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Laravel Boost

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Laravel-focused MCP server for augmenting AI-powered local development. Eloquent models, routes, migrations, and Artisan commands surfaced to agents. 3,455 GitHub stars and 19 commits on main in the last 30 days.

3,455·6 tools·Released SEP 2025·MIT
composer require laravel/boost
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Laravel-focused MCP server for augmenting AI-powered local development. Eloquent models, routes, migrations, and Artisan commands surfaced to agents. 3,455 stars and 19 commits on main in the last 30 days.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

{ "mcpServers": { "laravel-boost": { "command": "php", "args": [ "artisan", "boost:mcp" ] } } }
PrereqComposer: `composer require laravel/boost`. Run `php artisan boost:mcp` from the Laravel project root. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "laravel-boost": { "command": "php", "args": [ "artisan", "boost:mcp" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "laravel-boost": { "command": "php", "args": [ "artisan", "boost:mcp" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "laravel-boost": { "command": "php", "args": [ "artisan", "boost:mcp" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "laravel-boost": { "command": "php", "args": [ "artisan", "boost:mcp" ] } } }

6 TOOLS AVAILABLE

list_models
List Eloquent models in the project
Read
list_routes
List defined routes (web, api, console)
Read
list_migrations
List database migrations and their status
Read
run_artisan
Run an Artisan command and return output
Admin
inspect_config
Inspect Laravel configuration values
Read
tinker_query
Run a Tinker query in the application context
Admin

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • Laravel official maintenance.
  • 3,455 GitHub stars.
  • 19 commits on main in the last 30 days.
  • MIT license.
  • Tinker queries give agents structured runtime access to the application.
  • Pairs with Claude Code MCP, OpenSpec for full Laravel agent dev loop.
Weaknesses
  • Laravel-only.
  • run_artisan executes any registered Artisan command; agent prompt path needs review.
  • tinker_query runs PHP in the application context; treat as remote code execution against the app runtime.
Security Notes

tinker_query and run_artisan execute code in the Laravel application context. Treat the agent flow as having full PHP-runtime access. Use a non-production environment or dedicated dev container for production agent flows.

Best For

Laravel teams adopting agent-driven development; flows that benefit from agents inspecting Eloquent schema and Tinker results; framework-aware code generation for PHP teams.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
php
Transport
stdio
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
MIT
GitHub
laravel/boost · ★ 3,455
npm
laravel/boost
Last Release
laravel/boost (Composer latest)MAY 8, 2026
First Released
SEP 1, 2025

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
3,455

// Reading this3,455 stars on laravel/boost. 19 commits on main in the last 30 days.

// Popularity Rank
#6
Globally · #6 in Dev Tools

// Reading thisPairs with Claude Code MCP, OpenSpec, Context7, Chrome DevTools, MCP Inspector in dev-tools. Laravel Boost owns the PHP-framework-specific slot.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 5 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 8, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
5 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Smithery, Official MCP Registry
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop, Cursor
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 8, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 5 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4.4editorial3,455MAY 8, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 8, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 8, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 8, 2026
Smithery— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 8, 2026
Official MCP Registry— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 8, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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