/laravel-attributes

name: laravel-attributes
description: Use when migrating Eloquent models, Jobs, Console commands, Controllers, API Resources, Validation, Factories or Seeders to Laravel 13 PHP attributes.
versions:
  laravel: "13.0"
  php: "8.3"
user-invocable: true
references: references/eloquent.md, references/queue.md, references/console.md, references/controllers.md, references/validation.md, references/api-resources.md, references/factories-seeders.md, references/templates/Model-with-attributes.php.md, references/templates/Job-with-attributes.php.md
related-skills: laravel-eloquent, laravel-queues, laravel-api

<objective> Covers all 7 categories of Laravel 13 first-party PHP 8.3 attributes that replace legacy class properties: Eloquent (#[Table], #[Fillable], #[Hidden], #[Guarded], #[Appends], #[Touches], #[Connection]), Queue/Job (#[Connection], #[Queue], #[Tries], #[Timeout], #[Backoff], #[MaxExceptions], #[FailOnTimeout], #[UniqueFor]), Console (#[Signature], #[Description]), Controllers (#[Middleware], #[Authorize]), Validation (#[RedirectTo], #[StopOnFirstFailure]), API Resources (#[Collects], #[PreserveKeys]), and Factories/Seeders (#[UseModel], #[Seed], #[Seeder]). </objective>

Laravel 13 PHP Attributes

Agent Workflow (MANDATORY)

Before ANY implementation, spawn 3 agents in parallel, one `Agent` call each with a `name`:

1. **fuse-ai-pilot:explore-codebase** - Scan existing models/jobs/controllers for legacy `protected $fillable / $hidden / $connection` properties to convert 2. **fuse-ai-pilot:research-expert** - Verify Laravel 13 release notes for attribute coverage and edge cases 3. **mcp__context7__query-docs** - Pull authoritative examples from `laravel.com/docs/13.x`

After implementation, run **fuse-ai-pilot:sniper** for validation.

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Overview

| Category | Attributes | |---------|-------------| | **Eloquent** | `#[Table]` `#[Connection]` `#[Fillable]` `#[Hidden]` `#[Visible]` `#[Guarded]` `#[Unguarded]` `#[Appends]` `#[Touches]` | | **Queue / Job** | `#[Connection]` `#[Queue]` `#[Tries]` `#[Timeout]` `#[Backoff]` `#[MaxExceptions]` `#[FailOnTimeout]` `#[UniqueFor]` | | **Console** | `#[Signature]` `#[Description]` | | **Controllers** | `#[Middleware]` `#[Authorize]` | | **Validation** | `#[RedirectTo]` `#[StopOnFirstFailure]` | | **API Resources** | `#[Collects]` `#[PreserveKeys]` | | **Factories / Seeders** | `#[UseModel]` `#[Seed]` `#[Seeder]` |

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Critical Rules

1. **NEVER mix attributes and legacy properties** - `#[Fillable(['name'])]` + `protected $fillable = [...]` causes Laravel to ignore the attribute silently 2. **Class-level only** - All Eloquent / Job / Controller attributes apply to the class, never to private/protected methods 3. **Single source of truth** - Choose attributes OR properties per class; refactor in one pass to avoid drift 4. **Inheritance is additive** - Child class attributes merge with parent attributes; redeclare to override 5. **Import the right namespace** - `Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Attributes\*` for Eloquent, `Illuminate\Queue\Attributes\*` for Jobs

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Architecture

app/
├── Models/
│   └── User.php              # #[Table] #[Fillable] #[Hidden] #[Appends]
├── Jobs/
│   └── ProcessPodcast.php    # #[Connection] #[Queue] #[Tries] #[Backoff]
├── Console/Commands/
│   └── SendEmails.php        # #[Signature] #[Description]
├── Http/
│   ├── Controllers/
│   │   └── PostController.php # #[Middleware] #[Authorize]
│   └── Resources/
│       └── PostCollection.php # #[Collects] #[PreserveKeys]
└── Http/Requests/
    └── StoreUserRequest.php   # #[RedirectTo] #[StopOnFirstFailure]

→ See [Model-with-attributes.php.md](references/templates/Model-with-attributes.php.md) for full example

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Reference Guide

| Topic | Reference | When to Consult | |-------|-----------|-----------------| | **Eloquent models** | [eloquent.md](references/eloquent.md) | Migrating `$fillable / $hidden / $table / $connection` | | **Queue jobs** | [queue.md](references/queue.md) | Replacing `$tries / $timeout / $backoff` properties | | **Console commands** | [console.md](references/console.md) | Refactoring `$signature / $description` properties | | **Controllers** | [controllers.md](references/controllers.md) | Moving middleware/authorize from constructors | | **Validation** | [validation.md](references/validation.md) | FormRequest redirect + early-stop config | | **API Resources** | [api-resources.md](references/api-resources.md) | Collection wrapping and key preservation | | **Factories / Seeders** | [factories-seeders.md](references/factories-seeders.md) | Model binding and seeder discovery |

Templates

| Template | When to Use | |----------|-------------| | [Model-with-attributes.php.md](references/templates/Model-with-attributes.php.md) | Net new Eloquent model | | [Job-with-attributes.php.md](references/templates/Job-with-attributes.php.md) | Net new queue Job |

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Quick Reference

Eloquent model

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Attributes\{Table, Fillable, Hidden, Appends};

#[Table('flights')]
#[Fillable(['name', 'origin'])]
#[Hidden(['password'])]
#[Appends(['is_admin'])]
class Flight extends Model {}

Queue job

use Illuminate\Queue\Attributes\{Connection, Queue, Tries, Backoff};

#[Connection('redis')]
#[Queue('podcasts')]
#[Tries(5)]
#[Backoff([10, 30, 60])]
class ProcessPodcast implements ShouldQueue {}

→ See [Job-with-attributes.php.md](references/templates/Job-with-attributes.php.md) for complete example

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Best Practices

DO

• Convert one class at a time and run tests between commits
• Keep attribute imports grouped at the top via PHP 8.1 grouped `use` syntax
• Use `#[Fillable]` for mass-assigned models and `#[Unguarded]` only on trusted internal models
• Combine `#[Connection]` + `#[Queue]` on Jobs to centralize routing intent

DON'T

• Don't mix `#[Fillable(['x'])]` with `protected $fillable = ['y']` - the property silently wins on some setups, the attribute