendering, background tasks, and API rate limiting.

Which MCP clients work with MCP Wait Timer Server?

It works with any client supporting the Model Context Protocol, including Claude Desktop, Cline for VS Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.

Is MCP Wait Timer Server open source?

Yes, the project is open source and licensed under the MIT License on GitHub.