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Install ctx7 with Homebrew, Nix

Manage AI coding skills and documentation context. Version 0.5.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ctx7

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ctx7

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ct/ctx7/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Manage AI coding skills and documentation context

Commands and aliases

  • ctx7

history

Project history and usage

ctx7 is the command-line interface for Context7, an Upstash project that supplies current, version-specific library documentation to AI coding assistants.

Project history

Context7's public repository was created in 2025 under the Upstash organization. The official docs position the platform around reducing stale or hallucinated library API answers by injecting current documentation into prompts and agent workflows.

Adoption history

The CLI documentation targets AI coding users who want terminal access to indexed library docs and one-command setup for tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, and MCP-compatible agents.

How it is used

ctx7 is used both interactively, for commands such as resolving a library and querying docs, and as a setup helper that writes MCP or skill configuration for coding agents.

Why package nerds care

As a Homebrew formula, ctx7 packages a fast-moving AI developer-tool CLI outside the Node-only install path, making Context7 setup scriptable for users who prefer system package managers.

Timeline

  • 2025: Public upstash/context7 repository created.
  • 2025: Official Context7 CLI docs describe terminal documentation queries and coding-agent setup.

Related projects

  • Context7 MCP server, Upstash, Model Context Protocol, AI coding assistants.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ctx7. 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
ctx7cliglobal 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 version0.5.4
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:ctx7
Version0.5.4
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ctx7
Homepagehttps://context7.com
Repositoryhttps://github.com/upstash/context7
Upstream docshttps://context7.com/docs
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/ctx7/-/ctx7-0.5.4.tgz
Last updated2026-07-07T15:31:05Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesnode
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namectx7
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%

ctx7

nix profile install nixpkgs#ctx7
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ctx7
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ct/ctx7/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.
  • context7-mcpShares the same upstream homepage.
  • ctx7Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: ai, context, ctx7, documentation, mcp.

Same workflow

  • gitea-mcp-serverShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp.
  • github-mcp-serverShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp.
  • mcp-atlassianShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp.
  • mcphostShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp.
  • mcpmShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp.
  • mcptoolsShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp.
  • ctx7Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem.

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