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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. cline/patrol ActiveLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) cline/patrol ============ Framework-agnostic access control package for Laravel with support for ACL, RBAC, ABAC, and RESTful authorization 1.1.0(7mo ago)01MITPHPPHP ^8.5.0CI failing Since Nov 9Pushed 6mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/faustbrian/patrol)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/patrol)[ RSS](/packages/cline-patrol/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced today READMEChangelog (2)Dependencies (18)Versions (3)Used By (0) [![GitHub Workflow Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55afcbc9b17ed9722bd8bcda95e889b13a46555e88ea542aee57b1d7e9f9accd/68747470733a2f2f6769742e636c696e652e73682f6661757374627269616e2f706174726f6c2f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f77732f7175616c6974792d6173737572616e63652e79616d6c2f62616467652e737667)](https://git.cline.sh/faustbrian/patrol/actions)[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1200f755113fbb78fd4bd8396d0189044ad37110d899c00a44aae56365a3f4e4/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f636c696e652f706174726f6c2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/patrol)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/784362b26e4b3546254f1893e778ba64616e362bd6ac791991d2c9e880a3a64e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667)](LICENSE.md)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/700b0e86d0044635a576f7757cd35a60685b779a7deaa60785730ec8ab27e37b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f636c696e652f706174726f6c2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/patrol) --- Flexible authorization for Laravel with support for 11+ access control models. Choose the model that fits your needs - from simple ACL to complex ABAC - or combine multiple models in the same application. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) > **Requires [PHP 8.2+](https://php.net/releases/)****Requires [Laravel 11.0+](https://laravel.com/docs)** Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require cline/patrol ``` Publish the configuration: ``` php artisan vendor:publish --tag=patrol-config ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) ### Getting Started [](#getting-started) - **[Quick Start](cookbook/guides/QUICK-START.md)** - Get up and running in minutes - **[Quick Reference](cookbook/guides/QUICK-REFERENCE.md)** - Choose your model in 2 minutes - **[Beginner's Path](cookbook/guides/GETTING-STARTED.md)** - ACL → RBAC → ABAC learning path ### Authorization Models [](#authorization-models) - **[Authorization Models Overview](cookbook/guides/AUTHORIZATION-MODELS-OVERVIEW.md)** - All 11 models with examples - **[ACL Models](cookbook/models/ACL.md)** - Access Control List (basic, superuser, without users, without resources) - **[RBAC Models](cookbook/models/RBAC.md)** - Role-Based Access Control (basic, resource roles, domains) - **[ABAC](cookbook/models/ABAC.md)** - Attribute-Based Access Control - **[RESTful](cookbook/models/RESTful.md)** - HTTP path/method authorization - **[Security Patterns](cookbook/models/Deny-Override.md)** - Deny-Override and Priority-Based ### Guides [](#guides) - **[API Reference](cookbook/guides/API-REFERENCE.md)** - Complete API documentation - **[Policy Builders](cookbook/guides/POLICY-BUILDERS.md)** - Fluent APIs for building policies - **[CLI Tools](cookbook/guides/CLI-TOOLS.md)** - Test and debug from command line - **[Configuration](cookbook/guides/CONFIGURATION.md)** - Complete configuration guide - **[Persisting Policies](cookbook/guides/PERSISTING-POLICIES.md)** - Database, cache, and file storage ### Advanced Topics [](#advanced-topics) - **[Complete Cookbook](cookbook/README.md)** - Comprehensive guides and patterns - **[Delegation](cookbook/Delegation.md)** - Policy delegation patterns - **[Native Delegation](cookbook/NativeDelegation.md)** - Laravel native authorization Change log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see the [Releases](https://git.cline.sh/faustbrian/patrol/releases) 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://git.cline.sh/faustbrian/patrol/security) rather than the issue queue. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Brian Faust](https://git.cline.sh/faustbrian) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License. Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 34 — LowBetter than 75% of packages Maintenance66 Regular maintenance activity Popularity1 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity54 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 ~20 days Total 2 Last Release 215d ago PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^8.4.0 1.1.0PHP ^8.5.0 ### 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 (6 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsPest Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/cline-patrol/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/cline-patrol/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/cline-patrol) ``` ### Alternatives [spatie/laravel-permission Permission handling for Laravel 12 and up 12.9k102.4M1.4k](/packages/spatie-laravel-permission)[spatie/laravel-medialibrary Associate files with Eloquent models 6.1k43.2M630](/packages/spatie-laravel-medialibrary)[matomo/matomo Matomo is the leading Free/Libre open analytics platform 21.7k38.9k](/packages/matomo-matomo)[spatie/laravel-passkeys Use passkeys in your Laravel app 471890.7k39](/packages/spatie-laravel-passkeys)[spatie/laravel-pdf Create PDFs in Laravel apps 1.0k4.8M47](/packages/spatie-laravel-pdf)[stephenjude/filament-two-factor-authentication Filament Two Factor Authentication: Google 2FA + Passkey Authentication 84215.9k9](/packages/stephenjude-filament-two-factor-authentication) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)