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DimensionMCP C# SDKThe official C# SDK for building MCP clients and servers.Context7Upstash's official server providing up-to-date third-party library docs for AI coding assistants
FMRS56 / 100 · C80 / 100 · B
Reliability10 / 2014 / 20
Security and permissions10 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2017 / 20
Documentation13 / 2015 / 20
Setup experience11 / 2018 / 20
Best for
  • Teams developing MCP integrations with C# or .NET.
  • Projects needing client APIs, low-level server APIs, hosting support, or ASP.NET Core integration.
  • Developers who want the official MCP C# SDK documentation and samples.
  • Developers using fast-moving frameworks/libraries worried about the AI suggesting stale code
  • Scenarios wanting zero-config documentation lookup
Not for
  • Users looking to install and run a ready-made MCP tool server.
  • Projects that do not use C# or .NET.
  • Users expecting a repository manifest with declared tools, transports, or client configuration.
  • 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
  • The source does not define fixed runtime permissions for the SDK itself.
  • Actual permissions depend on the application, server, data sources, and tools built with the SDK.
  • 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
  • The SDK is not a configured standalone MCP server, so using the repository directly as a server may not work.
  • Applications built with the SDK may access external data sources or execute tools; implementers must review the actual scope.
  • The source does not provide specific version, compatibility, or runtime requirements, so deployment should be checked against the project documentation and package information.
  • 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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