# laravel-zero/laravel-zero

A PHP framework for console artisans

Repository: https://github.com/laravel-zero/laravel-zero
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/laravel-zero
Homepage: https://laravel-zero.com
Language: PHP
License Family: other
Topics: laravel, php, composer, console, console-application, framework, application, utility, terminal, shell, laravel-zero, standalone, performance, symfony, illuminate, cli, command-line, tool, micro-framework, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-12T12:24:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3506, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3998, forks 208 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:31.965813+00:00)

## What it is
Laravel Zero is an unofficial micro-framework built on Laravel components, optimized for building command-line applications in PHP. It strips out HTTP routing, sessions, and views while keeping the service container, Artisan-style commands, task scheduling, and optional Eloquent, and can compile apps into a single standalone PHAR binary.

## Use cases
- build a cli tool in php
- create a console application with laravel
- compile a php cli app into a single binary
- schedule cron-style tasks from a php command
- build an interactive terminal menu app
- make a self-updating command-line tool
- use eloquent in a console script

## When to choose
- you already know Laravel and want the same DX for CLI tools
- you need a batteries-included PHP console framework with scheduling, testing, and database options
- you want to distribute a CLI as a single PHAR executable

## When to avoid
- you are building a web application or API
- you want a minimal zero-dependency CLI without framework overhead
- you need a language other than PHP

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: cli, web-framework, scheduling, logging, testing, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, web-development
- platform: php, cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: micro-framework, laravel, artisan, console-application, phar, standalone-binary, symfony-console, termwind, self-updating, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- laravel-zero/laravel-zero (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:31.965813+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 2026-08-29T18:24:09.800650+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/laravel-zero/laravel-zero (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:31.965813+00:00, sha 243d20aae6cb)
  - homepage: https://laravel-zero.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:17:18.293831+00:00, sha 761befaab90c)
  - site_page: https://laravel-zero.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:17:18.302880+00:00, sha 9e9235a68dcf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.