Filament Plugin Scaffold Skill

Creates a complete Filament plugin skeleton (panel or standalone) following Filament’s official plugin development guidelines.

Usage

When the user wants to create a Filament plugin, use the scaffold script:

python3 ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/scaffold_filament_plugin.py <vendor/plugin-name> [options]

Options

• --with-resource <name> – Include a sample Resource
• --with-page – Include a sample custom Page
• --with-widget – Include a sample Widget
• --with-livewire – Include Livewire component structure
• --with-pest – Include PestPHP testing (default: yes)
• --no-pest – Exclude PestPHP testing

Examples

Basic Filament plugin

python3 ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/scaffold_filament_plugin.py mwguerra/filament-blog

Plugin with Resource

python3 ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/scaffold_filament_plugin.py mwguerra/filament-blog --with-resource Post

Full-featured plugin

python3 ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/scaffold_filament_plugin.py mwguerra/filament-blog --with-resource Post --with-page --with-widget

What Gets Created

Directory Structure

packages/
└── vendor/
    └── filament-plugin-name/
        ├── composer.json
        ├── README.md
        ├── LICENSE
        ├── .gitignore
        ├── phpunit.xml
        ├── config/
        │   └── filament-plugin-name.php
        ├── database/
        │   └── migrations/
        │       └── .gitkeep
        ├── resources/
        │   ├── lang/
        │   │   └── en/
        │   │       └── messages.php
        │   └── views/
        │       └── .gitkeep
        ├── src/
        │   ├── PluginNamePlugin.php
        │   ├── PluginNameServiceProvider.php
        │   ├── Facades/
        │   │   └── PluginName.php
        │   ├── Resources/
        │   │   └── .gitkeep (or generated Resource)
        │   ├── Pages/
        │   │   └── .gitkeep (or generated Page)
        │   ├── Widgets/
        │   │   └── .gitkeep (or generated Widget)
        │   ├── Livewire/
        │   │   └── .gitkeep
        │   └── Commands/
        │       └── .gitkeep
        └── tests/
            ├── Pest.php
            ├── TestCase.php
            ├── Unit/
            │   └── ExampleTest.php
            └── Feature/
                └── .gitkeep

Generated Files

1. composer.json

   • Filament ^3.3 (latest)
   • Livewire ^3.6 (latest)
   • Laravel ^11.0|^12.0 support
   • Orchestra Testbench ^10.0 (latest)
   • PestPHP ^3.8 (latest)
   • PSR-4 autoloading
   • Laravel auto-discovery

2. Plugin Class (PluginNamePlugin.php)

   • Implements Filament\Contracts\Plugin
   • Resource, Page, Widget registration
   • Panel configuration hooks

3. ServiceProvider

   • View namespace registration
   • Translation loading
   • Migration publishing
   • Config merging

4. Resource (if --with-resource)

   • Form schema
   • Table configuration
   • Resource pages (List, Create, Edit)

5. Page (if --with-page)

   • Custom Filament page
   • View and logic

6. Widget (if --with-widget)

   • Dashboard widget
   • Stats or chart example

7. Testing Setup

   • PestPHP configuration
   • Orchestra Testbench
   • Livewire testing utilities

After Running

1. Install dependencies:

   composer update
   

2. Register plugin in Panel Provider:

   use Vendor\PluginName\PluginNamePlugin;
   
   public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
   {
       return $panel
           ->plugins([
               PluginNamePlugin::make(),
           ]);
   }
   

3. Publish assets (if needed):

   php artisan vendor:publish --tag=filament-plugin-name-config
   php artisan vendor:publish --tag=filament-plugin-name-migrations
   

4. Run tests:

   cd packages/vendor/filament-plugin-name
   composer install
   ./vendor/bin/pest
   

Filament Plugin Best Practices

1. Use the Plugin Contract: Always implement Filament\Contracts\Plugin
2. Register in boot(): Register resources/pages/widgets in boot() method
3. Support Panel Configuration: Allow users to customize via ->plugin()
4. Translations: Use translation keys for all user-facing strings
5. Views: Use namespaced views (filament-plugin-name::view-name)
6. Testing: Test Livewire components with Livewire::test()