v12 Now built on Laravel 12 components

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.

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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.

Console applications, without the ceremony.