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---
title: Intro
sidebarTitle: Intro
---
Context7 brings up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples directly into your AI coding assistant. That means no more outdated code or hallucinated APIs.
## ❌ Without Context7
LLMs rely on outdated or generic information about the libraries you use:
- ❌ Code examples based on old training data
- ❌ Hallucinated APIs that don't even exist
- ❌ Generic answers for old package versions
## ✅ With Context7
Context7 MCP pulls up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples straight from the source — and places them directly into your prompt.
Add `use context7` to your prompt in Cursor:
```txt
Create a Next.js middleware that checks for a valid JWT in cookies and redirects unauthenticated users to `/login`. use context7
```
```txt
Configure a Cloudflare Worker script to cache JSON API responses for five minutes. use context7
```
Context7 grounds your LLM with up-to-date documentation, ensuring that it always writes high quality code.
- 1⃣ Write your prompt naturally
- 2⃣ Add `use context7` to your prompt
- 3⃣ Get working code with current APIs
No tab-switching, no hallucinated APIs that don't exist, no outdated code generation.
## Next Steps
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<Card title="Install Context7" icon="download" href="/installation">
Get set up in 2 minutes with your preferred AI coding assistant
</Card>
<Card title="Learn Best Practices" icon="book" href="/usage">
Master Context7 features and usage patterns
</Card>
<Card title="Get an API Key" icon="key" href="https://context7.com/dashboard">
Unlock higher rate limits and use yourprivate repositories
</Card>
</CardGroup>