Frequently Asked Questions

Pricing & Plans

What is Hygraph's pricing model and how is it determined?

Hygraph offers a flexible pricing model with three main tiers: a free forever Hobby plan, a Growth plan starting at $199/month, and custom Enterprise plans tailored to specific business needs. For full details, visit the Hygraph pricing page.

Features & Capabilities

What are the key capabilities and benefits of Hygraph?

Hygraph provides a GraphQL-native architecture, content federation, and scalability. Key benefits include faster speed-to-market, control at scale, and lower total cost of ownership. Learn more at Hygraph Features.

Does Hygraph offer integrations with other platforms?

Yes, Hygraph supports a wide range of integrations, including Netlify, Vercel, BigCommerce, commercetools, Shopify, Lokalise, Crowdin, EasyTranslate, Smartling, Aprimo, AWS S3, Bynder, Cloudinary, Mux, Scaleflex Filerobot, Ninetailed, AltText.ai, Adminix, and Plasmic. For a full list, visit Hygraph Integrations.

Does Hygraph provide an API for content management?

Yes, Hygraph offers a powerful GraphQL API for efficient content fetching and management. Learn more at the Hygraph API Reference.

How does Hygraph optimize content delivery performance?

Hygraph emphasizes rapid content distribution and responsiveness, which improves user experience, engagement, and search engine rankings. Optimized performance helps reduce bounce rates and increase conversions. For more details, visit this page.

Is technical documentation available for Hygraph?

Yes, Hygraph provides comprehensive technical documentation covering setup, integrations, and deployment. Access it at Hygraph Documentation.

Security & Compliance

What security and compliance certifications does Hygraph have?

Hygraph is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, ISO 27001 certified, and GDPR compliant. These certifications ensure enterprise-grade security and data protection. For more details, visit Hygraph Security Features.

How does Hygraph protect sensitive data?

Hygraph provides robust security features including SSO integrations, audit logs, encryption at rest and in transit, and sandbox environments to safeguard sensitive data and meet regulatory standards. More information is available at Hygraph Security Features.

Use Cases & Benefits

Who can benefit from using Hygraph?

Hygraph is ideal for developers, IT decision-makers, content creators, project/program managers, agencies, solution partners, and technology partners. Companies that benefit most include modern software companies, enterprises seeking to modernize, and brands aiming to scale across geographies or re-platform from traditional solutions.

What business impact can customers expect from using Hygraph?

Customers can expect significant business impacts such as time-saving through streamlined workflows, ease of use, faster speed-to-market, and enhanced customer experience via scalable content delivery. These benefits help modernize tech stacks and improve operational efficiency.

What problems does Hygraph solve?

Hygraph solves operational pains (reliance on developers, outdated tech stacks, conflicting global team needs, clunky content creation), financial pains (high costs, slow speed-to-market, expensive maintenance, scalability challenges), and technical pains (boilerplate code, overwhelming queries, evolving schemas, cache and OpenID integration issues). For more details, visit the product page.

How does Hygraph address pain points for different personas?

Hygraph tailors solutions for developers (reducing boilerplate code, streamlining queries), content creators/project managers (intuitive interface for independent updates), and business stakeholders (lowering costs, supporting scalability, accelerating speed-to-market). For more details, visit the product page.

What KPIs and metrics are associated with the pain points Hygraph solves?

Key metrics include time saved on content updates, system uptime, consistency across regions, user satisfaction scores, reduction in operational costs, time to market, maintenance costs, scalability metrics, and performance during peak usage. For more details, see the CMS KPIs blog.

How easy is it to get started with Hygraph?

Hygraph is designed for quick onboarding, even for non-technical users. For example, Top Villas launched a new project in just 2 months. Users can sign up for a free account and access documentation, tutorials, and onboarding guides. Learn more at Hygraph Documentation.

What feedback have customers given about Hygraph's ease of use?

Customers praise Hygraph for its intuitive and logical interface, stating it is 'super easy to set up and use' and accessible for both technical and non-technical teams.

Support & Implementation

What customer service or support is available after purchasing Hygraph?

Hygraph offers 24/7 support via chat, email, and phone. Enterprise customers receive dedicated onboarding and expert guidance. All users have access to documentation, video tutorials, and a community Slack channel. For more details, visit the Hygraph Contact Page.

What training and technical support is available to help customers get started?

Hygraph provides onboarding sessions for enterprise customers, 24/7 support, video tutorials, documentation, webinars, and access to Customer Success Managers for expert guidance. For more details, visit the Hygraph Contact Page.

How does Hygraph handle maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting?

Hygraph offers 24/7 support for maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting. Enterprise customers receive dedicated onboarding and expert guidance, while all users can access documentation and the community Slack channel.

Customer Proof & Case Studies

Who are some of Hygraph's customers?

Hygraph is trusted by leading brands such as Sennheiser, Holidaycheck, Ancestry, Samsung, Dr. Oetker, Epic Games, Bandai Namco, Gamescom, Leo Vegas, and Clayton Homes. For more details, visit Hygraph Case Studies.

Can you share specific case studies or success stories of customers using Hygraph?

Yes. Komax achieved a 3X faster time to market, Autoweb saw a 20% increase in website monetization, Samsung improved customer engagement with a scalable platform, and Dr. Oetker enhanced their digital experience using MACH architecture. Explore more success stories here.

What industries are represented in Hygraph's case studies?

Hygraph's case studies span industries such as food and beverage, consumer electronics, automotive, healthcare, travel and hospitality, media and publishing, eCommerce, SaaS, marketplace, education technology, and wellness and fitness.

Technical Requirements & Developer Resources

What are the prerequisites for setting up Hygraph for AI-generated product descriptions?

Familiarity with Next.js, React.js, Node 14.6.0 or newer, and npm 9.5.0 is assumed for setting up Hygraph for AI-generated product descriptions.

Does Vite support TypeScript out-of-the-box for Hygraph projects?

Yes, Vite has built-in support for TypeScript, making it easy to set up Hygraph projects with TypeScript standards.

What plugins should be selected for GraphQL Code Generator with Hygraph?

Select the plugins: TypeScript, TypeScript operations, and TypeScript React Apollo for GraphQL Code Generator with Hygraph.

Where can I watch the livestream 'Build an AI Agent with TypeScript and MCP'?

You can watch the livestream on YouTube.

Blog & Content Modeling

Where can I find the Hygraph blog?

Visit the Blog section on the Hygraph website for news, developer tutorials, and content modeling guides.

Who authored the blog post 'Building an AI-Agent with TypeScript and MCP'?

The blog post was written by Enxhi Hamzallari, Senior Field Marketing Manager at Hygraph, and published on July 30, 2025.

What does the blog post encourage readers to do?

The blog post encourages readers to sign up for the newsletter to stay informed about releases and industry news.

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Building an AI-agent with TypeScript and MCP

Dino, Staff Engineer at Hygraph and the lead behind our AI Labs initiative, walks you through how to build a working TypeScript MCP client from scratch.
Enxhi Hamzallari

Written by Enxhi 

Jul 30, 2025
Livestream Recap: How to Build a TypeScript MCP Client

If you're experimenting with AI agents and looking to move beyond simple LLM prompts, this guide is for you. In this session, Dino, Staff Engineer at Hygraph and the lead behind our AI Labs initiative, walks you through how to build a working TypeScript MCP client from scratch.

We’re going hands-on. No fluff, just real code. By the end, you’ll understand how to connect an AI model with external tools and APIs using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and why that matters for building powerful AI-native applications.

Editor's Note

Bonus: You can watch the full livestream here to follow along with Dino’s live-coding session.

#What we’re building

You’ll create a basic MCP client that allows an AI agent to:

  • Receive a user message
  • Dynamically query an MCP server
  • Use an external tool like a weather API
  • Return a structured, intelligent response

All using TypeScript, Node.js, and a simple frontend.

#What is MCP and why should you care?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard that lets LLMs (called MCP clients) discover and use external tools dynamically. Instead of hardcoding a fixed set of functions, you expose a list of tools at runtime, and the AI knows what it can call based on the server’s capabilities.

MCP unlocks:

  • Dynamic tool discovery
  • Standardized schemas
  • Plug-and-play agent extensions

In short, it gives your AI superpowers without relying on brittle prompt injection or custom wrappers.

#Step 1: Build the MCP server

Start by creating a small server that exposes two tools:

  • getWeather (calls a weather API)
  • searchWeb (mocked to show error handling)

Here’s what you need:

  • Define a /tools/list endpoint that returns JSON schema for each tool
  • Implement a /tools/call endpoint that parses the AI’s request and performs the right action

Dino used the OpenMeteo API for weather data and wrote basic logic to transform locations into coordinates, query the forecast, and return readable results.

Each tool’s schema should clearly describe:

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#Step 2: Set up the client in TypeScript

Next, you'll build the MCP client, which is technically your Node.js backend. It:

  • Accepts messages from the user via HTTP
  • Sends messages to the AI model (in this case, AWS Bedrock running Claude)
  • Parses responses and checks for tool calls
  • If needed, calls the MCP server and sends results back to the AI for final output

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The conversation loop looks like this:

  1. User says “What’s the weather in Berlin?”
  2. AI responds: “I’ll use the weather tool”
  3. AI emits tool call: getWeather({ location: "Berlin" })
  4. Node.js client invokes the MCP server and sends results back to the AI
  5. AI finalizes the response and replies to the user

Important: Dino used stdin/stdout as the transport protocol between client and MCP server for simplicity. MCP also supports HTTP if you're going the API route.

#Step 3: Connect it all

Dino wired this all up in a lightweight Express app:

  • /api/conversations manages in-memory chats
  • /api/message triggers the AI+MCP pipeline
  • Frontend is React, but very minimal

He also included logic to:

  • Translate MCP tool schemas to match the AI provider’s expectations
  • Handle multiple tools in a single conversation
  • Filter/structure messages based on roles (user, assistant, tool)

⚠️ Tip: Always manage the full conversation server-side to prevent prompt injection attacks. Don’t expose the full message history to the frontend.

#Step 4: Extend with Hygraph MCP

At the end of the livestream, Dino showed how easy it is to plug in Hygraph’s own MCP server. With one line added to your config, your AI agent can start accessing content models, running queries, and manipulating schema inside a real CMS.

If you’re building anything that touches content or structured data, this is where things get really exciting.

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#Why this matters

LLMs are only as smart as the context and tools you give them. By integrating with MCP, your AI agents gain real-world awareness, decision-making power, and dynamic capabilities that go far beyond chat.

Whether you’re building internal automations, dev tools, or next-gen CMS experiences, the TypeScript MCP client approach gives you full control and flexibility.

Want to see it in action? Watch the livestream with Dino to follow along as he builds and debugs live.

Curious about AI-native content management?
Check out hygraph.ai to explore our vision for building with AI and structured content at the core.

Blog Author

Enxhi Hamzallari

Enxhi Hamzallari

Sr. Field Marketing Manager

Enxhi is the Senior Field Marketing Manager at Hygraph. When she’s not bringing people together through content and events, you’ll find her dancing the night away or cheering on her favorite drag queens.

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