Context7

by wasabeef

Context7 is an AI Engineering skill for Claude Code, published by wasabeef in claude-code-cookbook.

1.1K stars111 forkson wasabeef/claude-code-cookbookAdded 2026/08/20Repository updated 2026/04/15

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Install Context7

Copy Context7 into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/wasabeef/claude-code-cookbook/tree/main/plugins/en/skills/context7 ~/.claude/skills/context7

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/wasabeef/claude-code-cookbook.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: plugins/en/skills/context7/SKILL.md in wasabeef/claude-code-cookbook
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/context7
Collection: One of 25 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: AI Engineering — 2451 skills

What Context7 does

Context7 searches technical documentation using the Context7 MCP, triggered by requests like "check the docs" or "how to use this library?". Use it to look up API references and solutions from official docs within Claude Code.

Context7 is cataloged under AI Engineering on DirSkills. Context7 comes from a repository tagged claude-code.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Search technical documentation via Context7 MCP

Searches technical documentation using MCP's Context7.

Usage

# Format for requesting Claude
"Search for [search keyword] using context7"

Basic Examples

# Research React hooks
"Search for React hooks using context7"

# Search for error solutions
"Search for TypeScript type errors using context7"

Collaboration with Claude

# Request technical research
"Search for information about Rust's ownership system using context7 and explain it for beginners"

# Request error solution
"Search for common causes and solutions for Python's ImportError using context7"

# Confirm best practices
"Search for best practices for React performance optimization using context7"

Detailed Examples

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Context7

What else does wasabeef publish alongside Context7?
Context7 is one of 25 skills that DirSkills catalogs from wasabeef/claude-code-cookbook, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Analyze Dependencies, Analyze Performance and Check Fact. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Context7 does, and is maintained by wasabeef in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the wasabeef/claude-code-cookbook page.
How does Context7 compare to other AI Engineering skills?
Context7 ranks #1240 by stars among the 2451 AI Engineering skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Architecture Decision Records, AI-First Engineering and Agentic OS. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Context7 against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.