# Context7 CLI

> Fetch current documentation for a library, framework, SDK, API or CLI tool with the ctx7 CLI. Use for setup questions, API syntax, version migrations and code generation involving a dependency, whenever the Context7 MCP tools are unavailable or blocked. Requires ctx7 in PATH, and answers nothing about the local codebase.

- Skill: `kilianpaquier/context7-cli` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add kilianpaquier/context7-cli`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/kilianpaquier/context7-cli/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- License: MIT
- Author: kilianpaquier (https://skillmd.com/u/kilianpaquier)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/kilianpaquier/context7-cli

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# ctx7 CLI (doc search)

Fallback for fetching library documentation via the `ctx7` CLI when the Context7 MCP tools can't be used.
Requires `ctx7` in `PATH` (do not install it).

See [references/docs.md](references/docs.md) for the full `ctx7 library` / `ctx7 docs` workflow.