[Discovery] context7 - Library Documentation
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- docker, node.js, typescript
- Domain
- devtools, documentation
Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked Context7 source and the official Docker image documentation. The issue names no repository files or tests; completion would require documenting library coverage, checking rate-limiting behavior, and deciding whether a caching strategy should be considered.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Description
Project Association
This issue tracks the context7 MCP server in the core profile.
Server Details
- Name: context7
- Source: https://github.com/upstash/context7
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/mcp/context7
- Category: docs
- Language: TypeScript/Node.js
Transport Status
- Current: Native HTTP support (
MCP_TRANSPORT=http) - Implementation: No wrapper needed
- Docker Image:
mcp/context7:latest
Tools Provided
resolve-library-id: Get Context7-compatible library IDget-library-docs: Fetch documentation for a library
Docker Status
- Official image:
mcp/context7 - No custom build needed
- HADOLint: N/A (official image)
Notes
- Provides up-to-date, version-specific documentation
- Optional
CONTEXT7_API_KEYfor higher rate limits (60 req/hr without) - Native HTTP transport on port 8080
Tracking
- Document library coverage
- Test rate limiting behavior
- Consider caching strategy
- Dominant language
- Just
- Stars
- 0
- Forks
- 0
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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