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[Database & ORM](/categories/database) 4. / 5. cline/warden ActiveLibrary[Database & ORM](/categories/database) cline/warden ============ Eloquent roles and abilities. 5.0.3(2mo ago)01.7k—0%1MITPHPPHP ^8.5.0CI failing Since Nov 15Pushed 2mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/faustbrian/warden)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/warden)[ RSS](/packages/cline-warden/feed)WikiDiscussions 5.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (23)Versions (63)Used By (1) [![GitHub Workflow Status](https://github.com/faustbrian/warden/actions/workflows/quality-assurance.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/faustbrian/warden/actions)[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1ded727fc022f3a8cbbe9ca93d36857f5473a9cb66e9c3ea825f3b592e762e6b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f636c696e652f77617264656e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/warden)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/784362b26e4b3546254f1893e778ba64616e362bd6ac791991d2c9e880a3a64e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667)](LICENSE.md)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/38aeb24e9394b4e342ef499e7ff132b9b95cec45634bb09295c96233f83e10c2/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f636c696e652f77617264656e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/warden) --- Warden is an elegant library for managing roles and permissions in Laravel applications. It provides a simple, expressive API for authorization that integrates seamlessly with Laravel's native authorization system. This is a fork of [Bouncer](https://github.com/JosephSilber/bouncer) by Joseph Silber, exploring alternative organizational patterns while maintaining compatibility. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) > **Requires [PHP 8.4+](https://php.net/releases/) and Laravel 12+** Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require cline/warden ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) - **[Getting Started](DOCS.md#doc-docs-readme)** - Installation, configuration, and basic concepts - **[Roles and Abilities](DOCS.md#doc-docs-roles-and-abilities)** - Creating and managing roles and permissions - **[Model Restrictions](DOCS.md#doc-docs-model-restrictions)** - Scoping abilities to specific models - **[Ownership](DOCS.md#doc-docs-ownership)** - Handling ownership-based permissions - **[Removing Permissions](DOCS.md#doc-docs-removing-permissions)** - Disallowing and syncing abilities - **[Forbidding](DOCS.md#doc-docs-forbidding)** - Explicit denials and blanket restrictions - **[Checking Permissions](DOCS.md#doc-docs-checking-permissions)** - Various ways to check authorization - **[Querying](DOCS.md#doc-docs-querying)** - Finding users by roles and abilities - **[Authorization](DOCS.md#doc-docs-authorization)** - Integration with Laravel's authorization system - **[Multi-Tenancy](DOCS.md#doc-docs-multi-tenancy)** - Scoping permissions per tenant - **[Configuration](DOCS.md#doc-docs-configuration)** - Advanced configuration options - **[Console Commands](DOCS.md#doc-docs-console-commands)** - Artisan commands for maintenance 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/warden/security) rather than the issue queue. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Brian Faust](https://github.com/faustbrian) - [Joseph Silber](https://github.com/JosephSilber/bouncer) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License. Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 49 — FairBetter than 95% of packages Maintenance88 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity21 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity66 Established project with proven stability 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 ~2 days Total 62 Last Release 61d ago Major Versions 0.0.1 → 1.4.02025-11-16 1.4.0 → 2.0.02025-11-16 2.1.0 → 3.0.02025-11-18 3.8.1 → 4.0.02026-02-02 4.x-dev → 5.0.02026-03-04 PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^8.4.0 3.4.0PHP ^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 (11 commits)") --- Tags laraveleloquentaclrolespermissionscapabilitiesabilities ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/cline-warden/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/cline-warden/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/cline-warden) ``` ### Alternatives [silber/bouncer Eloquent roles and abilities. 3.6k4.4M25](/packages/silber-bouncer)[spatie/laravel-permission Permission handling for Laravel 12 and up 12.9k89.8M1.0k](/packages/spatie-laravel-permission)[mongodb/laravel-mongodb A MongoDB based Eloquent model and Query builder for Laravel 7.1k7.2M71](/packages/mongodb-laravel-mongodb)[dyrynda/laravel-model-uuid This package allows you to easily work with UUIDs in your Laravel models. 4802.8M8](/packages/dyrynda-laravel-model-uuid)[roots/acorn Framework for Roots WordPress projects built with Laravel components. 9682.1M97](/packages/roots-acorn)[laravel/pulse Laravel Pulse is a real-time application performance monitoring tool and dashboard for your Laravel application. 1.7k12.1M99](/packages/laravel-pulse) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)