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Up-to-date code documentation for LLMs and AI code editors. Version 3.2.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install context7-mcp

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#context7-mcp

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/context7-mcp/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

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

Commands and aliases

  • context7-mcp

history

Project history and usage

Context7 MCP is Upstash's Model Context Protocol server for giving AI coding agents current, version-specific library documentation at prompt time.

Project history

The public Context7 repository was created in March 2025 and describes itself as the source for the MCP server, while noting that supporting backend, parsing, and crawling components are private. The `@upstash/context7-mcp` npm package followed in April 2025; a separate `ctx7` CLI package appeared in January 2026.

Adoption history

Context7 grew with the MCP and AI-editor packaging wave. Official docs and the README document setup paths for MCP clients, CLI-plus-skill workflows, and multiple editor integrations, while package metadata shows distribution through npm and the input package facts record Homebrew and Nix packaging.

How it is used

Users either register `https://mcp.context7.com/mcp` with an MCP client or run `npx ctx7 setup` to install a CLI/skill workflow. The README recommends an API key for higher rate limits but does not document a fixed local credential file for the Homebrew package.

Why package nerds care

The formula is notable because it packages an MCP server, not a traditional standalone Unix tool. It reflects a newer class of developer-tool packages whose main job is to bridge local editors and remote documentation indexes.

Timeline

  • 2025-03-26: Public Context7 repository created.
  • 2025-04-08: `@upstash/context7-mcp` npm package created.
  • 2026-01-21: `ctx7` npm CLI package created.
  • 2026-06-22: `@upstash/context7-mcp@3.2.2` release published.

Related projects

  • The README lists related official packages including `ctx7`, `@upstash/context7-sdk`, and Context7 tools for the Vercel AI SDK.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for context7-mcp. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
context7-mcpcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.2.3
manager updated2026-07-07
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://context7.com

  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://context7.comnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:context7-mcp
Version3.2.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/context7-mcp
Homepagehttps://context7.com
Repositoryhttps://github.com/upstash/context7
Upstream docshttps://context7.com/docs
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/@upstash/context7-mcp/-/context7-mcp-3.2.3.tgz
Last updated2026-07-07T15:32:03Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesnode
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namecontext7-mcp
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

context7-mcp

nix profile install nixpkgs#context7-mcp
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Context7 Mcp
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/context7-mcp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • nodeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ctx7Shares the same upstream homepage.

Same workflow

  • gptscriptShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm.
  • fabric-aiShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm.
  • gollamaShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm.
  • gptmeShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm.
  • localaiShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm.
  • mcphostShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm, mcp.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment