Hello all,

I am working with Context 7 using the desktop app, and I must say it helps a lot — 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 — 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.

Hey devs! 👋

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!

Hi, I already used context7 some time ago with Cursor and honestly I never really understood how good it was. Now I want to try again but with Claude Code and I see that people also mention ref.tool. They even have some kind of pricing on their website, meaning this thing could be paid. So what's the difference between Context7 vs Ref MCP? Please share your experience.

If Ref MCP simply reads pages, how is that different from the built-in tools of Claude Code, since it can also search the internet and read a documentation page?