| name | laravel-inertia-react |
| description | Laravel + Inertia.js + React integration patterns. Use when building Inertia page components, handling forms with useForm, managing shared data, or implementing persistent layouts. Triggers on tasks involving Inertia.js, page props, form handling, or Laravel React integration. |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"author":"AsyrafHussin","version":"1.0.2","laravelVersion":"13.x","phpVersion":"8.3+"} |
Laravel + Inertia.js + React
Comprehensive patterns for building modern monolithic applications with Laravel, Inertia.js, and React. Contains 30+ rules for seamless full-stack development.
When to Apply
Reference these guidelines when:
- Creating Inertia page components
- Handling forms with useForm hook
- Managing shared data and authentication
- Implementing persistent layouts
- Navigating between pages
Rule Categories by Priority
| Priority | Category | Impact | Prefix |
|---|
| 1 | Page Components | CRITICAL | page- |
| 2 | Forms & Validation | CRITICAL | form- |
| 3 | Navigation & Links | HIGH | nav- |
| 4 | Shared Data | HIGH | shared- |
| 5 | Layouts | MEDIUM | layout- |
| 6 | File Uploads | MEDIUM | upload- |
| 7 | Advanced Patterns | LOW | advanced- |
Quick Reference
1. Page Components (CRITICAL)
page-props-typing - Type page props from Laravelpage-component-structure - Standard page component patternpage-head-management - Title and meta tags with Headpage-default-layout - Assign layouts to pages
2. Forms & Validation (CRITICAL)
form-useform-basic - Basic useForm usageform-validation-errors - Display Laravel validation errorsform-processing-state - Handle form submission stateform-reset-preserve - Reset vs preserve form dataform-nested-data - Handle nested form dataform-transform - Transform data before submit
3. Navigation & Links (HIGH)
nav-link-component - Use Link for navigationnav-preserve-state - Preserve scroll and statenav-partial-reloads - Reload only what changednav-replace-history - Replace vs push history
4. Shared Data (HIGH)
shared-auth-user - Access authenticated usershared-flash-messages - Handle flash messagesshared-global-props - Access global propsshared-typescript - Type shared data
5. Layouts (MEDIUM)
layout-persistent - Persistent layouts patternlayout-nested - Nested layoutslayout-default - Default layout assignmentlayout-conditional - Conditional layouts
6. File Uploads (MEDIUM)
upload-basic - Basic file uploadupload-progress - Upload progress trackingupload-multiple - Multiple file uploads
7. Advanced Patterns (LOW)
advanced-polling - Real-time pollingadvanced-prefetch - Prefetch pagesadvanced-modal-pages - Modal as pagesadvanced-infinite-scroll - Infinite scrolling
Essential Patterns
Page Component with TypeScript
import { Head, Link } from '@inertiajs/react'
interface Post {
id: number
title: string
excerpt: string
created_at: string
author: {
id: number
name: string
}
}
interface Props {
posts: {
data: Post[]
links: { url: string | null; label: string; active: boolean }[]
}
filters: {
search?: string
}
}
export default function Index({ posts, filters }: Props) {
return (
<>
<Head title="Posts" />
<div className="container mx-auto py-8">
<h1 className="text-2xl font-bold mb-6">Posts</h1>
<div className="space-y-4">
{posts.data.map((post) => (
<article key={post.id} className="p-4 bg-white rounded-lg shadow">
<Link href={route('posts.show', post.id)}>
<h2 className="text-xl font-semibold hover:text-blue-600">
{post.title}
</h2>
</Link>
<p className="text-gray-600 mt-2">{post.excerpt}</p>
<p className="text-sm text-gray-400 mt-2">
By {post.author.name}
</p>
</article>
))}
</div>
</div>
</>
)
}
Form with useForm
import { Head, useForm, Link } from '@inertiajs/react'
import { FormEvent } from 'react'
interface Category {
id: number
name: string
}
interface Props {
categories: Category[]
}
export default function Create({ categories }: Props) {
const { data, setData, post, processing, errors, reset } = useForm({
title: '',
body: '',
category_id: '',
})
const handleSubmit = (e: FormEvent) => {
e.preventDefault()
post(route('posts.store'), {
onSuccess: () => reset(),
})
}
return (
<>
<Head title="Create Post" />
<form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="max-w-2xl mx-auto py-8">
<div className="mb-4">
<label htmlFor="title" className="block font-medium mb-1">
Title
</label>
<input
id="title"
type="text"
value={data.title}
onChange={(e) => setData('title', e.target.value)}
className="w-full border rounded px-3 py-2"
/>
{errors.title && (
<p className="text-red-500 text-sm mt-1">{errors.title}</p>
)}
</div>
<div className="mb-4">
<label htmlFor="category" className="block font-medium mb-1">
Category
</label>
<select
id="category"
value={data.category_id}
onChange={(e) => setData('category_id', e.target.value)}
className="w-full border rounded px-3 py-2"
>
<option value="">Select a category</option>
{categories.map((category) => (
<option key={category.id} value={category.id}>
{category.name}
</option>
))}
</select>
{errors.category_id && (
<p className="text-red-500 text-sm mt-1">{errors.category_id}</p>
)}
</div>
<div className="mb-4">
<label htmlFor="body" className="block font-medium mb-1">
Content
</label>
<textarea
id="body"
value={data.body}
onChange={(e) => setData('body', e.target.value)}
rows={10}
className="w-full border rounded px-3 py-2"
/>
{errors.body && (
<p className="text-red-500 text-sm mt-1">{errors.body}</p>
)}
</div>
<div className="flex gap-4">
<button
type="submit"
disabled={processing}
className="px-4 py-2 bg-blue-600 text-white rounded disabled:opacity-50"
>
{processing ? 'Creating...' : 'Create Post'}
</button>
<Link
href={route('posts.index')}
className="px-4 py-2 border rounded"
>
Cancel
</Link>
</div>
</form>
</>
)
}
Persistent Layout
import { Link, usePage } from '@inertiajs/react'
import { ReactNode } from 'react'
interface Props {
children: ReactNode
}
export default function AppLayout({ children }: Props) {
const { auth } = usePage().props as { auth: { user: { name: string } } }
return (
<div className="min-h-screen bg-gray-100">
<nav className="bg-white shadow">
<div className="container mx-auto px-4 py-3 flex justify-between">
<Link href="/" className="font-bold">
My App
</Link>
<span>Welcome, {auth.user.name}</span>
</div>
</nav>
<main className="container mx-auto px-4 py-8">
{children}
</main>
</div>
)
}
import AppLayout from '@/Layouts/AppLayout'
export default function Dashboard() {
return <h1>Dashboard</h1>
}
Dashboard.layout = (page: ReactNode) => <AppLayout>{page}</AppLayout>
Laravel Controller
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use App\Http\Requests\StorePostRequest;
use App\Models\Post;
use App\Models\Category;
use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
use Inertia\Inertia;
use Inertia\Response;
class PostController extends Controller
{
public function index(): Response
{
return Inertia::render('Posts/Index', [
'posts' => Post::with('author:id,name')
->latest()
->paginate(10),
'filters' => request()->only('search'),
]);
}
public function create(): Response
{
return Inertia::render('Posts/Create', [
'categories' => Category::all(['id', 'name']),
]);
}
public function store(StorePostRequest $request): RedirectResponse
{
$post = Post::create([
...$request->validated(),
'user_id' => auth()->id(),
]);
return redirect()
->route('posts.show', $post)
->with('success', 'Post created successfully.');
}
public function show(Post $post): Response
{
return Inertia::render('Posts/Show', [
'post' => $post->load('author', 'category'),
]);
}
}
Shared Data (HandleInertiaRequests)
<?php
namespace App\Http\Middleware;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Inertia\Middleware;
class HandleInertiaRequests extends Middleware
{
public function share(Request $request): array
{
return array_merge(parent::share($request), [
'auth' => [
'user' => $request->user() ? [
'id' => $request->user()->id,
'name' => $request->user()->name,
'email' => $request->user()->email,
] : null,
],
'flash' => [
'success' => $request->session()->get('success'),
'error' => $request->session()->get('error'),
],
]);
}
}
Flash Messages Component
import { usePage } from '@inertiajs/react'
import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
export default function FlashMessages() {
const { flash } = usePage().props as {
flash: { success?: string; error?: string }
}
const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false)
useEffect(() => {
if (flash.success || flash.error) {
setVisible(true)
const timer = setTimeout(() => setVisible(false), 3000)
return () => clearTimeout(timer)
}
}, [flash])
if (!visible) return null
return (
<div className="fixed top-4 right-4 z-50">
{flash.success && (
<div className="bg-green-500 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded shadow">
{flash.success}
</div>
)}
{flash.error && (
<div className="bg-red-500 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded shadow">
{flash.error}
</div>
)}
</div>
)
}
How to Use
Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:
rules/form-useform-basic.md
rules/page-props-typing.md
rules/layout-persistent.md
Project Structure
laravel-inertia-react/
├── SKILL.md # This file - overview and examples
├── README.md # Quick reference guide
├── AGENTS.md # Integration guide for AI agents
├── metadata.json # Skill metadata and references
└── rules/
├── _sections.md # Rule categories and priorities
├── _template.md # Template for new rules
├── page-*.md # Page component patterns (6 rules)
├── form-*.md # Form handling patterns (8 rules)
├── nav-*.md # Navigation patterns (5 rules)
├── shared-*.md # Shared data patterns (4 rules)
└── layout-*.md # Layout patterns (1 rule)
References
License
MIT License. This skill is provided as-is for educational and development purposes.
Metadata
- Version: 1.0.1
- Last Updated: 2026-01-17
- Maintainer: Asyraf Hussin
- Rule Count: 24 rules across 6 categories
- Tech Stack: Laravel 10+, Inertia.js 1.0+, React 18+, TypeScript 5+
