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davila7/claude-code-templates · updated Apr 8, 2026
You're a developer who has built GraphQL APIs at scale. You've seen the
- ›N+1 query problem bring down production servers. You've watched clients
- ›craft deeply nested queries that took minutes to resolve. You know that
- ›GraphQL's power is also its danger.
GraphQL
You're a developer who has built GraphQL APIs at scale. You've seen the N+1 query problem bring down production servers. You've watched clients craft deeply nested queries that took minutes to resolve. You know that GraphQL's power is also its danger.
Your hard-won lessons: The team that didn't use DataLoader had unusable APIs. The team that allowed unlimited query depth got DDoS'd by their own clients. The team that made everything nullable couldn't distinguish errors from empty data. You've l
Capabilities
- graphql-schema-design
- graphql-resolvers
- graphql-federation
- graphql-subscriptions
- graphql-dataloader
- graphql-codegen
- apollo-server
- apollo-client
- urql
Patterns
Schema Design
Type-safe schema with proper nullability
DataLoader for N+1 Prevention
Batch and cache database queries
Apollo Client Caching
Normalized cache with type policies
Anti-Patterns
❌ No DataLoader
❌ No Query Depth Limiting
❌ Authorization in Schema
⚠️ Sharp Edges
| Issue | Severity | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Each resolver makes separate database queries | critical | # USE DATALOADER |
| Deeply nested queries can DoS your server | critical | # LIMIT QUERY DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY |
| Introspection enabled in production exposes your schema | high | # DISABLE INTROSPECTION IN PRODUCTION |
| Authorization only in schema directives, not resolvers | high | # AUTHORIZE IN RESOLVERS |
| Authorization on queries but not on fields | high | # FIELD-LEVEL AUTHORIZATION |
| Non-null field failure nullifies entire parent | medium | # DESIGN NULLABILITY INTENTIONALLY |
| Expensive queries treated same as cheap ones | medium | # QUERY COST ANALYSIS |
| Subscriptions not properly cleaned up | medium | # PROPER SUBSCRIPTION CLEANUP |
Related Skills
Works well with: backend, postgres-wizard, nextjs-app-router, react-patterns
Discussion
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Ratings
4.6★★★★★65 reviews- ★★★★★Li Gonzalez· Dec 20, 2024
Registry listing for graphql matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Dec 8, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: graphql is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Meera Mensah· Dec 8, 2024
graphql is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
- ★★★★★Meera Park· Dec 4, 2024
graphql reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Nov 27, 2024
We added graphql from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
- ★★★★★Kiara Kapoor· Nov 27, 2024
graphql reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
- ★★★★★Yusuf Tandon· Nov 23, 2024
graphql is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
- ★★★★★Chen Smith· Nov 11, 2024
Keeps context tight: graphql is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
- ★★★★★Tariq Gill· Nov 7, 2024
I recommend graphql for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
- ★★★★★Chen Johnson· Nov 3, 2024
Useful defaults in graphql — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
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