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LARAVEL INSTALLER SHIPS AI AGENT SUPPORT, CASHIER FIXES WEBHOOK CHAOS
By RepoJournal · Filed · About Laravel · Composed from the cited sources · methodology
The installer now speaks JSON to AI systems, while Cashier patches a critical subscription webhook bug that was throwing 500 errors into production.
Laravel installer v5.27.0 [1] lands three major features: structured JSON output for AI agent integration, Symfony 8 support, and a fix for Pest's RefreshDatabase trait. This is the upgrade you ship before you hand your deployment pipeline to an LLM. Meanwhile, Cashier v16.5.3 [2] fixes unit amount calculations when tax behavior changes — a quiet but brutal bug that could cause billing discrepancies. The v15.8.0 release [3] is equally critical if you're on the older line: it patches customer.subscription.updated webhooks that were causing 500 errors and preventing end_at from setting correctly, plus locks down address handling in Checkout. On the core side, v13.5.0 [4] integrates Vite's native font plugin instead of manual asset copying — a small win for build times. Sanctum v4.3.2 and Reverb v1.10.1 [5] are maintenance releases, though Reverb's patch is worth noting: it kills an O(N²) connection merge that was scalping performance on the hot path.
Action items
- → Upgrade laravel/installer to v5.27.0 before your next project scaffold or if you're using AI tooling laravel/installer [plan]
- → Patch Cashier (v15.8.0 or v16.5.3 depending on your line) to fix webhook 500s and billing calculations laravel/cashier-stripe [immediate]
- → Update laravel/framework to v13.5.0 to use Vite's native font plugin laravel/laravel [plan]
- → Bump Reverb to v1.10.1 if you're pushing heavy connection loads laravel/reverb [monitor]
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