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apollo-kotlin

This skill guides building GraphQL applications with Apollo Kotlin, a strongly typed client library for Android, JVM, and Kotlin Multiplatform projects.

by Apollo GraphQLOfficial publisherNot reviewed

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Agents
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode
License
MIT (permissive)
Pin
5f02fcfpinned Oct 9, 2026
Context cost
about 370 tokenswhen the skill loads
GitHub stars
117on apollographql/skills
Scripts
2 scripts

What it does

“Guide for building applications with Apollo Kotlin, the GraphQL client library for Android and Kotlin. Use this skill when: (1) setting up Apollo Kotlin in a Gradle project for Android, Kotlin/JVM, or KMP, (2) configuring schema download and codegen for GraphQL services, (3) configuring an `ApolloClient` with auth, interceptors, and caching, (4) writing queries, mutations, or subscriptions,”
The author's description, from SKILL.md

Generated summary from the skill's own text

This skill guides building GraphQL applications with Apollo Kotlin, a strongly typed client library for Android, JVM, and Kotlin Multiplatform projects. It covers configuring Gradle, downloading schemas, generating type-safe Kotlin models, setting up the ApolloClient with authentication and caching, and implementing GraphQL queries, mutations, and subscriptions.

When to use it

  • Building Android or Kotlin applications that consume GraphQL APIs
  • Setting up Apollo Kotlin in Gradle with schema download and code generation
  • Configuring caching, authentication, and interceptors for GraphQL requests
  • Writing and executing GraphQL operations in Kotlin projects

When not to

  • Projects using Apollo Kotlin v3 or older versions
  • REST API clients or non-GraphQL integrations
  • Projects not targeting JVM 8+, Kotlin 1.9+, or Gradle 8+

Install

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skills CLI

npx skills add apollographql/skills --skill apollo-kotlin

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GitHub CLI 2.90 or later

gh skill install apollographql/skills apollo-kotlin@5f02fcfcebec678e2e55777b639e32346622a963

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Download the folder at 5f02fcf and put it in .claude/skills/apollo-kotlin for Claude Code and in .agents/skills/apollo-kotlin for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.

Skill folder on GitHub at 5f02fcf

Claude Code plugin

/plugin install apollo-skills@claude-plugins-official

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Install the agent skill "apollo-kotlin" by Apollo GraphQL.

Source, pinned to commit 5f02fcfcebec678e2e55777b639e32346622a963:
https://github.com/apollographql/skills/tree/5f02fcfcebec678e2e55777b639e32346622a963/skills/apollo-kotlin

1. Download that folder at exactly this commit. Do not use the default branch.
2. Copy every file unchanged, keeping the folder structure, into .claude/skills/apollo-kotlin/ for Claude Code and .agents/skills/apollo-kotlin/ for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode. Create the folders if they do not exist.
3. Do not edit the files, and do not run any script in the folder unless I ask you to.
4. When you are done, list the files you copied and where you put them.

Listing and checks: https://www.agentnative.dev/skills/apollo-graphql/apollo-kotlin

SKILL.md at the pin

---
name: apollo-kotlin
description: >
  Guide for building applications with Apollo Kotlin, the GraphQL client library for Android and Kotlin. Use this skill when:
  (1) setting up Apollo Kotlin in a Gradle project for Android, Kotlin/JVM, or KMP,
  (2) configuring schema download and codegen for GraphQL services,
  (3) configuring an `ApolloClient` with auth, interceptors, and caching,
  (4) writing queries, mutations, or subscriptions,
license: MIT
compatibility: JVM 8+, Kotlin 1.9+, Gradle 8+, Android/JVM/Kotlin Multiplatform projects.
metadata:
  author: apollographql
  version: "1.0.3"
allowed-tools: Bash(./gradlew:*) Bash(gradle:*) Bash(curl:*) Read Write Edit Glob Grep WebFetch
---

# Apollo Kotlin Guide

Apollo Kotlin is a strongly typed GraphQL client that generates Kotlin models from your GraphQL operations and schema, that can be used in Android, JVM, and Kotlin Multiplatform projects.

## Process

Follow this process when adding or working with Apollo Kotlin:

- [ ] Confirm target platforms (Android, JVM, KMP), GraphQL endpoint(s), and how schemas are sourced.
- [ ] Configure Gradle and code generation, including custom scalars
- [ ] Create a shared `ApolloClient` with auth, logging, and caching.
- [ ] Implement operations.
- [ ] Validate behavior with tests and error handling.


## Reference Files

- [Setup](references/setup.md) - Gradle plugin, schema download, codegen config (including scalars), client configuration (auth, logging, interceptors)
- [Operations](references/operations.md) - Queries, mutations, subscriptions, and how to execute them
- [Caching](references/caching.md) - Setup and use the normalized cache
- [Migration Guide](references/migrating-from-4.md) - Migrate from Apollo Kotlin 4

## Scripts

- [list-apollo-kotlin-versions.sh](scripts/list-apollo-kotlin-versions.sh) - List versions of Apollo Kotlin
- [list-apollo-kotlin-normalized-cache-versions.sh](scripts/list-apollo-kotlin-normalized-cache-versions.sh) - List versions of the Apollo Kotlin Normalized Cache library

## Key Rules

- Prefer Apollo Kotlin v5+. Do not use v3 or older versions.
- Keep schema and operations in source control to make builds reproducible.

From apollographql/skills at 5f02fcf, shown as plain text under its license: MIT (permissive). The license text is in skills/apollo-kotlin/SKILL.md.

View SKILL.md on GitHub at 5f02fcf

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