# The Guild August 2024 Update

**URL:** <https://forum.thegraph.com/t/the-guild-august-2024-update/5963>\
**Category:** Core Team Updates\
**Tags:** the-guild\
**Created:** [August 12, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/the-guild-august-2024-update/5963 "2024-08-12T14:05:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/the-guild-august-2024-update/5963/1 "2024-08-12T14:05:53Z")

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## 👨🏼‍🚀 Executive Summary

We’ve made substantial progress across multiple initiatives. Key achievements include resolving build file placement issues and expanding network support in `graph-tooling`, as well as implementing logging improvements and addressing refactor feedback in `indexer`. The query planner in `graph-client` continues to advance, while `docs` have been upgraded to Nextra V3. We also made strides in webhooks integration with Studio and demoed the GraphQL Hive integration to the E&N BD team. Looking ahead, our focus includes enhancing `graph-tooling`, refining our webhooks strategy, onboarding users to GraphQL Hive, strengthening the `indexer` team, and finalizing talks and workshops for [GraphQL Conf 2024](https://graphql.org/conf/2024/?utm_source=thegraph&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=august_update_2024&utm_content=conf_2024).

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## 🎉 Looking back (what was delivered)

- `graph-tooling`
  - Fix issue with build files not placed in correct place [cli: Fix build files being placed outside the build directory by soilking · Pull Request #1698 · graphprotocol/graph-tooling · GitHub](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-tooling/pull/1698)
  - Allow publishing without forcing network selection [fix: allow publishing without forcing network selection by saihaj · Pull Request #1701 · graphprotocol/graph-tooling · GitHub](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-tooling/pull/1701)
  - Improve support for `iotex` , `sei-atlantic`, `gravity-mainnet`, `gravity-testnet`, `etherlink-mainnet`, `arbitrum-nova`, `iotex-testnet`, `neox`, `neox-testnet`
    - [add iotex urls by yash251 · Pull Request #1692 · graphprotocol/graph-tooling · GitHub](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-tooling/pull/1692/)
    - [added rpc & explorer urls for sei, gravity, etherlink by alinobrasil · Pull Request #1696 · graphprotocol/graph-tooling · GitHub](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-tooling/pull/1696)
    - [added publicRpc and blockExplorer for arbitrum nova by alinobrasil · Pull Request #1713 · graphprotocol/graph-tooling · GitHub](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-tooling/pull/1713/)
    - [add iotex testnet rpc and api url by yash251 · Pull Request #1710 · graphprotocol/graph-tooling · GitHub](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-tooling/pull/1710/)
    - [feat: add neox etherscan like url and public rpc by shiyasmohd · Pull Request #1712 · graphprotocol/graph-tooling · GitHub](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-tooling/pull/1712/)

- `indexer`
  - Land logging improvements
  - Address feedback on refactor PR

- `graph-client`
  - Continue working on query planner

- `docs`
  - Upgrade to Nextra V3
  - Work with E&N on updates to Graph CLI publish command

- Webhooks
  - Review designs for Studio integration from E&N
  - Working on a GTM strategy for beta & public launch

- GraphQL Hive
  - Demo the integration to E&N BD team

## 🚀 Looking ahead (upcoming priorities)

- Finalize talks/workshops for [GraphQL Conf 2024](https://graphql.org/conf/2024/)
- `graph-tooling`
  - Allow updating metadata from `graph publish` [feat: allow updating metadata by saihaj · Pull Request #1714 · graphprotocol/graph-tooling · GitHub](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-tooling/pull/1714)
  - Exploring ways for fetching ABIs for contracts [etherscan requests failing · Issue #1702 · graphprotocol/graph-tooling · GitHub](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-tooling/issues/1702)

- Webhooks
  - Work with E&N design team
  - Figure out a plan for dynamically creating SPKGs from contract address

- GraphQL Hive
  - Work with E&N BD team to onboard users

- `indexer`
  - Work on landing existing open PRs
  - Onboarding new engineer for additional support