Context7 Usage Guidelines

The io.github.upstash/context7/* MCP server provides access to real-time, version-specific documentation and code examples for external libraries.

When to Use

• Researching Libraries: When investigating a new library, use io.github.upstash/context7/* to understand its capabilities and API surface.
• Implementation: Before writing code using an external library, use io.github.upstash/context7/* to fetch the latest syntax, methods, and patterns.
• Debugging: When a library usage fails, use io.github.upstash/context7/* to verify the API usage against the official documentation.
• Outdated Knowledge: If you suspect your internal knowledge of a library might be outdated (e.g., major version changes), verify with io.github.upstash/context7/*.

Best Practices

1. Be Specific: When querying, specify the library name and ideally the version if known (or ask for the latest).
2. Verify Context: Ensure the returned documentation matches the environment (e.g., specific framework versions).
3. Use Examples: leverage the code examples provided by io.github.upstash/context7/* to ensure idiomatic usage.

Tool Usage

Simply use the io.github.upstash/context7/* tool available in your toolset. You can usually invoke it by asking questions about a library or explicitly asking to "use io.github.upstash/context7/* to check [library]".