Agent skill
apollo-server
Apollo Server configuration, plugins, caching, federation, and performance optimization.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/specializations/web-development/skills/apollo-server
SKILL.md
Apollo Server Skill
Expert assistance for implementing GraphQL APIs with Apollo Server.
Capabilities
- Configure Apollo Server with Express/Fastify
- Implement plugins for logging and metrics
- Set up caching strategies
- Build Apollo Federation gateways
- Handle authentication context
- Optimize performance with persisted queries
Usage
Invoke this skill when you need to:
- Set up Apollo Server
- Implement caching
- Build federated services
- Add custom plugins
- Configure subscriptions
Patterns
Basic Setup
import { ApolloServer } from '@apollo/server';
import { expressMiddleware } from '@apollo/server/express4';
import { ApolloServerPluginDrainHttpServer } from '@apollo/server/plugin/drainHttpServer';
import express from 'express';
import http from 'http';
import cors from 'cors';
import { typeDefs } from './schema';
import { resolvers } from './resolvers';
import { createContext } from './context';
async function startServer() {
const app = express();
const httpServer = http.createServer(app);
const server = new ApolloServer({
typeDefs,
resolvers,
plugins: [ApolloServerPluginDrainHttpServer({ httpServer })],
});
await server.start();
app.use(
'/graphql',
cors(),
express.json(),
expressMiddleware(server, {
context: createContext,
})
);
await new Promise<void>((resolve) =>
httpServer.listen({ port: 4000 }, resolve)
);
console.log('Server ready at http://localhost:4000/graphql');
}
Context and Authentication
import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
const prisma = new PrismaClient();
export interface Context {
prisma: PrismaClient;
user: { id: string; role: string } | null;
}
export async function createContext({ req }): Promise<Context> {
const token = req.headers.authorization?.replace('Bearer ', '');
let user = null;
if (token) {
try {
user = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET!) as Context['user'];
} catch {}
}
return { prisma, user };
}
Best Practices
- Use plugins for cross-cutting concerns
- Implement proper error formatting
- Set up response caching
- Use DataLoader for batching
Target Processes
- graphql-api-development
- apollo-federation
- api-development
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