Context7 - Up-to-date Docs for AI Agents
❌ Without Context7
LLMs rely on outdated or generic information about the libraries you use. You get:
- ❌ Code examples are outdated and based on year-old training data
- ❌ Hallucinated APIs that don't even exist
- ❌ Generic answers for old package versions
✅ With Context7
Context7 pulls up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples straight from the source — and gives them to your coding agent.
Create a Next.js proxy that checks for a valid JWT in cookies
and redirects unauthenticated users to `/login`. use context7
Configure a Cloudflare Worker script to cache
JSON API responses for five minutes. use context7
Show me the Supabase auth API for email/password sign-up.
Context7 fetches up-to-date code examples and documentation right into your coding agent's context. No tab-switching, no hallucinated APIs that don't exist, no outdated code generation.
Works in two modes:
- CLI + Skills — installs a skill that guides your agent to fetch docs using
ctx7 CLI commands (no MCP required)
- MCP — registers a Context7 MCP server so your agent can call documentation tools natively
Important Tips
Use Library Id
If you already know exactly which library you want to use, add its Context7 ID to your prompt. That way, Context7 can skip the library-matching step and directly retrieve docs.
Implement basic authentication with Supabase. use library /supabase/supabase for API and docs.
The slash syntax tells Context7 exactly which library to load docs for.
Specify a Version
To get documentation for a specific library version, just mention the version in your prompt:
How do I set up a Next.js 16 proxy? use context7
Context7 will automatically match the appropriate version.
Add a Rule
If you installed via ctx7 setup, a skill is configured automatically that triggers Context7 for library-related questions. To set up a rule manually instead, add one to your coding agent:
- Cursor:
Cursor Settings > Rules
- Claude Code:
CLAUDE.md
- Or the equivalent in your coding agent
Example rule:
Always use Context7 when I need library/API documentation, code generation, setup or configuration steps without me having to explicitly ask.
Available Tools
CLI Commands
ctx7 library <name> <query>: Searches the Context7 index by library name and returns matching libraries with their IDs.ctx7 docs <libraryId> <query>: Retrieves documentation for a library using a Context7-compatible library ID (e.g., /mongodb/docs, /vercel/next.js).
MCP Tools
resolve-library-id: Resolves a general library name into a Context7-compatible library ID.
query (required): The user's question or task (used to rank results by relevance)libraryName (required): The name of the library to search for
query-docs: Retrieves documentation for a library using a Context7-compatible library ID.
libraryId (required): Exact Context7-compatible library ID (e.g., /mongodb/docs, /vercel/next.js)query (required): The question or task to get relevant documentation forlanguage (optional): The programming language you write in, used to rank code examples in that language first
More Documentation
Packages
Disclaimer
1- Context7 projects are community-contributed and while we strive to maintain high quality, we cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or security of all library documentation. Projects listed in Context7 are developed and maintained by their respective owners, not by Context7. If you encounter any suspicious, inappropriate, or potentially harmful content, please use the "Report" button on the project page to notify us immediately. We take all reports seriously and will review flagged content promptly to maintain the integrity and safety of our platform. By using Context7, you acknowledge that you do so at your own discretion and risk.
2- This repository hosts the MCP server’s source code. The supporting components — API backend, parsing engine, and crawling engine — are private and not part of this repository.
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