Context7 Documentation Fetcher

Retrieve current library documentation via Context7 API.

IMPORTANT: CONTEXT7_API_KEY IS STORED IN THE .env FILE IN THE SKILL FOLDER THAT THE CONTEXT7 SKILL IS INSTALLED IN. SEARCH FOR IT THERE. .env FILES ARE HIDDEN FILES.

Example: ~/.agents/skills/context7/.env ~/.claude/skills/context7/.env

Workflow

1. Search for the library

python3 ~/.codex/skills/context7/scripts/context7.py search "<library-name>"

Example:

python3 ~/.codex/skills/context7/scripts/context7.py search "next.js"

Returns library metadata including the id field needed for step 2.

2. Fetch documentation context

python3 ~/.codex/skills/context7/scripts/context7.py context "<library-id>" "<query>"

Example:

python3 ~/.codex/skills/context7/scripts/context7.py context "/vercel/next.js" "app router middleware"

Options:

• --type txt|md - Output format (default: txt)
• --tokens N - Limit response tokens

Quick Reference

Task	Command
Find React docs	search "react"
Get React hooks info	context "/facebook/react" "useEffect cleanup"
Find Supabase	search "supabase"
Get Supabase auth	context "/supabase/supabase" "authentication row level security"

When to Use

• Before implementing any library-dependent feature
• When unsure about current API signatures
• For library version-specific behavior
• To verify best practices and patterns