Relative Time Skill

What this skill does

Let your agent humanize timestamps. Call it as an MCP tool to turn dates into phrases like '2 hours ago' or 'in 3 days'. You switch it on with a single toggle — no SDK and no endpoint wiring — and it answers over MCP or REST using the same key as every other skill.

See it work

A real response from the Relative Time Skill — exactly what your agent gets back when it makes the call.

vervekit · relativetimeformattertool call

{
  "timestamp": 1609459200,
  "style": "short"
}

result

target_date: 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
reference_date: 2025-12-16T22:28:24.459Z
relative_time: 4 years ago
is_past: true
is_future: false
difference_ms: -156464904459
primary_unit: year
primary_value: 4

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Ways to use it

Convert without a parser

Enable Relative Time so your app can add relative time to your app in one call — no format library to pull in, no edge cases to hand-roll.

A tool your agent can call

Over MCP, relativetimeformatter lets your model convert data mid-task, on the same connection as every other skill.

Batch from your backend

Call Relative Time over REST to add relative time to your app across a whole queue in a server-side job.

Use it in your app

Once enabled, this skill is reachable two ways — pick whichever fits how you build. Both use the same key.

For AI agentsMCP

It appears to your model as a callable tool. No extra code — the agent invokes it when a task needs it.

relativetimeformatter

For apps & backendsREST

Call it from your server with one request and your key. Node, Python, Go — anything that can send a GET.

GET /v1/relativetimeformatter

Ask your agent

“Enable Relative Time and ask your agent to add relative time to your app.”
“Convert this payload into the format I need.”

Relative Time Skill, answered

How to connect it over MCP or REST.

How do I add Relative Time to my app or agent?

Enable the Relative Time Skill on VerveKit, then reach it two ways with the same key: over MCP (it appears to your agent as the relativetimeformatter tool) or over REST (call it from any backend). No SDK to install and no endpoint to wire.

MCP or REST — which should I use?

Both work off one key. Use MCP when an AI agent should decide when to add relative time to your app — the skill shows up as a callable tool. Use REST when your own server-side code should call it directly. Many apps use both.

Which agents and frameworks does it work with?

Any MCP client — Claude, Cursor, LangChain, and custom agents all speak the Model Context Protocol, so Relative Time appears as a standard tool with nothing skill-specific to integrate.

How many credits does a Relative Time call cost?

Each call costs 1 credit. Every skill rides the same key and the same connection, so enabling more skills doesn't add more integrations to manage.

Do I need to install anything?

No SDK and no endpoint wiring — enabling the skill is a toggle. You point your agent at the VerveKit MCP endpoint (or call REST) and Relative Time is available immediately.

Where does the data come from, and what shows on my bill?

VerveKit runs on APIVerve, our production data engine; Relative Time is one of 300+ skills on the same key. Invoices and card statements show APIVERVE.

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