# \#explorer

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## [Disabling the preflight script when the explorer is embedded - is it possible?](https://community.apollographql.com/t/disabling-the-preflight-script-when-the-explorer-is-embedded-is-it-possible/9334)

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**Author:** [@Ana\_Andrei](https://community.apollographql.com/u/Ana_Andrei)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/disabling-the-preflight-script-when-the-explorer-is-embedded-is-it-possible/9334 "2025-08-04T09:59:49Z")

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Hello, In summary, we need a way to deactivate a preflight script set in the studio when the Apollo Explorer is used in embedded form in an Angular app (@apollo/explorer/src/EmbeddedExplorer). This script is responsible…

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## [Custom Directive with a Co-processor at Router level](https://community.apollographql.com/t/custom-directive-with-a-co-processor-at-router-level/8994)

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**Author:** [@Dhanik](https://community.apollographql.com/u/Dhanik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/custom-directive-with-a-co-processor-at-router-level/8994 "2025-04-30T20:07:06Z")

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I want to provide a directive similar to @date(format: “mmmm d, yyyy”) for our supergraph users. Users of Apollo Explorer should be able to use this directive. I want to convert the value at the router level, possibly us…

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## [Cursor Misaligned in the explorer](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cursor-misaligned-in-the-explorer/7756)

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**Author:** [@disol](https://community.apollographql.com/u/disol)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/cursor-misaligned-in-the-explorer/7756 "2024-08-19T19:41:01Z")

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Hi, has anybody else noticed that the cursor in the explorer is misaligned after the latest UI update? Check the attached GIF.

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## [Environment variables and Studio sandbox](https://community.apollographql.com/t/environment-variables-and-studio-sandbox/5727)

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**Author:** [@mikeq](https://community.apollographql.com/u/mikeq)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/environment-variables-and-studio-sandbox/5727 "2023-02-15T11:04:12Z")

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Hi, I am using Apollo Studio in a Sandbox only, I have defined some environment variables and trying to access them from a preflight script. But the environment variables are not set, in fact the explorer.environment i…