Description

name: context7-cli description: "Manage Context7 via CLI - search libraries, get documentation context. Use when user mentions 'context7', 'library docs', 'documentation context', or wants to fetch up-to-date library documentation." category: documentation

context7-cli

If context7-cli is not installed, install it from GitHub:

npx api2cli install Melvynx/context7-cli

If context7-cli is not found, install and build it:

bun --version || curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
npx api2cli bundle context7
npx api2cli link context7

api2cli link adds ~/.local/bin to PATH automatically. The CLI is available in the next command.

Always use --json flag when calling commands programmatically.

context7-cli auth set "your-ctx7sk-api-key"
context7-cli auth test

Get your API key at https://context7.com/dashboard (keys start with ctx7sk).

Command	Description
`context7-cli libs --name react --query "hooks" --json`	Search for libraries by name

Command	Description
`context7-cli context get --library /facebook/react --query "useEffect" --json`	Get documentation snippets (JSON)
`context7-cli context get --library /vercel/next.js --query "app router" --type txt --raw`	Get docs as raw text
`context7-cli context get --library /vercel/next.js/v15.1.8 --query "middleware" --json`	Pin to specific version

Search for the library: context7-cli libs --name react --query "state management" --json
Use the id from results to get docs: context7-cli context get --library /facebook/react --query "useState" --json

All commands support: --json, --format <text|json|csv|yaml>, --verbose, --no-color, --no-header