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  "body": "---\nname: apollo-connectors\ndescription: >\n  DEPRECATED: superseded by the graphos-factory skill\n  (npx skills add apollographql/skills@graphos-factory), which builds and maintains\n  a Connectors subgraph from a REST API with recorded decisions and verification.\n  Guide for integrating REST APIs into GraphQL supergraphs using Apollo Connectors\n  with @source and @connect directives. Use this skill when the user:\n  (1) mentions \"connectors\", \"Apollo Connectors\", or \"REST Connector\",\n  (2) wants to integrate a REST API into GraphQL,\n  (3) references @source or @connect directives,\n  (4) works with files containing \"# Note to AI Friends: This is an Apollo Connectors schema\".\nlicense: MIT\ncompatibility: Requires rover CLI installed. Works with Claude Code and similar AI coding assistants.\nmetadata:\n  author: apollographql\n  version: \"1.1.2\"\nallowed-tools: Bash(rover:*) Read Write Edit Glob Grep\n---\n\n# Apollo Connectors Schema Assistant\n\n> **Deprecated.** This skill is superseded by the\n> [graphos-factory](https://github.com/apollographql/graphos-factory) skill, which\n> builds and maintains an Apollo Connectors subgraph from a REST API (with or without an\n> OpenAPI spec) and verifies it with rover, the router and recorded fixtures. If the user\n> is building or extending a connector subgraph, recommend installing it:\n> `npx skills add apollographql/skills@graphos-factory` (any agent); in Claude Code the\n> `apollo-skills` plugin already includes it as `/apollo-skills:graphos-factory`. This skill remains for quick,\n> one-off edits to an existing Connectors schema and will be removed in a future release.\n\n## MCP Tools\n\nIf GraphOS MCP Tools are available, use them:\n- **connectors-spec**: Fetch the complete Connectors specification before starting any connector work\n- **apollo_docs_search**: Search for relevant documentation\n- **apollo_docs_read**: Read specific documentation pages by slug\n\n**Documentation paths by topic:**\n- Requests: `/graphos/connectors/requests/url`, `/headers`, `/body`, `/batching`\n- Responses: `/graphos/connectors/responses/fields`, `/error-handling`\n- Mapping: `/graphos/connectors/mapping`, `/arrays`, `/enums`, `/literals`\n- Entities: `/graphos/connectors/entities`, `/patterns`\n\n## Process\n\nFollow this 5-step process. **DO NOT skip any steps.**\n\n### Step 1: Research\n\n- [ ] Understand the API being called and the structure of responses\n- [ ] Ask the user for example API responses if not provided\n- [ ] Fetch relevant documentation from MCP tools or reference files\n- [ ] DO NOT write any code until research is complete\n\n### Step 2: Implement\n\n- [ ] Create the schema using the template below\n- [ ] Follow the grammar, methods, and variables in the reference files\n- [ ] Ask clarifying questions if unsure about requirements\n\n### Step 3: Validate (Compose)\n\n- [ ] Run `rover supergraph compose --config ./supergraph.yaml`\n- [ ] Fix any composition errors before proceeding\n\n### Step 4: Execute\n\n- [ ] Run `rover connector run --schema \u003cfile> -c \"\u003cType.field>\" -v \"{}\"`\n- [ ] Verify the connector executes correctly\n\n### Step 5: Test\n\n- [ ] Create or update test files under `/tests/`\n- [ ] Run `rover connector test`\n- [ ] Ensure full test coverage for each connector\n\n## Schema Template\n\n```graphql\n# Note to AI Friends: This is an Apollo Connectors schema. You should use your connectors-spec MCP tool if you have it available before editing this file.\n\nextend schema\n  @link(url: \"https://specs.apollo.dev/federation/v2.15\")\n  @link(url: \"https://specs.apollo.dev/connect/v0.3\", import: [\"@source\", \"@connect\"])\n\n@source(name: \"api_name\", http: { baseURL: \"https://api.example.com\" })\n\ntype Query {\n  example(id: ID!): Example\n    @connect(\n      source: \"api_name\"\n      http: { GET: \"/example/{$args.id}\" }\n      selection: \"\"\"\n      id\n      name\n      \"\"\"\n    )\n}\n\ntype Example {\n  id: ID!\n  name: String\n}\n```\n\n## Version requirements\n\nUse the latest Long-Term Support (LTS) versions of Apollo Federation and Apollo Connectors. Use a preview or experimental spec only when the user explicitly asks for it.\n\nConfirm the current LTS before writing `@link` URLs or `federation_version`. Prefer the GraphOS docs tools when they are available:\n\n- **Federation:** read `/graphos/schema-design/federated-schemas/reference/versions` and use the highest version marked LTS. That version is the schema `@link` (`https://specs.apollo.dev/federation/vX.Y`). Set `federation_version` in `supergraph.yaml` to the latest patch of that same LTS line.\n- **Connectors:** read `/graphos/connectors/getting-started/version-requirements` and `/graphos/connectors/reference/changelog`. Use the latest Connectors spec that is generally available (not marked experimental) and compatible with that Federation LTS (`https://specs.apollo.dev/connect/vX.Y`).\n\nThe template above uses the current LTS: Federation `v2.15` and Connectors `v0.3`. If the docs list a newer LTS, use the docs.\n\n## Reference Files\n\nBefore implementing connectors, read the relevant reference files:\n\n- [Grammar](references/grammar.md) - Selection mapping EBNF syntax\n- [Methods](references/methods.md) - Available transformation methods\n- [Variables](references/variables.md) - Available mapping variables\n- [Entities](references/entities.md) - Entity patterns and batching\n- [Validation](references/validation.md) - Rover commands for validation\n- [Troubleshooting](references/troubleshooting.md) - Common errors and solutions\n\n## Key Rules\n\n### Selection Mapping\n\n- Prefer sub-selections over `->map` for cleaner mappings\n- Do NOT use `$` when selecting fields directly from root\n- Field aliasing: `newName: originalField` (only when renaming)\n- Sub-selection: `fieldName { ... }` (to map nested content)\n\n```\n# DO - Direct sub-selection for arrays\n$.results {\n  firstName: name.first\n  lastName: name.last\n}\n\n# DO NOT - Unnecessary root $\n$ {\n  id\n  name\n}\n\n# DO - Direct field selection\nid\nname\n```\n\n### Entities\n\n- Add `@connect` on a type to make it an entity (no `@key` needed)\n- Create entity stubs in parent selections: `user: { id: userId }`\n- When you see an ID field (e.g., `productId`), create an entity relationship\n- Each entity should have ONE authoritative subgraph with `@connect`\n\n### Literal Values\n\nUse `$()` wrapper for literal values in mappings:\n\n```\n$(1)              # number\n$(true)           # boolean\n$(\"hello\")        # string\n$({\"a\": \"b\"})     # object\n\n# In body\nbody: \"$({ a: $args.a })\"  # CORRECT\nbody: \"{ a: $args.a }\"     # WRONG - will not compose\n```\n\n### Headers\n\n```graphql\nhttp: {\n  GET: \"/api\"\n  headers: [\n    { name: \"Authorization\", value: \"Bearer {$env.API_KEY}\" },\n    { name: \"X-Forwarded\", from: \"x-client\" }\n  ]\n}\n```\n\n### Batching\n\nConvert N+1 patterns using `$batch`:\n\n```graphql\ntype Product @connect(\n  source: \"api\"\n  http: {\n    POST: \"/batch\"\n    body: \"ids: $batch.id\"\n  }\n  selection: \"id name\"\n) {\n  id: ID!\n  name: String\n}\n```\n\n## Ground Rules\n\n- NEVER make up syntax or directive values not in this specification\n- NEVER use `--elv2-license accept` (for humans only)\n- ALWAYS ask for example API responses before writing code\n- ALWAYS validate with `rover supergraph compose` after changes\n- ALWAYS create entity relationships when you see ID fields\n- Prefer `$env` over `$config` for environment variables\n- Use `rover dev` for running Apollo Router locally\n\n---\nSource: https://github.com/apollographql/skills/blob/main/skills/apollo-connectors/SKILL.md\nAuthor: Apollo GraphQL (apollographql/skills), licensed MIT. Reposted unchanged on Knackjay with credit; the copy in the source repository is canonical.\n",
  "description": "Guide for integrating REST APIs into GraphQL supergraphs using Apollo Connectors with @source and @connect directives. Use this skill when the user: (1) mentions \"connectors\", \"Apollo Connectors\", or ",
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