Context7 Skills

Overview

Use the Context7 CLI to manage skills via ctx7 skills (or npx ctx7 skills). Keep commands short, explicit, and limited to search/install/list/remove.

Scope

• Covers only Context7 CLI skill management: ctx7 skills search|install|list|remove.
• Does not cover Context7 MCP docs, agents, or API tools.

Quick Reference

| Action | Command | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Search | ctx7 skills search <query> | Use multiple keywords if needed. npx ctx7 is fine. | | Install | ctx7 skills install <repo> [skill ...] [--cursor|--claude|--global] | Repo often /anthropics/skills. Omit skill to install interactively. | | List | ctx7 skills list [--cursor|--claude|--global] | Lists installed skills for a client. | | Remove | ctx7 skills remove <skill> [--cursor|--claude|--global] | Removes a skill by name. |

Implementation

Example session:

# Search for skills about pytorch
npx ctx7 skills search pytorch

# Install the uv skill from the registry repo
ctx7 skills install /anthropics/skills uv

# List installed skills and find slide-creator in the output
ctx7 skills list --claude

Rationalization Table

| Excuse | Reality | | --- | --- | | "I can just use ctx7 search" | The command is ctx7 skills search. The skills subcommand is required. | | "This is about docs, so use MCP tools" | This skill is only for CLI skill management. Stick to ctx7 skills. | | "Client flags are optional, I can skip them" | Use --cursor, --claude, or --global when the user specifies a target client. |

Red Flags - STOP and Correct

• Using ctx7 search or ctx7 install without the skills subcommand
• Answering with MCP docs or API tools instead of CLI commands
• Ignoring a requested client target (Cursor/Claude/global)

Common Mistakes

• Confusing ctx7 with npx ctx7 when the CLI is not installed.
• Omitting the repository path for install (e.g., /anthropics/skills).
• Assuming list filters by name; it only lists, so scan the output.