context7-mcp

Context7 MCP

HARD GATE — Max 3 Context7 tool calls per user question (resolve-library-id + query-docs count toward the cap). On quota/rate-limit errors, emit an explicit CONTEXT7_UNAVAILABLE block — do NOT silently answer from training data.

HARD GATE — Before HTTP fetch, check bash scripts/lib/doc-fetch-cache.sh get "<libraryId>:<query>". Cache hit within TTL → use cached body (no round-trip). On ETag mismatch after conditional refresh, replace cache entry.

When to Use

• Setup/configuration questions ("How do I configure Next.js middleware?")
• Code involving libraries ("Write a Prisma query for…")
• API references ("What are the Supabase auth methods?")
• User mentions specific frameworks (React, Vue, Svelte, Express, Tailwind, etc.)

Bounded Retry (max 3x)

Attempt	Action
1	resolve-library-id → pick best match
2	query-docs with selected libraryId
3	Retry query-docs once with refined query (narrower scope)

After 3 failures, stop and print:

CONTEXT7_UNAVAILABLE
Reason: <quota|rate-limit|no-match|timeout>
Action: Ask user to retry later, paste official docs URL, or run `bts docs <lib>`.
Do NOT substitute training-data answers without labeling them UNVERIFIED.

Fetch Cache (ETag-revalidated)

1. Cache key: "<libraryId>:<normalized-query>" (lowercase, trimmed).
2. Read: bash scripts/lib/doc-fetch-cache.sh get "<key>" — exit 0 → use cached body.
3. Miss / stale: call query-docs; store via doc-fetch-cache.sh put.
4. TTL: 300s default (DOC_CACHE_TTL). Stale entries refresh on next fetch; honor ETag when MCP returns it.

bts docs <lib> shares the same cache helper when invoked from this skill.

Process

1. resolve-library-id with libraryName + full user query.
2. Select match: name similarity, reputation, benchmark score; prefer version-specific IDs when user names a version.
3. query-docs with libraryId + specific question (one concept per call).
4. Answer using fetched docs; cite library/version when relevant.