Release Date: January 26, 2026
Laravel Boost Version: 2.0.0
Laravel Boost v2.0 is now out and introduces a new Skills system that enables developers to extend and customize their development workflow. This major release also includes a revamped installation experience, package discovery improvements, and Inertia Vue skill syntax support.
- Skills support with synchronization capabilities
- Skill Overrides
- New
boost:add-skillArtisan command - Refactored installation UX
According to Taylor's tweet you can upgrade with the following command:
composer update php artisan boost:install
What's New in Boost v2
Skills Support
The headline feature of v2.0 is the new Skills system. Skills allow you to integrate additional functionality into your Boost-powered workflow, making it easier to customize and extend your development environment. The release includes full synchronization capabilities to keep your skills up to date.
Skill Overrides
With v2 you can also override skills completely:
Example 1: Replace a skill entirely
.ai/skills/nuxt-development/SKILL.md (user's custom skill)`
This skills is copied as it is to skills.
Example 2: Version-specific override
.ai/livewire/3/skill/livewire-development/SKILL.md (user's Livewire v3 skill)
This overrides only the v3 skill for livewire-developmenet.
boost:add-skill Command
A new Artisan command to let you fetch and install AI skills directly from GitHub repositories.
# Short format (owner/repo) php artisan boost:add-skill vercel-labs/agent-skills # Full GitHub URL php artisan boost:add-skill https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills # With specific subdirectory path php artisan boost:add-skill owner/repo/.ai/skills
Technical Improvements
- Refactored namespace for "RendersBladeGuidelines" with updated references
- Enhanced tool execution testing and error handling
- Refactored MCP-related tests for better coverage
--no-interactionflag added to wayfinder skills command- UpdateCommand validation improvements
References
