Please give a try like this, just filtering "image1". you can use filter to the json with that specific value, but i dont think it will remove other values in the array when giving the response.      query { testModel(filter: { images: { _match: { image1: { _expressions...

Could you try to call directly with encoded value of variable and see if it brings results <AEM_HOST>/graphql/execute.json/<PERSISTENT_QUERY_PATH>;variable1=value1;variable2=value2   Please check the related post https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/passing-param...

Did you try enabling the saml.log and see more information about the error? if yes, please post it here.

Please check the below post for the solution https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/com-adobe-granite-auth-saml-samlauthenticationhandler-saml-error/td-p/325015   Apache Sling Referrer Filter: Enable referrer filter to allow B2C tenant URL {"allow.hosts":["https://...

Please check the below post which has the solution   https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/graphiql-editor-error-on-aem-6-5-10/td-p/427510   You need to add the CSRF filter for the endpoints. https://www.albinsblog.com/2021/10/how-to-deliver-headless-content-throu...

Please check the below post which has the similar requirements https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/disable-activate-deactive-button-in-siteadmin-console-of-aem-6-5/td-p/406359

you can consider the below options for uploading jpg, png, mp4 files with metadata and different renditions but not sure about having js in the DAM. .html file can be present outside of dam folder and can be cached in dispatcher. All depends on your use case and how you want to access it.    Please ...

What type of files and are you looking for some automation of uploading it to DAM? 

Are you looking for Adobe Content Package Maven Plugin like this?  https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/experience-manager-cloud-service/content/implementing/developer-tools/maven-plugin.html?lang=en 

To be clear, you have page with multiple components and you can see those components in JCR in crxde and when you open that page in edit mode, the components are not visible ? What do you mean by disappearing from content tree? You are not seeing in page in edit mode or not in JCR ?  Please clarify