Context7 MCP Skill

Description

This skill prevents hallucinations, outdated APIs, or deprecated patterns by injecting real, current docs directly into reasoning and code generation.

When to Use This Skill

• •Any coding question involving a specific library/framework (React, Next.js, Prisma, Supabase, FastAPI, etc.).
• •Need current best practices, API reference, or examples for a particular version.
• •User mentions phrases like: "latest docs", "current API", "up-to-date", "check the docs", or the skill trigger.
• •Avoid generic/outdated knowledge; always prefer fresh documentation.

How to Activate

Add one of these trigger phrases at the end (or start) of the prompt/question:

• •use context7
• •use latest docs
• •fetch docs with context7
• •get current documentation
• •context7 docs for [library]
• •refer to official docs via context7

Examples:

• •"How do I set up server actions in Next.js 15? use context7"
• •"Implement JWT auth with Supabase. use latest docs"
• •"Best way to handle file uploads in FastAPI 0.115? context7"

Core Capabilities

This skill exposes two main underlying MCP functions (the agent/tool automatically handles them):

1. •

   Library Resolution

   • •Input: natural language package/framework name (e.g. "Next.js", "react-router", "supabase auth")
   • •Output: matching Context7 library ID(s), usually in format like /nextjs/nextjs or /supabase/supabase
   • •Automatically called when needed; you rarely invoke it directly.
2. •

   Documentation & Example Retrieval

   • •Input: library ID + optional query/topic/version (e.g. "routing in app router", "useSession hook", "v15.0.0")
   • •Output: relevant sections of the latest official docs + code examples, filtered and ranked for relevance.
   • •Supports version pinning, topic filtering, and multiple languages where available.

Best Practices for Using the Skill

• •

  Be specific in the query part after the trigger → better relevance & smaller context usage.
  Good: "How to use the new unstable_cache in Next.js? use context7"
  Bad: "Next.js stuff use context7" (too vague → more noise)

• •

  For version-specific needs, mention the version explicitly:
  "useContext hook changes in React 19? use context7"

• •

  Chain with other tools if needed (e.g. resolve library → get docs → then code gen).

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  If the library isn't found, fall back to web search or say "Library not indexed in Context7 yet."

Limitations

• •Only covers libraries/frameworks indexed by Context7 (thousands available: React, Next.js, Node, Python libs, Prisma, Tailwind, etc.).
• •Private/internal docs not supported (public docs only).
• •Token usage depends on how much doc content is pulled — use narrow queries for efficiency.
• •Requires MCP client support (Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code with extensions, Windsurf, etc.).

Quick Examples

Prompt: Write a middleware to verify JWT from cookies in Next.js App Router. use context7

Expected behavior: Agent resolves "Next.js" → pulls latest middleware docs → generates accurate code using current patterns (e.g. NextRequest, cookies() helper).

Prompt: Show usage of createClient in @supabase/supabase-js v2. use context7

Expected behavior: Fetches v2 docs → returns correct import + initialization example.

Use this skill whenever accuracy and freshness matter more than speed.