Zed MCP Server Context7
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Zed MCP Server Context7

The Context7 MCP Server is an extension developed for the Zed Editor. It integrates the Context7 service to provide the latest documentation support for the assistant, solving the problem of LLMs using outdated information.
2 points
11.1K

What is Context7?

Context7 is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides up-to-date documentation for Zed Assistant. It fetches the latest, version-specific documentation and code examples directly from the source code and injects them directly into your prompt context.

How to use Context7?

Simply add the 'use context7' instruction to your question in Zed Assistant to get accurate answers based on the latest documentation.

Use cases

Context7 is the best choice when you need to obtain the latest API documentation, code examples of a specific library, or solve version compatibility issues.

Main features

Real-time documentation retrieval
Fetch the latest, version-specific documentation directly from the source code
Exact version matching
Ensure that the provided documentation exactly matches the version of the library you are using
Topic focus
You can specify a specific topic (e.g., 'routing' or 'hooks') to obtain relevant documentation
Advantages
Obtain the latest documentation and avoid using outdated APIs
Eliminate the problem of fictional APIs generated by LLMs
Provide accurate code examples for specific versions
Access professional documentation without switching tabs
Limitations
You need to explicitly specify the 'use context7' instruction
Only supports Context7-compatible libraries
The length of the returned documentation is limited by tokens

How to use

Install the extension
Install the Context7 MCP Server extension from the Zed Extension Store
Enable the server
Enable the Context7 MCP Server in the Zed Assistant settings
Use the instruction
Add the 'use context7' instruction to your question

Usage examples

Obtain documentation for new features in Next.js
Query how to use the newly added 'after' function in the latest version of Next.js
Solve React Query cache issues
Query how to invalidate query caches in a specific version of React Query

Frequently Asked Questions

Why isn't my Context7 query returning results?
How can I know if a library is supported by Context7?
Can I control the length of the returned documentation?

Related resources

Context7 official website
Get more information about Context7 and the list of supported libraries
Zed Editor official website
Learn more features of the Zed Editor
MCP Protocol description
Learn detailed information about the Model Context Protocol

Installation

Copy the following command to your Client for configuration
Note: Your key is sensitive information, do not share it with anyone.

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