First-Party PHP Attributes (Laravel 13+)

Laravel 13 expands attribute support across the framework. Prefer attributes when they colocate configuration with the class it affects and reduce boilerplate.

Commands

# Controller middleware + authorization
use Illuminate\Routing\Attributes\Controllers\Authorize;
use Illuminate\Routing\Attributes\Controllers\Middleware;

#[Middleware('auth')]
class CommentController
{
    #[Middleware('subscribed')]
    #[Authorize('create', [Comment::class, 'post'])]
    public function store(Post $post) { /* ... */ }
}