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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. cline/arbiter ActiveLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) cline/arbiter ============= Path-based policy evaluation engine for PHP 2.0.2(2mo ago)00MITPHPPHP ^8.4.0CI passing Since Mar 4Pushed 2mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/faustbrian/arbiter)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/arbiter)[ RSS](/packages/cline-arbiter/feed)WikiDiscussions 2.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (10)Versions (9)Used By (0) [![GitHub Workflow Status](https://github.com/faustbrian/arbiter/actions/workflows/quality-assurance.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/faustbrian/arbiter/actions)[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4b251e2ecad9a7a2a5c2beafc874203f3a84ca10d995c7710c68d74b3f4f1208/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f636c696e652f617262697465722e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/arbiter)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/784362b26e4b3546254f1893e778ba64616e362bd6ac791991d2c9e880a3a64e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667)](LICENSE.md)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/48b8cc71412801dba5457b54b6cbd117220e188ad3d5533582ec9d2c164255f5/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f636c696e652f617262697465722e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/arbiter) --- A flexible policy-based authorization library for Laravel applications. Arbiter provides path-based access control with support for capabilities, conditions, and context-aware evaluation through an intuitive conductor API. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) > **Requires [PHP 8.4+](https://php.net/releases/) and Laravel 12+** Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require cline/arbiter ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) - **[Getting Started](DOCS.md#doc-docs-readme)** - Installation, configuration, and basic concepts - **[Policies and Rules](DOCS.md)** - Creating and managing access control policies - **[Capabilities](DOCS.md)** - Read, Write, Delete, and Admin capabilities - **[Path Patterns](DOCS.md)** - Wildcard matching and path-based access control - **[Conditions](DOCS.md)** - Context-aware authorization rules - **[Evaluation](DOCS.md)** - Checking permissions and evaluating access - **[Advanced Usage](DOCS.md#doc-docs-advanced-usage)** - Specificity, repositories, and advanced patterns Change log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE\_OF\_CONDUCT](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details. Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please use the [GitHub security reporting form](https://github.com/faustbrian/arbiter/security) rather than the issue queue. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Brian Faust](https://github.com/faustbrian) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License. Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 40 — FairBetter than 88% of packages Maintenance88 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity0 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity57 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~14 days Recently: every ~25 days Total 8 Last Release 61d ago Major Versions 1.0.3 → 2.0.02026-03-04 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22145591?v=4)[Brian Faust](/maintainers/faustbrian)[@faustbrian](https://github.com/faustbrian) --- Top Contributors [![faustbrian](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22145591?v=4)](https://github.com/faustbrian "faustbrian (9 commits)") --- Tags authorizationaclpermissionsrbacaccess-controlPolicypath-based ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/cline-arbiter/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/cline-arbiter/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/cline-arbiter) ``` ### Alternatives [santigarcor/laratrust This package provides a flexible way to add Role-based Permissions to Laravel 2.3k5.4M43](/packages/santigarcor-laratrust)[casbin/casbin a powerful and efficient open-source access control library for php projects. 1.3k1.4M54](/packages/casbin-casbin)[casbin/laravel-authz An authorization library that supports access control models like ACL, RBAC, ABAC in Laravel. 324339.9k4](/packages/casbin-laravel-authz)[pktharindu/nova-permissions Laravel Nova Grouped Permissions (ACL) 136387.1k](/packages/pktharindu-nova-permissions)[silvanite/novatoolpermissions Laravel Nova Permissions (Roles and Permission based Access Control (ACL)) 100256.7k2](/packages/silvanite-novatoolpermissions)[casbin/think-authz An authorization library that supports access control models like ACL, RBAC, ABAC for ThinkPHP. 27918.5k6](/packages/casbin-think-authz) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)