# Hive Console - external composition

[Hive Console](https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive) is a fully open-source schema registry,
analytics, metrics and gateway for
[GraphQL federation](https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/federation) and other GraphQL APIs.

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Read the
["External schema composition"](https://the-guild.dev/graphql/hive/docs/features/external-schema-composition)
to learn more.