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Set up Context7 MCP in VS Code

Pull up-to-date documentation and code examples for any library directly into your prompt context using the Context7 API.

1

Locate the config file

VS Code reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

.vscode/settings.json → mcp section

Create this file if it does not already exist. For VS Code, this is inside your workspace .vscode/settings.json file under the mcp section.

2

Add the configuration

Add the following to your VS Code config file:

json
{
  "servers": {
    "context7-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@upstash/context7-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
3

Set up environment variables

No environment variables needed. Context7 MCP works out of the box without any API keys or tokens.

4

Verify it works

Restart VS Code. Context7 MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 2 tools available.

This server adds approximately 1,030 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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