Laravel Sanctum Starter Kit Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Adopt vs. build: v1.0.0 provides a ready Laravel 13 + Sanctum starter with API documentation and strict quality checks, reducing the need to assemble authentication, API scaffolding, Docker/Sail setup, and baseline CI checks from scratch.
• Roadmap acceleration: Useful for greenfield API-first products, internal services, SPAs, mobile backends, and prototypes that need Sanctum token authentication and a documented API foundation quickly.
• Standardization: Teams can evaluate it as a default starting point for new Laravel services that require consistent authentication, documentation, local Docker workflow, and quality gates.
• Build-vs-wait decision: The package is public on GitHub, but Packagist registration is pending. Teams can install immediately from GitHub; organizations requiring Packagist-only dependency flow should wait or plan a temporary repository override.
• Risk-adjusted feature choice: The release targets PHP 8.5, Composer 2.10+, and Laravel 13, so adoption signals a willingness to operate on a very current stack rather than conservative LTS-style versions.

When to Consider This Package

Consider it when:

• Starting a new Laravel 13 API or backend that will use Sanctum for token-based authentication.
• The team is already on or willing to adopt PHP 8.5 and Composer 2.10+.
• A Docker/Sail-based development workflow is acceptable or desirable.
• You want API documentation and strict PHP quality checks included from day one.
• You are comfortable installing from the public GitHub repository until Packagist registration is complete.
• The team values speed of setup over a longer vendor/security review cycle for a v1.0.0 open-source starter.

Look elsewhere or defer when:

• You are constrained to PHP versions below 8.5, older Laravel versions, or cannot upgrade Composer.
• Your organization requires Packagist registration, formal vendor onboarding, or a mature release history before adoption.
• You need OAuth/OIDC/SAML, complex role/permission modeling, or enterprise identity integrations beyond Sanctum’s scope.
• You cannot use Docker/Sail in local development or CI.
• You need proven long-term maintenance, backward-compatibility guarantees, or a security-audited starter kit.
• The product requires a conservative, stable stack rather than Laravel 13 and PHP 8.5.

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

Executive summary: v1.0.0 is the first public release of a Laravel Sanctum starter kit that bundles Laravel 13, Sanctum authentication, API documentation, Sail-based Docker development, and strict quality checks. It can reduce time-to-first-API and standardize how new Laravel API services are bootstrapped.

Engineering summary: The release passed PHP checks and fresh-clone setup validation. Installation from the public GitHub repository works now; the short Composer command will be available after Packagist registration. The main adoption considerations are the bleeding-edge PHP 8.5/Laravel 13 requirement, v1.0.0 maturity, and the pending Packagist listing.

Recommendation: Pilot on a low-risk greenfield API or internal service if the team is already comfortable with PHP 8.5 and Laravel 13. Use GitHub-based installation for evaluation, confirm the quality checks fit your CI standards, and revisit broader standardization after Packagist registration and early production feedback.