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MCP Go (mark3labs/mcp-go)Context7 MCP

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Evidence field	MCP Go (mark3labs/mcp-go)Watchlist candidate	Context7 MCPMCP100 Selected
Task fit
Best for	Go developers who want a mature community MCP SDK and specifically value its API/ecosystem over the official Go SDK.	Current library and API documentation inside coding agents Read-only technical lookup with a small two-tool surface Users who want remote or local npx connection options
Not ideal for	Teams that need a different language/runtime or a fully managed end-user MCP service.	Private internal documentation not indexed by Context7 Guaranteed authoritative answers without checking the cited upstream docs Offline-only development
Avoid when	Avoid treating the SDK itself as a prebuilt MCP server; permissions and side effects depend on the application built with it.	Your policy prohibits sending formulated documentation queries to a hosted service You require complete or guaranteed-correct community-contributed documentation You cannot keep an API key out of shared configuration
Provenance
Provenance details	Community implementation github:mark3labs · Publisher source ↗	First-party MCP Upstash · Publisher source ↗
Maintenance
Maintenance details	Stale Repo: Not documented Package: Not documented	Repo: Aug 14, 2026 Package: Aug 11, 2026
Popularity evidence
GitHub stars	Not documented	60,740 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z
Package downloads / 30 days	No reliable download data	3,916,841 package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z
External adoption evidence	Not documented	npm: package downloads: 3,916,841Exact attributable signal.npm: package downloads · Rolling 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗
Client coverage
Client coverage details	Not documented	Claude Code✓ Streamable HTTP Claude Desktop✓ Streamable HTTP Codex✓ Streamable HTTP VS Code✓ Streamable HTTP Cursor✓ Streamable HTTP OpenCode✓ Streamable HTTP
Client coverage note	Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
Authentication	SDK-level authentication is application-defined; the SDK itself is not a hosted account service.	Remote MCP accepts CONTEXT7_API_KEY as an HTTP header. The local package accepts --api-key. The CLI can use OAuth to generate an API key; unauthenticated documentation commands may have lower limits.
Cost	Open-source SDK; downstream infrastructure and services may be billable.	A free API key and free usage are documented, with higher-rate or team/enterprise offerings potentially requiring a paid plan. Applicable limits should be checked in the current Context7 dashboard.
Permissions	Permissions are determined by the MCP server/client application built with the SDK.	The MCP surface resolves library identifiers and queries documentation. It does not require repository or filesystem write access for the documented hosted mode.
Data handling	Data handling is determined by the application and transports using the SDK.	Context7 states that formulated queries are sent to its API while full prompts, source code, and conversation history are not transmitted; its tool descriptions instruct clients to remove secrets, personal data, and proprietary code.
Limitations
Tradeoffs	It overlaps the official MCP Go SDK; Selected promotion requires a durable differentiation and maintenance case.	An API key is recommended for higher limits, adding account and secret management. Context7 says it sends formulated queries rather than full prompts or source code, but queries still leave the client. Community-contributed projects can be incomplete or inaccurate and should be checked against primary documentation.
Risk context	It overlaps the official MCP Go SDK; Selected promotion requires a durable differentiation and maintenance case.	Primary risks are query disclosure, stale or inaccurate indexed documentation, and accidental API-key exposure. Keep queries free of proprietary details and verify consequential advice against first-party library documentation.
Evidence date
Editorial review	2026-09-13T00:00:00Z	2026-07-24
Candidate evidence	2026-09-13T00:00:00Z	2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z

Popularity, maintenance, fit, permissions, and client support are independent evidence fields.

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