apollo-federation agent skill by apollographql
Guides authoring Apollo Federation subgraph schemas, including entities with @key, shared fields, federation directives, and troubleshooting composition errors.
At a glance
| Publisher | Apollo GraphQL Official |
|---|---|
| Repository | apollographql/skills (15 listed skills) |
| Category | Developer Tools and Frameworks |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | October 13, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 109 lines, 429 words |
| Bundled files | 4 files, including references |
| Quality score | 81/100 · B Passes all seven graded checks |
| Security scan | Not scanned |
| README badge | Get the badges for this listing |
Before you install
Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.
- Bundled scripts: none.
- Tool permissions requested:
Bash(rover:*) Read Write Edit Glob Grep(theallowed-toolsfield of SKILL.md). - License: MIT, an open-source or open-content license.
Install apollo-federation
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/apollographql/skills/tree/main/skills/apollo-federationtmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/apollographql/skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/apollo-federation .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
--repo apollographql/skills \
--path skills/apollo-federationapollographql/skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
Guide for authoring Apollo Federation subgraph schemas. Use this skill when: (1) creating new subgraph schemas for a federated supergraph, (2) defining or modifying entities with @key, (3) sharing types/fields across subgraphs with @shareable, (4) working with federation directives (@external, @requires, @provides, @override, @inaccessible), (5) troubleshooting composition errors, (6) any task involving federation schema design patterns.
From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.
Compatibility, from SKILL.md
| Compatibility | Works with any Federation 2.x compatible subgraph library (Apollo Server, GraphQL Yoga, etc.) |
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Sections in SKILL.md
- Federation 2 Schema Setup
- Core Directives Quick Reference
- Reference Files
- Key Patterns
- Entity Definition
- Entity Contributions Across Subgraphs
- Computed Fields with @requires
- Value Types with @shareable
- Entity Stub (Reference Without Contributing)
- Ground Rules
Files in the skill folder
SKILL.mdreferences/composition.mdreferences/directives.mdreferences/schema-patterns.md
Suede Skill Check: 81/100 · B
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apollo-federation passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.
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| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description | Pass |
| Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer | Pass |
| Name matches the skill's folder name | Pass |
| Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters | Pass |
| Description says when an agent should use the skill | Pass |
| SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer | Pass |
| A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository | Pass |
| Repository has a commit in the last 12 months | Pass |
| Score component | Points |
|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 of 56 |
| Description length | 5 of 5 |
| Boundary clause | 0 of 4 |
| Example request | 0 of 3 |
| Instruction depth | 4 of 7 |
| Reference files | 3 of 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 of 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 9 of 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 0 of 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 2 of 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 2 of 2 |
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Where this skill is cited
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