title: Installation description: Install WireFlow in your Laravel application. order: 1

Installation

Requirements

• PHP 8.3+
• Laravel 11, 12, or 13
• Livewire 3 or 4

Install via Composer

composer require getartisanflow/wireflow

WireFlow auto-discovers its service provider — no manual registration needed.

Quick setup (recommended)

Run the install command to publish config, assets, and add JS/CSS imports automatically:

php artisan wireflow:install
npm run build

That's it — you're ready to use <x-flow> in your Blade views. See Artisan Commands for details.

Manual setup

If you prefer to set things up manually, follow the steps below.

Import AlpineFlow in your app.js

WireFlow bundles AlpineFlow's JS and CSS in its Composer package. Import from the vendor path in your resources/js/app.js:

import AlpineFlow from '../../vendor/getartisanflow/wireflow/dist/alpineflow.bundle.esm.js';

document.addEventListener('alpine:init', () => {
    window.Alpine.plugin(AlpineFlow);
});

Do not import Alpine separately — Livewire bundles it. Do not call Alpine.start() — Livewire handles that.

Import CSS

In your resources/css/app.css:

/* Structural CSS (required) */
[@import](https://github.com/import) '../../vendor/getartisanflow/wireflow/dist/alpineflow.css';

/* Theme (pick one) */
[@import](https://github.com/import) '../../vendor/getartisanflow/wireflow/dist/alpineflow-theme.css';

Or use the Flux UI theme for Tailwind v4 / Flux apps:

[@import](https://github.com/import) '../../vendor/getartisanflow/wireflow/dist/alpineflow.css';
[@import](https://github.com/import) '../../vendor/getartisanflow/wireflow/dist/alpineflow-theme-flux.css';

Publish config (optional)

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=wireflow-config

This publishes config/wireflow.php. See Configuration.

Optional addons

WireFlow bundles AlpineFlow core only. Layout engines, collaboration, and whiteboard tools are installed separately via npm. The core and addons share a global registry, so they work together regardless of how each was loaded.

Step 1: Install the AlpineFlow npm package

npm install [@getartisanflow](https://github.com/getartisanflow)/alpineflow

This gives you access to addon sub-path imports. You don't need to import core from this package — WireFlow's vendor bundle provides the core.

Step 2: Install addon peer dependencies

Only install what you need:

npm install [@dagrejs](https://github.com/dagrejs)/dagre    # for dagre layout
npm install d3-force          # for force-directed layout
npm install d3-hierarchy      # for tree/cluster layout
npm install elkjs             # for ELK layout engine
npm install yjs y-websocket y-protocols  # for real-time collaboration
# whiteboard has no peer deps

Step 3: Register addons in app.js

// Core from WireFlow vendor bundle
import AlpineFlow from '../../vendor/getartisanflow/wireflow/dist/alpineflow.bundle.esm.js';

// Addons from npm (only import what you installed)
import AlpineFlowDagre from '[@getartisanflow](https://github.com/getartisanflow)/alpineflow/dagre';
import AlpineFlowWhiteboard from '[@getartisanflow](https://github.com/getartisanflow)/alpineflow/whiteboard';

document.addEventListener('alpine:init', () => {
    window.Alpine.plugin(AlpineFlow);
    window.Alpine.plugin(AlpineFlowDagre);
    window.Alpine.plugin(AlpineFlowWhiteboard);
});

Available addons

See the AlpineFlow addon docs for details.