Laravel Specialist

The Laravel Specialist skill empowers AI agents to generate, debug, and refactor code specifically for the Laravel PHP framework. It streamlines backend development by providing context-aware assistance with Eloquent ORM queries, Blade templates, and Composer dependency management.

When to use it

• Rapidly scaffolding new Laravel projects or migrating existing monolithic applications to modular structures.
• Debugging complex Eloquent relationships or optimizing slow database queries within a Laravel environment.
• Generating secure authentication flows using Laravel Sanctum or Passport for API development.
• Refactoring legacy Blade templates into reusable components while maintaining design consistency.

Key capabilities

• Framework-specific code generation adhering to Laravel conventions and best practices.
• Assistance with artisan CLI commands for task automation and database seeding.
• Debugging support for common PHP errors specific to the Laravel ecosystem.
• Guidance on integrating third-party packages via Composer within Laravel projects.

Example prompts

• "Create a migration file to add a status column to the users table with default value 'active'."
• "Write an Eloquent query to fetch all active users who registered in the last 30 days, ordered by creation date."
• "Generate a Blade view for a user dashboard that includes a navigation sidebar and a welcome message."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure your AI agent has access to the project's composer.json and existing codebase to provide accurate context. This skill is optimized for Laravel 8+; older versions may require specific version constraints in your prompt.