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Context7 integrates with GitHub Copilot CLI to provide current library documentation instead of relying on stale training data. You can use Context7 either as a plain MCP server or as a full plugin with skills, agents, and commands.

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MCP Setup

For direct MCP setup, see All MCP Clients. If you only need the Context7 tools, add the MCP server to ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json: 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context7": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.context7.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "CONTEXT7_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      },
      "tools": ["query-docs", "resolve-library-id"]
    }
  }
}

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The Context7 Plugin

The full Copilot CLI plugin adds more than the MCP server:
  • A context7-mcp skill for library and framework questions
  • A docs-researcher custom agent for focused documentation lookups
  • A /context7:docs command for manual documentation queries
  • A bundled MCP configuration for the context7 server

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Installing the Plugin

Register the marketplace and install the plugin: 
copilot plugin marketplace add upstash/context7
copilot plugin install context7-plugin@context7-marketplace
After installation, Copilot CLI should discover:
  • docs-researcher in /agent
  • context7-mcp in /skills
  • /context7:docs as an available command
  • context7 in /mcp show

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Usage

Ask library questions directly in Copilot CLI: 
How do I configure middleware in Next.js 15?
Show me Prisma relation examples
What are the Supabase auth methods?
For a manual lookup, use the plugin command: 
/context7:docs next.js middleware
/context7:docs /vercel/next.js/v15.1.8 app router
When you want to keep your current conversation lean, switch to the dedicated agent: 
/agent docs-researcher