Laravel Plugin Discovery

# Laravel Plugin Discovery

Find, evaluate, and choose healthy Laravel packages using the LaraPlugins.io MCP server.

## When to Use

- User wants to find Laravel packages for a specific feature (e.g. "auth", "permissions", "admin panel")
- User asks "what package should I use for..." or "is there a Laravel package for..."
- User wants to check if a package is actively maintained
- User needs to verify Laravel version compatibility
- User wants to assess package health before adding to a project

## MCP Requirement

LaraPlugins MCP server must be configured. Add to your `~/.claude.json` mcpServers:

```json
"laraplugins": {
  "type": "http",
  "url": "https://laraplugins.io/mcp/plugins"
}
```

No API key required — the server is free for the Laravel community.

## MCP Tools

The LaraPlugins MCP provides two primary tools:

### SearchPluginTool

Search packages by keyword, health score, vendor, and version compatibility.

**Parameters:**
- `text_search` (string, optional): Keyword to search (e.g. "permission", "admin", "api")
- `health_score` (string, optional): Filter by health band — `Healthy`, `Medium`, `Unhealthy`, or `Unrated`
- `laravel_compatibility` (string, optional): Filter by Laravel version — `"5"`, `"6"`, `"7"`, `"8"`, `"9"`, `"10"`, `"11"`, `"12"`, `"13"`
- `php_compatibility` (string, optional): Filter by PHP version — `"7.4"`, `"8.0"`, `"8.1"`, `"8.2"`, `"8.3"`, `"8.4"`, `"8.5"`