Context7 provides up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples directly from source libraries.
Why Context7
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Current APIs: No hallucinated or outdated patterns
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Version-specific: Gets docs for exact library versions
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Code examples: Real, working code from actual documentation
Workflow
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Resolve library ID:
mcp__context7__resolve-library-idwithlibraryName -
Get documentation:
mcp__context7__get-library-docswithcontext7CompatibleLibraryIDandtopic
Modes
| code
| API references, code examples (default)
| info
| Conceptual guides, architecture, tutorials
Examples
# React hooks
resolve-library-id: "react"
get-library-docs: context7CompatibleLibraryID="/facebook/react", topic="hooks", mode="code"
# Next.js middleware
resolve-library-id: "next.js"
get-library-docs: context7CompatibleLibraryID="/vercel/next.js", topic="middleware"
# Go net/http
resolve-library-id: "go net/http"
get-library-docs: context7CompatibleLibraryID="/golang/go", topic="http server"
# Kubernetes API
resolve-library-id: "kubernetes"
get-library-docs: context7CompatibleLibraryID="/kubernetes/kubernetes", topic="deployment"
Tips
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Use
topicparameter to narrow results to specific features -
Try
mode="info"for architectural questions -
Paginate with
page=2,page=3if initial results insufficient