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Laravel/PHP gotchas and decision criteria. Covers N+1 prevention, Eloquent traps, and migration safety.
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| name | laravel-expert |
| description | Laravel/PHP gotchas and decision criteria. Covers N+1 prevention, Eloquent traps, and migration safety. |
| autoInvoke | false |
| priority | high |
| triggers | ["laravel","php","eloquent","artisan"] |
| paths | ["**/*.php","composer.json","artisan","config/*.php"] |
| allowed-tools | Read, Grep, Glob, Edit, Write |
| user-invocable | false |
AI-consumed reference. Optimized for Claude to read during execution. Human-readable explanation: see docs/architecture/HIERARCHICAL_PLANNING.md or docs/getting-started/ depending on topic.
Use Context7 for full Laravel docs.
decisions[4]{choice,use_when}:
Form Request vs inline,"Form Request for reusable validation. Inline for one-off simple checks"
Service vs Action class,"Service for stateless business logic. Action (single __invoke) for discrete operations"
Event/Listener vs direct,"Events for decoupling (notifications/logging). Direct for tightly coupled ops"
Eloquent vs Query Builder,"Eloquent for domain models with relationships. Query Builder for reports/bulk ops"
with() eager load. Use preventLazyLoading() in AppServiceProvider to catch in devreadonly DTOs (PHP 8.2+): readonly class UserData { public function __construct(public string $name) {} }updateOrCreate is NOT atomic — race condition possible. Use DB transaction for critical ops$model->save() returns bool, not the model — don't chain. Model::create() returns the model$fillable whitelist or $guarded = [] (never use $guarded = [] with user input)firstOrFail() throws ModelNotFoundException (404). first() returns null silentlyShouldQueue. Without it, runs synchronously despite dispatch()Carbon::now() in tests: use $this->travel() or Carbon::setTestNow() for deterministic testsCRITICAL: MUST run for EVERY message. Detects agent, complexity, AND model automatically. Without this, tasks route to wrong agents and use wrong models, degrading quality and wasting tokens.
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Structured thinking process for complex analysis. Supports revision, branching, and dynamic adjustment.
Angular 17+ gotchas and decision criteria. Covers signals vs observables, standalone patterns, and common pitfalls Claude gets wrong.
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Fast bug fixes with root cause investigation + TDD. Enforces 'no fix without root cause' discipline and verification protocol. Without this skill, fixes are applied at symptoms instead of sources, and bugs return.