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Context7 brings up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples directly into your AI coding assistant. That means no more outdated code or hallucinated APIs.

❌ Without Context7

LLMs rely on outdated or generic information about the libraries you use:

  • ❌ Code examples based on old training data
  • ❌ Hallucinated APIs that don't even exist
  • ❌ Generic answers for old package versions

✅ With Context7

Context7 MCP pulls up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples straight from the source — and places them directly into your prompt.

Add use context7 to your prompt in Cursor:

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Create a Next.js middleware that checks for a valid JWT in cookies and redirects unauthenticated users to `/login`. use context7
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Configure a Cloudflare Worker script to cache JSON API responses for five minutes. use context7

Context7 grounds your LLM with up-to-date documentation, ensuring that it always writes high quality code.

  • 1️⃣ Write your prompt naturally
  • 2️⃣ Add use context7 to your prompt
  • 3️⃣ Get working code with current APIs

No tab-switching, no hallucinated APIs that don't exist, no outdated code generation.

Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={1}> <Card title="Install Context7" icon="download" href="https://github.com/upstash/context7#installation"> Get set up in 2 minutes with your preferred AI coding assistant </Card> <Card title="Troubleshooting" icon="wrench" href="/resources/troubleshooting"> Common issues and solutions </Card> <Card title="Get an API Key" icon="key" href="https://context7.com/dashboard"> Unlock higher rate limits and use your private repositories </Card> </CardGroup>