GraphQL Code Generator
CLI tool that generates TypeScript types and resolvers from GraphQL schemas.
Build tools and bundlers npm MIT
Used in agent projects
30
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in build tools and bundlers
#54 of 81
by use in those projects
Downloads
7.7M
npm, last 7 days, @graphql-codegen/cli
GitHub stars
11.3K
last push Oct 10, 2026
How GraphQL Code Generator is used
GraphQL Code Generator is a dependency in 30 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #54 of 81 in build tools and bundlers. The most used alternative there is Vite. Projects that use it most often also use GraphQL.js (73.3%), Prettier (66.7%), Radix UI (50.0%).
Often used with GraphQL Code Generator
| GraphQL.js | 73.3% of GraphQL Code Generator projects · 88.7× more than average |
|---|---|
| Prettier | 66.7% of GraphQL Code Generator projects · 3.8× more than average |
| Radix UI | 50.0% of GraphQL Code Generator projects · 4.2× more than average |
| Apollo Client | 46.7% of GraphQL Code Generator projects · 128.8× more than average |
| Vitest | 46.7% of GraphQL Code Generator projects · 3.8× more than average |
| Testing Library | 43.3% of GraphQL Code Generator projects · 6.0× more than average |
| TypeScript | 96.7% of GraphQL Code Generator projects · 1.7× more than average |
| tsx | 36.7% of GraphQL Code Generator projects · 3.7× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list GraphQL Code Generator as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install @graphql-codegen/cli |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (23), Next.js (7) |
| Example projects | commercetools/merchant-center-application-kit, ArtBlocks/artblocks-contracts, agent0lab/agent0-ts, balancer/b-sdk, tangle-network/dapp |
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