Configuration Cheat Sheet

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This is a quick reference guide. All settings are thoroughly documented in the Settings page.

Essential Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
schema	string	—	Required. Path to schema file or introspection result
rootPath	string	./docs	Root folder for documentation generation
baseURL	string	/graphql	Base URL path for generated documentation

Document Structure

Option	Type	Default	Description
linkRoot	string	/	Root path used for type cross-links in generated documentation
homepage	string	—	Custom homepage content file
hierarchy	string	api	Documentation structure: api, entity, or flat
index	boolean	false	Generate category indices
categorySort	string | function	—	Sort categories: "natural" for alphabetical or custom function
pretty	boolean	false	Format generated Markdown files

Content Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
noCode	boolean	false	Hide code sections
noExample	boolean	false	Hide example sections
noParentType	boolean	false	Hide parent type prefix
noRelatedType	boolean	false	Hide related types section
noTypeBadges	boolean	false	Hide type badges

Filtering Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
groupByDirective	string	—	Group by directive: @directive(field) or @directive(=fallback)
only	string[]	—	Include only types with specified directives
skip	string[]	—	Exclude types with specified directives
deprecated	string	default	Handling of deprecated items: default, group, skip

Build Control Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
force	boolean	false	Force regeneration of all files
diffMethod	string	NONE	Change detection: NONE, FORCE, SCHEMA-DIFF, SCHEMA-HASH
tmpDir	string	—	Temporary directory for storing schema signature (used by diff)
pretty	boolean	false	Format output files with Prettier (requires prettier installed)
mdxParser	string	—	Path to a custom MDX formatter module

CLI Flags

All config options can be passed as CLI flags to npx docusaurus graphql-to-doc or npx graphql-markdown.

Flag	Config option	Description
-s, --schema <path>	schema	Schema file, URL, or introspection JSON
-b, --base <baseURL>	baseURL	Base URL and output folder name
-r, --root <rootPath>	rootPath	Root output folder
-l, --link <linkRoot>	linkRoot	Root path for cross-links
-h, --homepage <file>	homepage	Custom homepage file
-f, --force	force	Skip diff, always regenerate
-d, --diff <method>	diffMethod	Diff method (NONE, SCHEMA-DIFF, etc.)
-t, --tmp <dir>	tmpDir	Temp dir for schema diffing
--index	docOptions.index	Generate category index pages
--hierarchy <type>	printTypeOptions.hierarchy	Folder structure: api, entity, flat
--deprecated <option>	printTypeOptions.deprecated	default, group, or skip
--noParentType	printTypeOptions.parentTypePrefix	Hide parent type prefix on fields
--noTypeBadges	printTypeOptions.typeBadges	Hide type attribute badges
--only <@directive...>	onlyDocDirective	Include only types with these directives
--skip <@directive...>	skipDocDirective	Exclude types with these directives
-gdb, --groupByDirective <expr>	groupByDirective	Group by directive: @dir(field|=fallback)
--pretty	pretty	Format output with Prettier
--mdxParser <path>	mdxParser	Custom MDX formatter module
--config	—	Print resolved config (debug)