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Context7

Up-to-date library docs, straight into your prompt.

LicenseMIT
GitHub stars63k
Last code update12 October 2026
SetupBeginner about 5 minOur estimate

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What it is

A tool that pulls current, version-specific documentation and code examples for the libraries you use and puts them into your prompt, so your agent stops relying on old training data and invented APIs.

Good for

Coding with fast-moving libraries, where the model's knowledge is out of date.

The catch

It relies on the Context7 platform to fetch the docs, so check what leaves your machine and the platform's terms. The docs are only as current as their source.

Install it with an AI assistant

Paste this into Claude, ChatGPT or another assistant that can work on your computer (Claude Code or Claude Desktop, for example). It is written from the project's official repository and tells the assistant to show you every command first. Setup time is our estimate: about 5 min.

I want to install and try Context7 on my own computer.

Official repository: https://github.com/upstash/context7
Official site: https://context7.com
License: MIT

Before you do anything:
1. Read the README and install notes in the official repository above, and nothing else. Do not follow third-party tutorials or mirrors.
2. Tell me in plain words what will be installed, what it needs (operating system, memory, graphics card, disk space, accounts) and what it will cost me, if anything.
3. Check my computer against those needs and tell me honestly if it will not work well.

This is an MCP server that gives my AI agent extra abilities. Before you install it, read what it can access and tell me which permissions or tokens it needs. Install it with the method in the README and keep any token in my own configuration, never in the chat.

Rules:
- Show me each command before you run it, and say what it does.
- Ask before anything that deletes files, changes system settings, opens a network port or needs an administrator password.
- Never put my passwords or keys on a command line, or in a file I did not choose.
- When it is installed, help me check it with one small test, and tell me how to start and stop it.
- If something goes wrong, explain it in plain words and do not guess your way around it.

Good to know before you start: It relies on the Context7 platform to fetch the docs, so check what leaves your machine and the platform's terms. The docs are only as current as their source.

We have not run this prompt ourselves yet. Read what the assistant plans to do before you say yes.

Facts checked on 12 October 2026. We have not yet run a hands-on test of this tool. When we do, it gets a "Tested" mark here. Approximate US list prices for an individual plan, from third-party price trackers checked on 12 Oct 2026. Monthly billing where it exists. Regions, taxes and promotions change them. Confirm at the vendor before you decide.

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