You can now run fully managed Symfony apps on Laravel Cloud, Forge introduced managed Valkey caches and object storage, the framework added 𝙱𝚞𝚜::𝚋𝚞𝚕𝚔() for dispatching large job batches in a single insert, and Laravel's AI and MCP packages gained full client and server tooling so your agents can connect to any MCP server.
The Laravel Framework shipped 𝙱𝚞𝚜::𝚋𝚞𝚕𝚔() for dispatching large job batches in a single database insert, Postgres transaction pooler support for PgBouncer and RDS Proxy, and MCP client and server tooling so AI agents can use tools from any MCP server.
Laravel Cloud now runs fully managed Symfony apps with zero code changes, added the ability to deploy and pay through Stripe Projects, and shipped personalized notifications with per-application Slack routing.
Laravel Forge introduced managed Valkey caches and managed object storage, both provisioned from the dashboard, along with redesigned notification emails.
Laravel Framework
𝙱𝚞𝚜::𝚋𝚞𝚕𝚔(): Queue large batches of jobs with a single bulk database insert per queue and connection, removing the per-job write cost of dispatching one at a time.- Postgres Transaction Pooler Support: Run Postgres behind transaction-mode poolers like PgBouncer and AWS RDS Proxy by setting
𝚙𝚘𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚍 => 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚎in your database config. The framework handles emulated prepares, boolean binding, and everything else the pooler requires, and you can bypass it per connection with::𝚍𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝. - MCP Client and Server Tool Support: Laravel AI agents can now use tools from remote MCP servers over HTTP and from local MCP server classes, with schema translation, wrapping, and invocation handled for you.
Read the full Laravel Framework changelog.
Laravel Cloud
- Symfony on Laravel Cloud: Deploy Symfony applications on Laravel Cloud with no code changes. Cloud reads your
𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚛.𝚓𝚜𝚘𝚗, detects𝚜𝚢𝚖𝚏𝚘𝚗𝚢/𝚏𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔-𝚋𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎, and configures the runtime automatically. Doctrine, Symfony Messenger with managed queues, Mailer, Valkey caching, R2 object storage, and per-pull-request preview environments all work out of the box. Symfony 7.4 LTS and 8.x are supported on PHP 8.2 through 8.5. - Deploy with Stripe Projects: Laravel Cloud is now available through Stripe Projects, so you can discover, provision, and pay directly from the Stripe CLI, including agent-based provisioning, with a single command.
- Improved Notifications: Email notifications are now personalized for each team member, configurable across organizations, applications, and environments. Slack notifications are set at the organization level with a default channel and per-application routing, so teams stay informed without notification overload.
- Expanded Outbound IP Addresses: Laravel Cloud has provisioned additional outbound IP addresses across several regions to improve networking capacity and reliability. If you maintain an allowlist for Laravel Cloud's outbound IPs, update your firewall rules to include the new addresses before they go live on Wednesday, July 8th.
Read the full Laravel Cloud changelog.
Laravel Forge
- Managed Valkey Caches: Valkey is now available as a fully managed datastore in Forge, provisioned and managed directly from the dashboard.
- Managed Object Storage: Forge now offers managed object storage, so you can create and manage buckets from the dashboard alongside your servers and databases.
Read the full Forge changelog.