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DimensionHTTP MCP ServerHTTP MCP configuration example for REST APIsContext7Upstash's official server providing up-to-date third-party library docs for AI coding assistants
FMRS36 / 100 · D80 / 100 · B
Reliability5 / 2014 / 20
Security and permissions8 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance11 / 2017 / 20
Documentation4 / 2015 / 20
Setup experience8 / 2018 / 20
Best for
  • Developers studying HTTP MCP configuration in Claude Code plugins
  • API integrations that provide a compatible MCP HTTP endpoint and API_TOKEN
  • Developers using fast-moving frameworks/libraries worried about the AI suggesting stale code
  • Scenarios wanting zero-config documentation lookup
Not for
  • Users seeking a verified production service
  • Users needing a documented tool list, concrete API capabilities, or client compatibility
  • Users expecting the example api.example.com endpoint to provide a working business service
  • Looking up internal/private codebase documentation (Context7 targets publicly published open-source libraries)
  • Cases needing very high coverage of obscure, niche libraries (coverage depends on what Context7's platform has indexed)
Required permissions
  • Network access to the configured HTTP endpoint
  • An API_TOKEN environment variable or equivalent Bearer credential
  • Permission for requests to use the declared Content-Type, API version, and service-name headers
  • Usable without an API key (subject to a free-tier rate limit); CONTEXT7_API_KEY is an optional credential for higher quota
  • Read-only documentation lookup — no code execution or local filesystem access involved
Risks and side effects
  • api.example.com/mcp is an example URL; the source does not establish that it is operational or belongs to a real service
  • API_TOKEN is sensitive authentication material and should not be exposed in untrusted configuration or logs
  • The README warns users to trust plugins before installing, updating, or using them; Anthropic does not control the MCP servers included in plugins and cannot verify that they work as intended or remain unchanged
  • The free tier has limited quota — high-frequency use may hit rate limits
  • Documentation content comes from Context7's platform index, so its accuracy and freshness depend on that platform's crawl cadence
Supported clientsClaude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Cline, Amp
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