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laravel/tinker
==============

Powerful REPL for the Laravel framework.

v3.0.0(2mo ago)7.4k423.8M↓10.6%139[1 issues](https://github.com/laravel/tinker/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/laravel/tinker/pulls)20MITPHPPHP ^8.1CI passing

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[![Logo Laravel Tinker](/art/logo.svg)](/art/logo.svg)

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Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

Laravel Tinker is a powerful REPL for the Laravel framework.

Official Documentation
----------------------

[](#official-documentation)

Documentation for Tinker can be found on the [Laravel website](https://laravel.com/docs/artisan#tinker).

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Thank you for considering contributing to Tinker! The contribution guide can be found in the [Laravel documentation](https://laravel.com/docs/contributions).

Code of Conduct
---------------

[](#code-of-conduct)

In order to ensure that the Laravel community is welcoming to all, please review and abide by the [Code of Conduct](https://laravel.com/docs/contributions#code-of-conduct).

Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

Please review [our security policy](https://github.com/laravel/tinker/security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities.

License
-------

[](#license)

Laravel Tinker is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE.md).

###  Health Score

84

—

ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity86

Widely adopted with strong download metrics

Community60

Healthy contributor diversity

Maturity84

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~86 days

Recently: every ~22 days

Total

40

Last Release

62d ago

Major Versions

1.x-dev → v2.0.02019-11-26

2.x-dev → v3.0.02026-03-17

PHP version history (4 changes)v1.0.0PHP &gt;=5.5.9

v2.0.0PHP ^7.2

v2.5.0PHP ^7.2.5|^8.0

v3.0.0PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/463230?v=4)[Taylor Otwell](/maintainers/taylorotwell)[@taylorotwell](https://github.com/taylorotwell)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

laravelpsyshrepltinkerlaravelREPLpsyshTinker

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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