Laravel API Skill — Development skill for Claude Code

Laravel API Skill for Claude

A comprehensive Claude skill for building production-grade Laravel REST APIs with clean architecture, type safety, and Laravel best practices.

🎯 What This Skill Does

This skill guides Claude in building Laravel REST APIs using opinionated architecture patterns combined with Laravel's official code quality standards. It implements:

• Stateless Design - No hidden dependencies, explicit data flow
• Boundary-First Architecture - Clear separation of HTTP, business logic, and data layers
• Resource-Scoped Organization - Routes and controllers organized by resource
• Version Discipline - Namespace-based versioning with HTTP Sunset headers
• Type Safety - Strict types, return type declarations, PSR-12 compliance
• Code Quality - Laravel simplifier patterns for maintainable code

📦 Installation

Option 1: Claude.ai / Claude App

1. Download laravel-api.skill
2. Open Claude.ai or Claude app → Settings → Skills
3. Click "Add Skill" or "Import Skill"
4. Upload the laravel-api.skill file
5. Start building Laravel APIs!

Option 2: Claude Code Plugin

If you're using Claude Code, you can install via the marketplace:

/plugin marketplace add juststeveking/laravel-api-skill
/plugin install laravel-api@juststeveking

🚀 Quick Start

Once installed, simply tell Claude what you want to build:

Build a Laravel API for managing tasks with CRUD operations

Create a Laravel API endpoint for user authentication with JWT

Review and refactor this Laravel controller to follow best practices

The skill automatically triggers when you mention Laravel API development.

🏗️ Architecture Patterns

Core Components

**Models** - Simple data access with ULIDs

final class Task extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;
    use HasUlids;
}

**Controllers** - Invokable, single respon