How to Stop API Hallucinations with Context7 and Kilo Code

Have Context7 pull in documentation for over 4000 different open source libraries

Fixing API hallucinations: LLMs are trained on data that isn't always up-to-date. This becomes a serious issue with libraries that receive frequent updates, and AIs that generate code for older versions of the libraries you are currently using.

Context7 is a popular MCP server that pulls “up-to-date, version-specific documentation and code examples straight from the source — and places them directly into your prompt.”

Since Kilo Code is a superset of Roo and Cline, we fully support MCP servers like Context7.

Here’s how to start using Context7 from in Kilo Code.

How to install Context7 in Kilo Code

Getting started with Context7 in Kilo Code is super easy:

1. Click on “MCP Server” in the top toolbar

2. Search for “Context7”

3. After you find it, click on the “Install” button

4. A new task will automatically launch to set up Context7 for you

Here’s a video showing these steps:

How to start using Context7 in Kilo Code

1. Verify your installation: To make sure Context7 is properly installed, go to "MCP Servers" and click on "Installed". See if Context7 is there.

2. To start using Context7, just add “use context7” to your prompt. For example:
   

   Create a basic Next.js project with app router. use context7

Here’s a video showing these steps:

Make sure to check that Context7 supports the libraries you want to use:

Context7 offers an effective solution to AIs generating out-of-date code, and when combined with Kilo Code, you can rapidly develop software that "just works".

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