# barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper

IDE Helper for Laravel

Repository: https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/laravel-ide-helper
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: laravel, autocompletion, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-21T12:00:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 75, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4925, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 169, "gap_med": 9, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14956, forks 1191 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:08.998293+00:00)

## What it is
A Laravel package that generates helper files and PHPDoc annotations so IDEs can provide accurate autocompletion for facades, Eloquent models, and container instances. It scans project source files to keep generated docs up-to-date.

## Use cases
- fix missing autocompletion for Laravel facades in PhpStorm
- generate PHPDoc blocks for Eloquent models from database schema
- enable autocomplete for model attributes and query builder methods
- generate PhpStorm .phpstorm.meta.php for container instance resolution
- add autocompletion for factory builders and fluent methods

## When to choose
- you develop Laravel apps and want accurate IDE autocompletion
- your IDE flags Eloquent model properties as undefined
- you use PhpStorm and want container meta support

## When to avoid
- you don't use Laravel
- you don't rely on IDE autocompletion or static analysis
- you're on Laravel 9 or older without the 2.x branch

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, documentation, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, backend
- platform: php, cli
- tags: laravel, ide-helper, phpdoc-generation, autocompletion, phpstorm, eloquent

## Member repositories
- barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:08.998293+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:06:47.793639+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:08.998293+00:00, sha 150801fb8934)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.