| name | context7 |
| description | Library documentation fetcher using Context7 CLI. Provides up-to-date,
version-specific documentation for external libraries and frameworks.
Uses `npx ctx7` CLI instead of MCP for lower context overhead.
|
| context | fork |
| allowed-tools | ["Bash(npx ctx7*)","Bash(npm *)"] |
Context7 Documentation Skill (CLI Version)
Fetch real-time, version-specific library documentation using Context7 CLI.
When to Use
This skill activates automatically when detecting:
- External library/framework usage (React, Next.js, Vue, etc.)
- API integration or documentation needs
- Framework setup or configuration
- Package-specific code examples
CLI Commands
Search for Skills
npx ctx7 skills search <keyword>
Install a Skill
npx ctx7 skills install /org/project <skill-name>
Generate Custom Skill
npx ctx7 skills generate
List Installed Skills
npx ctx7 skills list --claude
Alternative: use context7 Prompt
If Context7 MCP is available, add to prompt:
Create a Next.js middleware for auth. use context7
Or specify exact library:
Implement Supabase auth. use library /supabase/supabase
Common Library IDs
| Library | Context7 ID |
|---|
| Next.js | /vercel/next.js |
| React | /facebook/react |
| Vue | /vuejs/vue |
| Supabase | /supabase/supabase |
| TailwindCSS | /tailwindlabs/tailwindcss |
| Prisma | /prisma/prisma |
| tRPC | /trpc/trpc |
Version-Specific Docs
Mention version in query:
How to set up Next.js 15 middleware? use context7
Context7 automatically matches the appropriate version.
Workflow
- Identify Library - Detect library from user query
- Search/Install - Use CLI to get skill or search docs
- Apply Documentation - Integrate docs into implementation
- Cite Source - Reference Context7 ID used
Fallback
If Context7 unavailable:
- Check project's node_modules for types
- Use official documentation links
- Reference framework patterns from knowledge-base
Integration with VibeCoding
- vibe-plan: Auto-fetch docs for planned libraries
- design-mgr: Get API patterns before design
- impl-executor: Reference docs during implementation
