Envelop

GraphQL plugin system from The Guild that wraps the GraphQL execution pipeline with composable hooks for auth, caching, tracing, error handling, and rate limiting.

Envelop publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include GraphQL, Plugins, Middleware, Execution, and Open Source.

Envelop’s developer surface includes documentation, pricing, and 7 more developer resources.

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23.2/100 emerging ▲ 10.7 Agent 19/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

1 APIs

GraphQLPluginsMiddlewareExecutionOpen Source

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 23.2/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 12.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 2.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.7 / 10

Agent readiness — 19/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Envelop API

The @envelop/core package exposes the envelop() function and a set of built-in plugins (useSchema, useEngine, useLogger, useMaskedErrors, useExtendContext) that wrap the GraphQL...

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Envelop GraphQL Plugin API

Envelop is a lightweight JavaScript/TypeScript plugin system for wrapping the GraphQL execution pipeline. Developed by The Guild, it exposes composable lifecycle hooks that inte...

GRAPHQL

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Envelop Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: envelop
name: Envelop
description: GraphQL plugin system from The Guild that wraps the GraphQL execution pipeline with composable hooks for auth,
  caching, tracing, error handling, and rate limiting.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/envelop.png
url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop
baseURL: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop
created: 2026-06-14
modified: 2026-06-14
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- GraphQL
- Plugins
- Middleware
- Execution
- Open Source
apis:
- aid: envelop:api
  name: Envelop API
  description: The @envelop/core package exposes the envelop() function and a set of built-in plugins (useSchema, useEngine,
    useLogger, useMaskedErrors, useExtendContext) that wrap the GraphQL execution pipeline — parse, validate, execute, and
    subscribe — with composable lifecycle hooks.
  tags:
  - GraphQL
  - Plugins
  - Hooks
  - Execution
  humanURL: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop/docs/getting-started
  baseURL: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop
  properties:
  - url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop/docs/getting-started
    type: Documentation
  - url: graphql/envelop-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/envelop-domain-security.yml
- url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop
  type: Website
- url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop/docs
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-guild-software
  type: LinkedIn
- url: https://github.com/graphql-hive/envelop
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://the-guild.dev/graphql/envelop/plugins
  type: Pricing
- url: plans/envelop-plans.md
  type: Plans
- url: rate-limits/envelop-rate-limits.md
  type: RateLimits
- url: finops/envelop-finops.md
  type: FinOps
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com