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title: Plugins
summary: Learn what plugins are and how you can use them to extend your schema
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# Plugins

Plugins play a critical role in distributing reusable functionality across your schema. They can apply to just about
everything loaded into the schema, including types, fields, queries, mutations, and even specifically to model types
and their fields and operations.

Let's dive in!

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