The Laravel Boost guidelines are specifically curated by Laravel maintainers for this application. These guidelines should be followed closely to ensure the best experience when building Laravel applications.
This application is a Laravel application and its main Laravel ecosystems package & versions are below. You are an expert with them all. Ensure you abide by these specific packages & versions.
This project has domain-specific skills available in `**/skills/**`. You MUST activate the relevant skill whenever you work in that domain—don't wait until you're stuck.
- You must follow all existing code conventions used in this application. When creating or editing a file, check sibling files for the correct structure, approach, and naming.
- Use descriptive names for variables and methods. For example, `isRegisteredForDiscounts`, not `discount()`.
- Check for existing components to reuse before writing a new one.
- If the user doesn't see a frontend change reflected in the UI, it could mean they need to run `npm run build`, `npm run dev`, or `composer run dev`. Ask them.
- Laravel Boost is an MCP server with tools designed specifically for this application. Prefer Boost tools over manual alternatives like shell commands or file reads.
- Use `database-query` to run read-only queries against the database instead of writing raw SQL in tinker.
- Use `database-schema` to inspect table structure before writing migrations or models.
- Use `get-absolute-url` to resolve the correct scheme, domain, and port for project URLs. Always use this before sharing a URL with the user.
- Use `browser-logs` to read browser logs, errors, and exceptions. Only recent logs are useful, ignore old entries.
- Always use `search-docs` before making code changes. Do not skip this step. It returns version-specific docs based on installed packages automatically.
- Pass a `packages` array to scope results when you know which packages are relevant.
- Use multiple broad, topic-based queries: `['rate limiting', 'routing rate limiting', 'routing']`. Expect the most relevant results first.
- Do not add package names to queries because package info is already shared. Use `test resource table`, not `filament 4 test resource table`.
- Run Artisan commands directly via the command line (e.g., `php artisan route:list`). Use `php artisan list` to discover available commands and `php artisan [command] --help` to check parameters.
- Execute PHP in app context for debugging and testing code. Do not create models without user approval, prefer tests with factories instead. Prefer existing Artisan commands over custom tinker code.
- Always use curly braces for control structures, even for single-line bodies.
- Use PHP 8 constructor property promotion: `public function __construct(public GitHub $github) { }`. Do not leave empty zero-parameter `__construct()` methods unless the constructor is private.
- Use explicit return type declarations and type hints for all method parameters: `function isAccessible(User $user, ?string $path = null): bool`
- Laravel can be deployed using [Laravel Cloud](https://cloud.laravel.com/), which is the fastest way to deploy and scale production Laravel applications.
- The application is served by Laravel Herd at `https?://[kebab-case-project-dir].test`. Use the `get-absolute-url` tool to generate valid URLs. Never run commands to serve the site. It is always available.
- Use the `herd` CLI to manage services, PHP versions, and sites (e.g. `herd sites`, `herd services:start <service>`, `herd php:list`). Run `herd list` to discover all available commands.
- Inertia creates fully client-side rendered SPAs without modern SPA complexity, leveraging existing server-side patterns.
- Components live in `resources/js/pages` (unless specified in `vite.config.js`). Use `Inertia::render()` for server-side routing instead of Blade views.
- ALWAYS use `search-docs` tool for version-specific Inertia documentation and updated code examples.
- IMPORTANT: Activate `inertia-vue-development` when working with Inertia Vue client-side patterns.
- Use `php artisan make:` commands to create new files (i.e. migrations, controllers, models, etc.). You can list available Artisan commands using `php artisan list` and check their parameters with `php artisan [command] --help`.
- If you're creating a generic PHP class, use `php artisan make:class`.
- Pass `--no-interaction` to all Artisan commands to ensure they work without user input. You should also pass the correct `--options` to ensure correct behavior.
- When creating new models, create useful factories and seeders for them too. Ask the user if they need any other things, using `php artisan make:model --help` to check the available options.
- For APIs, default to using Eloquent API Resources and API versioning unless existing API routes do not, then you should follow existing application convention.
- When creating models for tests, use the factories for the models. Check if the factory has custom states that can be used before manually setting up the model.
- Faker: Use methods such as `$this->faker->word()` or `fake()->randomDigit()`. Follow existing conventions whether to use `$this->faker` or `fake()`.
- When creating tests, make use of `php artisan make:test [options] {name}` to create a feature test, and pass `--unit` to create a unit test. Most tests should be feature tests.
- If you receive an "Illuminate\Foundation\ViteException: Unable to locate file in Vite manifest" error, you can run `npm run build` or ask the user to run `npm run dev` or `composer run dev`.
- If you have modified any PHP files, you must run `vendor/bin/pint --dirty --format agent` before finalizing changes to ensure your code matches the project's expected style.
- Do not run `vendor/bin/pint --test --format agent`, simply run `vendor/bin/pint --format agent` to fix any formatting issues.
- The `{name}` argument should not include the test suite directory. Use `php artisan make:test --pest SomeFeatureTest` instead of `php artisan make:test --pest Feature/SomeFeatureTest`.
- In `<DialogFooter>`, put the **primary action button first** in the markup, then secondary/cancel (e.g. Save → Cancel). `DialogFooter` uses `flex-col-reverse` on mobile and `sm:flex-row sm:justify-start` on desktop, so the first child is the leftmost action on larger screens.
- Match sibling dialogs in the same feature area before inventing a new footer layout.
- **Never** embed prompts in PHP (`<<<PROMPT`,heredocs,orlongstringliteralsin`instructions()`).
- Put system/instruction text in Blade under `resources/views/prompts/` (e.g. `prompts.post_content.generator`, `prompts.post_image.regenerator`).
- In `instructions()`, return `view('prompts....', [...])->render()` and pass only the variables the Blade file needs — same pattern as `PostContentStreamer`, `PostContentReviewer`, and `BrandAnalyzer`.
- The brand analyzer / workspace autofill (`App\Services\Brand\BrandAnalyzerRunner`, `App\Actions\Ai\AutofillBrand`, `WorkspaceController::autofillBrand`) is a **system** feature, not the user's AI usage. It runs during workspace creation, before the user has AI access.
- It MUST always be allowed: NEVER gate it behind the `useAi` policy, an active subscription, or a credit check.
- It MUST NOT deduct anything: NEVER call `RecordAiUsage` (or otherwise consume the account's credits) for brand analysis. Cost is the platform's, not the user's.
- Any future "system" AI helper (runs as part of the platform, not on behalf of a workspace's metered quota) follows the same rule: ungated and unmetered.
- For date manipulation, always use `@/dayjs` (pre-configured dayjs instance with utc, timezone, relativeTime plugins).
- For formatting dates for display (formatDate, formatDateTime, formatTime, diffForHumans), always use `@/date` which centralizes all formatting logic with proper timezone handling.
- Never use raw `new Date()` for date calculations — use dayjs.
- This project uses Laravel Wayfinder for type-safe frontend routing.
- ALWAYS use Wayfinder-generated route helpers in Vue pages (e.g. `register()`, `login()`, `dashboard()`). NEVER hardcode URL strings like `href="/register"`.
- After creating or modifying PHP routes/controllers, run `php artisan wayfinder:generate` to regenerate the TypeScript route helpers.
- Import routes from `@/routes/...` (e.g. `import { store } from '@/routes/login'`).
- Always use normal pagination (`->paginate()`). NEVER use cursor pagination (`->cursorPaginate()`).
- All paginated lists must use Inertia's scroll pagination (`Inertia::scroll()` on the backend with `<InfiniteScroll>` on the frontend). NEVER use traditional page-based pagination with page links/buttons.
- The page size ALWAYS comes from `config('app.pagination.default')` — never a magic number, and never a `perPage`/`per_page` value supplied by the request or frontend. Action/service list methods must NOT accept a `$perPage` parameter; call `->paginate((int) config('app.pagination.default'))` directly.
- The only exception is the public REST API (`app/Http/Controllers/Api`), which uses its own fixed, documented page size (15) as a stable API contract.
- Validation rules always live in a dedicated `Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest` subclass under `app/Http/Requests/App/<Group>/`. Controller actions must type-hint the FormRequest as the parameter — NEVER call `$request->validate([...])` inline in the controller.
- All `platforms.*.meta` validation (the parent array rule AND every per-platform sub-key: `aspect_ratio`, TikTok `privacy_level`/flags, Pinterest `board_id`, Discord `channel_id`/`mentions`/`embeds`, etc.) lives in ONE place: `App\Support\PostPlatformMetaRules`.
- Every post create/update entry point — web (`App\Http\Requests\App\Post\UpdatePostRequest`), public API (`App\Http\Requests\Api\Post\{Store,Update}PostRequest`), and MCP (`App\Mcp\Tools\Post\{Create,Update}PostTool`) — spreads `...PostPlatformMetaRules::rules()`. NEVER add a per-platform meta rule inline to a single request/tool.
- Why: `FormRequest::validated()` (and MCP `$request->validate()`) STRIPS any key without a rule. A meta field defined in only one entry point is silently dropped everywhere else — which is exactly how Discord/Pinterest/TikTok meta was lost via API/MCP before this was centralized.
- Required-on-publish (meta a platform needs to publish, e.g. Discord `channel_id`) also lives there: `addRequiredOnPublishErrors()` for request-driven flows (web/API update `withValidator`), `assertStoredPostPublishable()` for flows that publish stored state without resubmitting platforms (MCP `PublishPostTool`). Add new required-meta rules to `requiredMetaViolation()`, not inline.
- When adding a new platform's meta field, add it (and any publish requirement) to `PostPlatformMetaRules` ONLY, and cover it in `tests/Feature/Api/PostApiPlatformMetaTest.php` + `tests/Feature/Mcp/PostPlatformMetaToolTest.php`.
- A media item is one of exactly three types: **image**, **video**, **document** (PDF). There is no standalone "audio" media type (audio exists only as a video voiceover input).
- Media-type detection lives in ONE place per side — NEVER hand-write `type === 'image'`, `mime_type === 'application/pdf'`, `mime.startsWith('video/')`, or extension checks inline.
- Backend: `App\Enums\Media\Type` — `classify()`, `fromMime()`, `fromExtension()`, `isGif()`, plus the `allowedMimeTypes()` / `extensions()` allow-lists. Use these, never a raw MIME/extension comparison.
- Frontend: `resources/js/lib/mediaType.ts` — the mirror of the backend enum: the `MediaType` union, `classify()`, `fromMimeType()` (for a browser `File.type`), `fromExtension()`, `isImage()`/`isVideo()`/`isDocument()`/`isGif()`. `@/composables/useMedia` re-exports `isImageMedia`/`isVideoMedia`/`isDocumentMedia` aliases for legacy call sites.
- Detection trusts the explicit `type` first, then the MIME, then the filename extension — so an item with only a MIME (e.g. AI/Unsplash/Giphy media without a `type`) still classifies correctly. A bare `item.type === 'image'` (with a `v-else` video) silently mis-renders those.
- The `type` field on every media-ish interface is the `MediaType` union, never `string` — `MediaItem`, and any sibling picked/asset/saved shape (`PickedMedia`, `AssetMedia`, `SavedMedia`, etc.).
- The upload `accept` attribute for "everything we allow" comes from `acceptAttribute()` (frontend) / `Media\Type::allowedMimeTypes()` (backend) — never a hardcoded MIME list. Per-capability `accept` builders driven by content-type rules (e.g. `image/*,video/*`) are fine; those aren't detection.
- ALWAYS use `dusk` selectors (`@selector-name`) for interacting with and asserting elements. NEVER use CSS classes (`.text-red-600`), tag names, or text strings.
- Add `dusk="my-element"` attributes to Vue components and use `$browser->click('@my-element')`, `$browser->waitFor('@my-element')`, etc.
- Example: `$browser->waitFor('@input-error')` instead of `$browser->waitFor('.text-red-600')`.
## Array Data Access
- In Action classes and similar service classes, ALWAYS use Laravel's `data_get()` helper instead of direct array access.
- Example: `data_get($data, 'name')` instead of `$data['name']`.
- Use the third parameter for fallback values: `data_get($data, 'username', $sender->username)` instead of `$data['username'] ?? $sender->username`.
- EVERY Eloquent model in `app/Models` MUST be registered in `Relation::enforceMorphMap([...])` inside `AppServiceProvider::configureMorphMap()`, keyed by a camelCase alias (e.g. `'postPlatform' => PostPlatform::class`).
- When you add a new model, add it to the morph map in the same change. `tests/Unit/MorphMapTest.php` fails if any model is missing.
- The alias is persisted in polymorphic columns, so never rename or remove an existing alias for a model that has stored rows.
- NEVER hardcode third-party API hosts, OAuth endpoints, or per-platform service URLs (e.g. `https://api.x.com/2`, `https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken`, `https://bsky.social`). They live in `config/trypost.php` under `platforms.<name>` with a matching `env(...)` default, so self-hosted users can override them and we have a single source of truth.
- Production code: `config('trypost.platforms.linkedin.oauth_api').'/oauth/v2/accessToken'`, never the literal URL.
- Tests: use the same `config(...)` value in `Http::fake([...])` — `Http::fake([config('trypost.platforms.x.api').'/oauth2/token' => ...])`. Tests with hardcoded URLs drift silently when the config changes.
- Path/route segments after the host (e.g. `/oauth/v2/accessToken`, `/xrpc/com.atproto.server.refreshSession`) are part of the provider's protocol spec — those stay inline next to the call. Only the host comes from config.