julianobarbosa

looking-up-docs

Look up library documentation using Context7. Use when needing API reference, library docs, framework documentation, or technical documentation lookup. Provides up-to-date, version-specific docs and code examples.

julianobarbosa 76 16 Updated 5mo ago
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Install

npx skillscat add julianobarbosa/claude-code-skills/looking-up-docs

Install via the SkillsCat registry.

SKILL.md

Documentation Lookup with Context7

Context7 provides up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples directly from source libraries.

Why Context7

  • Current APIs: No hallucinated or outdated patterns
  • Version-specific: Gets docs for exact library versions
  • Code examples: Real, working code from actual documentation

Workflow

  1. Resolve library ID: mcp__context7__resolve-library-id with libraryName
  2. Get documentation: mcp__context7__get-library-docs with context7CompatibleLibraryID and topic

Modes

Mode Use For
code API references, code examples (default)
info Conceptual guides, architecture, tutorials

Examples

# React hooks
resolve-library-id: "react"
get-library-docs: context7CompatibleLibraryID="/facebook/react", topic="hooks", mode="code"

# Next.js middleware
resolve-library-id: "next.js"
get-library-docs: context7CompatibleLibraryID="/vercel/next.js", topic="middleware"

# Go net/http
resolve-library-id: "go net/http"
get-library-docs: context7CompatibleLibraryID="/golang/go", topic="http server"

# Kubernetes API
resolve-library-id: "kubernetes"
get-library-docs: context7CompatibleLibraryID="/kubernetes/kubernetes", topic="deployment"

Tips

  • Use topic parameter to narrow results to specific features
  • Try mode="info" for architectural questions
  • Paginate with page=2, page=3 if initial results insufficient