Context7 (MCP server) and Context7 (Claude Code plugin) give an agent the same capability through two different install surfaces. Which to use is about the interface, not a feature you give up either way.
Live library docs, piped into your coding agent
Version-specific library docs pulled straight into context
Context7 (MCP server) and Context7 (Claude Code plugin) give an agent the same capability through two different install surfaces. Which to use is about the interface, not a feature you give up either way. Context7: Live library docs, piped into your coding agent. Context7: Version-specific library docs pulled straight into context. Context7 has 61,667 GitHub stars. Context7 has no adoption data tracked yet.
claude mcp add context7 -- npx -y @upstash/context7-mcp
"context7": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@upstash/context7-mcp"] }Works unauthenticated on a low rate limit. Add --api-key <key> (free, from context7.com/dashboard) for higher limits.
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official /plugin install context7@claude-plugins-official
The official marketplace registers itself automatically on Claude Code's first interactive launch, so the marketplace-add step is often a no-op; running it is still safe and works on any machine.
Context7 (MCP server) and Context7 (Claude Code plugin) give an agent the same capability through two different install surfaces. Which to use is about the interface, not a feature you give up either way.
Live library docs, piped into your coding agent. It is a MCP server, categorized as mcp servers.
Version-specific library docs pulled straight into context. It is a Claude Code plugin, categorized as development.
Yes. Both are free.
Context7 has tracked adoption data (61,667 GitHub stars as of 2026-09-05); Context7 has no adoption data tracked yet.