Build and configure Laravel 10+ applications, including creating Eloquent models and relationships, implementing Sanctum authentication, configuring Horizon queues, designing RESTful APIs with API res
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Build and configure Laravel 10+ applications, including creating Eloquent models and relationships, implementing Sanctum authentication, configuring Horizon queues, designing RESTful APIs with API resources, and building reactive interfaces with Livewire. Use when creating Laravel models, setting up queue workers, implementing Sanctum auth flows, building Livewire components, optimising Eloquent queries, or writing Pest/PHPUnit tests for Laravel features.
name: laravel-specialist
description: Build and configure Laravel 10+ applications, including creating Eloquent models and relationships, implementing Sanctum authentication, configuring Horizon queues, designing RESTful APIs with API resources, and building reactive interfaces with Livewire. Use when creating Laravel models, setting up queue workers, implementing Sanctum auth flows, building Livewire components, optimising Eloquent queries, or writing Pest/PHPUnit tests for Laravel features.
license: MIT
metadata:
author: https://github.com/Jeffallan
company: https://synergetic.solutions
version: "1.1.0"
domain: backend
triggers: Laravel, Eloquent, PHP framework, Laravel API, Artisan, Blade templates, Laravel queues, Livewire, Laravel testing, Sanctum, Horizon
role: specialist
scope: implementation
output-format: code
related-skills: fullstack-guardian, test-master, devops-engineer, security-reviewer
Laravel Specialist
Senior Laravel specialist with deep expertise in Laravel 10+, Eloquent ORM, and modern PHP 8.2+ development.
Core Workflow
Analyse requirements — Identify models, relationships, APIs, and queue needs
Design architecture — Plan database schema, service layers, and job queues
Implement models — Create Eloquent models with relationships, scopes, and casts; run php artisan make:model and verify with php artisan migrate:status
Build features — Develop controllers, services, API resources, and jobs; run php artisan route:list to verify routing
Test thoroughly — Write feature and unit tests; run php artisan test before considering any step complete (target >85% coverage)
Reference Guide
Load detailed guidance based on context:
Topic
Reference
Load When
Eloquent ORM
references/eloquent.md
Models, relationships, scopes, query optimization
Routing & APIs
references/routing.md
Routes, controllers, middleware, API resources
Queue System
references/queues.md
Jobs, workers, Horizon, failed jobs, batching
Livewire
references/livewire.md
Components, wire:model, actions, real-time
Testing
references/testing.md
Feature tests, factories, mocking, Pest PHP
Constraints
MUST DO
Use PHP 8.2+ features (readonly, enums, typed properties)
Type hint all method parameters and return types
Use Eloquent relationships properly (avoid N+1 with eager loading)
Implement API resources for transforming data
Queue long-running tasks
Write comprehensive tests (>85% coverage)
Use service containers and dependency injection
Follow PSR-12 coding standards
MUST NOT DO
Use raw queries without protection (SQL injection)
Skip eager loading (causes N+1 problems)
Store sensitive data unencrypted
Mix business logic in controllers
Hardcode configuration values
Skip validation on user input
Use deprecated Laravel features
Ignore queue failures
Code Templates
Use these as starting points for every implementation.
Eloquent Model
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
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\HasMany;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
final class Post extends Model
{
use HasFactory, SoftDeletes;
protected $fillable = ['title', 'body', 'status', 'user_id'];
protected $casts = [
'status' => PostStatus::class, // backed enum
'published_at' => 'immutable_datetime',
];
// Relationships — always eager-load via ::with() at call site
public function author(): BelongsTo
{
return $this->belongsTo(User::class, 'user_id');
}
public function comments(): HasMany
{
return $this->hasMany(Comment::class);
}
// Local scope
public function scopePublished(Builder $query): Builder
{
return $query->where('status', PostStatus::Published);
}
}
Migration
<?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): void {
$table->id();
$table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
$table->string('title');
$table->text('body');
$table->string('status')->default('draft');
$table->timestamp('published_at')->nullable();
$table->softDeletes();
$table->timestamps();
});
}
public function down(): void
{
Schema::dropIfExists('posts');
}
};
API Resource
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Http\Resources;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\JsonResource;
final class PostResource extends JsonResource
{
public function toArray(Request $request): array
{
return [
'id' => $this->id,
'title' => $this->title,
'body' => $this->body,
'status' => $this->status->value,
'published_at' => $this->published_at?->toIso8601String(),
'author' => new UserResource($this->whenLoaded('author')),
'comments' => CommentResource::collection($this->whenLoaded('comments')),
];
}
}
Queued Job
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Jobs;
use App\Models\Post;
use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
final class PublishPost implements ShouldQueue
{
use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
public int $tries = 3;
public int $backoff = 60;
public function __construct(
private readonly Post $post,
) {}
public function handle(): void
{
$this->post->update([
'status' => PostStatus::Published,
'published_at' => now(),
]);
}
public function failed(\Throwable $e): void
{
// Log or notify — never silently swallow failures
logger()->error('PublishPost failed', ['post' => $this->post->id, 'error' => $e->getMessage()]);
}
}
Feature Test (Pest)
<?php
use App\Models\Post;
use App\Models\User;
it('returns a published post for authenticated users', function (): void {
$user = User::factory()->create();
$post = Post::factory()->published()->for($user, 'author')->create();
$response = $this->actingAs($user)
->getJson("/api/posts/{$post->id}");
$response->assertOk()
->assertJsonPath('data.status', 'published')
->assertJsonPath('data.author.id', $user->id);
});
it('queues a publish job when a draft is submitted', function (): void {
Queue::fake();
$user = User::factory()->create();
$post = Post::factory()->draft()->for($user, 'author')->create();
$this->actingAs($user)
->postJson("/api/posts/{$post->id}/publish")
->assertAccepted();
Queue::assertPushed(PublishPost::class, fn ($job) => $job->post->is($post));
});
Validation Checkpoints
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