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Dubai Time Fetcher

Lets an agent look up the current time in Dubai via a shell date command.

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Repository
shanraisshan/claude-code-best-practice
Stars
68,452
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill gives an AI agent a short recipe for reading the current time in Dubai. When the agent needs that time, it runs one shell command that asks the computer's clock for Dubai time (Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4) and returns the time in a fixed format. It is a narrow helper meant to be used by other parts of an agent workflow rather than by people directly.

Great for

  • Developers building multi-agent or team workflows that need a consistent Dubai timestamp
  • People who want an example of a minimal, single-purpose agent skill
  • Teams in the Gulf region who need agents to log or report local Dubai time

Skip it if

  • Anyone needing a time in a different zone or a calendar or scheduling feature; the skill only covers Dubai
  • Environments where the agent cannot run shell commands, since the skill depends on running bash; it will not work there
  • Situations needing a verified authoritative clock; it reports whatever the local machine's clock says, which may be wrong

Try asking

  • “What time is it in Dubai right now?”
  • “Add a Dubai timestamp to this log entry.”
  • “Give me the current GST time for the team status update.”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Dubai Time FetcherInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    time-fetcher.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip time-fetcher.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip time-fetcher.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Note that the time comes from the machine running the agent, so check that its clock is accurate for critical use.
  • Mention Dubai explicitly in your request so the agent loads this skill rather than guessing the time zone.
  • The skill is marked as not user-invocable, so it is typically used by other agents or instructions rather than triggered directly.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from shanraisshan/claude-code-best-practice under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.