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.

Use when building PHP applications with modern PHP 8.3+ features, Laravel, or Symfony frameworks. Invokes strict typing, PHPStan level 9, async patterns with Swoole, and PSR standards. Creates controllers, configures middleware, generates migrations, writes PHPUnit/Pest tests, defines typed DTOs and value objects, sets up dependency injection, and scaffolds REST/GraphQL APIs. Use when working with Eloquent, Doctrine, Composer, Psalm, ReactPHP, or any PHP API development.

Laravel architecture patterns, routing/controllers, Eloquent ORM, service layers, queues, events, caching, and API resources for production apps. Use when building or reviewing Laravel apps — controllers, Eloquent, service layers, queues, or API resources.

Generate a complete PHP Model Context Protocol server project with tools, resources, prompts, and tests using the official PHP SDK

Laravel security best practices — authentication, authorization, Eloquent safety, CSRF, XSS prevention, API security, and secure deployment configurations.

Verification loop for Laravel projects: env checks, linting, static analysis, tests with coverage, security scans, and deployment readiness. Use when verifying a Laravel project before merge or deploy — lint, static analysis, tests, coverage, security.

Laravel security best practices — authentication, authorization, Eloquent safety, CSRF, XSS prevention, API security, and secure deployment configurations.

Laravel architecture patterns, routing/controllers, Eloquent ORM, service layers, queues, events, caching, and API resources for production apps.

Laravel testing strategies with PHPUnit, Pest, model factories, HTTP tests, Sanctum authentication testing, mocking, and coverage.

Verification loop for Laravel projects: env checks, linting, static analysis, tests with coverage, security scans, and deployment readiness.

PHP 8.x modern patterns, PSR standards, and SOLID principles. Use when reviewing PHP code, checking type safety, auditing code quality, or ensuring PHP best practices. Triggers on "review PHP", "check PHP code", "audit PHP", or "PHP best practices".

Use when configuring, running, or fixing PHPStan static analysis in WordPress projects (plugins/themes/sites): phpstan.neon setup, baselines, WordPress-specific typing, and handling third-party plugin classes.