upstash/context7

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title: Installation description: Add Context7 to your coding agent. It gives the agent current docs for the libraries you use.

import { ClaudeIcon, CursorIcon, OpenAIIcon, StoreButton, VSCodeIcon } from "/snippets/agents.jsx";

Ask your agent

The easiest way is to paste this prompt into your coding agent:

Read https://context7.com/get-started.md and set up Context7

The agent runs npx ctx7@latest setup for your client. Then you sign in to Context7 with OAuth in the browser. You do not need an API key.

To set up the Context7 Admin MCP, paste this prompt:

Read https://context7.com/admin-mcp/get-started.md and set up the Context7 Admin MCP

Run the setup command

Or run the setup command yourself. It finds the agents on your machine and configures Context7 for each one.

npx ctx7 setup

Install for your agent

<Tabs> <Tab title="Claude" icon={<ClaudeIcon />}> <StoreButton href="https://claude.ai/directory/37153cd7-b17c-470e-8b46-007e2859e0f3" icon={<ClaudeIcon />}>Add to Claude</StoreButton>

1. Add Context7 in the Claude directory.
2. Sign in to Context7 when Claude asks.

<Tip>
  Using Claude Code? The connector works there too when you sign in with the same Claude account. Or install the plugin with `/plugin install context7@claude-plugins-official`. See the [Claude Code guide](/clients/claude-code).
</Tip>

</Tab> <Tab title="ChatGPT" icon={<OpenAIIcon />}> <StoreButton href="https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_69ef18c674308191a2f952431f91ea61" icon={<OpenAIIcon />}>Add to ChatGPT</StoreButton>

1. Install the plugin from the ChatGPT plugin directory.
2. Sign in to Context7 when ChatGPT asks.

</Tab> <Tab title="Codex" icon={<OpenAIIcon />}> 1. Add the plugin:

   ```bash
   codex plugin marketplace add upstash/context7
   codex plugin add context7@context7-marketplace
   ```

2. Log in to Context7 in the browser window that opens. Then start a new Codex thread so Codex loads the plugin.

For an API key, rules and Codex surfaces, see the [Codex guide](/clients/codex).

</Tab> <Tab title="Cursor" icon={<CursorIcon />}> <StoreButton href="https://cursor.com/marketplace/upstash/context7" icon={<CursorIcon />}>Add to Cursor</StoreButton>

1. In the Cursor Marketplace, select **Install** and choose a user or project scope.
2. When the `context7` MCP server shows **Needs authentication**, click it and sign in.

For rules, Cloud Agents and troubleshooting, see the [Cursor guide](/clients/cursor).

</Tab> <Tab title="VS Code" icon={<VSCodeIcon />}> <StoreButton href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Upstash.context7-mcp" icon={<VSCodeIcon />}>Add to VS Code</StoreButton>

1. Install **Context7 MCP Server** from the Visual Studio Marketplace. It needs VS Code 1.101 or later.
2. Run the **MCP: List Servers** command and check that Context7 is listed.

To set an API key, see the [VS Code guide](/clients/vscode).

</Tab> <Tab title="Other" icon="plug"> Run the setup command. It finds the agents on your machine and configures Context7 for each one.

```bash
npx ctx7 setup
```

Or add the MCP server URL to your client. See [All MCP Clients](/resources/all-clients) for each client's config.

```txt
https://mcp.context7.com/mcp
```

Guides for more agents: [OpenCode](/clients/opencode), [GitHub Copilot CLI](/clients/copilot-cli), [Pi](/clients/pi) and the [ctx7 CLI](/clients/cli).

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