The nitro fusion commands manage Fusion configurations. A Fusion configuration is the composed gateway artifact built from one or more source schemas. Once published to a stage, the gateway loads it and starts serving the federated graph.

[!NOTE] For using these commands in CI/CD pipelines (uploading source schemas, publishing configurations, validating pull requests), see Deployment and CI/CD.

`nitro fusion upload`

Upload a source schema for a later composition. The schema is stored on the Nitro backend under the given API and tag and can be referenced by name from a subsequent nitro fusion publish call (via --source-schema).

shell

nitro fusion upload \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --tag "<tag>" \
  --source-schema-file "<source-schema-file>"

Options

Option	Env	Description
`--api-id <api-id>`	`NITRO_API_ID`	ID of the API. Required.
`--tag <tag>`	`NITRO_TAG`	Tag of the schema version being uploaded (for example a Git commit SHA or release tag). Required.
`-f, --source-schema-file <source-schema-file>`		Path to a source schema file (`.graphqls`) or to a directory that contains one. Required.
`-w, --working-directory <working-directory>`		Working directory for the command. Used for relative paths.

--source-schema-file accepts either a schema file or a directory. In both cases, a schema-settings.json file is expected to sit next to the schema file (when a directory is given, both files must be inside that directory).

Examples

Upload a single source schema:

shell

nitro fusion upload \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --tag "v1" \
  --source-schema-file ./products/schema.graphqls

`nitro fusion publish`

Publish a Fusion configuration to a stage.

shell

nitro fusion publish \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --stage "<stage>" \
  --tag "<tag>" \
  --source-schema products

Options

Option	Env	Description
`--api-id <api-id>`	`NITRO_API_ID`	ID of the API. Required.
`--tag <tag>`	`NITRO_TAG`	Tag of the schema version to deploy (for example a Git commit SHA or release tag). Required.
`--stage <stage>`	`NITRO_STAGE`	Name of the stage to publish to. Required.
`-s, --source-schema <source-schema>`		One or more source schemas to include in the composition. Each value is either a name (`example`) or a name plus version (`[email protected]`). When the version is omitted, the value of `--tag` is used.
`-f, --source-schema-file <source-schema-file>`		One or more paths to a source schema file (`.graphqls`) or to a directory that contains one.
`-a, --archive <archive>`	`NITRO_FUSION_CONFIG_FILE`	Path to a Fusion archive file. The `--configuration` alias is deprecated.
`--legacy-v1-archive <legacy-v1-archive>`		Path to a Fusion v1 archive file. Only intended for use during the migration from Fusion v1 to Fusion v2+.
`--force`		Skip confirmation prompts for deletes and overwrites.
`--wait-for-approval`	`NITRO_WAIT_FOR_APPROVAL`	Block the command until a reviewer approves the deployment. Required when the stage gates deployments.
`-w, --working-directory <working-directory>`		Working directory for the command. Used for resolving relative paths and auto-discovering source schema files.

--source-schema-file accepts either a schema file or a directory. In both cases, a schema-settings.json file is expected to sit next to the schema file (when a directory is given, both files must be inside that directory).

Examples

Compose and publish from previously uploaded source schemas:

shell

nitro fusion publish \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --stage "dev" \
  --tag "v1" \
  --source-schema products \
  --source-schema reviews

Compose and publish from local source schema files in one step:

shell

nitro fusion publish \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --stage "dev" \
  --tag "v1" \
  --source-schema-file ./products/schema.graphqls \
  --source-schema-file ./reviews/schema.graphqls

Publish a pre-composed archive:

shell

nitro fusion publish \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --stage "dev" \
  --tag "v1" \
  --archive ./gateway.far

Advanced: multi-step publish

Reach for these commands only when nitro fusion publish cannot model your pipeline, for example when validation must run in one CI job and the deploy must run in a separate, manually approved job. For everything else, prefer nitro fusion publish. The subcommands below split the same flow into individual steps, which is more error-prone and harder to monitor.

A multi-step publish is driven by a single request ID. begin allocates a deployment slot and prints a request ID, every following step references that ID (either explicitly via --request-id or implicitly via local state that the CLI caches between commands in the same job). The standard order is begin → start → validate → commit. cancel releases the slot at any time before commit.

`nitro fusion publish begin`

Begin a Fusion configuration publish by requesting a deployment slot for a stage. The returned request ID identifies the publish for every subsequent step.

shell

nitro fusion publish begin \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --tag "<tag>" \
  --stage "<stage>"

Option	Env	Description
`--api-id <api-id>`	`NITRO_API_ID`	ID of the API. Required.
`--tag <tag>`	`NITRO_TAG`	Tag of the schema version to deploy. Required.
`--stage <stage>`	`NITRO_STAGE`	Name of the stage to publish to. Required.
`--wait-for-approval`	`NITRO_WAIT_FOR_APPROVAL`	Block the command until a reviewer approves the deployment. Required when the stage gates deployments.

`nitro fusion publish start`

Mark the publish as started. After this step the deployment is in flight and the configuration is being applied to the gateway.

shell

nitro fusion publish start --request-id "<request-id>"

Option	Env	Description
`--request-id <request-id>`	`NITRO_REQUEST_ID`	Request ID returned by `begin`. Falls back to the cached ID from the previous step in the same shell.

`nitro fusion publish validate`

Validate a composed Fusion archive against everything currently published to the stage targeted by the request.

shell

nitro fusion publish validate \
  --request-id "<request-id>" \
  --archive "<archive-file>"

Option	Env	Description
`--request-id <request-id>`	`NITRO_REQUEST_ID`	Request ID returned by `begin`. Falls back to the cached ID from the previous step in the same shell.
`-a, --archive <archive>`	`NITRO_FUSION_CONFIG_FILE`	Path to the Fusion archive to validate. Required. The `--configuration` alias is deprecated.

`nitro fusion publish commit`

Commit the Fusion configuration, finalizing the publish. After this step the new configuration is live on the stage.

shell

nitro fusion publish commit \
  --request-id "<request-id>" \
  --archive "<archive-file>"

Option	Env	Description
`--request-id <request-id>`	`NITRO_REQUEST_ID`	Request ID returned by `begin`. Falls back to the cached ID from the previous step in the same shell.
`-a, --archive <archive>`	`NITRO_FUSION_CONFIG_FILE`	Path to the Fusion archive to commit. Required. The `--configuration` alias is deprecated.

`nitro fusion publish cancel`

Cancel an in-progress publish and release the deployment slot. Run this from the failure branch of any job between begin and commit.

shell

nitro fusion publish cancel --request-id "<request-id>"

Option	Env	Description
`--request-id <request-id>`	`NITRO_REQUEST_ID`	Request ID returned by `begin`. Falls back to the cached ID from the previous step in the same shell.

`nitro fusion validate`

Validate a Fusion configuration against a stage. Composes the supplied source schemas (or uses a pre-composed archive) and runs the same checks as publish without requesting a deployment slot.

shell

nitro fusion validate \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --stage "<stage>" \
  --archive "<archive-file>"

Options

Option	Env	Description
`--api-id <api-id>`	`NITRO_API_ID`	ID of the API. Required.
`--stage <stage>`	`NITRO_STAGE`	Name of the stage to validate against. Required.
`-a, --archive <archive>`	`NITRO_FUSION_CONFIG_FILE`	Path to a pre-composed Fusion archive file. The `--configuration` alias is deprecated.
`--legacy-v1-archive <legacy-v1-archive>`		Path to a Fusion v1 archive file. Only intended for use during the migration from Fusion v1 to Fusion v2+.
`-f, --source-schema-file <source-schema-file>`		One or more paths to a source schema file (`.graphqls`) or to a directory that contains one.

--source-schema-file accepts either a schema file or a directory. In both cases, a schema-settings.json file is expected to sit next to the schema file (when a directory is given, both files must be inside that directory).

Examples

Validate by composing source schemas on the fly:

shell

nitro fusion validate \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --stage "dev" \
  --source-schema-file ./products/schema.graphqls \
  --source-schema-file ./reviews/schema.graphqls

Validate a pre-composed archive:

shell

nitro fusion validate \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --stage "dev" \
  --archive ./gateway.far

`nitro fusion download`

Download the most recent gateway configuration of a stage to a local archive file.

shell

nitro fusion download \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --stage "<stage>" \
  --output-file "<output-file>"

Options

Option	Env	Description
`--api-id <api-id>`	`NITRO_API_ID`	ID of the API. Required.
`--stage <stage>`	`NITRO_STAGE`	Name of the stage to download from. Required.
`--version <version>`		Version of the archive format to request. Defaults to the latest archive version.
`--output-file <output-file>`	`NITRO_OUTPUT_FILE`	File path to write the archive to. When omitted, the archive is streamed to stdout.

Examples

Download the live dev configuration:

shell

nitro fusion download \
  --api-id "<api-id>" \
  --stage "dev" \
  --output-file ./gateway.far

`nitro fusion compose`

Compose multiple source schemas into a single composite schema and write the result to a Fusion archive.

When --archive points at an existing archive, compose works incrementally: source schemas already in the archive are carried forward, a --source-schema-file whose name matches an existing source schema overrides it, and --remove-source-schema drops one. So removing a source schema is --remove-source-schema <name>, and replacing or renaming one is --remove-source-schema <oldName> together with --source-schema-file <newFile>.

shell

nitro fusion compose \
  --source-schema-file "<source-schema-file>" \
  --archive "<archive-file>"

Options

Option	Env	Description
`-f, --source-schema-file <source-schema-file>`		One or more paths to a source schema file (`.graphqls`) or to a directory that contains one. When omitted, source schemas are auto-discovered from the working directory.
`--source-schema-url <source-schema-url>`		URL from which to download a source schema. Repeat once per remote source.
`--source-schema-settings-file <source-schema-settings-file>`		Settings file paired by occurrence with `--source-schema-url`. Repeat once per remote source.
`-a, --archive <archive>`	`NITRO_FUSION_CONFIG_FILE`	Path to the output Fusion archive file. The `--configuration` alias is deprecated.
`-e, --env, --environment <environment>`		Name of the environment used for value substitution in `schema-settings.json` files.
`--cache-control-merge-behavior <ignore\|include\|include-private>`		Choose how `@cacheControl` directives are merged.
`--enable-global-object-identification`		Add the `Query.node` field for global object identification.
`--node-resolution <gateway\|source-schema>`		Choose whether `Query.node` identifiers are resolved by the gateway or a source schema.
`--tag-merge-behavior <ignore\|include\|include-private>`		Choose how `@tag` directives are merged.
`--shareable-field-runtime-type-routing <common-runtime-types\|source-local>`		Choose how runtime types are routed for Apollo Federation shareable abstract fields.
`--allow-non-resolvable-interface-objects`		Allow Apollo Federation interface objects without a resolvable key.
`--include-satisfiability-paths`		Include paths in satisfiability error messages to make composition errors easier to diagnose.
`--remove-source-schema <remove-source-schema>`		One or more source schemas to remove from the archive before composing. Cannot be combined with `--watch`.
`--watch`		Watch source files for changes and recompose automatically.
`-w, --working-directory <working-directory>`		Working directory for the command. Used for relative paths and source schema auto-discovery.
`--exclude-by-tag <exclude-by-tag>`		One or more tags to exclude from the composition.

--source-schema-file accepts either a schema file or a directory. In both cases, a schema-settings.json file is expected to sit next to the schema file (when a directory is given, both files must be inside that directory).

Local schema files do not use --source-schema-settings-file. For a local file, Nitro derives the companion settings path from the schema file. For example, ./inventory/schema.graphqls uses ./inventory/schema-settings.json.

For remote sources, repeat --source-schema-url and --source-schema-settings-file the same number of times. Nitro pairs them by occurrence: the first URL uses the first settings file, the second URL uses the second settings file, and so on. Keep each pair adjacent so the relationship remains visible in scripts.

The paired settings file selects the acquisition protocol. An absent apolloFederationSupport marker makes Nitro GET raw SDL from the exact URL. Exact "1.0" and "2.0" markers make Nitro POST an Apollo _service { sdl } query. See Getting the Subgraph Schema for the settings shape and protocol details.

Examples

Compose a gateway from two source schemas:

shell

nitro fusion compose \
  --source-schema-file ./products/schema.graphqls \
  --source-schema-file ./reviews/schema.graphqls \
  --archive ./gateway.far \
  --env "dev"

Compose two remote schemas and one local schema:

shell

nitro fusion compose \
  --source-schema-url https://products.example.com/graphql \
  --source-schema-settings-file ./products/schema-settings.json \
  --source-schema-url https://reviews.example.com/graphql \
  --source-schema-settings-file ./reviews/schema-settings.json \
  --source-schema-file ./inventory/schema.graphqls \
  --archive ./gateway.far

After a successful composition, Nitro prints:

text

✅ Composite schema written to '/absolute/path/to/gateway.far'.

Auto-discover source schemas from a working directory:

shell

nitro fusion compose \
  --working-directory ./subgraphs \
  --archive ./gateway.far

Remove a source schema and recompose:

shell

nitro fusion compose \
  --archive ./gateway.far \
  --remove-source-schema reviews

Replace or rename a source schema (drop the old, add the new):

shell

nitro fusion compose \
  --archive ./gateway.far \
  --remove-source-schema reviews \
  --source-schema-file ./reviews-v2/schema.graphqls

In watch mode, Nitro observes local schema directories and paired remote settings files. A watched change triggers recomposition and fetches the remote schemas again. Nitro does not poll remote URLs.

`nitro fusion settings set`

Set a Fusion composition setting on a Fusion archive. Use this to flip composition-level toggles after a composition has been produced, without recomposing from sources.

shell

nitro fusion settings set <SETTING_NAME> <SETTING_VALUE> \
  --archive "<archive-file>"

Arguments

Argument	Description
`<SETTING_NAME>`	Name of a setting listed in the table below.
`<SETTING_VALUE>`	New value for the setting. Required.

Options

Option	Env	Description
`-a, --archive <archive>`	`NITRO_FUSION_CONFIG_FILE`	Path to the Fusion archive file to update. Required. The `--configuration` alias is deprecated.
`-e, --env, --environment <environment>`		Name of the environment used for value substitution in `schema-settings.json` files.

Available Settings

Setting	Values	Description
`allow-non-resolvable-interface-objects`	`true`, `false`	Allow Apollo interface objects without a resolvable key.
`cache-control-merge-behavior`	`ignore`, `include`, `include-private`	Choose how `@cacheControl` directives are merged.
`exclude-by-tag`	Comma-separated tags	Exclude fields and types by tag.
`global-object-identification`	`true`, `false`	Enable global object identification through `Query.node`.
`include-satisfiability-paths`	`true`, `false`	Include paths in satisfiability diagnostics.
`node-resolution`	`gateway`, `source-schema`	Choose who resolves `Query.node` identifiers.
`shareable-field-runtime-type-routing`	`source-local`, `common-runtime-types`	Choose routing for type-conditioned selections on shareable fields.
`tag-merge-behavior`	`ignore`, `include`, `include-private`	Choose how `@tag` directives are merged.

Examples

Enable global object identification on an archive:

shell

nitro fusion settings set global-object-identification "true" \
  --archive ./gateway.far \
  --env "dev"

After a successful update, Nitro prints:

text

Composed new configuration.

For examples of node resolution, shareable runtime type routing, and tag exclusion, see Fusion CLI.

`nitro fusion run`

Start a Fusion gateway locally with the specified archive. Useful for smoke-testing a composed archive before publishing. Only supports Fusion v2.

shell

nitro fusion run "<archive-file>"

Arguments

Argument	Description
`<ARCHIVE_FILE>`	Path to the Fusion archive file to run. Required.

Options

Option	Description
`-p, --port <port>`	The port the gateway will listen on.

Examples

Run a gateway on port 5000:

shell

nitro fusion run ./gateway.far --port 5000

fusion Command

nitro fusion upload

Options

Examples

nitro fusion publish

Options

Examples

Advanced: multi-step publish

nitro fusion publish begin

nitro fusion publish start

nitro fusion publish validate

nitro fusion publish commit

nitro fusion publish cancel

nitro fusion validate

Options

Examples

nitro fusion download

Options

Examples

nitro fusion compose

Options

Examples

nitro fusion settings set

Arguments

Options

Available Settings

Examples

nitro fusion run

Arguments

Options

Examples

`nitro fusion upload`

`nitro fusion publish`

`nitro fusion publish begin`

`nitro fusion publish start`

`nitro fusion publish validate`

`nitro fusion publish commit`

`nitro fusion publish cancel`

`nitro fusion validate`

`nitro fusion download`

`nitro fusion compose`

`nitro fusion settings set`

`nitro fusion run`