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skylence/laravel-essentials
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Meta-package with essential Laravel dev tooling

v1.0.2(3w ago)018MITPHP ^8.3CI passing

Since Apr 16Pushed 3w agoCompare

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Skylence Essentials
===================

[](#skylence-essentials)

Meta-package with essential Laravel tooling. One install for runtime packages, one for dev tools.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require skylence/laravel-essentials
```

What's Included
---------------

[](#whats-included)

### Runtime

[](#runtime)

PackageWhat it does[livewire/blaze](https://github.com/livewire/blaze)Livewire component library[nunomaduro/essentials](https://github.com/nunomaduro/essentials)Better defaults for Laravel (strict models, immutable dates, force HTTPS, etc.)### Dev (require-dev)

[](#dev-require-dev)

PackageWhat it does[captainhook/captainhook](https://github.com/captainhookphp/captainhook)Git hooks management[larastan/larastan](https://github.com/larastan/larastan)PHPStan for Laravel[laravel/pint](https://github.com/laravel/pint)Code style fixer[nunomaduro/collision](https://github.com/nunomaduro/collision)Beautiful error reporting[orchestra/testbench](https://github.com/orchestral/testbench)Laravel package testing[pestphp/pest](https://github.com/pestphp/pest)Testing framework[pestphp/pest-plugin-arch](https://github.com/pestphp/pest-plugin-arch)Architecture testing[pestphp/pest-plugin-laravel](https://github.com/pestphp/pest-plugin-laravel)Laravel testing helpers[pestphp/pest-plugin-type-coverage](https://github.com/pestphp/pest-plugin-type-coverage)Type coverage analysis[phpstan/phpstan](https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan)Static analysis[phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules](https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules)PHPStan deprecation rules[rector/rector](https://github.com/rectorphp/rector)Automated refactoring[spatie/laravel-ray](https://github.com/spatie/laravel-ray)Debug with RayLicense
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

42

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

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 ~15 days

Total

3

Last Release

25d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8ad0eeb3e0f0183e243d7edf649313243750f8048918eb00c9c041c5dc379149?d=identicon)[skylence](/maintainers/skylence)

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Top Contributors

[![jonasvanderhaegen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7755555?v=4)](https://github.com/jonasvanderhaegen "jonasvanderhaegen (8 commits)")

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Tags

collectionlaravelpackagelaravelessentialsdev-toolsmeta-package

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector

Code StyleLaravel Pint

Type Coverage Yes

### Embed Badge

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