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# Apollo GraphQL

## Docs > Apollo GraphOS Platform

- [Apollo GraphOS Quickstart](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/platform/quickstart.md): This step-by-step guide teaches you how to set up a GraphQL API. Learn to create a graph from scratch and expand it with additional API endpoints.
- [Platform Limits](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/platform/platform-limits.md): Efficiently deploy changes to your GraphQL schema with a solid understanding of platform API limitations.
- [The GraphOS Platform API](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/platform/platform-api.md): Fetch graph details, publish schemas, run schema checks, manage proposals, and more. Access API documentation within GraphOS Studio.
- [Apollo Sandbox](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/platform/sandbox.md): Learn how Apollo Sandbox loads a running GraphQL server's schema and facilitates schema introspection, schema checks, offline usage, and more.
- [Install GraphOS MCP Server](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/platform/graphos-mcp-server/install.md): Learn how GraphOS MCP Server gives your agentic coding clients direct access to Apollo's documentation and graph-building capabilities to orchestrate APIs.
- [Full Apollo GraphOS Platform documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/platform/llms.txt)

## Docs > GraphOS Agent Services

- [GraphOS Agent Services](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos-agent-services.md): Learn how GraphOS Agent Services help you govern agent identity, field-level access, and policy enforcement on your graph.
- [Connect Services](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos-agent-services/guides/connect-services.md): Connect a service for agents to access in GraphOS Agent Services. Set its base URL and credential, review tags, and choose the first access rules.
- [Classify Fields using Tags](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos-agent-services/guides/classify-fields-using-tags.md): Define tags and apply those tags to fields in your graph.
- [Configure Access Rules](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos-agent-services/guides/configure-access-rules.md): Create, view, and edit access rules in GraphOS Agent Services. Choose an actor, a client, and what they see.
- [Common Rule Scenarios](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos-agent-services/guides/common-rule-patterns.md): Choose a common access rule in GraphOS Agent Services. Match an actor, a client, a tag or service, and an effect to a typical situation.
- [Full GraphOS Agent Services documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos-agent-services/llms.txt)

## Docs > Apollo Connectors

- [Why use Apollo Connectors?](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/connectors/why-connectors.md): Integrate and orchestrate REST services with your supergraph
- [Troubleshooting Connectors](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/connectors/troubleshooting.md): Fixes and workarounds for logged errors and general issues with using REST API Connectors.
- [Apollo Connectors Quickstart](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/connectors/getting-started.md): This step-by-step guide teaches you how to use Apollo Connectors to integrate REST APIs into your GraphQL schema. Learn to create a graph from scratch and expand it with additional API endpoints, all without writing resolvers.
- [REST API Requirements](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/connectors/getting-started/requirements.md): Learn about the requirements for a REST API to be compatible with Connectors
- [Version Requirements](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/connectors/getting-started/version-requirements.md): Understand the version requirements for Apollo Connectors, including Federation spec, build pipeline, and router compatibility for successful supergraph composition and runtime.
- [Full Apollo Connectors documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/connectors/llms.txt)

## Docs > Apollo Federation

- [Introduction to Apollo Federation](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/schema-design/federated-schemas/federation.md): Learn how Apollo Federation helps you declaratively orchestrate your APIs and services into a unified, federated GraphQL API using a microservices architecture.
- [Federated Schemas](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/schema-design/federated-schemas/schema-types.md): Learn about subgraph, supergraph, and API schemas in federated GraphQL architectures.
- [Schema Composition](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/schema-design/federated-schemas/composition.md): Learn about schema composition in a federated GraphQL architecture. Explore strategies for handling conflicting types and directives.
- [Value Types in Apollo Federation](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/schema-design/federated-schemas/sharing-types.md): Learn how to share GraphQL types and fields across subgraphs with Apollo Federation.
- [Apollo Federation Changelog](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/schema-design/federated-schemas/reference/versions.md): Understand changes between Apollo Federation major and minor versions.
- [Full Apollo Federation documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/schema-design/llms.txt)

## Docs > Rover CLI

- [The Rover CLI](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/rover.md): Manage, maintain, and compose GraphQL graphs effortlessly with Rover CLI, the command-line interface for Apollo GraphOS.
- [Upgrading to Rover 1.0](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/rover/upgrading-to-1.md): Learn which Rover 1.0 changes affect existing 0.x workflows, including the warning on automatic plugin downloads, version 3 check JSON, the opt-in for contract checks, publish launch polling, keychain credential storage, and the removal of `rover cloud` and Federation 1.
- [Installing Rover](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/rover/getting-started.md)
- [Configuring Rover](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/rover/configuring.md): Configure Rover CLI for interaction with GraphOS. Learn to authenticate, set up configuration profiles, manage logging, output formats, and more.
- [Using Rover with a Proxy Server](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/rover/proxy.md): Learn to configure Rover CLI for HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy servers. Optimize communication with Apollo's endpoints.
- [Full Rover CLI documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/rover/llms.txt)

## Docs > Apollo Router

- [Apollo Router Quickstart](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/routing/get-started.md): This quickstart tutorial walks you through installing an Apollo Router binary, running it with an example supergraph schema and a YAML configuration file, and making test queries with Apollo Sandbox.
- [Router Request Lifecycle](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/routing/request-lifecycle.md): Understand how GraphQL client requests get processed through the request lifecycle pipeline of an Apollo Router.
- [Router Configuration Overview](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/routing/configuration/overview.md): Learn how to configure the Apollo GraphOS Router or Apollo Router Core with environment variables, command-line options and commands, and YAML configuration files.
- [Hot Reload](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/routing/configuration/hot-reload-schema.md): Learn about hot reloading supergraph schemas, including support matrix, performance considerations, and production recommendations.
- [Router Environment Variable Configuration Reference](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/routing/configuration/envvars.md): Reference of YAML configuration properties for Apollo GraphOS Router and Apollo Router Core.
- [Full Apollo Router documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/routing/llms.txt)

## Docs > Apollo Operator

- [Apollo GraphOS Operator](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-operator.md): The Apollo GraphOS Operator enables declarative management of GraphQL subgraphs and supergraphs using Kubernetes-native resources.
- [Changelog](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-operator/changelog.md)
- [Security Best Practices](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-operator/security-best-practices.md): Learn about security best practices for deploying and configuring the Apollo GraphOS Operator in production environments.
- [Install Apollo GraphOS Operator](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-operator/get-started/install-operator.md): Learn how to install the Apollo GraphOS Operator in your Kubernetes cluster.
- [Add Subgraphs](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-operator/get-started/add-subgraphs.md): Learn how to add your GraphQL services to the Apollo GraphOS Operator for automatic schema management.
- [Full Apollo Operator documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-operator/llms.txt)

## Docs > Apollo Client (Web)

- [Introduction to Apollo Client](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react.md): Discover Apollo Client, a powerful state management library for JavaScript. Learn how it simplifies fetching, caching, and more with GraphQL.
- [Why Apollo Client?](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/why-apollo.md): Learn how Apollo Client simplifies data management with GraphQL, offers intelligent caching, and unifies remote and local data.
- [Get started with Apollo Client](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/get-started.md): Learn how to set up your React app, fetch GraphQL data, and integrate Apollo Client seamlessly into your UI with this step-by-step tutorial.
- [Migrating to Apollo Client 4.0](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/migrating/apollo-client-4-migration.md)
- [](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/versioning-policy.md)
- [Full Apollo Client (Web) documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/llms.txt)

## Docs > Apollo iOS

- [Introduction to Apollo iOS](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ios.md): Discover how Apollo iOS, a Swift-first, open-source GraphQL client offers type-safe code generation, caching, and robust networking.
- [Getting Started with Apollo iOS](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ios/get-started.md): Learn how to add Apollo iOS to your app with step-by-step instructions for installation, schema integration, code generation, and setting up a client instance for type-safe GraphQL operations.
- [Project configuration](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ios/project-configuration/intro.md): Structuring a GraphQL application with the Apollo iOS SDK
- [Project Modularization](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ios/project-configuration/modularization.md): Configuring Apollo iOS with single target vs multi-module projects
- [Schema Types Configuration](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ios/project-configuration/schema-types.md): Configuring schema generation for your projects needs
- [Full Apollo iOS documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ios/llms.txt)

## Docs > Apollo Kotlin

- [Introduction to Apollo Kotlin](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/kotlin.md): Discover Apollo Kotlin, a robust GraphQL client for JVM, Android, and Kotlin multiplatform. Learn its features, setup, and usage to simplify your GraphQL operations.
- [Migrating to Apollo Kotlin 5](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/kotlin/migration/5.0.md): Learn how to migrate from version 4 with key changes, new features, and tools designed for improved stability and maintainability. Follow step-by-step guidance and make a seamless transition
- [Modules](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/kotlin/essentials/modules.md): Explore Apollo Kotlin's modular architecture and customize your setup by selecting only the features you need. Learn about the main, deprecated, and internal modules, and understand how they contribute to optimizing performance and maintainability.
- [Evolution policy](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/kotlin/essentials/evolution.md): Explore Apollo Kotlin's evolution policy, including semantic versioning, breaking changes, and symbol lifecycle management.
- [Gradle plugin configuration](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/kotlin/advanced/plugin-configuration.md)
- [Full Apollo Kotlin documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/kotlin/llms.txt)

## Docs > Apollo Server

- [Introduction to Apollo Server](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server.md): Learn how Apollo Server simplifies building GraphQL APIs with its straightforward setup and support for any data source or client.
- [Get Started with Apollo Server](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server/getting-started.md): Learn how to create a basic GraphQL server with Apollo Server using TypeScript or JavaScript. This tutorial covers schema definition, data management, and executing queries.
- [Migrating from Apollo Server 4](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server/migration.md)
- [Migrating from Apollo Server 3](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server/migration-from-v3.md)
- [Previous Versions of Apollo Server](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server/previous-versions.md)
- [Full Apollo Server documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server/llms.txt)

## Docs > Apollo MCP Server

- [Apollo MCP Server](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-mcp-server.md)
- [Apollo MCP Server Quickstart](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-mcp-server/quickstart.md)
- [Define MCP Tools](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-mcp-server/define-tools.md)
- [Define MCP Prompts](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-mcp-server/prompts.md)
- [Running the Apollo MCP Server](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-mcp-server/run.md)
- [Full Apollo MCP Server documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-mcp-server/llms.txt)

## Docs > IDE Support

- [IDE Support for Graph Development](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ide-support.md): Enhance your development workflow with federation-specific features in VS Code, Vim, and IntelliJ-based IDEs.
- [Graph Development in VS Code](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ide-support/vs-code.md): Configure Apollo's VS Code Extension to validate GraphQL schemas with Apollo Federation and Apollo Connectors.
- [Graph Development in JetBrains IDEs](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ide-support/jetbrains.md): Configure Apollo's Plugin to validate GraphQL schemas with Apollo Federation and Apollo Connectors.
- [Graph Development in Vim and NeoVim](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ide-support/vim.md): Configure Vim/NeoVim to validate GraphQL schemas with Apollo Federation and Apollo Connectors.
- [Full IDE Support documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/ide-support/llms.txt)

## Docs > GraphOS Router Support Tool

- [GraphOS Router Support Tool](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/router-support-tool.md): The Apollo GraphOS Router Support Tool packages up a diagnostic snapshot of your GraphOS Router and its Kubernetes environment into a single sanitized archive, on demand, without affecting your router.
- [Getting Started](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/router-support-tool/getting-started.md): Pick between mode local and mode job, and confirm what your Helm values need to supply based on how you deployed the router. The tool supports GraphOS Router v2.4.0 through v3.0.0 preview.
- [Data Collected](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/router-support-tool/data-collected.md): A per-collector breakdown of what the GraphOS Router Support Tool collects, what it requires to return anything, and what's lost if you decline a permission.
- [Collecting Metrics](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/router-support-tool/collecting-metrics.md): What has to be true for the GraphOS Router Support Tool to collect a Prometheus metrics snapshot, how mode local and mode job each reach the metrics port, and what a service mesh changes.
- [Local Mode](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/router-support-tool/getting-started/local-mode.md): Download the router-diagnostics collect script, install the chart, then collect a support bundle using your own kubectl access.
- [Full GraphOS Router Support Tool documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/router-support-tool/llms.txt)

## Docs > Resources

- [Apollo Product Changelogs](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/resources/changelog.md)
- [Apollo Glossary](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/resources/glossary.md): Glossary of Apollo and GraphQL terminology
- [Apollo Solutions](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/resources/solutions.md): Explore Apollo's collection of GitHub repositories featuring examples, tools, and CLI utilities to accelerate your GraphQL journey. Discover resources, demos, and solutions designed by the Apollo Solutions team.
- [Apollo Skills](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/resources/apollo-skills.md): Install Apollo GraphQL Skills to give your AI agents specialized knowledge about Apollo Client, Apollo Server, Connectors, Rover, and GraphQL best practices.
- [Accessing Apollo Documentation with Agents](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/resources/use-docs-ai.md): Learn how to connect Apollo's documentation to your own AI-powered development tools via Model Context Protocol (MCP) for real-time access to guides, examples, and best practices.
- [Full Resources documentation index](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/graphos/resources/llms.txt)