Apollo MCP Server
Turns any GraphQL API into MCP tools with no wrapper code
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Apollo MCP Server
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Last verified: September 20, 2026
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ActiveHow to Install Apollo MCP Server
$npx -y @apollo/mcp-serverRequires Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or another MCP-compatible client.
Setup by client
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"apollo-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@apollo/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"apollo-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@apollo/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)
{
"servers": {
"apollo-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@apollo/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Claude Code (terminal)
claude mcp add apollo-mcp-server -- npx -y @apollo/mcp-serverAdd any API keys or environment variables the server's README lists.
About Apollo MCP Server
Apollo MCP Server is the official Apollo GraphQL bridge between an existing GraphQL API and MCP-compatible AI clients. Rather than hand-writing tool definitions, you point it at GraphQL operations from local files, GraphOS Studio collections or persisted query manifests, and each operation is exposed automatically as an MCP tool. Because the schema already describes types and arguments, agents get precise, typed access to your API without a bespoke integration layer. If your API is REST and lives in Postman collections, connect Postman to Claude instead.
Apollo MCP Server is a APIs & Data MCP server designed for engineers and ops teams. It enables connecting AI assistants to third-party APIs and data feeds by wrapping HTTP endpoints with auth and schema as MCP tools. Key capabilities include auth helpers for common providers, pagination and rate-limit handling, endpoint allow-lists, and structured tool calls that work cleanly inside an LLM context. It integrates with Salesforce, HubSpot, Mixpanel, Stripe, and most REST/GraphQL APIs, and is best suited for engineers and ops teams who need internal admin apis.
Key Features
- graphql
- api
- official
- open-source
- apollo
Pricing
Free: from Free (open source)
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Fills the long tail when no purpose-built server exists
- Reuses your existing API surface
- Composable with other MCP servers
Cons
- Quality depends on upstream API design
- Rate limits and quotas need tracking
- Auth refresh logic can be fiddly
Best For
- Internal admin APIs
- CRM and analytics queries
- Glue between specialised MCP servers
- Replacing one-off webhook scripts
Our Take on Apollo MCP Server
The right choice if your data already sits behind GraphQL: you get agent access to the whole API for the cost of pointing at operations you have written. Overkill if you only need one or two endpoints exposed.