How do I install context7?

Its own README gives this command: npx ctx7 setup. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is context7 official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 63,575 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-23.

What licence does context7 use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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context7

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context7 is an MCP server, listed under developer tools. Its repository has 63,575 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

Context7 Platform -- Up-to-date code documentation for LLMs and AI code editors

Install

Read from context7’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npx ctx7 setup

View in context7’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

63575

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Context7 Platform -- Up-to-date docs for AI agents

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

context7 compared with similar servers

context7 compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
context7 (this page)	—	None listed	63,575	2026-10-23	MIT
mcp-language-server	—	None listed	1,610	2026-03-01	BSD-3-Clause
code-context-engine	—	None listed	435	2026-08-23	MIT
agent-lsp	agent	AGENT_LSP_TOKEN	163	2026-10-22	MIT
maven-tools-mcp	—	None listed	35	2026-10-04	MIT
code-context-mcp	—	None listed	26	2025-11-13	MIT

Ranked by services in common with context7, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about context7

What does context7 do?: Context7 Platform -- Up-to-date code documentation for LLMs and AI code editors
How do I install context7?: Its own README gives this command: npx ctx7 setup. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
Is context7 official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 63,575 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-23.
What licence does context7 use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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