Apollo MCP Server
local MCP serverApollo MCP Server is a local MCP server: MCP server that exposes GraphQL operations as tools for AI models. Install it from oci as ghcr.io/apollographql/apollo-mcp-server:v1.20.0.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add apollo-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/apollographql/apollo-mcp-server:v1.20.0
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"apollo-mcp-server": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/apollographql/apollo-mcp-server:v1.20.0"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Docker.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
MCP server that exposes GraphQL operations as tools for AI models.
Apollo MCP Server vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo MCP Server | 310 | Local | No | oci |
| Unraid MCP | 131 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| Unraid MCP | 131 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| Unraid RMCP | 131 | Local | Yes | npm |
| mcp-server-search | 39K | Local | No | npm |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Docker, plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Apollo MCP Server is a local MCP server distributed as the oci package ghcr.io/apollographql/apollo-mcp-server:v1.20.0.
Run: claude mcp add apollo-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/apollographql/apollo-mcp-server:v1.20.0
Run: codex mcp add apollo-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/apollographql/apollo-mcp-server:v1.20.0
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