- automations: minimal back-only header on mobile for the workflow builder and detail tabs (extracted AutomationMobileBackHeader); open live automations on the metrics tab (drafts still open on workflow); full-width status filter + refresh on the invocations toolbar; use IconMenu2 for the mobile sidebar trigger - dialogs: stack DialogFooter primary-on-top / cancel-at-bottom on mobile - workspaces: bring the workspace picker cards into the neo-brutalist design - posts: left-align the label filter content; wrap the post-view date/status header so a long status badge no longer squeezes the date; add hamburger clearance to the editor's mobile tab bar
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Laravel Boost Guidelines
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.
Foundational Context
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.
- php - 8.4
- inertiajs/inertia-laravel (INERTIA_LARAVEL) - v3
- laravel/ai (AI) - v0
- laravel/boost (BOOST) - v2
- laravel/cashier (CASHIER) - v16
- laravel/framework (LARAVEL) - v13
- laravel/horizon (HORIZON) - v5
- laravel/mcp (MCP) - v0
- laravel/nightwatch (NIGHTWATCH) - v1
- laravel/passport (PASSPORT) - v13
- laravel/prompts (PROMPTS) - v0
- laravel/reverb (REVERB) - v1
- laravel/socialite (SOCIALITE) - v5
- laravel/wayfinder (WAYFINDER) - v0
- laravel/pail (PAIL) - v1
- laravel/pint (PINT) - v1
- laravel/sail (SAIL) - v1
- laravel/telescope (TELESCOPE) - v5
- pestphp/pest (PEST) - v4
- phpunit/phpunit (PHPUNIT) - v12
- @inertiajs/vue3 (INERTIA_VUE) - v3
- tailwindcss (TAILWINDCSS) - v4
- vue (VUE) - v3
- @laravel/echo-vue (ECHO_VUE) - v2
- @laravel/vite-plugin-wayfinder (WAYFINDER_VITE) - v0
- eslint (ESLINT) - v9
- laravel-echo (ECHO) - v2
- prettier (PRETTIER) - v3
Skills Activation
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.
Conventions
- 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, notdiscount(). - Check for existing components to reuse before writing a new one.
Verification Scripts
- Do not create verification scripts or tinker when tests cover that functionality and prove they work. Unit and feature tests are more important.
Application Structure & Architecture
- Stick to existing directory structure; don't create new base folders without approval.
- Do not change the application's dependencies without approval.
Frontend Bundling
- 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, orcomposer run dev. Ask them.
Documentation Files
- You must only create documentation files if explicitly requested by the user.
Replies
- Be concise in your explanations - focus on what's important rather than explaining obvious details.
=== boost rules ===
Laravel Boost
Tools
- 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-queryto run read-only queries against the database instead of writing raw SQL in tinker. - Use
database-schemato inspect table structure before writing migrations or models. - Use
get-absolute-urlto resolve the correct scheme, domain, and port for project URLs. Always use this before sharing a URL with the user. - Use
browser-logsto read browser logs, errors, and exceptions. Only recent logs are useful, ignore old entries.
Searching Documentation (IMPORTANT)
- Always use
search-docsbefore making code changes. Do not skip this step. It returns version-specific docs based on installed packages automatically. - Pass a
packagesarray 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, notfilament 4 test resource table.
Search Syntax
- Use words for auto-stemmed AND logic:
rate limitmatches both "rate" AND "limit". - Use
"quoted phrases"for exact position matching:"infinite scroll"requires adjacent words in order. - Combine words and phrases for mixed queries:
middleware "rate limit". - Use multiple queries for OR logic:
queries=["authentication", "middleware"].
Artisan
- Run Artisan commands directly via the command line (e.g.,
php artisan route:list). Usephp artisan listto discover available commands andphp artisan [command] --helpto check parameters. - Inspect routes with
php artisan route:list. Filter with:--method=GET,--name=users,--path=api,--except-vendor,--only-vendor. - Read configuration values using dot notation:
php artisan config:show app.name,php artisan config:show database.default. Or read config files directly from theconfig/directory. - To check environment variables, read the
.envfile directly.
Tinker
- 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 single quotes to prevent shell expansion:
php artisan tinker --execute 'Your::code();'- Double quotes for PHP strings inside:
php artisan tinker --execute 'User::where("active", true)->count();'
- Double quotes for PHP strings inside:
=== php rules ===
PHP
- 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 - Use TitleCase for Enum keys:
FavoritePerson,BestLake,Monthly. - Prefer PHPDoc blocks over inline comments. Only add inline comments for exceptionally complex logic.
- Use array shape type definitions in PHPDoc blocks.
=== deployments rules ===
Deployment
- Laravel can be deployed using Laravel Cloud, which is the fastest way to deploy and scale production Laravel applications.
=== herd rules ===
Laravel Herd
- The application is served by Laravel Herd at
https?://[kebab-case-project-dir].test. Use theget-absolute-urltool to generate valid URLs. Never run commands to serve the site. It is always available. - Use the
herdCLI to manage services, PHP versions, and sites (e.g.herd sites,herd services:start <service>,herd php:list). Runherd listto discover all available commands.
=== tests rules ===
Test Enforcement
- Every change must be programmatically tested. Write a new test or update an existing test, then run the affected tests to make sure they pass.
- Run the minimum number of tests needed to ensure code quality and speed. Use
php artisan test --compactwith a specific filename or filter.
=== inertia-laravel/core rules ===
Inertia
- Inertia creates fully client-side rendered SPAs without modern SPA complexity, leveraging existing server-side patterns.
- Components live in
resources/js/pages(unless specified invite.config.js). UseInertia::render()for server-side routing instead of Blade views. - ALWAYS use
search-docstool for version-specific Inertia documentation and updated code examples. - IMPORTANT: Activate
inertia-vue-developmentwhen working with Inertia Vue client-side patterns.
Inertia v3
- Use all Inertia features from v1, v2, and v3. Check the documentation before making changes to ensure the correct approach.
- New v3 features: standalone HTTP requests (
useHttphook), optimistic updates with automatic rollback, layout props (useLayoutPropshook), instant visits, simplified SSR via@inertiajs/viteplugin, custom exception handling for error pages. - Carried over from v2: deferred props, infinite scroll, merging props, polling, prefetching, once props, flash data.
- When using deferred props, add an empty state with a pulsing or animated skeleton.
- Axios has been removed. Use the built-in XHR client with interceptors, or install Axios separately if needed.
Inertia::lazy()/LazyProphas been removed. UseInertia::optional()instead.- Prop types (
Inertia::optional(),Inertia::defer(),Inertia::merge()) work inside nested arrays with dot-notation paths. - SSR works automatically in Vite dev mode with
@inertiajs/vite- no separate Node.js server needed during development. - Event renames:
invalidis nowhttpException,exceptionis nownetworkError. router.cancel()replaced byrouter.cancelAll().- The
futureconfiguration namespace has been removed - all v2 future options are now always enabled.
=== laravel/core rules ===
Do Things the Laravel Way
- Use
php artisan make:commands to create new files (i.e. migrations, controllers, models, etc.). You can list available Artisan commands usingphp artisan listand check their parameters withphp artisan [command] --help. - If you're creating a generic PHP class, use
php artisan make:class. - Pass
--no-interactionto all Artisan commands to ensure they work without user input. You should also pass the correct--optionsto ensure correct behavior.
Model Creation
- 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 --helpto check the available options.
APIs & Eloquent Resources
- For APIs, default to using Eloquent API Resources and API versioning unless existing API routes do not, then you should follow existing application convention.
URL Generation
- When generating links to other pages, prefer named routes and the
route()function.
Testing
- 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
$this->faker->word()orfake()->randomDigit(). Follow existing conventions whether to use$this->fakerorfake(). - When creating tests, make use of
php artisan make:test [options] {name}to create a feature test, and pass--unitto create a unit test. Most tests should be feature tests.
Vite Error
- If you receive an "Illuminate\Foundation\ViteException: Unable to locate file in Vite manifest" error, you can run
npm run buildor ask the user to runnpm run devorcomposer run dev.
=== wayfinder/core rules ===
Laravel Wayfinder
Use Wayfinder to generate TypeScript functions for Laravel routes. Import from @/actions/ (controllers) or @/routes/ (named routes).
=== pint/core rules ===
Laravel Pint Code Formatter
- If you have modified any PHP files, you must run
vendor/bin/pint --dirty --format agentbefore finalizing changes to ensure your code matches the project's expected style. - Do not run
vendor/bin/pint --test --format agent, simply runvendor/bin/pint --format agentto fix any formatting issues.
=== pest/core rules ===
Pest
- This project uses Pest for testing. Create tests:
php artisan make:test --pest {name}. - The
{name}argument should not include the test suite directory. Usephp artisan make:test --pest SomeFeatureTestinstead ofphp artisan make:test --pest Feature/SomeFeatureTest. - Run tests:
php artisan test --compactor filter:php artisan test --compact --filter=testName. - Do NOT delete tests without approval.
=== inertia-vue/core rules ===
Inertia + Vue
Vue components must have a single root element.
- IMPORTANT: Activate
inertia-vue-developmentwhen working with Inertia Vue client-side patterns.
Project-Specific Rules
Frontend (Vue/TypeScript)
- Always use arrow functions in Vue components and TypeScript files. Never use
functiondeclarations.
Dialogs
- In
<DialogFooter>, put the primary action button first in the markup, then secondary/cancel (e.g. Save → Cancel).DialogFooterusesflex-colon mobile (primary on top, cancel at the bottom) andsm:flex-row sm:justify-starton 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.
AI agents (app/Ai/Agents)
- Never embed prompts in PHP (
<<<PROMPT, heredocs, or long string literals ininstructions()). - Put system/instruction text in Blade under
resources/views/prompts/(e.g.prompts.post_content.generator,prompts.post_image.regenerator). - In
instructions(), returnview('prompts....', [...])->render()and pass only the variables the Blade file needs — same pattern asPostContentStreamer,PostContentReviewer, andBrandAnalyzer.
System AI (always allowed, never metered)
- 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
useAipolicy, 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.
Icons (@tabler/icons-vue)
- This project uses
@tabler/icons-vuefor all icons. NEVER uselucide-vue-next. - All Tabler icons are prefixed with
Icon, e.g.IconCheck,IconChevronRight,IconMail. - Import icons from
@tabler/icons-vue:import { IconCheck, IconX } from '@tabler/icons-vue'. - Browse available icons at https://tabler.io/icons
Dates
- 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
@/datewhich centralizes all formatting logic with proper timezone handling. - Never use raw
new Date()for date calculations — use dayjs.
Routing (Wayfinder)
- 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 likehref="/register". - After creating or modifying PHP routes/controllers, run
php artisan wayfinder:generateto regenerate the TypeScript route helpers. - Import routes from
@/routes/...(e.g.import { store } from '@/routes/login').
Pagination
- 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 aperPage/per_pagevalue supplied by the request or frontend. Action/service list methods must NOT accept a$perPageparameter; call->paginate((int) config('app.pagination.default'))directly.- The only exception is the public REST API (
app/Http/Controllers/Api), which uses its own fixed, documented page size (15) as a stable API contract.
- The only exception is the public REST API (
Form Validation
- NEVER use HTML5 validation attributes (
required,minlength,pattern, etc.) on form inputs. Always rely solely on backend validation.
Backend Validation
- Validation rules always live in a dedicated
Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequestsubclass underapp/Http/Requests/App/<Group>/. Controller actions must type-hint the FormRequest as the parameter — NEVER call$request->validate([...])inline in the controller. - Naming:
<Verb><Resource>Request.php(e.g.StorePostRequest,ApplyPostTemplateRequest,IndexPostTemplateRequest).
Per-Platform Post Meta (PostPlatform.meta)
- All
platforms.*.metavalidation (the parent array rule AND every per-platform sub-key:aspect_ratio, TikTokprivacy_level/flags, Pinterestboard_id, Discordchannel_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.
- Every post create/update entry point — web (
- Required-on-publish (meta a platform needs to publish, e.g. Discord
channel_id) also lives there:addRequiredOnPublishErrors()for request-driven flows (web/API updatewithValidator),assertStoredPostPublishable()for flows that publish stored state without resubmitting platforms (MCPPublishPostTool). Add new required-meta rules torequiredMetaViolation(), not inline. - When adding a new platform's meta field, add it (and any publish requirement) to
PostPlatformMetaRulesONLY, and cover it intests/Feature/Api/PostApiPlatformMetaTest.php+tests/Feature/Mcp/PostPlatformMetaToolTest.php.
Media Types (image / video / document)
- 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 theallowedMimeTypes()/extensions()allow-lists. Use these, never a raw MIME/extension comparison. - Frontend:
resources/js/lib/mediaType.ts— the mirror of the backend enum: theMediaTypeunion,classify(),fromMimeType()(for a browserFile.type),fromExtension(),isImage()/isVideo()/isDocument()/isGif().@/composables/useMediare-exportsisImageMedia/isVideoMedia/isDocumentMediaaliases for legacy call sites. - Detection trusts the explicit
typefirst, then the MIME, then the filename extension — so an item with only a MIME (e.g. AI/Unsplash/Giphy media without atype) still classifies correctly. A bareitem.type === 'image'(with av-elsevideo) silently mis-renders those.
- Backend:
- The
typefield on every media-ish interface is theMediaTypeunion, neverstring—MediaItem, and any sibling picked/asset/saved shape (PickedMedia,AssetMedia,SavedMedia, etc.). - The upload
acceptattribute for "everything we allow" comes fromacceptAttribute()(frontend) /Media\Type::allowedMimeTypes()(backend) — never a hardcoded MIME list. Per-capabilityacceptbuilders driven by content-type rules (e.g.image/*,video/*) are fine; those aren't detection.
Pest / Feature Tests
- ALWAYS use named routes via the
route()helper in feature tests. NEVER hardcode URL strings like'/posts/ai/create'.- Example:
$this->postJson(route('app.posts.store'))instead of$this->postJson('/posts'). - With params:
route('app.posts.ai.create.finalize', $creationId).
- Example:
Dusk (Browser Tests)
- In Dusk tests, ALWAYS use named routes via
route()helper. NEVER hardcode URLs like'https://trypost.test/login'.- Example:
$browser->visit(route('login'))instead of$browser->visit('https://trypost.test/login').
- Example:
- ALWAYS use
duskselectors (@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').
- Add
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'] ?? $sender->username.
- Example:
Eloquent Models & Morph Map
- EVERY Eloquent model in
app/ModelsMUST be registered inRelation::enforceMorphMap([...])insideAppServiceProvider::configureMorphMap(), keyed by a camelCase alias (e.g.'postPlatform' => PostPlatform::class). - When you add a new model, add it to the morph map in the same change.
tests/Unit/MorphMapTest.phpfails if any model is missing. - The alias is persisted in polymorphic columns, so never rename or remove an existing alias for a model that has stored rows.
Imports
- NEVER use inline class references (e.g.,
\DB::listen,\Str::uuid()). ALWAYS import classes at the top of the file with ausestatement.- PHP:
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;thenDB::listen(...) - TypeScript/Vue:
import { ref } from 'vue'thenref(...)
- PHP:
API Response Status Codes
- When returning JSON responses with explicit status codes, always use
Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Responseconstants instead of magic numbers.- Example:
Response::HTTP_CREATEDinstead of201,Response::HTTP_NO_CONTENTinstead of204.
- Example:
String Interpolation
- When injecting variables into strings, prefer double-quoted interpolation with curly braces over concatenation with
..- PHP:
"workspace.{$workspace->id}"instead of'workspace.'.$workspace->id. - Use curly braces
{}even for simple variables to keep the boundary explicit and to allow object/array access without ambiguity. - Single quotes are still preferred when the string has no interpolation.
- PHP:
External Service URLs
- 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 inconfig/trypost.phpunderplatforms.<name>with a matchingenv(...)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 inHttp::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.
- Production code:
TryPost.it Documentation
- All our documentation to final user it's under https://docs.trypost.it
Git
- NEVER add
Co-Authored-Bylines to commit messages. - NEVER commit, push, or open PRs unless explicitly asked by the user.
- Always create a new branch for feature work before making changes.