# apollo-server

> Claude/Codex skill by [@apollographql](https://omgskills.com/library/apollographql/index.md) · 123 stars · Updated 2026-11-01

Guide for building GraphQL servers with Apollo Server 5.x. Use this skill when: (1) setting up a new Apollo Server project, (2) writing resolvers or defining GraphQL schemas, (3) implementing authentication or authorization, (4) creating plugins or custom data sources, (5) troubleshooting Apollo Server errors or performance issues.

Tags: agent-skills, apollo, graphql

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/apollographql/skills /tmp/skills && ln -s /tmp/skills/skills/apollo-server ~/.claude/skills/apollo-server
```

## From README

Apollo Server 5.x Guide Apollo Server is an open-source GraphQL server that works with any GraphQL schema. Apollo Server 5 is framework-agnostic and runs standalone or integrates with Express, Fastify, and serverless environments. Step 1: For Express integration: Step 2: Define Schema Step 3: Write Resolvers Step 4: Start Server Standalone (Recommended for prototyping): The standalone server is great for prototyping, but for production services, we recommend integrating Apollo Server with a more fully-featured web framework such as Express, Koa, or Fastify. Swapping from the standalone server to a web framework later is straightforward.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/apollographql/skills/apollo-server/
- GitHub: https://github.com/apollographql/skills
- Author: [@apollographql](https://omgskills.com/library/apollographql/index.md)

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