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Context7 by netresearch — Agent Skill

Name: Context7
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: netresearch

Context7

Use when looking up library documentation, API references, framework patterns, or code examples for ANY library (React, Next.js, Vue, Django, Laravel, etc.) and the Context7 MCP server is unavailable or not configured. Fetches the same current docs directly via the Context7 REST API as a fallback. Triggers on: how to use library, API docs, framework pattern, import usage, library example.

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Context7 Documentation Lookup Skill

Fetch current library documentation, API references, and code examples via the Context7 REST API.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks about library APIs, framework patterns, or version-specific behavior. Trigger on:

Library questions: "How do I use [library]?", "[library] API docs", "[library] patterns"
Import statements: import, require, from followed by a library name
Framework-specific topics: hooks, routing, middleware, ORM queries, schema definitions

When NOT to Use

Do NOT use this skill for:

General programming concepts (closures, recursion, design patterns)
Code review or refactoring tasks
Debugging business logic
Writing scripts from scratch without library-specific questions

Core Workflow

Search for the library ID:

scripts/context7.sh search "library-name"

Pick the best result: Choose the ID with the highest score and most relevant description. Prefer official sources (e.g., /vercel/next.js over community forks).

Fetch documentation with a focused topic:

scripts/context7.sh docs "<library-id>" "<topic>" "<mode>"

Always extract a specific topic from the user's question. For "How does React Suspense work with server components?", use topic suspense server components.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
`library-id`	Yes	From search results, format `/vendor/library`
`topic`	No	Focus area extracted from user query (e.g., `hooks`, `routing`, `validation`)
`mode`	No	`code` (default) for API references; `info` for conceptual guides

Examples

# React hooks API
scripts/context7.sh search "react"
scripts/context7.sh docs "/facebook/react" "hooks" "code"

# Next.js App Router conceptual guide
scripts/context7.sh search "nextjs"
scripts/context7.sh docs "/vercel/next.js" "app router" "info"

# Django ORM queries
scripts/context7.sh search "django"
scripts/context7.sh docs "/django/django" "queryset filter" "code"

# Laravel Eloquent relationships
scripts/context7.sh search "laravel"
scripts/context7.sh docs "/laravel/framework" "eloquent relationships" "code"

Environment Configuration

Set CONTEXT7_API_KEY for higher rate limits (optional):

export CONTEXT7_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Contributing: https://github.com/netresearch/context7-skill

---name: context7description: Use when looking up library documentation, API references, framework patterns, or code examples for ANY library (React, Next.js, Vue, Django, Laravel, etc.) and the Context7 MCP server is unavailable or not configured. Fetches the same current docs directly via the Context7 REST API as a fallback. Triggers on: how to use library, API docs, framework pattern, import usage, library example.license: (MIT AND CC-BY-SA-4.0)--- # Context7 Documentation Lookup Skill Fetch current library documentation, API references, and code examples via the Context7 REST API. ## When to Use Use this skill when the user asks about library APIs, framework patterns, or version-specific behavior. Trigger on: - Library questions: "How do I use [library]?", "[library] API docs", "[library] patterns" - Import statements: `import`, `require`, `from` followed by a library name - Framework-specific topics: hooks, routing, middleware, ORM queries, schema definitions ## When NOT to Use Do NOT use this skill for: - General programming concepts (closures, recursion, design patterns) - Code review or refactoring tasks - Debugging business logic - Writing scripts from scratch without library-specific questions ## Core Workflow 1. **Search** for the library ID: ```bash scripts/context7.sh search "library-name" ``` 2. **Pick the best result**: Choose the ID with the highest score and most relevant description. Prefer official sources (e.g., `/vercel/next.js` over community forks). 3. **Fetch documentation** with a focused topic: ```bash scripts/context7.sh docs "<library-id>" "<topic>" "<mode>" ``` Always extract a specific topic from the user's question. For "How does React Suspense work with server components?", use topic `suspense server components`. ## Parameters | Parameter | Required | Description | |-----------|----------|-------------| | `library-id` | Yes | From search results, format `/vendor/library` | | `topic` | No | Focus area extracted from user query (e.g., `hooks`, `routing`, `validation`) | | `mode` | No | `code` (default) for API references; `info` for conceptual guides | ## Examples ```bash # React hooks API scripts/context7.sh search "react" scripts/context7.sh docs "/facebook/react" "hooks" "code" # Next.js App Router conceptual guide scripts/context7.sh search "nextjs" scripts/context7.sh docs "/vercel/next.js" "app router" "info" # Django ORM queries scripts/context7.sh search "django" scripts/context7.sh docs "/django/django" "queryset filter" "code" # Laravel Eloquent relationships scripts/context7.sh search "laravel" scripts/context7.sh docs "/laravel/framework" "eloquent relationships" "code" ``` ## Environment Configuration Set `CONTEXT7_API_KEY` for higher rate limits (optional): ```bash export CONTEXT7_API_KEY="your-api-key" ``` --- > **Contributing:** https://github.com/netresearch/context7-skill

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