Cosmo Connect - Connect Any API to Your Supergraph.

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The Evolution

From fragmented APIs to unified
GraphQL Federation

GraphQL as the foundation of a Microservices Architecture never felt right,
Cosmo Connect is here to fix that.

Schema Stitching

Gen 1: The Foundation

Backend for Frontend

Stitching schemas together

Requires manual stitching

Doesn't scale across teams

Apollo Federation

Gen 2: The Great Leap

Apollo Router / Cosmo Router

✓ Composable Schemas

GraphQLService 1

GraphQLService 2

GraphQLService 3

Forces GraphQL everywhere

Performance overhead of GraphQL

Cosmo Connect

Gen 3: The Evolution

Cosmo Router

Supports GraphQL, gRPC Services and Plugins

gRPCService 1

gRPCService 2

GraphQLService 3

Connect REST and legacy APIs through gRPC

Full support for GraphQL Federation

Stricly typed and high performance

Designed for LLM supported API Integration

Never write API glue code again.
Cosmo Connect is optimized for LLM code generation.

How it Works

From Schema to Service

Three simple steps. Cosmo Router handles the complexity. Your code stays simple.

01.

Design the Schema

Contract First

Declaratively define types, fields, and relationships

02.

Compile the schema into a gRPC Service proto definition

03.

Implement gRPC

Simple & Fast

Build your service with generated stubs in any language

Code Transformation

See how your GraphQL schema becomes gRPC service code

What Makes This Different

Beyond simplicity, this approach delivers real business value

The best part? Your frontend never knows the difference. It's still GraphQL all the way down, but your backend gets to be brilliantly simple.

Technology Choice

Why gRPC First?

Connect translates GraphQL to gRPC because it's the sweet spot for modern service communication.

Performance

Binary wire format; avoid double GraphQL parsing at the service level.

Coverage

Great tooling across Rust, Java, Python, C#, Go, and more.

Simplicity

Clean RPC handling, no GraphQL internals

Deployment Options

Choose Your Path

Modular Monolith, Microservices, or a mix of both. It's up to you.

Benefits

Built for Enterprise

Unlock the power of federated GraphQL without forcing your teams to rewrite everything

Use Cases

Works for Any Architecture

Whether you're building from scratch or modernizing legacy systems, Connect adapts to your architectural reality

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about implementing gRPC services with GraphQL federation