Context7 Skills
Purpose
This skill must directly execute Context7 CLI commands for managing skills.
Printing commands without execution is forbidden.
Scope (Authoritative & Closed)
Only the following commands are permitted (per npx ctx7 skills --help):
- •
npx ctx7 skills search|s - •
npx ctx7 skills install|i - •
npx ctx7 skills list|ls - •
npx ctx7 skills remove|rm - •
npx ctx7 skills info
Anything outside this list is out of scope and prohibited.
Execution Rules (Non-Negotiable)
Execution rules apply only after required permissions (if any) are granted.
- •Commands MUST be executed using
npx ctx7. - •The
skills/skillnamespace is mandatory. - •Only commands listed in Scope may be executed.
- •Exactly one target flag may be present at most.
- •
installmay include--all; no other install options are allowed. - •Invalid, ambiguous, or incomplete input MUST be corrected before execution.
- •No other shell commands may be executed under any circumstances.
Permission Requirements (Hard Gate)
Network-dependent commands (e.g., search, info, remote install) MUST NOT be executed unless the execution environment explicitly grants outbound network permission.
Requesting environment permission is not a user confirmation step and not a request for additional user input.
Permission Flow
If a command is network-dependent:
- •Request outbound network permission from the execution environment / agent permission system.
- •If permission is granted, execute the command.
- •If permission is denied or unavailable, stop and report the limitation. Ask the user to run it locally or provide the output.
No Redundant Confirmation
If the user explicitly requested a network-dependent command and no extra input is needed, proceed to the permission request immediately without asking for additional confirmation.
Network Failures
If execution fails with a network error (e.g., fetch failed, DNS, timeout), treat it as an environment/permission limitation, not a command error. Do not retry unless the environment explicitly grants permission.
Targets (Canonical)
Valid target flags (apply only where supported by the command):
- •
--global - •
--claude—.claude/skills/ - •
--cursor—.cursor/skills/ - •
--codex—.codex/skills/ - •
--opencode—.opencode/skills/ - •
--amp—.agents/skills/ - •
--antigravity—.agent/skills/
If more than one target is requested, STOP and request clarification.
Search Result Output (Mandatory)
After executing npx ctx7 skills search|s ... successfully:
- •MUST display the result entries as a numbered list starting at 1.
- •Each numbered item MUST preserve the entry text as-is (no paraphrase, no deduplication).
One-Run Default
- •If the first run already contains any visible result entries, do not rerun. Output the visible entries immediately.
Truncation Handling (Conditional Rerun)
- •Rerun the same search command up to 1 additional time only when:
- •the first run shows no visible result entries, or
- •the tool output is truncated (
… +N lines) and the output contains only summary lines (e.g.,Found N) without entries.
- •MUST NOT ask the user for confirmation to rerun if the user already requested
search.
Interactive / Anomaly Claims (Evidence Rule)
- •MUST NOT claim the command became int
Install Flow From Search Selection (Mandatory)
After showing numbered search results:
- •The user may reply with a number
kto select a skill to install. - •On receiving a valid selection
k, extract from the selected entry:- •
skill_name - •
repository(as shown in the entry)
- •
- •If the selection is invalid (not a number or out of range), ask the user to pick a valid number.
Install Options Prompt (Numbered)
- •
After a valid selection and if the user did not already specify install options, prompt the user to choose exactly one install target as a numbered list:
- •
--claude(.claude/skills/) - •
--cursor(.cursor/skills/) - •
--codex(.codex/skills/) - •
--opencode(.opencode/skills/) - •
--amp(.agents/skills/) - •
--antigravity(.agent/skills/) - •
--global(global)
- •
- •
The user responds with a number
t. Maptto the corresponding target flag. - •
--allMUST NOT be used when installing a single selected skill.
Permission Gate
- •If the install requires network access (remote repository), request outbound network permission before running install.
Execute Install
- •Execute exactly:
- •
npx ctx7 skills install|i <repository> <skill_name> <target_flag>
- •
- •After execution, display the raw CLI output as-is.
Quick Reference
| Intent | Executed Command |
|---|---|
| Search | `npx ctx7 skills search |
| Install | `npx ctx7 skills install |
| List | `npx ctx7 skills list |
| Remove | `npx ctx7 skills remove |
| Repo info | npx ctx7 skills info <repository> |
Examples (Executed)
npx ctx7 skills search pytorch vision npx ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills uv --claude npx ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills --all --codex npx ctx7 skills list --cursor npx ctx7 skills info /anthropics/skills
Hard Errors (Block Execution)
- •Missing
skills/skill - •Using commands outside Scope
- •Emitting commands without execution
- •More than one target flag
- •Mixing targets with unrelated flags
- •Attempting to run non-Context7 shell commands
- •Executing network-dependent commands without explicit permission
Notes (Behavioral)
- •
<repository>is mandatory forinstallandinfo. - •
[skill]is optional; omission triggers interactive selection unless--allis used. - •
listdoes not support filtering. - •Network failures (e.g.,
fetch failed) indicate environment/permission limits, not a command syntax issue.