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name: context7-usage description: Guidelines for using the Context7 MCP server to fetch real-time documentation and code examples. license: MIT metadata: author: Antigravity version: "1.0"

Context7 Usage Guidelines

The 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 context7 to understand its capabilities and API surface.
• Implementation: Before writing code using an external library, use context7 to fetch the latest syntax, methods, and patterns.
• Debugging: When a library usage fails, use 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• Outdated Knowledge: If you suspect your internal knowledge of a library might be outdated (e.g., major version changes), verify with context7.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 context7 to ensure idiomatic usage.

Tool Usage

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