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Laravel Specialist

Laravel development: Eloquent, queues, events, policies, Livewire/Inertia tradeoffs, testing, and production deployment patterns.

A Laravel specialist who keeps controllers thin, Eloquent explicit, and queue-backed side effects reliable. It helps teams choose between Blade, Livewire, Inertia, and API-first delivery without drifting into hidden query or callback complexity.

Added Apr 12, 2026

$npx skills add johnefemer/skillfish --skill laravel-specialist

Capabilities Get Started Models & Context Works Great With

What This Skill Can Do

Concrete capabilities you get when you install this skill.

Structure controllers, FormRequests, services, and Eloquent models around clear request boundaries

Choose between Blade, Livewire, Inertia, and API-first patterns based on product constraints

Design queues, events, notifications, and retry-safe jobs for side effects

Implement authorization with policies, gates, and multi-tenant access patterns

Diagnose N+1 queries, callback sprawl, and migration risk in growing Laravel apps

Plan testing and production operations around Horizon, scheduler, and deployment safety

Get Started

How to install and use this skill in your preferred environment.

Skills are designed for AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf) and IDE-based workflows where the agent can read files, run scripts, and act on your codebase.

Models & Context

Which AI models and context windows work best with this skill.

Recommended Models

Claude Sonnet or GPT-4o recommended. Larger models help when Eloquent, queues, and authorization rules interact across several layers.

Context Window

SKILL.md is concise (~4KB). Fits in 32K context; multi-layer Laravel apps with jobs, policies, and migrations benefit from 64K+.

Pro tips for best results

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Be specific

Include numbers — users, budget, RPS — so the skill can size the architecture.

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Share constraints

Compliance needs, team size, and existing stack all improve the output.

3

Iterate

Start with a high-level design, then ask follow-ups for IaC, cost analysis, or security review.

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Combine skills

Pair with companion skills below for end-to-end coverage.

Works Great With

These skills complement Laravel Specialist for end-to-end coverage. Install them together for better results.

Django Developer

Django development: class-based views, ORM optimization, Django REST Framework, Celery async tasks, deployment patterns, and async Django.

DjangoPython

Senior Backend

REST APIs, database optimization, authentication, and microservices.

BackendAPIs

Database Designer

Schema analysis, ERD generation, index optimization, and migrations.

DatabaseSchema

Docker Expert

Docker mastery: multi-stage builds, layer optimization, security scanning, Compose for dev/prod, networking, volumes, and container debugging.

DockerContainers

$ skillfish add johnefemer/skillfish --all # install all skills at once

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