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The reference implementation of GraphQL v17 is available in beta

Coprocessors are now available in Hive Router - external HTTP services that can inspect, mutate, and short-circuit requests at multiple router and GraphQL lifecycle stages.

Pure typescript GraphQL for full stack development. A lightweight GraphQL toolkit for full-stack TypeScript projects.

After 6+ months of work, we’ve reimagined the fundamentals of client plugins, guided by real-world usage and community feedback. The result: - Less generated code → leaner output, less confusion - Better defaults → simpler setup out of the box - Revamped options → fewer, more focused choices Also included: - A clear Apollo Tooling migration path (thanks to Igor Kusakov 🙌) - ESM-first packages - An improved CLI experience …and more. If you’re using GraphQL Codegen today, this release is a meaningful step forward in both developer experience and maintainability. 👉 Announcement: https://lnkd.in/gbkEgsFX 📄 Release notes: https://lnkd.in/ggQar_Pj

Apollo Router v2.13 ships HTTP OTLP support for metrics and traces, enabling teams that can't use gRPC to send telemetry, plus security hardening for CSRF/XS-Search across all active release lines.

Hive Router has now the first-class TLS and mTLS support for both inbound and outbound connections, alongside end-to-end HTTP/2 with optional h2c for subgraph traffic.

As part of the GraphQL Foundation's commitment to transparency, we are publishing the first-ever GraphQL Foundation Budget Report and will continue to do so regularly into the future.

GraphQL's schema and flexible query style make it an interesting candidate for agentic AI systems — but is it actually the right choice? Let's dig in.