May brought some big updates, including full-stack scale to zero and managed queues on Laravel Cloud, font optimization to the full Laravel stack, a new way to build multi-agent pipelines in PHP, and fully managed MySQL databases for Forge.
The Laravel Framework shipped @𝚏𝚘𝚗𝚝 Blade directive for automatic font preloading and optimization, interruptible jobs that let workers react to shutdown signals, and sub-agent support so agents can delegate to other agents as tools.
Laravel Cloud shipped full-stack scale-to-zero compute that wakes your entire stack in under 500 ms, updates to our plans that include $5 in usage credits, spending limits, and managed queues with autoscaling workers and a built-in failed jobs dashboard.
Laravel Forge added managed MySQL 8.4, set PHP 8.5 as the default for new servers, and now automatically restarts Horizon when environment variables change.
Laravel Nightwatch expanded its MCP server to surface performance timing data alongside exceptions.
Laravel Framework
@𝚏𝚘𝚗𝚝Blade Directive: The new@𝚏𝚘𝚗𝚝directive reads font manifests generated by the Vite font plugin and automatically injects preload tags, inline@𝚏𝚘𝚗𝚝-𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎styles, and HTTP/2 push headers in one shot. Pass aliases to load only the families a specific page needs:@𝚏𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚜(["𝚜𝚊𝚗𝚜", "𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚘"]).- Interruptible Jobs: The new
Interruptibleinterface lets jobs react when a queue worker receives aSIGTERMduring deployment—stopping loops, releasing locks, or saving state before the worker shuts down. - Sub-Agent Support as Tools: Laravel AI agents can now delegate to other agents. Return any agent from your
tools()method and the parent's LLM invokes it like any other tool, with isolated context so no conversation history bleeds across.
Read the full Laravel Framework changelog.
Laravel Cloud
- Full-Stack Scale to Zero: Your entire stack—compute, databases, and cache—now scales to zero and wakes as a unit in under 500 ms, 20x faster than before. Scheduled tasks still fire, and queue workers keep processing while compute sleeps. New Flex compute comes in 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB sizes.
- Spending Limits: Set a hard monthly spending limit for your org and get alerts at 50%, 80%, 90%, and 100% of your custom amount. When the limit is reached, provisioning of new compute stops, so you never spend over your budget.
- Managed Queues: Handle provisioning, worker execution, and automatic scaling based on the work waiting to be processed. Each managed queue is independent with its own pool of workers, instance size, and scaling configurations—even to zero. A failed jobs dashboard with retry tooling is also available, so background work is isolated from your web traffic and easy to operate.
- Plan Updates: We’ve revamped our plan structure so that every new paid plan now includes $5 in monthly usage credits, and updated the Starter plan to start at $5/month, with the first month free for new users.
Read the full Laravel Cloud changelog.
Laravel Forge
- Managed MySQL 8.4: MySQL 8.4 joins PostgreSQL as a fully managed option in Forge, with automated backups, read replicas, and a new dashboard for configuring database alerts.
- PHP 8.5 Default: PHP 8.5 is now the default for all newly provisioned servers. Existing servers are unaffected.
- Automatic Horizon Restarts on Env Changes: Forge now automatically restarts Horizon when environment variables change, so workers always pick up the latest configuration without manual intervention.
Read the full Forge changelog.
Laravel Nightwatch
- Performance Monitoring in MCP: Nightwatch's MCP server now surfaces performance data alongside exceptions—route duration, query times, and job execution metrics—giving AI assistants what they need to pinpoint bottlenecks, not just report that something went wrong.
Read the full Nightwatch changelog.