Kitbench

by kitbench.net · net.kitbench/kitbench

Exact Japanese text & date tools: char count, business days with JP holidays, era, tax, units.

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Finance and payments
Connection
Remote (HTTP)
Tools
7 reported
Status
Online

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http kitbench https://kitbench.net/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://kitbench.net/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kitbench": {
      "url": "https://kitbench.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

7 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

  • count_charactersCount characters in a text exactly as KitBench's character counter does. Counts user-perceived characters (grapheme clusters: emoji sequences, combining marks and flags count as 1), plus counts excluding newlines and whi
  • days_betweenCount the days between two dates: total days (optionally including the start day), weeks and days, years/months/days, Japanese business days (excluding weekends and Japanese national holidays from the Cabinet Office list
  • add_daysFind the date N days (or N business days) after or before a date, with its weekday and Japanese era date (wareki). unit "business" skips Saturdays, Sundays and Japanese national holidays; "weekdays" skips only weekends.
  • calculate_ageCalculate exact age from a birth date: age in years, years/months/days, Japanese kazoedoshi (traditional age), days since birth, next birthday and days until it, weekday of birth, Japanese era (wareki) of the birth date
  • convert_japanese_eraConvert between Western (Gregorian) dates and Japanese era dates (wareki: Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei, Reiwa), using exact era start dates and "gannen" (元年) for year 1. Give either date (YYYY-MM-DD), or wareki such as "
  • consumption_taxCalculate Japanese consumption tax with exact integer arithmetic: tax-excluded to tax-included or tax-included to tax-excluded, at 10% (standard), 8% (reduced) or any rate from 0 to 100 with up to 2 decimals, rounding do
  • convert_unitsConvert units with official exact factors (NIST etc.), including Japanese units (tsubo, jo/tatami, shaku, sun, go, Japanese cups and spoons), temperature and fuel economy. Returns the exact result, a rounded display valu

Questions

What is the Kitbench MCP server?

Exact Japanese text & date tools: char count, business days with JP holidays, era, tax, units. It is made by kitbench.net and listed in the official MCP Registry as net.kitbench/kitbench. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets AI apps like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor use outside tools.

How do I add Kitbench to Claude?

In the Claude app or claude.ai, open Settings, then Connectors, choose "Add custom connector" and paste https://kitbench.net/mcp. In Claude Code, run: claude mcp add --transport http kitbench https://kitbench.net/mcp

How do I add Kitbench to ChatGPT?

ChatGPT can use remote MCP servers as connectors. In ChatGPT settings, under Apps and Connectors, turn on developer mode if asked, create a new connector and paste https://kitbench.net/mcp.

How do I add Kitbench to Cursor?

Open Cursor settings, go to MCP, choose "Add new MCP server" (or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json) and add: { "mcpServers": { "kitbench": { "url": "https://kitbench.net/mcp" } } }

Does Kitbench work right now?

Yes. It responded when we last checked on 31 Oct 2026. We check remote MCP servers every day.

What can Kitbench do?

It gives your AI 7 tools, including count_characters, days_between, add_days, calculate_age, convert_japanese_era. The full list is on this page.

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