What is Laravel MCP Companion?
Laravel MCP Companion is a documentation aggregator and navigator for the Laravel ecosystem that centralizes high-quality documentation from across Laravel, making it discoverable through an AI assistant. It targets developers learning, researching, or referencing Laravel documentation.
How to use Laravel MCP Companion?
Install by adding the Docker image ghcr.io/brianirish/laravel-mcp-companion:latest to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop or Claude Code). Use command-line options like --version 11.x to pin a Laravel version or --force-update to refresh documentation.
Key features of Laravel MCP Companion
- Multi-version Laravel docs (6.x through latest)
- Learning paths by topic and skill level
- Difficulty filtering (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
- 15 semantic documentation categories
- Auto-discovery for Forge, Vapor, Nova, Envoyer
- Community package docs (Spatie, Livewire, Inertia, Filament)
- Unified search across all documentation sources
- TOON format output saves 30–60% tokens
Use cases of Laravel MCP Companion
- Learning a new Laravel topic with structured learning paths
- Finding documentation for a specific feature by describing what you need
- Researching compatibility and integration guides for packages
- Referencing Laravel service docs (Forge, Vapor, Nova) offline
- Discovering community packages with curated recommendations
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