Timing, I wrote a piece on this the other day. Hopefully it helps. https://robertmarshall.dev/blog/turning-claude-code-into-a-development-powerhouse/ Answer from RobertMars on reddit.com
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Glama
glama.ai โ€บ mcp โ€บ servers โ€บ context7 mcp โ€บ related servers
Context7 MCP alternatives | Glama
Discover servers related to Context7 MCP. Find complementary services, alternative implementations, and connected MCP servers in the ecosystem.
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Reddit
reddit.com โ€บ r/mcp โ€บ what else besides context 7 can help with coding in claude desktop?
r/mcp on Reddit: What else besides Context 7 can help with coding in Claude Desktop?
August 10, 2025 -

Hello all,

I am working with Context 7 using the desktop app, and I must say it helps a lot โ€” the context of the answers is much more to the point.
Now, I would like to expand to more MCPs that can assist me with coding and performing deep research while coding, particularly in related open-source projects, documentation, and code examples.

I do not want them to change my files, only provide output โ€” I will handle the implementation myself. So, experts, please:

  1. Suggest more coding-related MCPs that help you.

  2. Provide good prompt suggestions for combining MCP pipelines.

Discussions

I built a Context7 alternative that costs 40% less with similar code quality - here are my test results
Interesting! Not only is it expensive for API users in a commercial capacity but in context consumption. Every time Claude Code calls Context7 MCP about something I want to learn Iโ€™m worried itโ€™s about to consume 2,000 lines of text and force me to go back or compact / clear the context. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ญ More on reddit.com
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FOSS alternative to Context7
What problem or use case are you trying to solve? When it comes to the latest packages, sometimes an outdated LLM would make the same mistakes repeatedly, but browser use might be slightly convolut... More on github.com
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What else besides Context 7 can help with coding in Claude Desktop?
Timing, I wrote a piece on this the other day. Hopefully it helps. https://robertmarshall.dev/blog/turning-claude-code-into-a-development-powerhouse/ More on reddit.com
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What MCP servers are you using with Roo - and why? April 21 2025
for me, context7, hands down it indexes a bunch of updated documentations out there, no longer have to fiddle around with llms.txt manually More on reddit.com
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GitHub
github.com โ€บ wong2 โ€บ awesome-mcp-servers
GitHub - wong2/awesome-mcp-servers: A curated list of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
CoinGecko - Official CoinGecko API MCP Server for Crypto Price & Market Data, across 200+ blokchain networks and 8M+ tokens. Comet Opik - Query and analyze your Opik logs, traces, prompts and all other telemtry data from your LLMs in natural ...
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Forked by 642 users
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Medium
medium.com โ€บ @joe.njenga โ€บ these-9-mcp-servers-improve-ai-context-reduce-99-code-errors-d2ba7acd9d94
These 9 MCP Servers Improve AI Context (Reduce 99% Code Errors) | by Joe Njenga | Medium
June 20, 2025 - These 9 MCP Servers Improve AI Context (Reduce 99% Code Errors) If you are tired of AI coding hallucinations and endless loops, you are missing this โ€” improved context! Nearly all AI coding โ€ฆ
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Composio
composio.dev โ€บ blog โ€บ 13-mcp-servers-every-developer-should-know
13 MCP servers every developer should know - Composio
September 5, 2025 - In this blog post we discuss 13 top MCP servers that every developers should know from Rube MCP to Contxt7 and Jira.
Find elsewhere
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Augmented AI
augmentedstartups.com โ€บ blog โ€บ visioncraft-mcp-vs-context7-llm-context-management
Visioncraft MCP vs Context 7: Best Tool for LLM Context Management?
May 30, 2025 - Visioncraft MCP takes a different, and arguably more ambitious, approach. Itโ€™s not just about retrieving documentation; itโ€™s about continuously updating a vast knowledge base with information from over 100,000 repositories in real-time.
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Medium
medium.com โ€บ @pratikabnave97 โ€บ why-visioncraft-mcp-is-redefining-real-time-llm-context-a-smarter-alternative-to-context7-c7f74d6b07df
๐Ÿš€ Why VisionCraft MCP is Redefining Real-Time LLM Context: A Smarter Alternative to Context7 | by Pratik Abnave | Medium
May 30, 2025 - ๐Ÿš€ Why VisionCraft MCP is Redefining Real-Time LLM Context: A Smarter Alternative to Context7 ๐Ÿง  The Problem: Why Your AI Still Gives Wrong Answers Ever asked an AI assistant for the latest โ€ฆ
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Reddit
reddit.com โ€บ r/modelcontextprotocol โ€บ i built a context7 alternative that costs 40% less with similar code quality - here are my test results
r/modelcontextprotocol on Reddit: I built a Context7 alternative that costs 40% less with similar code quality - here are my test results
July 23, 2025 -

Hey devs! ๐Ÿ‘‹

I've been working on a RAG-based solution that functions similarly to Context7 but at a significantly lower cost. After some rigorous testing, I thought I'd share my findings with the community.

TL;DR: This implementation costs roughly half as much as Context7 while producing code of comparable quality.

The Tests

I ran three coding challenges using Gemini-2.5-pro (set to temp=0) with both Context7 and Custom MCP:

  1. Creating a Next.js page with API data fetching

  2. Building a FastAPI endpoint for streaming large files

  3. Developing a FastAPI WebSockets app with Redis pub/sub

I implemented a simple prompt suffix system:

  • For Context7: "use context7. Max tokens: 500"

  • For MCP: "use documentation"

The Results

Cost comparison: https://imgur.com/a/lGFgMHz

  • Average cost savings: ~40%

  • Next.js Test: Context7 ($0.056) vs Custom MCP ($0.023)

  • FastAPI Streaming Test: Context7 ($0.044) vs Custom MCP ($0.031)

  • WebSockets/Redis Test: Context7 ($0.052) vs Custom MCP ($0.040)

Both tools generated fully functional code that implemented all requirements, but the Custom MCP server did it at consistently lower costs.

Why This Matters

If you're building AI-powered coding tools or using them extensively in your workflow, these cost savings add up fast.

For teams making thousands of API calls daily, you could be saving hundreds or thousands of dollars monthly.

What's Next

I encourage you to try the MCP server yourself and share your feedback. Currently it supports the latest versions of Expo, FastAPI, and NextJS:

{
  "documentation": {
    "url": "https://doc-mcp.fly.dev/mcp/"
  }
}

If there's enough interest, I'll add more libraries.

Would love to hear your thoughts and questions about the approach!

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GitHub
github.com โ€บ upstash โ€บ context7
GitHub - upstash/context7: Context7 MCP Server -- Up-to-date code documentation for LLMs and AI code editors
Name the MCP: Context7. Click the Add button. Once the MCP server is added, you can start using Context7's up-to-date code documentation features directly within Augment Code.
Starred by 39.8K users
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Languages ย  TypeScript 76.3% | JavaScript 22.7% | Dockerfile 1.0%
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Medium
generativeai.pub โ€บ 17-best-mcp-servers-for-coding-to-go-x100-fast-fa78c4d8ceb0
17 Best MCP Servers for Coding (To Go x100 Fast!) | by Joe Njenga | Generative AI
May 14, 2025 - 17 Best MCP Servers for Coding (To Go x100 Fast!) The MCP marketplace is getting crowded, chaotic, and messy. Luckily, I have tested nearly every MCP server out there! MCP is a rapidly growing AI โ€ฆ
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Snyk
snyk.io โ€บ articles โ€บ 5-best-mcp-servers-for-developers
5 Best MCP Servers for Developers | Snyk
May 14, 2025 - Guess what? Thereโ€™s an MCP Server that pulls that info right from the Cursor Tab chat interface. So, here are my five recommendations for MCP Servers that I think developers will get the most value from: Context7 is a hub for open source third-party libraries across various language ecosystems.
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Medium
medium.com โ€บ @blog.iroidsolutions โ€บ top-5-mcp-servers-that-gave-me-real-ai-coding-superpowers-and-why-you-need-them-45db2bb3f791
Top 5 MCP Servers That Gave Me Real AI Coding Superpowers (And Why You Need Them) | by iRoid Solutions | Medium
August 28, 2025 - These 5 MCPs, Browser MCP, Context7, Figma MCP, Task Master, and Postgres MCP Pro, have been the difference between feeling like Iโ€™m babysitting my AI and feeling like Iโ€™m working alongside an engineer who never sleeps.
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Shuttle
shuttle.dev โ€บ blog โ€บ 2025 โ€บ 09 โ€บ 15 โ€บ mcp-servers-rust-comparison
A Hands-on Comparison of Best MCP Servers for Rust Developers | Shuttle
September 15, 2025 - In this hands-on section, we'll ... Server, create a pull request with GitHub MCP Server and deploy the Rust code using Shuttle MCP Server, with Cursor AI assistance....
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Backslash
backslash.security โ€บ blog โ€บ external-data-sources-mcp-servers-potential-new-risks
External Data Sources + MCP Servers = Potential New Risks - Backslash
August 14, 2025 - By using Context7, you acknowledge that you do so at your own discretion and risk.โ€ ยท However, itโ€™s also advisable for developers of MCPs to make it easier for users to apply some guardrails to the use of external data sources, and indeed this is what the Upstash team has been doing, starting from including a trust scoring system that allows them to scan the repos and owners, and in an upcoming release adding mandatory sign-ups for the ability to add sites/repos.
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Context7
context7.com
Context7 - Up-to-date documentation for LLMs and AI code editors
Generate context with up-to-date documentation for LLMs and AI code editors
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Visual Studio Marketplace
marketplace.visualstudio.com โ€บ items
Context7 MCP Server - Visual Studio Marketplace
August 4, 2025 - Visual Studio Code>AI>Context7 MCP ServerNew to Visual Studio Code?
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Upstash
upstash.com โ€บ blog โ€บ context7-mcp
Context7 MCP: Up-to-Date Docs for Any Cursor Prompt | Upstash Blog
The Context7 MCP uses the Model Context Protocol, Anthropic's Model Context Protocol, an open standard that lets LLMs talk to external tools like Context7.