diff --git a/graphql-upload/README.md b/graphql-upload/README.md
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+# GraphQL Upload
+
+This example is based off of `combining-local-and-remote-schemas`.
+
+**This example demonstrates:**
+
+- Adding a locally-executable schema.
+- Adding a remote schema, fetched via introspection.
+- Adding GraphQL Upload
+
+## Setup
+
+```shell
+cd graphql-upload
+
+yarn install
+yarn start
+```
+
+The following services are available for interactive queries:
+
+- **Stitched gateway:** http://localhost:4000/graphql
+- _Products subservice_: http://localhost:4001/graphql
+
+## Summary
+
+Visit the [stitched gateway](http://localhost:4000/graphql) and try running the following query:
+
+```graphql
+query {
+  product(upc: "1") {
+    upc
+    name
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The results of this query are live-proxied from the underlying subschemas by the stitched gateway:
+
+- `product` comes from the remote Products server. This service is added into the stitched schema using introspection, i.e.: `introspectSchema` from the `@graphql-tools/wrap` package. Introspection is a tidy way to incorporate remote schemas, but be careful: not all GraphQL servers enable introspection, and those that do will not include custom directives.
+
+- `errorCodes` comes from a locally-executable schema running on the gateway server itself. This schema is built using `makeExecutableSchema` from the `@graphql-tools/schema` package, and then stitched directly into the combined schema. Note that this still operates as a standalone schema instance that is proxied by the top-level gateway schema.
+
+## Upload a File
+
+Run the following command from the terminal to upload the file `file.txt`. To learn more, visit [graphql-multipart-request-spec](https://github.com/jaydenseric/graphql-multipart-request-spec)
+
+```bash
+curl localhost:4000/graphql \
+  -F operations='{ "query": "mutation($file: Upload!) { uploadFile(input: $file) { filename mimetype content } }", "variables": { "file": null } }' \
+  -F map='{ "0": ["variables.file"] }' \
+  -F 0=@graphql-upload/file.txt
+
+# output
+# {"data":{"uploadFile":{"filename":"file.txt","mimetype":"text/plain","content":"hello upload\n"}}}
+```
diff --git a/graphql-upload/__tests__/mutation.test.js b/graphql-upload/__tests__/mutation.test.js
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+const { ApolloServer, gql } = require("apollo-server-express");
+const { buildSchema } = require("graphql");
+const { Upload } = require("graphql-upload/public");
+const { Readable } = require("stream");
+const { stitchSchemas } = require("@graphql-tools/stitch");
+const { GraphQLUpload: GatewayGraphQLUpload } = require("@graphql-tools/links");
+
+const makeRemoteExecutor = require("../lib/make_remote_executor");
+const localSchema = require("../services/local/schema");
+
+async function makeGatewaySchema() {
+  // Make remote executors:
+  // these are simple functions that query a remote GraphQL API for JSON.
+  const productsExec = makeRemoteExecutor("http://localhost:4001/graphql");
+
+  return stitchSchemas({
+    subschemas: [
+      {
+        // 1. Introspect a remote schema. Simple, but there are caveats:
+        // - Remote server must enable introspection.
+        // - Custom directives are not included in introspection.
+        schema: buildSchema(`
+          type Product {
+            name: String!
+            price: Float!
+            upc: ID!
+          }
+
+          type Query {
+            product(upc: ID!): Product
+          }
+        `),
+        executor: productsExec,
+      },
+      {
+        // 4. Incorporate a locally-executable subschema.
+        // No need for a remote executor!
+        // Note that that the gateway still proxies through
+        // to this same underlying executable schema instance.
+        schema: localSchema,
+      },
+    ],
+    resolvers: {
+      Upload: GatewayGraphQLUpload,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+async function createApolloserver() {
+  const schema = await makeGatewaySchema();
+
+  const server = new ApolloServer({
+    schema,
+    uploads: false,
+  });
+
+  return server;
+}
+
+test("mutation", async () => {
+  const THE_MUTATION = gql`
+    mutation uploadFile($input: Upload!) {
+      uploadFile(input: $input) {
+        filename
+        mimetype
+        content
+      }
+    }
+  `;
+
+  const upload = new Upload();
+  const filename = "some_file.jpeg";
+
+  const buffer = Buffer.from('hello upload', 'utf-8');
+  const stream = Readable.from(buffer);
+  upload.promise = new Promise(resolve => resolve({
+    createReadStream: () => stream,
+    filename,
+    mimetype: 'text/plain'
+  }))
+
+  const server = await createApolloserver();
+  const result = await server.executeOperation({
+    query: THE_MUTATION,
+    variables: {
+      input: upload,
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(result.errors).toBeUndefined();
+  expect(result.data).toMatchObject({
+    uploadFile: {
+      filename: "some_file.jpeg",
+      mimetype: "text/plain",
+      content: "hello upload",
+    },
+  });
+});
diff --git a/graphql-upload/file.txt b/graphql-upload/file.txt
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+hello upload
diff --git a/graphql-upload/index.js b/graphql-upload/index.js
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+const waitOn = require("wait-on");
+const express = require("express");
+const { introspectSchema } = require("@graphql-tools/wrap");
+const { stitchSchemas } = require("@graphql-tools/stitch");
+
+const { GraphQLUpload: GatewayGraphQLUpload } = require("@graphql-tools/links");
+const { graphqlUploadExpress } = require("graphql-upload");
+const { ApolloServer } = require("apollo-server-express");
+
+const makeRemoteExecutor = require("./lib/make_remote_executor");
+const localSchema = require("./services/local/schema");
+
+async function makeGatewaySchema() {
+  // Make remote executors:
+  // these are simple functions that query a remote GraphQL API for JSON.
+  const productsExec = makeRemoteExecutor("http://localhost:4001/graphql");
+  const adminContext = { authHeader: "Bearer my-app-to-app-token" };
+
+  return stitchSchemas({
+    subschemas: [
+      {
+        // 1. Introspect a remote schema. Simple, but there are caveats:
+        // - Remote server must enable introspection.
+        // - Custom directives are not included in introspection.
+        schema: await introspectSchema(productsExec, adminContext),
+        executor: productsExec,
+      },
+      {
+        // 4. Incorporate a locally-executable subschema.
+        // No need for a remote executor!
+        // Note that that the gateway still proxies through
+        // to this same underlying executable schema instance.
+        schema: localSchema,
+      },
+    ],
+    resolvers: {
+      Upload: GatewayGraphQLUpload,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+async function startApolloServer() {
+  const schema = await makeGatewaySchema();
+  const server = new ApolloServer({
+    schema,
+    uploads: false,
+  });
+  await server.start();
+  const app = express();
+
+  // Additional middleware can be mounted at this point to run before Apollo.
+  app.use(
+    graphqlUploadExpress({
+      maxFileSize: 10000000, // 10 MB
+      maxFiles: 5,
+    })
+  );
+
+  // Mount Apollo middleware here.
+  server.applyMiddleware({ app, path: "/", cors: false });
+
+  await new Promise((resolve) => app.listen({ port: 4000 }, resolve));
+  console.log(`🚀 Server ready at http://localhost:4000${server.graphqlPath}`);
+}
+
+waitOn({ resources: ["tcp:4001"] }, async () => {
+  startApolloServer();
+});
diff --git a/graphql-upload/lib/make_remote_executor.js b/graphql-upload/lib/make_remote_executor.js
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+const { fetch } = require('cross-fetch');
+const { print } = require('graphql');
+
+// Builds a remote schema executor function,
+// customize any way that you need (auth, headers, etc).
+// Expects to receive an object with "document" and "variable" params,
+// and asynchronously returns a JSON response from the remote.
+module.exports = function makeRemoteExecutor(url) {
+  return async ({ document, variables, context }) => {
+    const query = typeof document === 'string' ? document : print(document);
+    const fetchResult = await fetch(url, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Authorization': context.authHeader,
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ query, variables }),
+    });
+    return fetchResult.json();
+  };
+};
diff --git a/graphql-upload/lib/not_found_error.js b/graphql-upload/lib/not_found_error.js
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+module.exports = class NotFoundError extends Error {
+  constructor(message) {
+    super(message || 'Record not found');
+    this.extensions = { code: 'NOT_FOUND' };
+  }
+};
diff --git a/graphql-upload/lib/read_file_sync.js b/graphql-upload/lib/read_file_sync.js
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+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+module.exports = function readFileSync(dir, filename) {
+  return fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, filename), 'utf8');
+};
diff --git a/graphql-upload/package.json b/graphql-upload/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "combining-local-and-remote-schemas",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start-products": "nodemon --watch services/products services/products/index.js",
+    "start-gateway": "nodemon index.js",
+    "start": "concurrently \"yarn:start-*\""
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@graphql-tools/links": "^7.1.0",
+    "@graphql-tools/schema": "^7.0.0",
+    "@graphql-tools/stitch": "^7.0.4",
+    "@graphql-tools/wrap": "^7.0.1",
+    "apollo-server-express": "^2.25.0",
+    "concurrently": "^5.3.0",
+    "cross-fetch": "^3.0.6",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express-graphql": "^0.12.0",
+    "graphql": "^15.4.0",
+    "graphql-upload": "^12.0.0",
+    "nodemon": "^2.0.6",
+    "wait-on": "^5.2.1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/graphql-upload/services/local/schema.js b/graphql-upload/services/local/schema.js
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+const { makeExecutableSchema } = require("@graphql-tools/schema");
+
+// does not work
+// const { GraphQLUpload } = require("graphql-upload");
+
+// does work
+const { GraphQLUpload } =require("@graphql-tools/links");
+
+module.exports = makeExecutableSchema({
+  typeDefs: `
+    scalar Upload
+    type SomeFile {
+      filename: String
+      mimetype: String
+      content: String
+    }
+    type Mutation {
+      uploadFile(input: Upload!): SomeFile!
+    }
+    type Query {
+      errorCodes: [String!]!
+    }
+  `,
+  resolvers: {
+    Upload: GraphQLUpload,
+    Mutation: {
+      uploadFile: async (_, { input }) => {
+        const { createReadStream, filename, mimetype } = await input;
+        const chunks = [];
+        const stream = createReadStream();
+        for await (const chunk of stream) {
+          chunks.push(chunk);
+        }
+        const buf = Buffer.concat(chunks);
+
+        return {
+          filename,
+          mimetype,
+          content: buf.toString(),
+        };
+      },
+    },
+    Query: {
+      errorCodes: () => [
+        "NOT_FOUND",
+        "GRAPHQL_PARSE_FAILED",
+        "GRAPHQL_VALIDATION_FAILED",
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+});
diff --git a/graphql-upload/services/products/index.js b/graphql-upload/services/products/index.js
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+const express = require('express');
+const { graphqlHTTP } = require('express-graphql');
+const schema = require('./schema');
+
+const app = express();
+app.use('/graphql', graphqlHTTP({ schema, graphiql: true }));
+app.listen(4001, () => console.log('products running at http://localhost:4001/graphql'));
diff --git a/graphql-upload/services/products/schema.graphql b/graphql-upload/services/products/schema.graphql
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+type Product {
+  name: String!
+  price: Float!
+  upc: ID!
+}
+
+type Query {
+  product(upc: ID!): Product
+}
diff --git a/graphql-upload/services/products/schema.js b/graphql-upload/services/products/schema.js
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+const { makeExecutableSchema } = require('@graphql-tools/schema');
+const NotFoundError = require('../../lib/not_found_error');
+const readFileSync = require('../../lib/read_file_sync');
+const typeDefs = readFileSync(__dirname, 'schema.graphql');
+
+// data fixtures
+const products = [
+  { upc: '1', name: 'Cookbook', price: 15.99 },
+  { upc: '2', name: 'Toothbrush', price: 3.99 },
+];
+
+module.exports = makeExecutableSchema({
+  typeDefs,
+  resolvers: {
+    Query: {
+      product: (root, { upc }) => products.find(p => p.upc === upc) || new NotFoundError()
+    }
+  }
+});