laravel-mcp-companion

Overview

The Laravel MCP Companion is a documentation aggregator and navigator for the Laravel ecosystem. It centralizes and organizes high-quality documentation from across Laravel core, services like Forge and Vapor, and popular packages. The server provides advanced features including multi-version documentation support (6.x through latest), learning paths organized by difficulty levels, and a powerful 'I need X' finder that allows users to describe what they need and get relevant documentation. It uses the TOON format for efficient token usage and automatically updates daily.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 4 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• search_documentation

  Search across Laravel documentation, packages, and services

  Try:Find authentication documentation for SPAsTry:Show me database migration examplesTry:How to implement queue workers in Laravel
• list_packages

  List Laravel packages with installation commands and descriptions

  Try:Show packages for API authenticationTry:List popular testing packagesTry:Find packages for file uploads
• get_learning_path

  Get structured learning paths for Laravel topics

  Try:Learning path for Laravel API developmentTry:Beginner path to Laravel testingTry:Advanced caching strategies in Laravel
• find_by_difficulty

  Filter documentation by beginner, intermediate, or advanced

  Try:Show beginner-level documentation for Blade templatingTry:Advanced package integration patternsTry:Intermediate level queue processing
• browse_categories

  Browse documentation by 15 semantic categories

  Try:Show authentication-related documentationTry:Database migration guidesTry:Testing frameworks and tools
• find_by_context

  Find documentation based on natural language description of needs

  Try:I need a payment processing solutionTry:Find documentation for real-time chatTry:Show me options for image optimization
• check_compatibility

  Check compatibility between different Laravel packages

  Try:Does Liveworks work with Filament?Try:Can I use Sanctum with Passport?Try:Show compatible packages for API development
• get_integration_guide

  Get step-by-step integration guides for selected packages

  Try:How to integrate Filament admin panel?Try:Spatie permissions setup guideTry:Livewire and Inertia integration
• laravel_version_info

  Get documentation for specific Laravel versions

  Try:Show Laravel 11.x authentication changesTry:New features in Laravel 10.xTry:Deprecations in Laravel 9.x
• update_docs

  Force update all documentation to latest versions

  Try:Update all Laravel documentationTry:Refresh package documentationTry:Force sync with latest docs
• find_service_docs

  Find documentation for Laravel services like Forge, Vapor, Nova

  Try:Laravel Vapor deployment guideTry:Forge server configurationTry:Nova admin panel setup
• related_resources

  Find connected documentation resources based on current context

  Try:Related resources for queue processingTry:Show me resources after finding Sanctum docsTry:Related to database migrations

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Installation

# Add with Docker
claude mcp add laravel-mcp-companion -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/brianirish/laravel-mcp-companion:latest

# Or add to project-specific config
claude mcp add laravel-mcp-companion --scope project -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/brianirish/laravel-mcp-companion:latest

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