Context7 CLI Mechanics

Reference for driving the ctx7 CLI: resolve a library name to an ID, then query docs with that ID. This skill is tool mechanics only. The docs-lookup decision flow and tool fallback chain live in looking-up-docs; this skill is Tier 1 of that chain.

Scope

Use this skill for:

• The exact ctx7 library / ctx7 docs command workflow and selection rules.
• Library-ID resolution and version-specific docs queries.
• The npx / bunx fallback when ctx7 is not installed.

Do not use this skill for: