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It offers a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-new-debug-bar-for-laravel-modern-ui-and-ai-agentic-future-dtrm8rjcq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DTrM8RjCq.png og:image:alt: I Tried NEW Debug Bar for Laravel: Modern UI and AI Agentic Future og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I Tried NEW Debug Bar for Laravel: Modern UI and AI Agentic Future **[Laravel Daily](https://daily.dev/sources/laraveldaily)** · 5 min read · 13 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary A new debug bar package for Laravel, built by a developer named Benjamin, is reviewed as a modern alternative to the long-standing PHP Debug Bar. It offers a redesigned UI with search, dark mode, timeline views, and richer Livewire integration. The standout addition is AI agentic support via an MCP server and a Codex plugin, letting AI coding assistants like Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and VS Code query debug data directly, for example asking which SQL query was the slowest. The package is still pre-1.0, installed via dev-main, with the GitHub release happening about 10 days before the video. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the new debug bar package for Laravel and how is it different from Laravel Debugbar? It is a new Laravel debugging package created by a developer named Benjamin, offering a modernized visual interface compared to the older Laravel Debugbar (a wrapper over PHP Debugbar). It shows the same core data—queries, models, requests, routes, timeline, and Livewire components—but presents it with a more contemporary UI, dark mode, and a search feature for navigating sections and actions. _daily.dev surfaces alternative Laravel tooling like this for developers deciding on their debugging stack._ ### How does the new Laravel debug bar integrate with AI coding agents like Codex or Cursor? It ships an MCP server and a dedicated Codex plugin so AI agents can query debugging data directly, using tools such as get debug findings, get debug profile, and inspect debug queries. This lets an agent answer questions like identifying the slowest SQL query in a project by pulling from the debug bar's stored profiles and history, and manual MCP setup is also supported for Claude Code, Cursor, and VS Code. _developers wiring AI agents into their debugging workflow can track tools like this via daily.dev._ ### Is the new Laravel debug bar package ready for production use? No, it is still in early development with no official version 1.0 release yet; installation currently requires pointing composer at the dev-main branch rather than a tagged release. The package's GitHub release was made about ten days prior to a public demo of the tool, and the maintainer has openly noted it is early days with likely missing features. _daily.dev helps developers keep tabs on pre-release Laravel packages before adopting them._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@agustinbarrientos** · 0 upvotes > Would the MCP endpoint redact query bindings before an agent sees production-like debug data? **@ax\_prashant** · 0 upvotes > It's actually good looking. **@jaydeepgadhiya** · 0 upvotes > I’ve also built a Laravel package focused on **request lifecycle profiling and performance debugging**. If this sounds useful for your Laravel projects, feel free to check it out and ⭐ the GitHub repo if you find it helpful! > > [https://laravel-news.com/laravel-time-machine-a-request-lifecycle-profiler](https://laravel-news.com/laravel-time-machine-a-request-lifecycle-profiler) > > [https://github.com/JaydeepGadhiya/laravel-timemachine](https://github.com/JaydeepGadhiya/laravel-timemachine) ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The New Debug Bar for Laravel](https://daily.dev/posts/the-new-debug-bar-for-laravel-ucjxhtzdb) · Benjamin Crozat · 17 upvotes · 2 comments - [Laravel Debugbar v4.0.0 is released](https://daily.dev/posts/laravel-debugbar-v4-0-0-is-released-6edql5srw) · Laravel News · 74 upvotes · 5 comments - [PHP DebugBar v3 is released](https://daily.dev/posts/php-debugbar-v3-is-released-b7seeaafe) · Laravel News · 64 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#laravel](https://daily.dev/tags/laravel), [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-new-debug-bar-for-laravel-modern-ui-and-ai-agentic-future-dtrm8rjcq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"I Tried NEW Debug Bar for Laravel: Modern UI and AI Agentic Future","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-new-debug-bar-for-laravel-modern-ui-and-ai-agentic-future-dtrm8rjcq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-new-debug-bar-for-laravel-modern-ui-and-ai-agentic-future-dtrm8rjcq"},"datePublished":"2026-08-18T08:21:29.207Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T08:45:29.849Z","description":"A new debug bar package for Laravel, built by a developer named Benjamin, is reviewed as a modern alternative to the long-standing PHP Debug Bar. 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