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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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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/asyrafhussin/agent-skills --skill laravel-best-practices
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    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads laravel-best-practices automatically when relevant.

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    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

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

PriorityCategoryImpactPrefix
1Architecture & StructureCRITICALarch-
2Eloquent & DatabaseCRITICALeloquent-
3Controllers & RoutingHIGHcontroller-, ctrl-
4Validation & RequestsHIGHvalidation-, valid-
5SecurityHIGHsec-
6PerformanceMEDIUMperf-
7API DesignMEDIUMapi-

Quick Reference

1. Architecture & Structure (CRITICAL)

  • arch-service-classes - Extract business logic to services
  • arch-action-classes - Single-purpose action classes
  • arch-repository-pattern - When to use repositories
  • arch-dto-pattern - Data transfer objects
  • arch-value-objects - Encapsulate domain concepts
  • arch-event-driven - Decouple with events and listeners
  • arch-feature-folders - Organize by domain/feature
  • arch-queue-routing - Centralized job queue routing (Laravel 13+)

2. Eloquent & Database (CRITICAL)

  • eloquent-eager-loading - Prevent N+1 queries
  • eloquent-chunking - Process large datasets
  • eloquent-query-scopes - Reusable query logic
  • eloquent-model-events - Use observers for side effects
  • eloquent-relationships - Define relationships properly
  • eloquent-casts - Automatic attribute casting
  • eloquent-accessors-mutators - Transform attributes
  • eloquent-soft-deletes - Safe deletion with recovery
  • eloquent-pruning - Automatic cleanup of old records
  • eloquent-vector-search - Semantic search with pgvector (Laravel 13+)

3. Controllers & Routing (HIGH)

  • controller-resource-controllers - Use resource controllers
  • controller-single-action - Single action invokable controllers
  • controller-resource-methods - RESTful resource methods
  • controller-form-requests - Use form requests
  • controller-api-resources - Transform API responses
  • controller-middleware - Apply middleware properly
  • controller-dependency-injection - Inject dependencies

4. Validation & Requests (HIGH)

  • validation-form-requests - Use form request classes
  • validation-custom-rules - Create custom rules
  • validation-conditional-rules - Conditional validation
  • validation-array-validation - Validate nested arrays
  • validation-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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