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Laravel Permission (Spatie)

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Spatie Laravel Permission - roles, permissions, middleware, Blade directives, teams, wildcards, super-admin, API, testing. Use when implementing RBAC, role-based access control, or user authorization.

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Laravel Permission (Spatie)

Agent Workflow (MANDATORY)

Before ANY implementation, launch in parallel:

  1. fuse-ai-pilot:explore-codebase - Check existing auth patterns
  2. fuse-ai-pilot:research-expert - Verify Spatie Permission docs via Context7
  3. mcp__context7__query-docs - Check Laravel authorization patterns

After implementation, run fuse-ai-pilot:sniper for validation.


Overview

Spatie Laravel Permission provides complete role-based access control (RBAC) for Laravel applications.

ComponentPurpose
RoleGroup of permissions (admin, writer)
PermissionSingle ability (edit articles)
MiddlewareRoute protection
Blade DirectivesUI authorization
TeamsMulti-tenant scoping
WildcardsHierarchical permissions
Super AdminBypass all checks
EventsAudit logging (v6.15.0+)
Query ScopesFilter users by role/​permission
API SupportSanctum/​Passport integration
PoliciesResource-based authorization

Critical Rules

  1. Seed roles/​permissions in DatabaseSeeder
  2. Cache reset after changes: php artisan permission:cache-reset
  3. Use kebab-case for naming: edit-articles
  4. Never hardcode role checks in controllers - use middleware
  5. Set team context early in request for multi-tenant apps
  6. Specify guard for API - permission:edit,api
  7. Clear cache in tests - Reset in setUp()/​beforeEach()

Reference Guide

Core Concepts

TopicReferenceWhen to consult
Setupspatie-permission.mdInstallation, model setup, core methods
Middlewaremiddleware.mdRoute protection patterns
Bladeblade-directives.mdUI authorization directives
Direct vs Roledirect-permissions.mdPermission inheritance

Advanced Features

TopicReferenceWhen to consult
Teamsteams.mdMulti-tenant permissions
Wildcardswildcard-permissions.mdHierarchical patterns
Super Adminsuper-admin.mdBypass all permissions
Custom Modelscustom-models.mdUUID, extending models

Integration

TopicReferenceWhen to consult
API Usageapi-usage.mdSanctum, guards, JSON responses
Policiespolicies.mdLaravel Policy integration
Query Scopesquery-scopes.mdUser::role(), User::permission()
Eventsevents.mdAudit logging, notifications

Operations & Quality

TopicReferenceWhen to consult
Cachecache.mdPerformance, debugging
CLIartisan-commands.mdArtisan commands
Testingtesting.mdTests, factories, setup
Performanceperformance.mdOptimization, N+1, caching

Templates (Code Examples)

Setup & Seeding
TemplatePurpose
UserModel.php.mdUser model with HasRoles trait
RoleSeeder.php.mdBasic role seeding
PermissionSeeder.php.mdPermission creation seeder
WildcardSeeder.php.mdHierarchical permissions
Routes & Middleware
TemplatePurpose
routes-example.mdProtected routes examples
ControllerMiddleware.php.mdMiddleware in controllers
BladeExamples.blade.mdBlade directive examples
Teams & Multi-Tenant
TemplatePurpose
TeamMiddleware.php.mdMulti-tenant middleware
TeamSeeder.php.mdTeam-scoped roles seeder
TeamModel.php.mdTeam model with boot
Super Admin & Cache
TemplatePurpose
SuperAdminSetup.php.mdGate::before bypass
CacheConfig.php.mdCache configuration
DeployScript.sh.mdCI/​CD cache management
API Integration
TemplatePurpose
ApiPermissionSetup.php.mdAPI guard + Sanctum
ApiExceptionHandler.php.mdJSON error responses
ApiUserResource.php.mdUser resource with permissions
Policies & Events
TemplatePurpose
PostPolicy.php.mdPolicy with Spatie integration
PermissionEventListener.php.mdAudit event listeners
UserQueryExamples.php.mdQuery scope examples
PermissionAudit.php.mdAudit service
Testing
TemplatePurpose
PermissionTest.php.mdPest & PHPUnit tests
UserFactory.php.mdFactory with permission states
Custom Models
TemplatePurpose
CustomRole.php.mdExtended Role model
CustomPermission.php.mdExtended Permission model
UUIDMigration.php.mdUUID tables migration
SetupPermissions.php.mdCustom artisan command

Quick Reference

Assign Role

$user->assignRole('admin');

Check Permission

$user->can('edit articles');

Middleware (Web)

Route::middleware(['role:admin'])->group(fn () => ...);

Middleware (API)

Route::middleware(['auth:sanctum', 'permission:edit,api'])->group(fn () => ...);

Blade

@role('admin') ... @endrole
@can('edit articles') ... @endcan

Query Scopes

User::role('admin')->get();
User::permission('edit articles')->get();

Teams

setPermissionsTeamId($team->id);

Wildcards

$role->givePermissionTo('articles.*');

Super Admin

Gate::before(fn ($user, $ability) =>
    $user->hasRole('Super-Admin') ? true : null
);

Testing

beforeEach(fn () => app(PermissionRegistrar::class)->forgetCachedPermissions());

Feature Matrix

FeatureStatusReference
Basic RBAC✅spatie-permission.md
Middleware✅middleware.md
Blade Directives✅blade-directives.md
Multi-Guard (web/​api)✅middleware.md, api-usage.md
Teams (Multi-Tenant)✅teams.md
Wildcard Permissions✅wildcard-permissions.md
Super Admin✅super-admin.md
Cache Management✅cache.md
Direct vs Role Perms✅direct-permissions.md
Artisan Commands✅artisan-commands.md
UUID Support✅custom-models.md
Custom Models✅custom-models.md
Events (v6.15.0+)✅events.md
Query Scopes✅query-scopes.md
Policy Integration✅policies.md
API / Sanctum✅api-usage.md
Testing✅testing.md
Performance✅performance.md

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