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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. dereuromark/cakephp-boost ActiveCakephp-plugin dereuromark/cakephp-boost ========================= CakePHP Boost - Development tool for AI-assisted coding with CakePHP 11PHP Since Nov 11Pushed 6mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/dereuromark/cakephp-boost)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/dereuromark/cakephp-boost)[ RSS](/packages/dereuromark-cakephp-boost/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (1)Used By (0) CakePHP Boost Plugin ==================== [](#cakephp-boost-plugin) A development tool to enhance AI-assisted coding within CakePHP projects by providing essential context, structure, and introspection capabilities. Features -------- [](#features) ### Phase 1 - MVP (Current) [](#phase-1---mvp-current) - **Documentation Search**: Fast, full-text search of CakePHP documentation using SQLite FTS5 - **Schema Introspection**: View database schema in human-readable format - **MCP Server**: Model Context Protocol server for AI assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) - **Console Commands**: Simple CLI interface for indexing and searching documentation - **Sample Documentation**: Pre-loaded with 20+ common CakePHP patterns and examples Installation ------------ [](#installation) ### For Development (within this sandbox) [](#for-development-within-this-sandbox) The plugin is already loaded in this project. Just run: ``` # Index documentation (run once or when updating docs) bin/cake boost_index --clear # Search documentation bin/cake boost_search "your query here" ``` ### For External Projects (when published) [](#for-external-projects-when-published) ``` composer require dereuromark/cakephp-boost --dev ``` Then add to your `config/plugins.php`: ``` 'Boost' => ['onlyCli' => true], ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Indexing Documentation [](#indexing-documentation) Index CakePHP Book documentation: ``` # Index all documentation bin/cake boost_index # Clear existing index and re-index bin/cake boost_index --clear # Index only specific sources bin/cake boost_index --source book ``` ### Searching Documentation [](#searching-documentation) Basic search: ``` bin/cake boost_search "belongsToMany" ``` Natural language queries: ``` bin/cake boost_search "how to save data" bin/cake boost_search "how do I validate email fields" bin/cake boost_search "what is the correct way to use transactions" ``` Filter by category: ``` bin/cake boost_search "validation" --category orm bin/cake boost_search "controller" --category controller ``` Limit results: ``` bin/cake boost_search "query" --limit 5 ``` ### Available Categories [](#available-categories) - `orm` - Database, models, tables, associations - `controller` - Controllers, components, request/response - `view` - Templates, helpers, rendering - `validation` - Form validation, rules - `authentication` - User authentication - `authorization` - Access control, permissions - `testing` - PHPUnit tests, fixtures - `middleware` - Middleware stack - `routing` - Routes, prefixes - `email` - Mailer, sending emails - `caching` - Cache configuration and usage - `events` - Event system - `console` - CLI commands ### MCP Server (AI Integration) [](#mcp-server-ai-integration) The plugin provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for AI assistants like Claude Code: ``` # Start the MCP server php bin/cake boost_mcp_server ``` **Available Tools:** - `search_documentation` - Search CakePHP docs with natural language - `get_database_schema` - Get database schema information **Configuration for Claude Code:** Create `.claude/mcp_config.json` in your project: ``` { "mcpServers": { "cakephp-boost": { "command": "php", "args": ["bin/cake", "boost_mcp_server"] } } } ``` See [MCP\_SETUP.md](MCP_SETUP.md) for detailed configuration instructions. How It Works ------------ [](#how-it-works) 1. **Indexing**: The `boost_index` command parses CakePHP documentation and stores it in a SQLite database with full-text search (FTS5) enabled 2. **Searching**: The `boost_search` command performs fast full-text queries against the indexed documentation 3. **Results**: Returns relevant documentation snippets with titles, URLs, and context Database -------- [](#database) Documentation is stored in: `tmp/boost/documentation.db` The database uses SQLite's FTS5 (Full-Text Search) with Porter stemming for intelligent word matching. Current Limitations (MVP) ------------------------- [](#current-limitations-mvp) - **Sample Data Only**: Currently uses pre-defined documentation snippets - **No Real-Time Updates**: Documentation must be manually re-indexed - **No API Docs**: Only CakePHP Book content is indexed (API docs coming in Phase 2) - **Basic Search**: Keyword-based search only (semantic search coming in Phase 2) Roadmap ------- [](#roadmap) ### Phase 2 - Semantic Search (Planned) [](#phase-2---semantic-search-planned) - Generate embeddings for documentation using OpenAI or local models - Vector similarity search for context-aware results - Better understanding of natural language queries ### Phase 3 - Guidelines & Integration (Planned) [](#phase-3---guidelines--integration-planned) - CakePHP 5.x coding guidelines - Popular plugin guidelines (Tools, Shim, Authentication, etc.) - Auto-generated context files for Claude Code ### Phase 4 - MCP Server (Optional) [](#phase-4---mcp-server-optional) - Model Context Protocol server for AI assistants - Real-time application introspection - Database schema access for AI Examples -------- [](#examples) ### Find Association Documentation [](#find-association-documentation) ``` $ bin/cake boost_search "belongsToMany" Found 1 results: 1. Associations - BelongsToMany [book] Category: orm URL: https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/orm/associations.html#belongstomany The belongsToMany association is used when two models are associated through a join table... ``` ### Find Validation Examples [](#find-validation-examples) ``` $ bin/cake boost_search "validation" Found 2 results: 1. Form Validation - Custom Validators [book] Category: validation URL: https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/core-libraries/validation.html#custom-validation-rules Create custom validation rules as methods in your Table class... 2. Validation Rules [book] Category: validation URL: https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/core-libraries/validation.html Add validation rules in your Table class validationDefault() method... ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) This is currently an internal plugin in the Sandbox project. Once extracted to a separate repository, contributions will be welcome! License ------- [](#license) MIT License Credits ------- [](#credits) Inspired by [Laravel Boost](https://github.com/laravel/boost) ### Health Score 18 — LowBetter than 8% of packages Maintenance47 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity4 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity13 Early-stage or recently created project 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. ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39854?v=4)[Mark Scherer](/maintainers/dereuromark)[@dereuromark](https://github.com/dereuromark) --- Top Contributors [![dereuromark](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39854?v=4)](https://github.com/dereuromark "dereuromark (2 commits)") ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/dereuromark-cakephp-boost/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/dereuromark-cakephp-boost/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/dereuromark-cakephp-boost) ``` PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)