Context7

Context7 is an Upstash service providing up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples for libraries and frameworks, exposed as both a REST API and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server so AI coding assistants can fetch authoritative reference material at prompt time.

Context7 publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Add API, Context API, Libs API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include AI, Context, Documentation, LLM, and MCP.

Context7’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, and 7 more developer resources.

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37.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

7 APIs

AIContextDocumentationLLMMCP

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 37.7/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 7

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Context7 Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

GitHubRepository

GitHubRepository

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Dashboard

Dashboard

Source (apis.yml)

aid: context7
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/context7/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Context7
description: Context7 is an Upstash service providing up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples for libraries
  and frameworks, exposed as both a REST API and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server so AI coding assistants can fetch authoritative
  reference material at prompt time.
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/context7.png
tags:
- AI
- Context
- Documentation
- LLM
- MCP
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: context7:mcp-server
  name: Context7 MCP Server
  tags:
  - AI
  - Context
  - LLM
  - MCP
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://mcp.context7.com/mcp
  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 MCP Server implements the Model Context Protocol so AI coding assistants such as Cursor, Claude,
    and Windsurf can call Context7 tools directly from a developer's editor. It exposes resolve-library-id (mapping a library
    name to a Context7-compatible identifier) and query-docs (returning documentation snippets for a given library and query)
    and is hosted at https://mcp.context7.com/mcp with API key authentication.
- 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.
- aid: context7:context7-add-api
  name: Context7 Add API
  description: The Add API from Context7 — 6 operation(s) for add.
  humanURL: https://context7.com/docs/api-guide
  baseURL: https://context7.com/api
  tags:
  - Add
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/context7-add-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://context7.com/docs/api-guide
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://context7.com/docs/llms.txt
- aid: context7:context7-context-api
  name: Context7 Context API
  description: The Context API from Context7 — 1 operation(s) for context.
  humanURL: https://context7.com/docs/api-guide
  baseURL: https://context7.com/api
  tags:
  - Context
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/context7-context-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://context7.com/docs/api-guide
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://context7.com/docs/llms.txt
- aid: context7:context7-libs-api
  name: Context7 Libs API
  description: The Libs API from Context7 — 1 operation(s) for libs.
  humanURL: https://context7.com/docs/api-guide
  baseURL: https://context7.com/api
  tags:
  - Libs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/context7-libs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://context7.com/docs/api-guide
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://context7.com/docs/llms.txt
- aid: context7:context7-policies-api
  name: Context7 Policies API
  description: The Policies API from Context7 — 1 operation(s) for policies.
  humanURL: https://context7.com/docs/api-guide
  baseURL: https://context7.com/api
  tags:
  - Policies
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/context7-policies-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://context7.com/docs/api-guide
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://context7.com/docs/llms.txt
- aid: context7:context7-refresh-api
  name: Context7 Refresh API
  description: The Refresh API from Context7 — 1 operation(s) for refresh.
  humanURL: https://context7.com/docs/api-guide
  baseURL: https://context7.com/api
  tags:
  - Refresh
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/context7-refresh-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://context7.com/docs/api-guide
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://context7.com/docs/llms.txt
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/context7-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/context7-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/context7-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/context7-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://context7.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://context7.com/docs
- type: Dashboard
  url: https://context7.com/dashboard
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/upstash
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/upstash/context7
- type: Pricing
  url: https://context7.com/pricing
- type: Integrations
  url: https://context7.com/integrations
integrations:
- name: Context7
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Context7

Kin Score

APIs 7

Context7 MCP Server

Context7 CLI

Context7 Add API

Context7 Context API

Context7 Libs API

Context7 Policies API

Context7 Refresh API

Open Collections 1

Context7 REST API

Pricing Plans 1

Context7 Plans Pricing

Rate Limits 1

Context7 Rate Limits

FinOps 1

Context7 Finops

Security Posture 3

Context7 Authentication

Context7 Domain Security

Context7 Vulnerability Disclosure

Agentic Access 1

Context7 Agentic Access

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