Grafbase is a GraphQL platform designed for managing federated graphs in enterprise environments, across distributed systems. It provides a unified gateway that allows teams to compose APIs from multiple data sources using a declarative CLI, configuration model, and extensible runtime. Grafbase includes a schema registry, schema checks, support for persisted queries, and tooling for local development and deployment automation. Extensions enable secure integration with third-party systems and allow incremental adoption of federation across teams and environments. Security capabilities include authentication, authorization, access tokens, message signing, and trusted documents. Traffic controls such as rate limiting, operation limits, and query complexity rules are built in. Grafbase supports both self-hosted and managed cloud deployments, with advanced configuration options designed to support platform engineering practices, infrastructure controls, and SDLC governance models.