Document safe transport contract for /graphql/stream and CORS

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GET /graphql/stream was documented as accepting the "same payload as /graphql", implying mutations could be triggered from a plain cross-origin GET — a CSRF risk that Apollo Server's default csrfPrevention otherwise guards against on /graphql.

README updates

• GET /graphql/stream documented as read-only streaming: only query/subscription operations are accepted over GET; mutations sent via GET are rejected with 405 Method Not Allowed (already enforced by src/streaming/sseRouter.js).
• Mutations documented as POST-only, requiring a CSRF-resistant request shape (non-simple Content-Type such as application/json and/or a custom header), consistent with Apollo Server's default CSRF prevention on /graphql.
• Removed "same payload as /graphql" wording for GET, replaced with explicit limitations on what GET accepts.
• Added a CORS section documenting that /graphql, /graphql/stream, and /export should be served behind an explicit origin allow-list, not a wildcard, in production.

This is a documentation-only change — no runtime code was modified, since the GET-mutation rejection is already implemented in sseRouter.js.

• Fixes The documented <code>GET /graphql/stream</code> transport (implemented in <code>src/streaming/sseRouter.js</code>) executes any operation type — including mutations — from plain query parameters, with wildcard CORS and without the content-type/preflight requirement that Apollo Server's default <code>csrfPrevention</code> enforces on <code>/graphql</code>. A malicious page can trigger a simple cross-origin <code>GET .../graphql/stream?query=mutation{createUser(...)}</code> against any instance reachable by the victim's browser, mutating state and reading query results. Restrict <code>GET</code> to <code>query</code>/<code>subscription</code> operations, require a custom header or non-simple content type for mutations, and replace the wildcard CORS default with an explicit origin allow-list. #22

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🟢 Approval recommended

Only a minor documentation nit remains; no blocking issues were identified.

Pull request overview

Documents safe GET streaming behavior, POST-only mutations, and production CORS guidance.

Changes:

• Clarifies /graphql/stream accepts only queries and subscriptions over GET.
• Documents CSRF-resistant mutation requests.
• Adds explicit CORS allow-list guidance.

File summaries

File	Summary
README.md	Documents safe transport restrictions and CORS expectations.

Review details

Suppressed comments (1)

README.md:424

• X-Requested-With is not one of the headers recognized by Apollo Server's default CSRF-prevention middleware. With a simple content type, a client following this example can still be rejected by /graphql; document Apollo's supported preflight headers (Apollo-Require-Preflight or X-Apollo-Operation-Name) instead, or omit the custom-header alternative.

custom header (e.g. `X-Requested-With`), matching the CSRF-prevention shape
that Apollo Server enforces by default on `/graphql`. Requests that omit

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