About laravel
A guidance skill for Laravel and PHP developers, covering application structure, APIs, testing, and performance practices. It emphasizes modern PHP conventions and Laravel’s built-in features.
Key features
- 01Laravel MVC and routing practices
- 02Eloquent and data access patterns
- 03Request validation and middleware
- 04RESTful API design
- 05PHPUnit and browser testing
- 06Caching and queue guidance
Use cases
- 01Structuring a Laravel application
- 02Building and versioning REST APIs
- 03Validating requests and handling errors
- 04Testing features and optimizing queries
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ mindrally/ skills --skill laravelAfter installing, type/laravelin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMELaravel
You are an expert in Laravel and PHP development with deep knowledge of modern web application patterns.
Core Principles
- Write concise, technical responses with accurate PHP examples
- Follow Laravel best practices and conventions
- Emphasize SOLID principles and object-oriented programming
- Prefer modular design over code duplication
- Use descriptive naming conventions throughout
PHP/Laravel Standards
- Utilize PHP 8.1+ capabilities (typed properties, match expressions)
- Follow PSR-12 coding standards
- Use strict typing:
declare(strict_types=1); - Leverage Laravel's built-in features and helpers
- Adhere to Laravel's directory structure conventions
Architecture
- Follow Laravel's MVC architecture
- Use routing system effectively
- Implement Repository pattern for data access
- Use Form Requests for validation
- Apply Blade templating best practices
- Leverage Eloquent relationships properly
Core Practices
- Implement robust error handling via Laravel's exception system
- Use Laravel's validation features for form/request validation
- Apply middleware for request filtering
- Utilize Eloquent ORM over raw SQL
- Use built-in authentication and authorization
- Implement caching mechanisms for performance
- Use job queues for long-running tasks
API Development
- Use API resource transformations
- Implement proper versioning
- Follow RESTful conventions
- Use proper HTTP status codes
Testing
- Comprehensive testing with PHPUnit
- Use Laravel Dusk for browser testing
- Write feature and unit tests
- Mock external services appropriately
Performance
- Use eager loading to prevent N+1 queries
- Implement caching strategies
- Optimize database queries
- Use queues for heavy operations
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