Tag: federation
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The State of Federation 2026 Survey Is Open
Originally posted on the WunderGraph Blog We’re running a survey to understand how organizations are adopting, operating, and scaling federated GraphQL. The goal is straightforward: build a vendor-neutral picture of what Federation looks like in production today, and why some teams haven’t adopted it yet. The required questions take 5–10 minutes. Optional sections cover governance…
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From 10+ Seconds to Under One: Solving Their Slowest Operation
Originally posted on the WunderGraph Blog TL;DR: A growing personal finance marketplace hit severe planning delays on its Apollo Gateway, with complex queries taking more than 10 seconds and blocking traffic. After migrating to WunderGraph Cosmo and enabling the Cache Warmer, planning latency dropped by roughly 90–95 percent, and previously slow operations became 12–18 times faster. The team was able to…
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When Prompt Injection Gets Real: Use GraphQL Federation to Contain It
In 2024-2025, AI security incidents revealed that existing controls designed for human users are inadequate for large language models (LLMs). Vulnerabilities stemmed from unverified model execution, leading to data leaks and compromised systems. WunderGraph Cosmo proposes a federated architecture to establish runtime boundaries, ensuring safer execution and access governance, ultimately enhancing AI security.
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Cosmo Connect Tutorials for Router Plugins and gRPC Services
Originally published on WunderGraph’s Blog Three Hands-On Tutorials for Federated GraphQL APIs Cosmo Connect lets you build federated GraphQL APIs without requiring backend teams to run GraphQL servers or frameworks. You define a schema, compile it to gRPC, and let the Cosmo Router handle query planning and batching. You can get started in three ways: Deploy Your First Router…
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Acoustic saves $178K in engineering costs with WunderGraph Cosmo
Acoustic, a marketing platform serving over 3,500 brands, transitioned to the Cosmo router to address over $178,000 in projected engineering costs associated with their complex GraphQL gateway. The switch streamlined development, eliminated reliance on Rust plugins, and enhanced API management, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced deployment issues.
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The Architecture Behind 40 Deploys a Day at Luxury Presence
Luxury Presence adopted WunderGraph Cosmo to streamline its architecture, enabling faster feature deployment while reducing engineering friction. By unifying frontend and backend processes, the team improved developer velocity and reduced code review complexity, achieving up to 40 daily releases. The migration mitigated technical debt and enhanced collaboration across teams.
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Behind the Counter: How Cosmo Works
Cosmo oversees the coordination of a food park’s diverse kitchens, managing menus, request routing, and error handling. He compiles independent truck menus into a cohesive shared menu and resolves conflicts. During busy times, he provides real-time updates to customers. Essentially, Cosmo ensures smooth operations without internal chaos impacting customer experience.
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Scaling GraphQL Federation: Inside Cosmo’s Food Park
The post uses food trucks as a metaphor to explain GraphQL federation, illustrating how systems grow from simple monolithic structures to complex networks of independent services. As businesses expand, coordination becomes essential to maintain a seamless customer experience, which is facilitated by a federation layer, represented by Cosmo, a supportive figure in the analogy.
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When to Migrate from Cosmo OSS
Cosmo OSS offers a robust introduction to GraphQL Federation, enabling teams to manage complexity without commercial lock-in. As organizations grow, they may need Cosmo Enterprise, which enhances OSS with governance, observability, and dedicated support. This transition ensures operational efficiency and security, allowing businesses to scale confidently while protecting their infrastructure.
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Safeguarding APIs: How K Health Ensures Security While Scaling with Cosmo
Originally published on WunderGraph TLDR; Challenge K Health needed a way to scale securely while keeping their microservices connected and API stable. Solution They adopted GraphQL Federation with Cosmo, leveraging schema checks to catch breaking changes early and hosting the router internally to maintain security and control. Results Queries now resolve more efficiently, reducing unnecessary…