0056-laravel-models

What problem does it solve?

It prevents messy, hard-to-maintain Eloquent models by guiding you to keep domain logic out of models while still making them type-safe, expressive, and consistent.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Type-safe casting and DTO mapping: Define casts for enums, booleans, datetimes, JSON arrays, and DTO-backed attributes to keep model data reliable.
• Clean model responsibilities: Place business logic in Actions and keep models focused on relationships, casts, and simple helpers.
• Lifecycle and structure best practices: Use model observers for lifecycle hooks, prefer Laravel PHP attributes for configuration, and avoid $fillable/$guarded by relying on validated inputs upstream.

Quick Start

Use this skill when you create a new Laravel model or refactor an existing one to add relationships, casts, and observer hooks without embedding business workflows into the model class.