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Laravel 13.38: no more stale reads after a write, usingWritePdo and a cache-safe /up

Laravel 13.38 adds PreventStaleDatabaseReads, Connection::usingWritePdo(), CountCrashesAsExceptions for listeners/mail/notifications and a route-cache-safe /up.

Oct 20, 20268 min read

LaravelVueJs

Laravel Context: one request id on every log line and in every queued job

Hidden gem: the Context facade stamps a request id, user and route on every log line and carries them into queued jobs. Hidden values stay out of logs. Tested on Laravel 13.37.

Oct 20, 202610 min read

LaravelVueJs

Laravel AI SDK 1.3: typed structured output and file limits

Laravel AI SDK 1.3 types structured responses for PHPStan, caps remote files at 100 MB and hardens file IDs. Two changes can break your app on upgrade.

Oct 20, 202612 min read

LaravelVueJs

Laravel automatic eager loading: kill N+1 with one line

Hidden gem: one line in AppServiceProvider turns every forgotten with() into one batched query. 51 queries became 2 in our Laravel 13.37 test.

Oct 19, 20268 min read

LaravelVueJs

This week in Laravel & Inertia: AI failure events, Oct 19, 2026

AI SDK 1.2.2/1.2.3 add failure events and wider classification, Wayfinder 0.1.23 builds without a database, and Laravel 12.70 backports fixes.

Oct 19, 202610 min read

Laravel

Laravel 13.37: strict Rule::numeric(), queue filters and JPEG XL

Laravel 13.37 adds Rule::numeric(strict: true), queue:failed --queue, multi-id queue:forget, JPEG XL in the Image API, and withWhereHas column selection with a callback.

Oct 16, 20268 min read

Laravel

Wayfinder + Precognition catch up with Laravel's QUERY routes

Wayfinder 0.1.22 and Precognition 2.1.1 add first-class QUERY support, so Route::query() finally works end-to-end with typed clients and live validation.

Oct 16, 20267 min read

LaravelVueJs

Cache::flexible: serve stale cache while it refreshes

Hidden gem: Cache::flexible serves slightly stale data instantly and refreshes after the response. No user waits on a cache miss. Tested on Laravel 13.35.

Oct 15, 20269 min read

Laravel

Laravel 13.36: validation rule builders, Vitess olap() and sticky queue flushes

Laravel 13.36 adds Rule:: builders for almost every validation rule, DB::olap() for PlanetScale, and a flag that stops queue workers sticking to the write database.

Oct 14, 202610 min read

LaravelVueJs

Laravel AI SDK 1.2.1: Stop middleware for agent runs

Laravel AI SDK 1.2.1 adds Stop::when, Stop::unless and StepResult::stop() to end agent runs early. Tested stop button, token budgets and a Vue 3 + Inertia 3 UI.

Oct 20, 202613 min read

LaravelVueJs

Laravel defer(): run code after the response, no queue worker

Hidden gem: Laravel's defer() runs CRM syncs, webhooks and analytics after the user gets their page. No queue worker, one line. Tested on Laravel 13.35.

Oct 12, 20269 min read

LaravelVueJs

Laravel AI SDK 1.1 and 1.2: Agent Skills, tool approval, Cohere

Laravel AI SDK 1.1 and 1.2 add Agent Skills, approval for built-in tools, Cohere chat, MoveFile and OpenAI image classification. Tested code, a Vue approval prompt and upgrade notes.

Oct 12, 202616 min read

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