This skill enables retrieval of current documentation for software libraries and components by querying the Context7 API via curl. Use it instead of relying on potentially outdated training data.
Step 1: Search for the Library
To find the Context7 library ID, query the search endpoint:
bash
curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/libs/search?libraryName=LIBRARY_NAME&query=TOPIC" | jq '.results[0]'
Parameters:
- •
libraryName(required): The library name to search for (e.g., "react", "nextjs", "fastapi", "axios") - •
query(required): A description of the topic for relevance ranking
Response fields:
- •
id: Library identifier for the context endpoint (e.g.,/websites/react_dev_reference) - •
title: Human-readable library name - •
description: Brief description of the library - •
totalSnippets: Number of documentation snippets available
Step 2: Fetch Documentation
To retrieve documentation, use the library ID from step 1:
bash
curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/context?libraryId=LIBRARY_ID&query=TOPIC&type=txt"
Parameters:
- •
libraryId(required): The library ID from search results - •
query(required): The specific topic to retrieve documentation for - •
type(optional): Response format -json(default) ortxt(plain text, more readable)
Examples
React hooks documentation
bash
# Find React library ID curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/libs/search?libraryName=react&query=hooks" | jq '.results[0].id' # Returns: "/websites/react_dev_reference" # Fetch useState documentation curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/context?libraryId=/websites/react_dev_reference&query=useState&type=txt"
Next.js routing documentation
bash
# Find Next.js library ID curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/libs/search?libraryName=nextjs&query=routing" | jq '.results[0].id' # Fetch app router documentation curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/context?libraryId=/vercel/next.js&query=app+router&type=txt"
FastAPI dependency injection
bash
# Find FastAPI library ID curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/libs/search?libraryName=fastapi&query=dependencies" | jq '.results[0].id' # Fetch dependency injection documentation curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/context?libraryId=/fastapi/fastapi&query=dependency+injection&type=txt"
Tips
- •Use
type=txtfor more readable output - •Use
jqto filter and format JSON responses - •Be specific with the
queryparameter to improve relevance ranking - •If the first search result is not correct, check additional results in the array
- •URL-encode query parameters containing spaces (use
+or%20) - •No API key is required for basic usage (rate-limited)