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Guide for writing Apollo Router native Rust plugins. Use this skill when: (1) users want to create a new router plugin, (2) users want to add service hooks (router_service, supergraph_service, execution_service, subgraph_service), (3) users want to modify an existing router

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apollo-router-plugin-creator.SKILL.md
name: apollo-router-plugin-creator
description: >
  Guide for writing Apollo Router native Rust plugins. Use this skill when:
  (1) users want to create a new router plugin,
  (2) users want to add service hooks (router_service, supergraph_service, execution_service, subgraph_service),
  (3) users want to modify an existing router plugin,
  (4) users need to understand router plugin patterns or the request lifecycle.
  (5) triggers on requests like "create a new plugin", "add a router plugin", "modify the X plugin", or "add subgraph_service hook".
license: MIT
allowed-tools: Read Write Edit Glob Grep
metadata:
  author: apollographql
  version: "1.0.0"
  compatibility: "Requires Apollo Router with native plugin support"

Apollo Router Plugin Creator

Create native Rust plugins for Apollo Router.

Request Lifecycle

┌────────┐             ┌────────────────┐                                   ┌────────────────────┐               ┌───────────────────┐       ┌─────────────────────┐
│ Client │             │ Router Service │                                   │ Supergraph Service │               │ Execution Service │       │ Subgraph Service(s) │
└────┬───┘             └────────┬───────┘                                   └──────────┬─────────┘               └─────────┬─────────┘       └──────────┬──────────┘
     │                          │                                                      │                                   │                            │
     │      Sends request       │                                                      │                                   │                            │
     │──────────────────────────▶                                                      │                                   │                            │
     │                          │                                                      │                                   │                            │
     │                          │  Converts raw HTTP request to GraphQL/JSON request   │                                   │                            │
     │                          │──────────────────────────────────────────────────────▶                                   │                            │
     │                          │                                                      │                                   │                            │
     │                          │                                                      │  Initiates query plan execution   │                            │
     │                          │                                                      │───────────────────────────────────▶                            │
     │                          │                                                      │                                   │                            │
     │                          │                                                      │                               ┌par [Initiates sub-operation]───────┐
     │                          │                                                      │                               │   │                            │   │
     │                          │                                                      │                               │   │  Initiates sub-operation   │   │
     │                          │                                                      │                               │   │────────────────────────────▶   │
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     │                          │                                                      │                               ├[Initiates sub-operation]╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
     │                          │                                                      │                               │   │                            │   │
     │                          │                                                      │                               │   │  Initiates sub-operation   │   │
     │                          │                                                      │                               │   │────────────────────────────▶   │
     │                          │                                                      │                               │   │                            │   │
     │                          │                                                      │                               ├[Initiates sub-operation]╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌┤
     │                          │                                                      │                               │   │                            │   │
     │                          │                                                      │                               │   │  Initiates sub-operation   │   │
     │                          │                                                      │                               │   │────────────────────────────▶   │
     │                          │                                                      │                               │   │                            │   │
     │                          │                                                      │                               └────────────────────────────────────┘
     │                          │                                                      │                                   │                            │
     │                          │                                                      │  Assembles and returns response   │                            │
     │                          │                                                      ◀╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌╌│                            │
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