Documentation Lookup

When to activate:

• User says "check the docs"

• User needs API documentation or code examples

• User mentions a library/framework name

• Source code of a library is not available locally

Two-step process:

Step 1: Find the library ID

Search for the library to get its context7 ID:

curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/search?query={library_name}" | jq '.results[:3]'

Example - searching for "react":

curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/search?query=react" | jq '.results[:3] | .[] | {id, title}'

This returns matching libraries. Use the id field (e.g., /facebook/react or /websites/react_dev ).

Step 2: Fetch documentation

Use the library ID from step 1:

curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/docs/code{library_id}?topic={topic}&page=1"

Example - fetching React hooks docs:

curl -s "https://context7.com/api/v2/docs/code/facebook/react?topic=hooks&page=1"

Parameters:

• topic

• Focus area (e.g., hooks , routing , authentication )

• page

• Pagination (1-10), use if first page doesn't have enough info

Response: Returns markdown-formatted documentation snippets with code examples.

Fallback: If context7 doesn't have the library or returns errors, use web search.