1. Home
  2. Context7
  3. Context7 for Claude Code: Setup & Config

Data as of

Context7 for Claude Code: Setup & Config

Context7 retrieves current library documentation and code examples for Claude Code.

Context7 Claude Code configuration

  1. Choose Claude Code configuration scope

    For Context7, open Project scope: .mcp.json at the repository root. Project JSON: merge into mcpServers; user scope: use the CLI.

  2. Add Context7 to Claude Code

    Use the context7-mcp entry below in mcpServers. Keep Context7's documented http connection fields and your other Claude Code entries.

  3. Check Context7 in Claude Code

    Context7: Inspect claude mcp list and /mcp status.

Config file · Project scope: .mcp.json at the repository root

JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context7-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.context7.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

CLI (POSIX shell)
claude mcp add-json --scope project 'context7-mcp' '{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.context7.com/mcp"}'

Context7 in Claude Code: http checks

  • Inspect claude mcp list, then Context7's connection to mcp.context7.com in /mcp. Complete Claude Code authentication only for a trusted service.
  • Context7: check http connectivity to mcp.context7.com from Claude Code; a stdio command is not a replacement for this endpoint.
Catalog transports
stdio
Tools
resolve-library-id, query-docs

Context7 — details. Claude Code guide

Frequently asked questions

Register Context7 with the displayed claude mcp add-json --scope project command, or merge the JSON into .mcp.json at the repository root.

Claude Code's context7-mcp example uses http. The Context7 catalog lists stdio; these instructions follow the stored configuration instead.

Claude Code connects Context7 to mcp.context7.com using url.

Context7's stored list contains 2 tools, including resolve-library-id, query-docs. Compare those names with Claude Code's connected tool list; the stored list is not a live check.