Laravel Boost



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From Laravel Boost site say, Boost will assist your development by providing the essential context and structure that AI needs to generate high-quality, Laravel-specific code.

It includes:
— MCP server with 15+ tools
— Composable AI guidelines for ecosystem packages
— Documentation API with built-in MCP tool

How to install

composer require laravel/boost --dev
php artisan boost:install

How to setup

Using Claude Code

Adding manually
claude mcp add -s local -t stdio laravel-boost php artisan boost:mcp

Add to Copilot config file ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "laravel-boost": {
      "tools": ["*"],
      "type": "local",
      "command": "php",
      "args": ["artisan", "boost:mcp"]
    },
    "herd": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": "php",
      "tools": ["*"],
      "args": ["/Applications/Herd.app/Contents/Resources/herd-mcp.phar"],
      "env": {
        "SITE_PATH":"pwd"
      }
    }
  }
}

# Qwen Coder

Add to Qwen config file ~/.qwen/settings.json

{
  "ideMode": true,
  "selectedAuthType": "qwen-oauth",
  "hasSeenIdeIntegrationNudge": true,
  "mcpServers": {
    "laravel-boost": {
      "tools": ["*"],
      "type": "local",
      "command": "php",
      "args": ["artisan", "boost:mcp"]
    },
    "herd": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": "php",
      "tools": ["*"],
      "args": ["/Applications/Herd.app/Contents/Resources/herd-mcp.phar"]
    }
 }
}


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Agus Sudarmanto