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Pothos

TypeScript-first GraphQL schema builder with a plugin system for Prisma, Relay, federation, simple objects, and code-first type-safe schema construction without code generation.

Pothos publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include GraphQL, TypeScript, Schema Builder, Code-First, and Plugin System.

Pothos’ developer surface includes documentation and 8 more developer resources.

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21.0/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 18/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0
1 APIs
GraphQLTypeScriptSchema BuilderCode-FirstPlugin System

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scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 21.0/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 10.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.9 / 20
Access Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.7 / 10
Agent readiness — 18/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
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.

Pothos GraphQL API

Plugin-based GraphQL schema builder for TypeScript that enables type-safe, code-first schema construction with zero runtime overhead and no code generation required. Supports pl...

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Pothos GraphQL API

Pothos is a TypeScript-first, code-first GraphQL schema builder library. It is not a hosted service with a network endpoint — it is an npm package that developers use to constru...

GRAPHQL

Security Posture 1

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

Pothos Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 2

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GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 NPM
NPM

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Discord
Discord
 RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: pothos
name: Pothos
description: TypeScript-first GraphQL schema builder with a plugin system for Prisma, Relay, federation, simple objects, and
  code-first type-safe schema construction without code generation.
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/pothos.png
url: https://pothos-graphql.dev/
baseURL: https://pothos-graphql.dev/
created: 2026-06-14
modified: 2026-06-14
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- GraphQL
- TypeScript
- Schema Builder
- Code-First
- Plugin System
tags_raw:
- GraphQL
- TypeScript
- Schema Builder
- Code First
- Plugin System
apis:
- aid: pothos:graphql-api
  name: Pothos GraphQL API
  description: Plugin-based GraphQL schema builder for TypeScript that enables type-safe, code-first schema construction with
    zero runtime overhead and no code generation required. Supports plugins for Prisma, Relay, Dataloader, Auth, Validation,
    Errors, Tracing, Drizzle, and more.
  tags:
  - GraphQL
  - TypeScript
  - Schema Builder
  - Code-First
  tags_raw:
  - GraphQL
  - TypeScript
  - Schema Builder
  - Code First
  humanURL: https://pothos-graphql.dev/docs
  baseURL: https://pothos-graphql.dev/
  properties:
  - url: https://pothos-graphql.dev/docs
    type: Documentation
  - url: graphql/pothos-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/pothos-domain-security.yml
- url: https://pothos-graphql.dev/
  type: Website
- url: https://pothos-graphql.dev/docs
  type: Documentation
- url: https://github.com/hayes/pothos
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pothos/core
  type: NPM
- url: https://discord.gg/mNe73qvwAB
  type: Discord
- url: plans/pothos-plans.md
  type: Plans
- url: rate-limits/pothos-rate-limits.md
  type: RateLimits
- url: finops/pothos-finops.md
  type: FinOps
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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