Context7 CLI

The Context7 CLI (ctx7) is a command-line tool for querying the Context7 index from the terminal. It provides ctx7 library for searching the catalog by library name and ctx7 docs for retrieving documentation using a Context7-compatible library ID, useful for scripting and local developer workflows.

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aid: context7:cli
name: Context7 CLI
tags:
- CLI
- Documentation
- Tooling
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://github.com/upstash/context7
properties:
- url: https://github.com/upstash/context7
  type: Documentation
- url: https://github.com/upstash/context7
  type: GitHubRepository
description: The Context7 CLI (ctx7) is a command-line tool for querying the Context7 index from the terminal.
  It provides ctx7 library for searching the catalog by library name and ctx7 docs for retrieving documentation
  using a Context7-compatible library ID, useful for scripting and local developer workflows.