Caching get_certificate lookups in Caddy
Mattias open sourced a small Caddy module that caches get_certificate HTTP lookups, avoiding a backend fetch on every TLS handshake. A nice write-up on the problem, the design, and the trade-offs. Read more
The ghost domain problem in DNS, and what we're doing about it
A good write-up on the ghost domain problem in DNS: domains removed from a registry can still appear healthy to uptime checkers because recursive resolvers keep stale delegations warm. The Oh Dear team explains the edge case and how they're tightening their resolver setup to reduce that blind spot. Read more
Multi-Agent Orchestration in Laravel: When You Actually Need It
A practical take on multi-agent setups in Laravel: another agent only earns its place when it needs its own model, tools, or instructions. Good piece on delegation tradeoffs, context handoff, and how to test routing before it becomes an expensive latency tax. Read more
#[RouteParameter] Does Not Bind Your Model
Michael Dyrynda explains a subtle Laravel gotcha: #[RouteParameter] only reads the current route parameter value, it does not perform implicit model binding. Good reminder that the controller signature still matters when you expect a bound model inside a form request. Read more
Prompt-Injection Guardrails in Laravel: Defend the Tools, Not the Prompt
You can't out-prompt an attacker — to the model, your system instructions and a malicious support ticket are the same text. So stop defending the prompt and lock down the boundaries you actually control: tools scoped to the authenticated user server-side, middleware that screens and logs, output handled as untrusted input, a human in front of anything irreversible, and a fake-free test that fails CI the moment someone drops the auth scope. Read more
More time to think
Matthias writes that AI has shifted more of software development from typing to thinking, reviewing, and iterating. Nice reflection on how agentic coding, parallel worktrees, and voice dictation can slow individual features down while still increasing overall output. Read more
Logging is here!
Flare now supports log collection for Laravel and PHP apps, with real-time filtering and search in the same polished interface. A nice overview of what logging adds and how to get started with the new SDK release. Read more
Evals in Laravel: How to Prove Your AI Output Is Actually Good
Your Agent::fake() tests prove your Laravel AI feature runs — not that its output is any good. This evals a real ticket classifier with the AI SDK: a golden dataset for the fields you can check, an LLM-as-judge for the free text you can't, and a regression gate that catches a bad prompt before your customers do. Read more
Flare ❤️ Livewire
We built deep Livewire support into Flare, making component hierarchies, lifecycle phases, method calls, and related queries visible inside traces. It looks like a solid step forward for understanding where Livewire apps spend time and where things go wrong. Read more
Svelte support for Flare is here!
We shipped a Svelte 5 integration for Flare with an error boundary, component hierarchy reporting, and lifecycle-aware context. Looks especially useful for seeing which component broke, and where the error came from. Read more
New Webpack and Next.js plugins for Flare
We shipped dedicated webpack and Next.js plugins for Flare that upload sourcemaps after each production build. Nice update, especially the Next.js wrapper that handles source map generation and cleanup for you. Read more
The Reason I Love Tempest for APIs
Steve King explains why Tempest feels so nice for API work: typed request objects, declarative validation, route discovery, and a low-ceremony action flow. It is a good look at how the framework removes boilerplate without giving up clarity. Read more
Forgot to Update Livewire. Got Hacked
Daniel Petrica tells the story of how an unpatched Livewire vulnerability on a forgotten side project exposed Mailcoach API keys and led to 50,000 spam emails being sent. It is a useful reminder to keep dormant apps updated, and a good real-world example of how Docker can limit the blast radius when something goes wrong. Read more
Using property hooks in PHP
Michael Dyrynda shows how PHP 8.4 property hooks can replace simple computed getter methods with virtual properties. He makes the case for using them when you want a clean, property-based API for derived values. Read more