diff --git a/packages/graphql/.swcrc b/packages/graphql/.swcrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d46b555fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/graphql/.swcrc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/swcrc",
+  "sourceMaps": "inline",
+  "jsc": {
+    "target": "esnext",
+    "parser": {
+      "syntax": "typescript",
+      "tsx": true,
+      "dts": true
+    }
+  },
+  "module": {
+    "type": "commonjs"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/graphql/package.json b/packages/graphql/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c6e2309e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/graphql/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{
+  "name": "@payloadcms/graphql",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "private": true,
+  "main": "./src/index.ts",
+  "types": "./src/index.d.ts",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "pnpm build:swc && pnpm build:types",
+    "build:swc": "swc ./src -d ./dist --config-file .swcrc",
+    "build:types": "tsc --emitDeclarationOnly --outDir dist"
+  },
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "import": "./src/index.ts",
+      "require": "./src/index.ts",
+      "types": "./src/index.ts"
+    }
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@payloadcms/eslint-config": "workspace:*",
+    "payload": "workspace:*",
+    "ts-essentials": "7.0.3"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "graphql": "16.8.1",
+    "graphql-http": "^1.22.0",
+    "graphql-playground-html": "1.6.30",
+    "graphql-query-complexity": "0.12.0",
+    "graphql-scalars": "1.22.2",
+    "graphql-type-json": "0.3.2",
+    "pluralize": "8.0.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "payload": "^2.0.0"
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "main": "./dist/index.js",
+    "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+    "exports": {
+      ".": {
+        "import": "./dist/index/*.js",
+        "require": "./dist/index/*.js",
+        "types": "./dist/index/*.d.ts"
+      }
+    },
+    "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/configToSchema.ts b/packages/graphql/src/index.ts
similarity index 76%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/configToSchema.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/index.ts
index 04bebdb9f..4e44da6ed 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/configToSchema.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/index.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
 import * as GraphQL from 'graphql'
-import { GraphQLObjectType, GraphQLSchema } from 'graphql'
 import { OperationArgs } from 'graphql-http'
 
-import queryComplexity, {
+import {
   fieldExtensionsEstimator,
   simpleEstimator,
+  createComplexityRule,
 } from 'graphql-query-complexity'
 
 import type { GraphQLInfo } from 'payload/config'
 import type { SanitizedConfig } from 'payload/types'
-import accessResolver from '../resolvers/auth/access'
-import initCollections from '../initCollections'
-import initGlobals from '../initGlobals'
-import buildFallbackLocaleInputType from './buildFallbackLocaleInputType'
-import buildLocaleInputType from './buildLocaleInputType'
-import buildPoliciesType from './buildPoliciesType'
-import { wrapCustomFields } from '../utilities/wrapCustomResolver'
+import accessResolver from './resolvers/auth/access'
+import initCollections from './schema/initCollections'
+import initGlobals from './schema/initGlobals'
+import buildFallbackLocaleInputType from './schema/buildFallbackLocaleInputType'
+import buildLocaleInputType from './schema/buildLocaleInputType'
+import buildPoliciesType from './schema/buildPoliciesType'
+import { wrapCustomFields } from './utilities/wrapCustomResolver'
 
 export async function configToSchema(config: SanitizedConfig): Promise<{
-  schema: GraphQLSchema
+  schema: GraphQL.GraphQLSchema
   validationRules: (args: OperationArgs<any>) => GraphQL.ValidationRule[]
 }> {
   const collections = config.collections.reduce((acc, collection) => {
@@ -97,24 +97,24 @@ export async function configToSchema(config: SanitizedConfig): Promise<{
     }
   }
 
-  const query = new GraphQLObjectType(graphqlResult.Query)
-  const mutation = new GraphQLObjectType(graphqlResult.Mutation)
+  const query = new GraphQL.GraphQLObjectType(graphqlResult.Query)
+  const mutation = new GraphQL.GraphQLObjectType(graphqlResult.Mutation)
 
   const schemaToCreate = {
     mutation,
     query,
   }
 
-  const schema = new GraphQLSchema(schemaToCreate)
+  const schema = new GraphQL.GraphQLSchema(schemaToCreate)
 
-  const validationRules = ({ variableValues }) => [
-    queryComplexity({
+  const validationRules = (args) => [
+    createComplexityRule({
       estimators: [
         fieldExtensionsEstimator(),
         simpleEstimator({ defaultComplexity: 1 }), // Fallback if complexity not set
       ],
       maximumComplexity: config.graphQL.maxComplexity,
-      variables: variableValues,
+      variables: args.variableValues,
       // onComplete: (complexity) => { console.log('Query Complexity:', complexity); },
     }),
   ]
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/access.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/access.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/access.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/access.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/forgotPassword.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/forgotPassword.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/forgotPassword.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/forgotPassword.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/init.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/init.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/init.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/init.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/login.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/login.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/login.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/login.ts
index 12fb8088d..564475b05 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/login.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/login.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { loginOperation } from 'payload/operations'
+import { generatePayloadCookie } from 'payload/auth'
 import type { Collection } from 'payload/types'
 
 import isolateTransactionID from '../../utilities/isolateTransactionID'
-import { generatePayloadCookie } from '../../../utilities/cookies'
 import { Context } from '../types'
 
 function loginResolver(collection: Collection) {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/logout.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/logout.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/logout.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/logout.ts
index 04c358f5b..e3e958c4b 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/logout.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/logout.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { logoutOperation } from 'payload/operations'
+import { generateExpiredPayloadCookie } from 'payload/auth'
 import type { Collection } from 'payload/types'
 
 import isolateTransactionID from '../../utilities/isolateTransactionID'
-import { generateExpiredPayloadCookie } from '../../../utilities/cookies'
 import { Context } from '../types'
 
 function logoutResolver(collection: Collection): any {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/me.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/me.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/me.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/me.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/refresh.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/refresh.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/refresh.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/refresh.ts
index 7d518ada3..3562a3850 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/refresh.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/refresh.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { refreshOperation } from 'payload/operations'
+import { generatePayloadCookie, extractJWT } from 'payload/auth'
 import type { Collection } from 'payload/types'
 
 import isolateTransactionID from '../../utilities/isolateTransactionID'
-import { extractJWT } from '../../../utilities/jwt'
-import { generatePayloadCookie } from '../../../utilities/cookies'
 import { Context } from '../types'
 
 function refreshResolver(collection: Collection) {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/resetPassword.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/resetPassword.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/resetPassword.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/resetPassword.ts
index dfc0eb9e0..dcc4cb9a0 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/resetPassword.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/resetPassword.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { resetPasswordOperation } from 'payload/operations'
+import { generatePayloadCookie } from 'payload/auth'
 import type { Collection } from 'payload/types'
 
 import isolateTransactionID from '../../utilities/isolateTransactionID'
-import { generatePayloadCookie } from '../../../utilities/cookies'
 import { Context } from '../types'
 
 function resetPasswordResolver(collection: Collection) {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/unlock.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/unlock.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/unlock.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/unlock.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/verifyEmail.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/verifyEmail.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/auth/verifyEmail.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/auth/verifyEmail.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/create.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/create.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/create.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/create.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/delete.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/delete.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/delete.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/delete.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/docAccess.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/docAccess.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/docAccess.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/docAccess.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/find.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/find.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/find.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/find.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/findByID.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/findByID.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/findByID.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/findByID.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/findVersionByID.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/findVersionByID.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/findVersionByID.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/findVersionByID.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/findVersions.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/findVersions.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/findVersions.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/findVersions.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/restoreVersion.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/restoreVersion.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/restoreVersion.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/restoreVersion.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/update.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/update.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/collections/update.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/collections/update.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/docAccess.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/docAccess.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/docAccess.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/docAccess.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/findOne.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findOne.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/findOne.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findOne.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/findVersionByID.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findVersionByID.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/findVersionByID.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findVersionByID.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/findVersions.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findVersions.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/findVersions.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/findVersions.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/index.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/index.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/index.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/restoreVersion.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/restoreVersion.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/restoreVersion.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/restoreVersion.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/update.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/update.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/update.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/update.ts
index 4b3dd1d3e..18894581f 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/globals/update.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/globals/update.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { updateOperationGlobal } from 'payload/operations'
 import type { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials'
+import type { GeneratedTypes } from 'payload'
 import type { PayloadRequest, SanitizedGlobalConfig } from 'payload/types'
 
 import isolateTransactionID from '../../utilities/isolateTransactionID'
-import type { GeneratedTypes } from 'payload'
 import { Context } from '../types'
 
 type Resolver<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['globals']> = (
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/types.ts b/packages/graphql/src/resolvers/types.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/resolvers/types.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/resolvers/types.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildFallbackLocaleInputType.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/buildFallbackLocaleInputType.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildFallbackLocaleInputType.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/buildFallbackLocaleInputType.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildLocaleInputType.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/buildLocaleInputType.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildLocaleInputType.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/buildLocaleInputType.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildMutationInputType.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/buildMutationInputType.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildMutationInputType.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/buildMutationInputType.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildObjectType.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/buildObjectType.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildObjectType.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/buildObjectType.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildPaginatedListType.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/buildPaginatedListType.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildPaginatedListType.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/buildPaginatedListType.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildPoliciesType.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/buildPoliciesType.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildPoliciesType.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/buildPoliciesType.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildWhereInputType.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/buildWhereInputType.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/buildWhereInputType.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/buildWhereInputType.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/fieldToWhereInputSchemaMap.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/fieldToWhereInputSchemaMap.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/fieldToWhereInputSchemaMap.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/fieldToWhereInputSchemaMap.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/initCollections.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/initCollections.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/initCollections.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/initCollections.ts
index 356691fff..b95f8e839 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/graphql/initCollections.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/schema/initCollections.ts
@@ -13,31 +13,31 @@ import { buildVersionCollectionFields } from 'payload/versions'
 import type { GraphQLInfo } from 'payload/config'
 import type { Field, Collection, SanitizedCollectionConfig, SanitizedConfig } from 'payload/types'
 
-import type { ObjectTypeConfig } from './schema/buildObjectType'
-import forgotPassword from './resolvers/auth/forgotPassword'
-import init from './resolvers/auth/init'
-import login from './resolvers/auth/login'
-import logout from './resolvers/auth/logout'
-import me from './resolvers/auth/me'
-import refresh from './resolvers/auth/refresh'
-import resetPassword from './resolvers/auth/resetPassword'
-import unlock from './resolvers/auth/unlock'
-import verifyEmail from './resolvers/auth/verifyEmail'
-import { buildMutationInputType, getCollectionIDType } from './schema/buildMutationInputType'
-import buildObjectType from './schema/buildObjectType'
-import buildPaginatedListType from './schema/buildPaginatedListType'
-import { buildPolicyType } from './schema/buildPoliciesType'
-import buildWhereInputType from './schema/buildWhereInputType'
-import formatName from './utilities/formatName'
-import createResolver from './resolvers/collections/create'
-import getDeleteResolver from './resolvers/collections/delete'
-import { docAccessResolver } from './resolvers/collections/docAccess'
-import findResolver from './resolvers/collections/find'
-import findByIDResolver from './resolvers/collections/findByID'
-import findVersionByIDResolver from './resolvers/collections/findVersionByID'
-import findVersionsResolver from './resolvers/collections/findVersions'
-import restoreVersionResolver from './resolvers/collections/restoreVersion'
-import updateResolver from './resolvers/collections/update'
+import type { ObjectTypeConfig } from './buildObjectType'
+import forgotPassword from '../resolvers/auth/forgotPassword'
+import init from '../resolvers/auth/init'
+import login from '../resolvers/auth/login'
+import logout from '../resolvers/auth/logout'
+import me from '../resolvers/auth/me'
+import refresh from '../resolvers/auth/refresh'
+import resetPassword from '../resolvers/auth/resetPassword'
+import unlock from '../resolvers/auth/unlock'
+import verifyEmail from '../resolvers/auth/verifyEmail'
+import { buildMutationInputType, getCollectionIDType } from './buildMutationInputType'
+import buildObjectType from './buildObjectType'
+import buildPaginatedListType from './buildPaginatedListType'
+import { buildPolicyType } from './buildPoliciesType'
+import buildWhereInputType from './buildWhereInputType'
+import formatName from '../utilities/formatName'
+import createResolver from '../resolvers/collections/create'
+import getDeleteResolver from '../resolvers/collections/delete'
+import { docAccessResolver } from '../resolvers/collections/docAccess'
+import findResolver from '../resolvers/collections/find'
+import findByIDResolver from '../resolvers/collections/findByID'
+import findVersionByIDResolver from '../resolvers/collections/findVersionByID'
+import findVersionsResolver from '../resolvers/collections/findVersions'
+import restoreVersionResolver from '../resolvers/collections/restoreVersion'
+import updateResolver from '../resolvers/collections/update'
 
 type InitCollectionsGraphQLArgs = {
   config: SanitizedConfig
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/initGlobals.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/initGlobals.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/initGlobals.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/initGlobals.ts
index 51d31bf41..6b781d1b9 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/graphql/initGlobals.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/schema/initGlobals.ts
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ import { buildVersionGlobalFields } from 'payload/versions'
 import type { GraphQLInfo } from 'payload/config'
 import type { Field, SanitizedConfig, SanitizedGlobalConfig } from 'payload/types'
 
-import { buildMutationInputType } from './schema/buildMutationInputType'
-import buildObjectType from './schema/buildObjectType'
-import buildPaginatedListType from './schema/buildPaginatedListType'
-import { buildPolicyType } from './schema/buildPoliciesType'
-import buildWhereInputType from './schema/buildWhereInputType'
-import formatName from './utilities/formatName'
-import { docAccessResolver } from './resolvers/globals/docAccess'
-import findOneResolver from './resolvers/globals/findOne'
-import findVersionByIDResolver from './resolvers/globals/findVersionByID'
-import findVersionsResolver from './resolvers/globals/findVersions'
-import restoreVersionResolver from './resolvers/globals/restoreVersion'
-import updateResolver from './resolvers/globals/update'
+import { buildMutationInputType } from './buildMutationInputType'
+import buildObjectType from './buildObjectType'
+import buildPaginatedListType from './buildPaginatedListType'
+import { buildPolicyType } from './buildPoliciesType'
+import buildWhereInputType from './buildWhereInputType'
+import formatName from '../utilities/formatName'
+import { docAccessResolver } from '../resolvers/globals/docAccess'
+import findOneResolver from '../resolvers/globals/findOne'
+import findVersionByIDResolver from '../resolvers/globals/findVersionByID'
+import findVersionsResolver from '../resolvers/globals/findVersions'
+import restoreVersionResolver from '../resolvers/globals/restoreVersion'
+import updateResolver from '../resolvers/globals/update'
 
 type InitGlobalsGraphQLArgs = {
   config: SanitizedConfig
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/isFieldNullable.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/isFieldNullable.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/isFieldNullable.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/isFieldNullable.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/operators.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/operators.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/operators.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/operators.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/recursivelyBuildNestedPaths.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/recursivelyBuildNestedPaths.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/recursivelyBuildNestedPaths.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/recursivelyBuildNestedPaths.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/withNullableType.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/withNullableType.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/withNullableType.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/withNullableType.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/schema/withOperators.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema/withOperators.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/schema/withOperators.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/schema/withOperators.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/combineParentName.ts b/packages/graphql/src/utilities/combineParentName.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/combineParentName.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/utilities/combineParentName.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/formatName.spec.ts b/packages/graphql/src/utilities/formatName.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/formatName.spec.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/utilities/formatName.spec.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/formatName.ts b/packages/graphql/src/utilities/formatName.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/formatName.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/utilities/formatName.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/formatOptions.ts b/packages/graphql/src/utilities/formatOptions.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/formatOptions.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/utilities/formatOptions.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/getCheckIfLocaleObject.ts b/packages/graphql/src/utilities/getCheckIfLocaleObject.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/getCheckIfLocaleObject.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/utilities/getCheckIfLocaleObject.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/groupOrTabHasRequiredSubfield.ts b/packages/graphql/src/utilities/groupOrTabHasRequiredSubfield.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/groupOrTabHasRequiredSubfield.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/utilities/groupOrTabHasRequiredSubfield.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/isolateTransactionID.ts b/packages/graphql/src/utilities/isolateTransactionID.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/isolateTransactionID.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/utilities/isolateTransactionID.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/uppercase.ts b/packages/graphql/src/utilities/uppercase.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/uppercase.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/utilities/uppercase.ts
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/wrapCustomResolver.ts b/packages/graphql/src/utilities/wrapCustomResolver.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/next/src/graphql/utilities/wrapCustomResolver.ts
rename to packages/graphql/src/utilities/wrapCustomResolver.ts
diff --git a/packages/graphql/tsconfig.json b/packages/graphql/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b32189ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/graphql/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "composite": true, // Make sure typescript knows that this module depends on their references
+    "noEmit": false /* Do not emit outputs. */,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "outDir": "./dist" /* Specify an output folder for all emitted files. */,
+    "rootDir": "./src" /* Specify the root folder within your source files. */,
+    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "dist",
+    "build",
+    "tests",
+    "test",
+    "node_modules",
+    ".eslintrc.js",
+    "src/**/*.spec.js",
+    "src/**/*.spec.jsx",
+    "src/**/*.spec.ts",
+    "src/**/*.spec.tsx"
+  ],
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts", "src/**/*.tsx", "src/**/*.d.ts", "src/**/*.json"],
+  "references": [{ "path": "../payload" }]
+}
diff --git a/packages/next/package.json b/packages/next/package.json
index 12ba0b63e..ecab69080 100644
--- a/packages/next/package.json
+++ b/packages/next/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "@faceless-ui/modal": "2.0.1",
     "@payloadcms/translations": "workspace:^",
     "@payloadcms/ui": "workspace:*",
+    "@payloadcms/graphql": "workspace:*",
     "@types/busboy": "^1.5.3",
     "busboy": "^1.6.0",
     "deep-equal": "2.2.2",
diff --git a/packages/next/src/graphql/routes/handler.ts b/packages/next/src/graphql/routes/handler.ts
index febfe5239..41b44b112 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/graphql/routes/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/graphql/routes/handler.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import config from 'payload-config'
 import { GraphQLError } from 'graphql'
 import httpStatus from 'http-status'
+import { configToSchema } from '@payloadcms/graphql'
 import type { Payload, CollectionAfterErrorHook } from 'payload/types'
 import type { GraphQLFormattedError } from 'graphql'
 import { createPayloadRequest } from '../../utilities/createPayloadRequest'
 import { createHandler } from 'graphql-http/lib/use/fetch'
-import { configToSchema } from '../schema/configToSchema'
 
 const handleError = async (
   payload: Payload,
diff --git a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/login.ts b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/login.ts
index 9cd03814d..8b780ab8d 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/login.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/login.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import httpStatus from 'http-status'
 import { loginOperation } from 'payload/operations'
 import { isNumber } from 'payload/utilities'
-import { generatePayloadCookie } from '../../utilities/cookies'
+import { generatePayloadCookie } from 'payload/auth'
 import { CollectionRouteHandler } from '../types'
 
 export const login: CollectionRouteHandler = async ({ req, collection }) => {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/logout.ts b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/logout.ts
index 1008ecca1..8edd757a9 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/logout.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/logout.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import httpStatus from 'http-status'
 import { logoutOperation } from 'payload/operations'
-import { generateExpiredPayloadCookie } from '../../utilities/cookies'
+import { generateExpiredPayloadCookie } from 'payload/auth'
 import { CollectionRouteHandler } from '../types'
 
 export const logout: CollectionRouteHandler = async ({ req, collection }) => {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/me.ts b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/me.ts
index d9423bd55..82f07015c 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/me.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/me.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import httpStatus from 'http-status'
 import { meOperation } from 'payload/operations'
-import { extractJWT } from '../../utilities/jwt'
+import { extractJWT } from 'payload/auth'
 import { CollectionRouteHandler } from '../types'
 
 export const me: CollectionRouteHandler = async ({ req, collection }) => {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/refresh.ts b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/refresh.ts
index 9e94a1d5f..9ec1e0814 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/refresh.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/refresh.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { extractJWT } from '../../utilities/jwt'
+import { extractJWT } from 'payload/auth'
 import { refreshOperation } from 'payload/operations'
 import httpStatus from 'http-status'
-import { generatePayloadCookie } from '../../utilities/cookies'
+import { generatePayloadCookie } from 'payload/auth'
 import { CollectionRouteHandler } from '../types'
 
 export const refresh: CollectionRouteHandler = async ({ req, collection }) => {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/registerFirstUser.ts b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/registerFirstUser.ts
index 0401ad28b..0886dbc32 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/registerFirstUser.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/registerFirstUser.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import httpStatus from 'http-status'
 import { registerFirstUserOperation } from 'payload/operations'
-import { generatePayloadCookie } from '../../utilities/cookies'
+import { generatePayloadCookie } from 'payload/auth'
 import { CollectionRouteHandler } from '../types'
 
 export const registerFirstUser: CollectionRouteHandler = async ({ req, collection }) => {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/resetPassword.ts b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/resetPassword.ts
index 0b03b7246..343245a21 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/routes/auth/resetPassword.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/routes/auth/resetPassword.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import httpStatus from 'http-status'
 
 import { resetPasswordOperation } from 'payload/operations'
-import { generatePayloadCookie } from '../../utilities/cookies'
+import { generatePayloadCookie } from 'payload/auth'
 import { CollectionRouteHandler } from '../types'
 
 export const resetPassword: CollectionRouteHandler = async ({ req, collection }) => {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts b/packages/next/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts
index 4e6849290..1af17245a 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/utilities/createPayloadRequest.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ import type {
 import { getAuthenticatedUser } from 'payload/auth'
 import { getPayload } from 'payload'
 import { URL } from 'url'
-import { parseCookies } from './cookies'
+import { parseCookies } from 'payload/auth'
 import { getRequestLanguage } from './getRequestLanguage'
 import { getRequestLocales } from './getRequestLocales'
 import { getNextI18n } from './getNextI18n'
 import { getDataAndFile } from './getDataAndFile'
-import { registerGraphQLSchema } from '../graphql/registerSchema'
 
 type Args = {
   request: Request
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage.ts b/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage.ts
index 62208d5b3..514d88810 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/utilities/initPage.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type {
   SanitizedGlobalConfig,
 } from 'payload/types'
 import { redirect } from 'next/navigation'
-import { parseCookies } from './cookies'
+import { parseCookies } from 'payload/auth'
 import { getNextI18n } from './getNextI18n'
 import { getRequestLanguage } from './getRequestLanguage'
 import { findLocaleFromCode } from '../../../ui/src/utilities/findLocaleFromCode'
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utilities/jwt.ts b/packages/next/src/utilities/jwt.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index dcf7a70a2..000000000
--- a/packages/next/src/utilities/jwt.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import { AuthStrategyFunctionArgs } from 'payload/auth'
-
-export const extractJWT = (
-  args: Pick<AuthStrategyFunctionArgs, 'headers' | 'payload' | 'cookies'>,
-): null | string => {
-  const { headers, payload, cookies } = args
-
-  const jwtFromHeader = headers.get('Authorization')
-  const origin = headers.get('Origin')
-
-  if (jwtFromHeader?.startsWith('JWT ')) {
-    return jwtFromHeader.replace('JWT ', '')
-  }
-  // allow RFC6750 OAuth 2.0 compliant Bearer tokens
-  // in addition to the payload default JWT format
-  if (jwtFromHeader?.startsWith('Bearer ')) {
-    return jwtFromHeader.replace('Bearer ', '')
-  }
-
-  const tokenCookieName = `${payload.config.cookiePrefix}-token`
-  const cookieToken = cookies?.get(tokenCookieName)
-
-  if (!cookieToken) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  if (!origin || payload.config.csrf.length === 0 || payload.config.csrf.indexOf(origin) > -1) {
-    return cookieToken
-  }
-
-  return null
-}
diff --git a/packages/next/tsconfig.json b/packages/next/tsconfig.json
index cc709dc15..9208191c9 100644
--- a/packages/next/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/next/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "rootDir": "./src" /* Specify the root folder within your source files. */,
     "paths": {
       "payload-config": ["./src/config.ts"],
+      "@payloadcms/graphql": ["../graphql/dist/index.ts"],
       "@payloadcms/ui": ["../ui/src/exports/index.ts"],
       "@payloadcms/translations/*": ["../translations/dist/*"]
     },
@@ -32,7 +33,13 @@
     "src/**/*.d.ts",
     "src/**/*.json",
     "../ui/src/createClientConfig.ts",
-    "../dev/src/app/(payload)/admin/login/action.ts"
+    "../dev/src/app/(payload)/admin/login/action.ts",
+    "../payload/src/auth/cookies.ts"
   ],
-  "references": [{ "path": "../payload" }, { "path": "../ui" }, { "path": "../translations" }]
+  "references": [
+    { "path": "../payload" },
+    { "path": "../ui" },
+    { "path": "../translations" },
+    { "path": "../graphql" }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/payload/package.json b/packages/payload/package.json
index a7b432abe..29cea6669 100644
--- a/packages/payload/package.json
+++ b/packages/payload/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     "deepmerge": "4.3.1",
     "file-type": "16.5.4",
     "find-up": "4.1.0",
+    "get-tsconfig": "^4.7.2",
     "http-status": "1.6.2",
     "is-plain-object": "5.0.0",
     "json-schema-to-typescript": "11.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utilities/cookies.ts b/packages/payload/src/auth/cookies.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/next/src/utilities/cookies.ts
rename to packages/payload/src/auth/cookies.ts
index 97f704373..cf70c6e0b 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utilities/cookies.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/auth/cookies.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import type { Payload, SanitizedCollectionConfig } from 'payload/types'
-
+import type { Payload } from '..'
+import type { SanitizedCollectionConfig } from './../collections/config/types'
 type CookieOptions = {
   domain?: string
   expires?: Date
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/auth/getExtractJWT.ts b/packages/payload/src/auth/extractJWT.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from packages/payload/src/auth/getExtractJWT.ts
rename to packages/payload/src/auth/extractJWT.ts
index 8671443de..4abe15472 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/auth/getExtractJWT.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/auth/extractJWT.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { AuthStrategyFunctionArgs } from '.'
 import { parseCookies } from '../utilities/parseCookies'
 
 export const extractJWT = (
-  args: Pick<AuthStrategyFunctionArgs, 'headers' | 'payload'>,
+  args: Pick<AuthStrategyFunctionArgs, 'cookies' | 'headers' | 'payload'>,
 ): null | string => {
   const { headers, payload } = args
 
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/auth/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/auth/index.ts
index c9f6f047d..70a2024b2 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/auth/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/auth/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 export * from './types'
+
+export { extractJWT } from './extractJWT'
+export * from './cookies'
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/jwt.ts b/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/jwt.ts
index ca8c7775b..cc0a4adc5 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/jwt.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/auth/strategies/jwt.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
 
 import type { AuthStrategyFunction, User } from '..'
 
-import { extractJWT } from '../getExtractJWT'
+import { extractJWT } from '../extractJWT'
 
 type JWTToken = {
   collection: string
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/exports/auth.ts b/packages/payload/src/exports/auth.ts
index 4161dac29..f3fc96403 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/exports/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/exports/auth.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+export * from '../auth'
 export { getAccessResults } from '../auth/getAccessResults'
 export { getAuthenticatedUser } from '../auth/getAuthenticatedUser'
+
 export type {
   AuthStrategyFunction,
   AuthStrategyFunctionArgs,
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a698720d2..c776ca71c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -449,6 +449,40 @@ importers:
         specifier: 1.15.0
         version: 1.15.0(eslint@8.48.0)
 
+  packages/graphql:
+    dependencies:
+      graphql:
+        specifier: ^16.8.1
+        version: 16.8.1
+      graphql-http:
+        specifier: ^1.22.0
+        version: 1.22.0(graphql@16.8.1)
+      graphql-playground-html:
+        specifier: 1.6.30
+        version: 1.6.30
+      graphql-query-complexity:
+        specifier: 0.12.0
+        version: 0.12.0(graphql@16.8.1)
+      graphql-scalars:
+        specifier: 1.22.2
+        version: 1.22.2(graphql@16.8.1)
+      graphql-type-json:
+        specifier: 0.3.2
+        version: 0.3.2(graphql@16.8.1)
+      pluralize:
+        specifier: 8.0.0
+        version: 8.0.0
+    devDependencies:
+      '@payloadcms/eslint-config':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../eslint-config-payload
+      payload:
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../payload
+      ts-essentials:
+        specifier: 7.0.3
+        version: 7.0.3(typescript@5.2.2)
+
   packages/live-preview:
     devDependencies:
       '@payloadcms/eslint-config':
@@ -482,6 +516,9 @@ importers:
       '@faceless-ui/modal':
         specifier: 2.0.1
         version: 2.0.1(react-dom@18.2.0)(react@18.2.0)
+      '@payloadcms/graphql':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../graphql
       '@payloadcms/translations':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../translations
@@ -576,6 +613,9 @@ importers:
       find-up:
         specifier: 4.1.0
         version: 4.1.0
+      get-tsconfig:
+        specifier: ^4.7.2
+        version: 4.7.2
       http-status:
         specifier: 1.6.2
         version: 1.6.2
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 1355c5436..27de8ad24 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     // if your tsconfig is something different
     { "path": "./packages/db-mongodb" },
     { "path": "./packages/db-postgres" },
+    { "path": "./packages/graphql" },
     { "path": "./packages/live-preview" },
     { "path": "./packages/live-preview-react" },
     { "path": "./packages/next" },