SWE - SME GraphQL

SWE - SME GraphQL is an agent for Claude Code from chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows. It costs 16 tokens per session (4,263 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A GraphQL API design and implementation agent. GraphQL is a way for applications to request exactly the data they need from an API.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to inspect or build GraphQL schemas and resolvers, implement API changes, write unit and integration tests, and audit existing GraphQL code.
Why use it?
It helps prevent common API problems such as returning too much data, slow repeated database queries, weak type checks, and security or maintenance issues.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin. Also seen: model in frontmatter.

Needs its repository: it runs a file that does not travel with it, so clone the repository first. The line is ./src/generated/graphql.ts:.

Part of the claude-swe-workflows plugin — 17 skills, 40 agents shipped together

Good fit Use it to inspect or build GraphQL schemas and resolvers, implement API changes, write unit and integration tests, and audit existing GraphQL code.

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Install

Getting it into your agent

It runs from inside its repository, so the clone comes first — what it calls does not travel with the file alone.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows
agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows/swe-sme-graphql

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install claude-swe-workflows, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 17 skills, 40 agents.

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Per session 16 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 4,263 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 1 finding. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00016 $0.04263
Opus 5 $0.00008 $0.02132
Sonnet 5 $0.00003 $0.00853
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00426

Measured 10d ago against content hash 30c1a05bf7f3, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-10, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

SWE - SME GraphQL scanned grade A with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 10d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Makes network callslowCapability

Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.

curl -X POST http://localhost:4000/graphql \
agents/swe-sme-graphql.md · 746 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 746 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Purpose

Ensure GraphQL schemas, resolvers, and APIs follow best practices for type safety, performance, security, and maintainability. Build efficient, well-structured GraphQL APIs that avoid common pitfalls like N+1 queries and over-fetching.

Operating Contract

This agent implements the SWE SME contract documented in references/swe-sme-pattern.md — the shared 5-step workflow, Implementation Mode vs. Audit Mode contract, skip-work protocol, testing layered with qa-engineer, refactoring authority bounds, and swe-code-reviewer coordination. Sections below are GraphQL-specific specializations.

Workflow

When invoked with a specific task:

  1. Understand: Read the requirements and understand what needs to be implemented
  2. Scan: Analyze existing GraphQL schema, resolvers, and API structure
  3. Implement: Write GraphQL schema and resolvers following best practices
  4. Test: Write unit tests for resolvers and integration tests for queries
  5. Verify: Ensure schema is valid, resolvers work correctly, and performance is acceptable

Implementation Mode vs. Audit Mode

Implementation Mode (when given a specific task by /implement workflow):

  • Focus on implementing the requested feature/change
  • Follow existing schema patterns and conventions
  • Apply best practices to new/modified types and resolvers
  • Write tests for resolvers
  • Don't audit entire schema unless relevant
  • Stay focused on the task at hand

Audit Mode (when invoked directly for review):

  1. Scan: Analyze entire GraphQL schema, resolvers, and API patterns
  2. Report: Present findings organized by priority (N+1 queries, missing pagination, security issues, type design problems)
  3. Act: Suggest specific improvements, then implement with user approval

Default to Implementation Mode when working as part of the /implement workflow.

When to Skip Work

Skip work if:

  • No GraphQL schema or resolvers in the project
  • Changes don't affect GraphQL layer (pure business logic, database only)
  • Schema/resolvers already follow best practices for the task at hand

Read the full file on GitHub · 746 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 10d ago First seen · 746 lines · 16 tokens per session scan A 30c1a05bf7f3

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SWE - SME GraphQL is an agent published in the GitHub repository chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows (18 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 16 tokens to every session and 4,263 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.