---
name: livewire-development
description: "Use for any task or question involving Livewire. Activate if user mentions Livewire, wire: directives, or Livewire-specific concepts like wire:model, wire:click, wire:sort, or islands, invoke this skill. Covers building new components, debugging reactivity issues, real-time form validation, drag-and-drop, loading states, migrating from Livewire 3 to 4, converting component formats (SFC/MFC/class-based), and performance optimization. Do not use for non-Livewire reactive UI (React, Vue, Alpine-only, Inertia.js) or standard Laravel forms without Livewire."
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: laravel
---
@php
/** @var \Laravel\Boost\Install\GuidelineAssist $assist */
@endphp
# Livewire Development

## Documentation

Use `search-docs` for detailed Livewire 4 patterns and documentation.

## Basic Usage

### Creating Components

```bash
# Single-file component (SFC - default in v4)
# Creates: resources/views/components/⚡create-post.blade.php
{{ $assist->artisanCommand('make:livewire create-post') }}

# Page component (SFC - Full Page in v4)
# Creates: resources/views/pages/⚡create-post.blade.php
{{ $assist->artisanCommand('make:livewire pages::create-post') }}

# Multi-file component (MFC)
# Creates: resources/views/components/⚡create-post/create-post.php
#          resources/views/components/⚡create-post/create-post.blade.php
{{ $assist->artisanCommand('make:livewire create-post --mfc') }}

# Class-based component (v3 style)
# Creates: app/Livewire/CreatePost.php AND resources/views/livewire/create-post.blade.php
{{ $assist->artisanCommand('make:livewire create-post --class') }}

# With namespace
{{ $assist->artisanCommand('make:livewire Posts/CreatePost') }}
```

### Converting Between Formats

Use `{{ $assist->artisanCommand('livewire:convert create-post') }}` to convert between single-file, multi-file, and class-based formats.

### Choosing a Component Format

> **Always follow the project's existing conventions first.** Before creating any component, inspect the project's existing Livewire components to determine the established format (SFC, MFC, or class-based) and directory structure. Check `{{ $assist->appPath('Livewire/') }}`, `resources/views/components/`, and `resources/views/livewire/` for existing components. If the project already uses a consistent format, **use that same format** — even if it differs from the Livewire v4 defaults below. Only fall back to the v4 defaults (SFC in `resources/views/components/`) when no existing convention is established.

Also check `config/livewire.php` for `make_command.type`, `make_command.emoji`, `component_locations`, and `component_namespaces` overrides, which change the default format and where files are stored.

### Component Format Reference

| Format | Flag | Class Path | View Path |
|--------|------|------------|-----------|
| Single-file (SFC) | default | — | `resources/views/components/⚡create-post.blade.php` (PHP + Blade in one file) |
| Full Page SFC | `pages::name` | — | `resources/views/pages/⚡create-post.blade.php` |
| Multi-file (MFC) | `--mfc` | `resources/views/components/⚡create-post/create-post.php` | `resources/views/components/⚡create-post/create-post.blade.php` |
| Class-based | `--class` | `{{ $assist->appPath('Livewire/CreatePost.php') }}` | `resources/views/livewire/create-post.blade.php` |
| View-based | default (Blade-only) | — | `resources/views/components/⚡create-post.blade.php` (Blade-only with functional state) |

> **Important:** The ⚡ prefix shown above is the **default** behavior in Livewire v4 — it is **configurable**. Check `config/livewire.php` for the `make_command.emoji` setting. When `true` (default), always include the ⚡ prefix in filenames you create. When `false`, omit the ⚡ prefix from all paths above.

Namespaced components map to subdirectories: `make:livewire Posts/CreatePost` creates `resources/views/components/posts/⚡create-post.blade.php` (single-file by default). Use `make:livewire Posts/CreatePost --mfc` for multi-file output at `resources/views/components/posts/⚡create-post/create-post.php` and `resources/views/components/posts/⚡create-post/create-post.blade.php`.

### Single-File Component Example

@boostsnippet("Single-File Component Example", "php")