0015-laravel-best-practices

What problem does it solve?

It solves the risk of performance regressions, security vulnerabilities, inconsistent patterns, and brittle behavior when writing or refactoring Laravel backend code.

Core Features & Use Cases

It provides a prioritized checklist of Laravel engineering practices across database performance, query construction, caching, validation, security, routing/controllers, architecture patterns, queues/jobs, HTTP client usage, error handling, scheduling, collections, Blade/view guidance, and testing strategies. It is intended for tasks like preventing N+1 queries and unsafe lazy loading, improving query efficiency with eager-loading discipline and advanced query patterns, enforcing mass-assignment protection and authorization, using Form Requests and validated() correctly, applying correct caching and concurrency primitives, and structuring controllers/actions to keep code maintainable. It also supports production readiness by covering pitfalls like retry/timeout mismatches in jobs, safe scheduling behavior in multi-server environments, and correct mail/event/notification dispatch timing around transactions.

Quick Start

Apply the 0015-laravel-best-practices skill to your Laravel change by addressing the relevant rule sections for controllers, models/queries, validation, security, performance, and queue/HTTP concerns.