Laravel Boost MCP Server

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Laravel Boost is Laravel's official MCP server and AI development toolkit. It provides Laravel-specific context for AI agents, generated guidelines and skills, and MCP tools that can inspect a Laravel application, search Laravel documentation, read logs, inspect database schema, and run database queries.

The official documentation lists composer require laravel/boost --dev for installation, php artisan boost:install for generating Boost resources, and php artisan boost:mcp as the MCP server command.

Source Review

• https://github.com/laravel/boost
• https://github.com/laravel/boost/blob/main/README.md
• https://github.com/laravel/boost/blob/main/composer.json
• https://github.com/laravel/boost/security/policy
• https://laravel.com/docs/13.x/boost
• https://repo.packagist.org/p2/laravel/boost.json

These sources were reviewed on 2026-06-05. Prefer the live Laravel documentation, repository, Composer metadata, security policy, and Packagist metadata for current installation commands, supported Laravel versions, MCP tools, and update behavior.

Features

• Search Laravel documentation using application package and version context.
• Read PHP and Laravel versions, database engine, installed ecosystem packages, and Eloquent models.
• Inspect database connections and database schema.
• Execute database queries from the MCP tool surface.
• Read Laravel log entries and the last application error.
• Read browser logs and errors for debugging local development.
• Generate and update agent guidelines and skills for supported AI coding tools.
• Manually register the MCP server with command php and args artisan, boost:mcp.

Installation

Install Boost in a Laravel project:

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

For MCP clients that launch stdio servers manually:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "laravel-boost": {
      "command": "php",
      "args": ["artisan", "boost:mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Run the MCP client from the Laravel project root so artisan resolves to the intended application.

Use Cases

• Ask Claude to check Laravel docs that match the app's installed packages.
• Inspect Laravel, PHP, database, and package versions before making changes.
• Debug a failing route by reviewing logs, browser errors, and schema context.
• Ask for migration or Eloquent guidance with current application structure available.
• Query development database tables while investigating feature behavior.
• Keep generated AI guidelines and skills aligned with the Laravel project.

Safety and Privacy

Laravel Boost is designed for local development context, but the MCP tool surface can reach sensitive parts of an application. Database queries may expose or change data, logs may contain secrets or personal information, and app introspection can reveal internal package choices, models, routes, and schema.

Use Boost first with development data and least-privilege database credentials. Review generated guidelines, skills, and MCP configuration before committing them. Be especially careful before connecting an MCP client to production logs, production databases, or applications containing regulated data.

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