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+# Graphile\*
+
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+_**Graphile\* - the stars we forge to build our universe**_
+
+**Documentation**: https://star.graphile.org
+
+## About
+
+A collection of useful utilities we built whilst working on the Graphile suite
+of open source developer tools, that may well be useful for your projects too.
+
+- **[graphile-config](https://github.com/graphile/crystal/tree/main/utils/graphile-config)** -
+  provides a standard plugin interface and helpers that can be used across the
+  entire of the Graphile suite.
+- **[graphile-export](https://github.com/graphile/crystal/tree/main/utils/graphile-export)** -
+  enables you to export a GraphQL Schema (or other code) as executable
+  JavaScript code.
+- **[tamedevil](https://github.com/graphile/crystal/tree/main/utils/tamedevil)** -
+  Eval is evil, this module helps tame it!
+- **[pg-sql2](https://github.com/graphile/crystal/tree/main/utils/pg-sql2)** -
+  Create highly dynamic SQL in a powerful and flexible manner without opening
+  yourself to SQL injection attacks.
+- **[pg introspection](https://github.com/graphile/crystal/tree/main/utils/pg-introspection)** -
+  A strongly-typed PostgreSQL introspection library for PostgreSQL built
+  automatically from the PostgreSQL system catalog documentation.
+
+<!-- SPONSORS_BEGIN -->
+
+## Crowd-funded open-source software
+
+To help us develop this software sustainably, we ask all individuals and
+businesses that use it to help support its ongoing maintenance and development
+via sponsorship.
+
+### [Click here to find out more about sponsors and sponsorship.](https://www.graphile.org/sponsor/)
+
+And please give some love to our featured sponsors 🤩:
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