diff --git a/pkg/timestamp/.npmignore b/pkg/timestamp/.npmignore
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..b4359f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/timestamp/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../.npmignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/timestamp/package.json b/pkg/timestamp/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b38c10d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/timestamp/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+	"name": "@slangroom/timestamp",
+	"version": "1.19.0",
+	"dependencies": {
+		"@slangroom/core": "workspace:*",
+		"@slangroom/shared": "workspace:*"
+	},
+	"repository": "https://github.com/dyne/slangroom",
+	"license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
+	"type": "module",
+	"main": "./build/esm/src/index.js",
+	"types": "./build/esm/src/index.d.ts",
+	"exports": {
+		".": {
+			"import": {
+				"types": "./build/esm/src/index.d.ts",
+				"default": "./build/esm/src/index.js"
+			}
+		},
+		"./*": {
+			"import": {
+				"types": "./build/esm/src/*.d.ts",
+				"default": "./build/esm/src/*.js"
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	"publishConfig": {
+		"access": "public"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/timestamp/src/index.ts b/pkg/timestamp/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d6b58e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/timestamp/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from '@slangroom/timestamp/plugin';
diff --git a/pkg/timestamp/src/plugin.ts b/pkg/timestamp/src/plugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b966838f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/timestamp/src/plugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Plugin } from '@slangroom/core';
+
+const p = new Plugin();
+
+export const milliseconds = p.new('fetch the local timestamp in milliseconds', async (ctx) => {
+	const t = Date.now();
+	return ctx.pass(t.toString());
+});
+
+export const seconds = p.new('fetch the local timestamp in seconds', async (ctx) => {
+	const t = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+	return ctx.pass(t.toString());
+});
+
+export const timestamp = p;
diff --git a/pkg/timestamp/test/e2e.ts b/pkg/timestamp/test/e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11cb6c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/timestamp/test/e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import test from 'ava';
+import { Slangroom } from '@slangroom/core';
+import { timestamp } from '@slangroom/timestamp';
+
+test('fetch timestamp in seconds', async (t) => {
+	const contract = `Rule unknown ignore
+Given I fetch the local timestamp in seconds and output into 'output'
+Given I have a 'time' named 'output'
+Then print data
+`
+    const sl = new Slangroom(timestamp);
+	const res = await sl.execute(contract);
+	const ts = Date.now() / 1000;
+	t.truthy(res.result['output']);
+	t.true(Math.abs(Number(res.result['output']) - ts) < 100);
+});
+
+test('fetch timestamp in milliseconds', async (t) => {
+	const contract = `Rule unknown ignore
+Given I fetch the local timestamp in milliseconds and output into 'output'
+Given I have a 'string' named 'output'
+Then print data
+`
+    const sl = new Slangroom(timestamp);
+	const res = await sl.execute(contract);
+	const ts = Date.now();
+	t.truthy(res.result['output']);
+	t.true(Math.abs(Number(res.result['output']) - ts) < 100000);
+});
diff --git a/pkg/timestamp/tsconfig.json b/pkg/timestamp/tsconfig.json
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..fd0e4743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/timestamp/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../tsconfig.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 705ba41a..47e14a50 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -263,6 +263,15 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^8.0.1
         version: 8.0.1
 
+  pkg/timestamp:
+    dependencies:
+      '@slangroom/core':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../core
+      '@slangroom/shared':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../shared
+
   pkg/wallet:
     dependencies:
       '@meeco/sd-jwt':