
Context7
shipUpstash Context7 — current library docs in the agent's context, via hosted MCP.
Visit context7.com →> **Context7** — ship > Verified 2026-08-26 > Limitation: Free tier is 1,000 API calls/month (cut hard in Jan 2026, now 1,000 + 20/day bonus after cap). > > https://noemium.com/tools/context7-mcp/Add to kitOpen in NoemiumFact-check this catalog entry for Context7 (mcp). Verdict: ship Verdict text: The docs MCP people actually keep on: resolve a library, pull current examples, stop hallucinating last year's API. Hosted at mcp.context7.com. Free is 1,000 calls/month; it used to be much higher. Queries go to Upstash. Limitations: - Free tier is 1,000 API calls/month (cut hard in Jan 2026, now 1,000 + 20/day bonus after cap). - All queries route through Upstash; library name and query text leave the machine. - Pro is $10/seat/mo then $10 per 1,000 extra calls. Receipts: https://github.com/upstash/context7 https://context7.com/plans https://mcp.context7.com/mcp Last verified: 2026-08-26 Find outdated prices, wrong claims, or missing limitations. Cite primary sources (docs, pricing pages, benchmarks, model cards). Do not use marketing pages.[](https://noemium.com/tools/context7-mcp/)
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The docs MCP people actually keep on: resolve a library, pull current examples, stop hallucinating last year's API. Hosted at mcp.context7.com. Free is 1,000 calls/month; it used to be much higher. Queries go to Upstash.
Strengths
- Current, version-specific library docs instead of training-cut snapshots.
- Hosted Streamable HTTP plus a local npm/stdio option; npx ctx7 setup.
- MIT server, OAuth or API key, works across Cursor / Claude / VS Code.
Known limitations
- Free tier is 1,000 API calls/month (cut hard in Jan 2026, now 1,000 + 20/day bonus after cap).
- All queries route through Upstash; library name and query text leave the machine.
- Pro is $10/seat/mo then $10 per 1,000 extra calls.
Use it when
- Coding agents that keep inventing APIs the package no longer has.
- Public-repo library work on the free 1,000-call month.
Skip it when
- 1,000 free calls/month will not cover a "always use Context7" rule.
- The repo cannot leave your machine; there is no offline mode.
- You need private-repo parsing — that is Pro, billed extra.
Buy-check
- ·Price — freemium, Free $0 (1,000 API calls/mo, public repos); Pro $10/seat/mo (5,000/seat); hosted https://mcp.context7.com/mcp as of 2026-08-26. Open the pricing page, not a screenshot.
- ·Free tier — Free tier exists — burn it first.
- ·Cancel fallout — What happens to your data/projects on cancel — check the ToS, not the FAQ.
- ·Seat math — Per-seat pricing multiplies quietly. Count seats before the annual plan.
- ·Who skips it — Also skipped when: 1,000 free calls/month will not cover a "always use Context7" rule.; The repo cannot leave your machine; there is no offline mode..
Price trailchangelog →
No price move in this repo yet.
Facts
- pricing
- freemium1
- price note
- Free $0 (1,000 API calls/mo, public repos); Pro $10/seat/mo (5,000/seat); hosted https://mcp.context7.com/mcp
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- yes
- api
- yes
- self-host
- no
- category
- mcp
- evidence
- source-verified
Data: trains on inputs unknown · local processing no
Sources
No source, no number.
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| GitHub MCP | ship | free | yes | yes |
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