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context7-cli
"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."
Install
$ npx api2cli install context7-cliDetails
README
context7-cli
CLI for the Context7 API — search libraries and retrieve up-to-date documentation context. Made with api2cli.dev.
Install
npx api2cli install Melvynx/context7-cli
This clones the repo, builds the CLI, links it to your PATH, and installs the AgentSkill to your coding agents.
Install AgentSkill only
npx skills add Melvynx/context7-cli
Usage
context7-cli auth set "your-ctx7sk-api-key"
context7-cli auth test
context7-cli --help
Resources
libs
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
context7-cli libs --name react --query "hooks" --json | Search for libraries by name |
context
| 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 |
Global Flags
All commands support: --json, --format <text|json|csv|yaml>, --verbose, --no-color, --no-header