Console applications,
without the ceremony.

A micro-framework for crafting beautiful command-line applications — powered by the Laravel components you already know, with nothing you don't need.

Read the documentation Ship a single binary

composer create-project laravel-zero/laravel-zero my-cli

~/my-cli

$ php my-cli deploy production

Resolving strategy DONE

Building assets DONE

Running migrations DONE

Warming caches DONE

SUCCESS Deployed to production in 2.41s.

Powers the tools developers reach for every day

Laravel Pint

Forge CLI

Cloud CLI

Expose

Batteries, not baggage

Everything a CLI needs. Nothing a website does.

Laravel Zero strips the HTTP kernel, routing, sessions and views out of the equation, and keeps the parts that make Laravel a joy — the container, the console kernel, and the ecosystem.

Single-file binaries

Compile your whole application into one standalone PHAR with a single command. Ship it anywhere PHP runs.

Expressive commands

Signatures, arguments, options and prompts — the exact Artisan API, with zero extra concepts to learn.

Task scheduling

A full cron-style scheduler built in. Define schedules right next to the command they belong to.

Beautiful output

Termwind brings a Tailwind-like syntax to the terminal. Tables, spinners, tasks and progress bars included.

First-class testing

Pest is wired up from the first commit. Assert exit codes, expected output and prompted answers.

Self-updating apps

Ship updates directly to your users. The self-update add-on pulls new releases straight from GitHub.

From class to binary

Write a command. Build a binary. Done.

A Laravel Zero command is a plain PHP class. When you're ready to distribute it, one command compiles the application — dependencies and all — into a single executable file.

php my-cli make:command Deploy: Scaffold a command into app/Commands.
php my-cli app:rename: Give the binary the name your users will type.
php my-cli app:build: Produce a standalone PHAR in builds/.

DeployCommand.php

<?php

namespace App\Commands;

use LaravelZero\Framework\Commands\Command;

final class DeployCommand extends Command
{
    protected $signature = 'deploy {env=staging}';

    protected $description = 'Deploy the application';

    public function handle(Releaser $releaser): void
    {
        $env = $this->argument('env');

        $this->task('Building assets', $releaser->build(...));
        $this->task('Running migrations', $releaser->migrate(...));

        $this->info("Deployed to {$env}.");
    }
}

Opt in, never out

Install only what you use.

php my-cli app:install <addon>

database

Eloquent ORM, migrations and seeders.

log

Monolog channels wired to your app.

filesystem

Local and cloud disks via Flysystem.

dotenv

Environment files for local config.

Interactive, arrow-key driven menus.

http

The Laravel HTTP client, ready to go.

queue

Background jobs with your favourite driver.

self-update

Let users upgrade in place.

Your next CLI is one command away.

Free, open source and MIT licensed.

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Console applications, without the ceremony.