apollo-router
apollo-router is an agent skill published by apollographql, listed under deploy & operate. It lives in the apollographql/skills repository, which has 119 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
Configures and runs Apollo Router for federated GraphQL supergraphs, generating YAML for both Router v1.x and v2.x. Requires no specific credentials.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads apollographql/skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add apollographql/skills
Maintenance
Version-aware guide for configuring and running Apollo Router for federated GraphQL supergraphs. Generates correct YAML for both Router v1.x and v2.x. Use this skill when: (1) setting up Apollo Router to run a supergraph, (2) configuring routing, headers, or CORS, (3) implementing custom plugins (Rhai scripts or coprocessors), (4) configuring telemetry (tracing, metrics, logging), (5) troubleshooting Router performance or connectivity issues, (6) securing the graph with JWT, declarative field-level authorization directives, or persisted-query safelisting, (7) managing router.yaml as version-controlled config with CI/CD validation.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Common questions about apollo-router
- What does apollo-router do?
- Configures and runs Apollo Router for federated GraphQL supergraphs, generating YAML for both Router v1.x and v2.x. Requires no specific credentials.
- How do I install apollo-router?
- Run npx skills add apollographql/skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes apollo-router?
- apollographql.
- Is apollo-router maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 119 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-23. The repository declares the MIT licence.
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