# cmgmyr/laravel-messenger

Simple user messaging package for Laravel

Repository: https://github.com/cmgmyr/laravel-messenger
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/laravel-messenger
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: laravel, php, laravel-messenger, messenger, composer, composer-packages, package, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-03-18T03:25:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 72, release rhythm 43, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4326, "days_push": 168, "days_rel": 168, "gap_med": 373, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2574, forks 510 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:01.562723+00:00)

## What it is
A Laravel package that adds a full user-to-user messaging system to Laravel applications, supporting multiple conversations, group threads, and unread message tracking. It is installed via Composer and provides Eloquent models and migrations for threads, messages, and participants.

## Use cases
- add private direct messaging between users in a Laravel app
- build group chat threads where only participants can see messages
- show users their unread message count
- display the latest message for each conversation thread
- implement open forum-style threads visible to everyone
- add participants to an ongoing conversation

## When to choose
- you have a Laravel application and need built-in user messaging without building it from scratch
- you want flexible messaging primitives you can layer your own access control on top of
- you need one-to-one and group conversations backed by Eloquent models

## When to avoid
- you need real-time chat with websockets or push delivery out of the box
- your project is not built on Laravel or PHP
- you need a full-featured chat UI, not just backend messaging models

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: middleware, database, api-framework
- domain: messaging-platforms, web-development, backend
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: laravel, messaging, composer-package, private-messaging, group-chat, eloquent

## Member repositories
- cmgmyr/laravel-messenger (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.562723+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 2026-08-30T02:22:45.507050+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cmgmyr/laravel-messenger (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.562723+00:00, sha ab1e83001c18)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.