<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>React's Context API helps in sharing data across components without prop drilling.</li><li>Context is useful for managing authentication, themes, and language settings.</li><li>It's recommended for state accessed by many components and to avoid deep prop passing.</li><li>Context is not suitable for high-frequency updates or complex state management.</li><li>Creating a context involves using createContext, Provider, Consumer (older way), and useContext hook.</li><li>Provider wraps the component tree to pass down values, while useContext simplifies access to context values.</li><li>A real-world example shows creating an AuthProvider, custom hooks like useAuth, and wrapping the app.</li><li>Best practices include splitting contexts logically, using custom hooks, and keeping context values minimal.</li><li>Avoid using context for frequently updating values.</li><li>The Context API is a clean way to manage state for things like auth and themes in React.</li></ul>

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