diff --git a/.changeset/named-graphql-operations.md b/.changeset/named-graphql-operations.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a916da6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/named-graphql-operations.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@executor-js/plugin-graphql": patch
+---
+
+GraphQL sources now emit named operations (e.g. `query Hello { ... }`) instead of anonymous ones. This fixes invocation against servers that reject anonymous operations, and gives APM tooling that keys on the operation name a meaningful value. The operation name is derived from the root field name.
diff --git a/packages/plugins/graphql/src/sdk/plugin.test.ts b/packages/plugins/graphql/src/sdk/plugin.test.ts
index 5b9a62bde..8da4c1ff3 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/graphql/src/sdk/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/graphql/src/sdk/plugin.test.ts
@@ -358,6 +358,36 @@ describe("graphqlPlugin real protocol server", () => {
     }),
   );
 
+  it.effect("sends named operations derived from the field name", () =>
+    Effect.gen(function* () {
+      const server = yield* serveGreetingServer;
+      const executor = yield* makeExecutor();
+
+      yield* executor.graphql.addIntegration({
+        endpoint: server.endpoint,
+        slug: "named_ops",
+      });
+      yield* createOrgConnection(executor, {
+        integration: "named_ops",
+        name: "main",
+        template: "none",
+        value: "unused",
+      });
+
+      yield* executor.execute(toolAddr("named_ops", "main", "query.hello"), { name: "Ada" });
+      yield* server.clearRequests;
+
+      yield* executor.execute(toolAddr("named_ops", "main", "query.hello"), { name: "Ada" });
+      yield* executor.execute(toolAddr("named_ops", "main", "mutation.setGreeting"), {
+        message: "hi",
+      });
+
+      const requests = yield* server.requests;
+      expect(requests[0]?.payload.query).toMatch(/^query Hello\b/);
+      expect(requests[1]?.payload.query).toMatch(/^mutation SetGreeting\b/);
+    }),
+  );
+
   it.effect("surfaces non-2xx invocation responses as ToolResult.fail", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const server = yield* serveTestHttpApp((request) =>
diff --git a/packages/plugins/graphql/src/sdk/plugin.ts b/packages/plugins/graphql/src/sdk/plugin.ts
index e2d9ba8e2..8096ecc70 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/graphql/src/sdk/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/graphql/src/sdk/plugin.ts
@@ -233,12 +233,19 @@ const buildSelectionSet = (
   return subFields.length > 0 ? `{ ${subFields.join(" ")} }` : "";
 };
 
+// Name every generated operation: some servers reject anonymous operations, and
+// APM tooling keys traces off the operation name. Field names are already valid
+// GraphQL name tokens, so the upper-cased field name is a safe operation name.
+const operationNameForField = (fieldName: string): string =>
+  fieldName.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + fieldName.slice(1);
+
 const buildOperationStringForField = (
   kind: GraphqlOperationKind,
   field: IntrospectionField,
   types: ReadonlyMap<string, IntrospectionType>,
 ): string => {
   const opType = kind === "query" ? "query" : "mutation";
+  const opName = operationNameForField(field.name);
 
   const varDefs = field.args.map((arg) => {
     const typeName = formatTypeRef(arg.type);
@@ -251,7 +258,7 @@ const buildOperationStringForField = (
   const varDefsStr = varDefs.length > 0 ? `(${varDefs.join(", ")})` : "";
   const argPassStr = argPasses.length > 0 ? `(${argPasses.join(", ")})` : "";
 
-  return `${opType}${varDefsStr} { ${field.name}${argPassStr}${selectionSet ? ` ${selectionSet}` : ""} }`;
+  return `${opType} ${opName}${varDefsStr} { ${field.name}${argPassStr}${selectionSet ? ` ${selectionSet}` : ""} }`;
 };
 
 interface PreparedOperation {
@@ -299,7 +306,7 @@ const prepareOperations = (
     const entry = fieldMap.get(key);
     const operationString = entry
       ? buildOperationStringForField(entry.kind, entry.field, typeMap)
-      : `${extracted.kind} { ${extracted.fieldName} }`;
+      : `${extracted.kind} ${operationNameForField(extracted.fieldName)} { ${extracted.fieldName} }`;
 
     const binding = OperationBinding.make({
       kind: extracted.kind,