
laravel-best-practices
Laravel 13 conventions and best practices. Use when creating controllers, models, migrations, validation, services, or structuring Laravel applications. Triggers on tasks involving Laravel architecture, Eloquent, database, API development, or PHP patterns.
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Laravel 13 Best Practices
Comprehensive best practices guide for Laravel 13 applications. Contains 31 rules across 7 categories for building scalable, maintainable Laravel applications.
When to Apply
Reference these guidelines when:
- Creating controllers, models, and services
- Writing migrations and database queries
- Implementing validation and form requests
- Building APIs with Laravel
- Structuring Laravel applications
Rule Categories by Priority
| Priority | Category | Impact | Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Architecture & Structure | CRITICAL | arch- |
| 2 | Eloquent & Database | CRITICAL | eloquent- |
| 3 | Controllers & Routing | HIGH | controller-, ctrl- |
| 4 | Validation & Requests | HIGH | validation-, valid- |
| 5 | Security | HIGH | sec- |
| 6 | Performance | MEDIUM | perf- |
| 7 | API Design | MEDIUM | api- |
Quick Reference
1. Architecture & Structure (CRITICAL)
arch-service-classes- Extract business logic to servicesarch-action-classes- Single-purpose action classesarch-repository-pattern- When to use repositoriesarch-dto-pattern- Data transfer objectsarch-value-objects- Encapsulate domain conceptsarch-event-driven- Decouple with events and listenersarch-feature-folders- Organize by domain/featurearch-queue-routing- Centralized job queue routing (Laravel 13+)
2. Eloquent & Database (CRITICAL)
eloquent-eager-loading- Prevent N+1 querieseloquent-chunking- Process large datasetseloquent-query-scopes- Reusable query logiceloquent-model-events- Use observers for side effectseloquent-relationships- Define relationships properlyeloquent-casts- Automatic attribute castingeloquent-accessors-mutators- Transform attributeseloquent-soft-deletes- Safe deletion with recoveryeloquent-pruning- Automatic cleanup of old recordseloquent-vector-search- Semantic search with pgvector (Laravel 13+)
3. Controllers & Routing (HIGH)
controller-resource-controllers- Use resource controllerscontroller-single-action- Single action invokable controllerscontroller-resource-methods- RESTful resource methodscontroller-form-requests- Use form requestscontroller-api-resources- Transform API responsescontroller-middleware- Apply middleware properlycontroller-dependency-injection- Inject dependencies
4. Validation & Requests (HIGH)
validation-form-requests- Use form request classesvalidation-custom-rules- Create custom rulesvalidation-conditional-rules- Conditional validationvalidation-array-validation- Validate nested arraysvalidation-after-hooks- Complex validation logic
5. Security (HIGH)
sec-mass-assignment- Protect against mass assignment
6. Performance (MEDIUM)
No rule files exist yet for this category.
7. API Design (MEDIUM)
No rule files exist yet for this category.
Essential Patterns
Controller with Form Request
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use App\Http\Requests\StorePostRequest;
use App\Http\Requests\UpdatePostRequest;
use App\Models\Post;
use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
class PostController extends Controller
{
public function store(StorePostRequest $request): RedirectResponse
{
// Validation happens automatically
$validated = $request->validated();
$post = Post::create($validated);
return redirect()
->route('posts.show', $post)
->with('success', 'Post created successfully.');
}
public function update(UpdatePostRequest $request, Post $post): RedirectResponse
{
$post->update($request->validated());
return redirect()
->route('posts.show', $post)
->with('success', 'Post updated successfully.');
}
}
Form Request Class
<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
class StorePostRequest extends FormRequest
{
public function authorize(): bool
{
return $this->user()->can('create', Post::class);
}
public function rules(): array
{
return [
'title' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
'body' => ['required', 'string', 'min:100'],
'category_id' => ['required', 'exists:categories,id'],
'tags' => ['nullable', 'array'],
'tags.*' => ['exists:tags,id'],
'published_at' => ['nullable', 'date', 'after:now'],
];
}
public function messages(): array
{
return [
'body.min' => 'The post body must be at least 100 characters.',
];
}
}
Service Class Pattern
<?php
namespace App\Services;
use App\Models\User;
use App\Models\Post;
use App\Events\PostPublished;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
class PostService
{
public function __construct(
private readonly NotificationService $notifications,
) {}
public function publish(Post $post): Post
{
return DB::transaction(function () use ($post) {
$post->update([
'published_at' => now(),
'status' => 'published',
]);
event(new PostPublished($post));
$this->notifications->notifyFollowers($post->author, $post);
return $post->fresh();
});
}
}
Eloquent Model
<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsToMany;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
class Post extends Model
{
use HasFactory;
protected $fillable = [
'title',
'slug',
'body',
'category_id',
'published_at',
];
protected $casts = [
'published_at' => 'datetime',
];
// Relationships
public function author(): BelongsTo
{
return $this->belongsTo(User::class, 'user_id');
}
public function category(): BelongsTo
{
return $this->belongsTo(Category::class);
}
public function tags(): BelongsToMany
{
return $this->belongsToMany(Tag::class)->withTimestamps();
}
// Scopes
public function scopePublished(Builder $query): Builder
{
return $query->whereNotNull('published_at')
->where('published_at', '<=', now());
}
public function scopeByCategory(Builder $query, int $categoryId): Builder
{
return $query->where('category_id', $categoryId);
}
// Accessors & Mutators
protected function title(): Attribute
{
return Attribute::make(
set: fn (string $value) => ucfirst($value),
);
}
}
Migration Best Practices
<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
return new class extends Migration
{
public function up(): void
{
Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->id();
$table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
$table->foreignId('category_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
$table->string('title');
$table->string('slug')->unique();
$table->text('body');
$table->timestamp('published_at')->nullable();
$table->timestamps();
// Indexes for common queries
$table->index(['user_id', 'published_at']);
$table->index('category_id');
});
}
public function down(): void
{
Schema::dropIfExists('posts');
}
};
Eager Loading
// N+1 Problem
$posts = Post::all();
foreach ($posts as $post) {
echo $post->author->name; // Query per post
}
// Eager loading — only 3 queries total
$posts = Post::with(['author', 'category', 'tags'])->get();
foreach ($posts as $post) {
echo $post->author->name; // No additional queries
}
// Nested eager loading
$posts = Post::with([
'author.profile',
'comments.user',
'tags',
])->get();
// Constrained eager loading
$posts = Post::with([
'comments' => fn ($query) => $query->latest()->limit(5),
])->get();
How to Use
Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:
rules/arch-service-classes.md
rules/eloquent-eager-loading.md
rules/validation-form-requests.md
rules/_sections.md
Each rule file contains:
- YAML frontmatter with metadata (title, impact, tags)
- Brief explanation of why it matters
- Bad Example with explanation
- Good Example with explanation
- Laravel 13 and PHP 8.3 specific context and references
Full Compiled Document
For the complete guide with all rules expanded: AGENTS.md
FAQ
What does the laravel-best-practices skill do?
Laravel 13 conventions and best practices. Use when creating controllers, models, migrations, validation, services, or structuring Laravel applications. Triggers on tasks involving Laravel architecture, Eloquent, database, API development, or PHP patterns.
How do I install laravel-best-practices?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/asyrafhussin/agent-skills --skill laravel-best-practices in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/laravel-best-practices/ (personal) or .claude/skills/laravel-best-practices/ (project).
Which AI agents can use laravel-best-practices?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is laravel-best-practices safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains laravel-best-practices?
It is published by asyrafhussin in asyrafhussin/agent-skills. It has 2,277 recorded installs.
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