Spatie Laravel & PHP Guidelines

Overview

Apply Spatie's Laravel and PHP guidelines to keep code style consistent and Laravel-native.

When to Activate

• Activate this skill for any Laravel or PHP coding work, even if the user does not explicitly mention Spatie.
• Activate this skill when asked to generate, edit, format, refactor, review, or align Laravel/PHP code.
• Activate this skill when working on .php or .blade.php files, routes, controllers, models, config, validation, migrations, or tests.

Scope

• In scope: .php, .blade.php, Laravel conventions (routes, controllers, config, validation, migrations, tests).
• Out of scope: JS/TS, CSS, infrastructure, database schema design, non-Laravel frameworks.

Workflow

1. Identify the artifact (controller, route, config, model, Blade, test, etc.).
2. Read references/spatie-laravel-php-guidelines.md and focus on the relevant sections.
3. Apply the core Laravel principle first, then PHP standards, then section-specific rules.
4. If a rule conflicts with existing project conventions, follow Laravel conventions and keep changes consistent.