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.

Setup

If context7-cli is not installed, install it from GitHub:

npx api2cli install Melvynx/context7-cli

If context7-cli is not found, install and build it:

bun --version || curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
npx api2cli bundle context7
npx api2cli link context7

api2cli link adds ~/.local/bin to PATH automatically. The CLI is available in the next command.

Always use --json flag when calling commands programmatically.

Authentication

context7-cli auth set "your-ctx7sk-api-key"
context7-cli auth test

Get your API key at https://context7.com/dashboard (keys start with ctx7sk).

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

Typical workflow

1. Search for the library: context7-cli libs --name react --query "state management" --json
2. Use the id from results to get docs: context7-cli context get --library /facebook/react --query "useState" --json

Global Flags

All commands support: --json, --format <text|json|csv|yaml>, --verbose, --no-color, --no-header