Laravel Boost: Have you used it?

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#1

Hey Everyone. I’d like to know if you guys have used Laravel’s new package called Boost with October CMS. It’s supposed to help with AI, but not sure if it’ll help with October’s Structure.

I’m gonna use it to test, but wanted to ask first before I started to.

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#2

Hey Devin, welcome back!

Great timing on this question - we’ve actually built an official October CMS extension for Laravel Boost called october/boost. It’s specifically designed to solve the problem you’re describing - teaching AI agents about October’s structure instead of them defaulting to generic Laravel patterns.

What it does:

  • Guidelines load automatically and teach the AI fundamentals like array-based model relationships, October’s scaffolding commands (create:plugin, create:model, etc.), the AJAX framework, and Tailor conventions.
  • Skills activate contextually when the AI detects you’re working in a specific area - Plugin Development, Backend Controllers, Model Development, Tailor, Theme Development, and the AJAX Framework. So the AI only loads what’s relevant to the task at hand.
  • MCP Tools give the AI real-time access to your actual project - it can inspect your Tailor blueprints, installed plugins, and theme structure instead of guessing.

Installation is two commands:

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

Select october/boost when prompted, and it auto-configures everything for your AI agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Gemini CLI, etc.).

It works well with Laravel Boost as the foundation - Boost handles the database tools, log inspection, and route discovery, while october/boost adds the October-specific layer on top.

Draft docs here if you want to see more detail: docs/4.x/resources/ai-boost.md at 4.3 · octobercms/docs · GitHub

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#3

Amazing to hear! Thank you for all the hard work