Superpowers Symfony — Claude Code plugin for Symfony 7.4 LTS & 8.x

Symfony AI development superpowers for Claude Code. 44 expert skills, 7 specialized subagents, and 13 slash commands covering API Platform v4, Doctrine ORM 3, TDD with Pest & PHPUnit, Symfony Messenger, security/voters, and DDD / hexagonal architecture.

Superpowers Symfony is a Claude Code plugin that gives AI coding agents deep, version-accurate Symfony expertise — from Doctrine schema design and API Platform REST/GraphQL APIs to test-driven development, async Messenger workflows, caching, rate limiting, and clean architecture. It targets Symfony 7.4 LTS and 8.x (6.4 LTS supported as legacy), API Platform v4 (v3 legacy), and Doctrine ORM 3 — so the guidance, signatures, and code examples match the framework you actually run.

Features

• Specialized Agents - 7 subagents with skill preloading and project memory
• TDD Workflows - RED-GREEN-REFACTOR with Pest PHP or PHPUnit
• Doctrine Mastery - Relations, migrations, transactions, Foundry fixtures
• API Platform - Resources, filters, serialization, versioning, DTOs
• Symfony Messenger - Async processing, handlers, retry strategies
• Security - Voters, rate limiting, form validation
• Architecture - Hexagonal/Ports & Adapters, CQRS, DI patterns
• Quality - PHP-CS-Fixer, PHPStan integration
• Docker Support - Docker Compose, Symfony Docker (FrankenPHP), DDEV
• Auto-detection - Detects Symfony version, API Platform, Docker setup, and test framework at session start

Installation

From the marketplace (recommended)

# Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add MakFly/superpowers-symfony

# Install the plugin
/plugin install superpowers-symfony@superpowers-symfony

For your team (project-scoped)

Add to your project’s .claude/settings.json:

{
  "extraKnownMarketplaces": {
    "superpowers-symfony": {
      "source": {
        "source": "github",
        "repo": "MakFly/superpowers-symfony"
      }
    }
  },
  "enabledPlugins": {
    "superpowers-symfony@superpowers-symfony": true
  }
}

Usage

Once installed, skills and commands are available automatically. Claude can invoke them based on task context, or you can call them explicitly.

Skills (invoke with /skill-name)

/symfony:tdd-with-pest
/symfony:doctrine-relations
/symfony:api-platform-dto-resources

Slash commands

/brainstorm
/write-plan
/execute-plan
/symfony-check

Available Skills

Onboarding & Configuration

Skill	Description
using-symfony-superpowers	Entry point and overview
runner-selection	Docker vs Host environment detection
bootstrap-check	Project verification and setup
daily-workflow	Daily development workflow
effective-context	Context management best practices

Testing

Skill	Description
tdd-with-pest	TDD workflow with Pest PHP
tdd-with-phpunit	TDD workflow with PHPUnit
functional-tests	WebTestCase for HTTP testing
api-platform-tests	API Platform test utilities
test-doubles-mocking	Mocks, stubs, and fakes
e2e-panther-playwright	End-to-end browser testing

Doctrine ORM

Skill	Description
doctrine-relations	Entity relationships (1:1, 1:N, N:N)
doctrine-migrations	Schema versioning
doctrine-fixtures-foundry	Test data factories with Foundry
doctrine-transactions	Transaction handling
doctrine-batch-processing	Bulk operations
doctrine-fetch-modes	Performance optimization

API Platform

Skill	Description
api-platform-resources	Resource configuration
api-platform-filters	Search and filtering
api-platform-serialization	Serialization groups
api-platform-state-providers	Custom State Providers & Processors
api-platform-dto-resources	DTO-based API Resources
api-platform-security	API security patterns
api-platform-versioning	API versioning strategies

Messenger & Async

Skill	Description
symfony-messenger	Message handling basics
messenger-retry-failures	Error handling and retries
symfony-scheduler	Scheduled tasks

Security

Skill	Description
symfony-voters	Authorization logic
form-types-validation	Form and validation
rate-limiting	Rate limiter configuration

Architecture

Skill	Description
interfaces-and-autowiring	Dependency injection
ports-and-adapters	Hexagonal architecture
strategy-pattern	Tagged services pattern
cqrs-and-handlers	Command/Query separation
value-objects-and-dtos	Value objects design
config-env-parameters	Environment configuration

Quality & Performance

Skill	Description
quality-checks	PHP-CS-Fixer, PHPStan
symfony-cache	Caching strategies
controller-cleanup	Thin controllers pattern
twig-components	Twig component patterns

Planning & Workflow

Skill	Description
brainstorming	Structured brainstorming sessions
writing-plans	Implementation planning
executing-plans	Plan execution with checkpoints

Slash Commands

Command	Description
/brainstorm	Start a brainstorming session
/write-plan	Create an implementation plan
/execute-plan	Execute plan with TDD
/symfony-check	Run quality checks
/symfony-tdd-pest	TDD workflow with Pest
/symfony-tdd-phpunit	TDD workflow with PHPUnit
/symfony-migrations	Doctrine migrations helper
/symfony-fixtures	Generate test fixtures
/symfony-doctrine-relations	Design entity relations
/symfony-api-resources	Create API resources
/symfony-voters	Implement authorization
/symfony-messenger	Setup async messaging
/symfony-cache	Configure caching

Agents

Specialized subagents that Claude auto-delegates to based on task context. Each agent has skill preloading and project-scoped memory that persists across sessions.

Agent	Description	Model	Mode
symfony-reviewer	Code review for Symfony quality, architecture, and best practices	Sonnet	Read-only
symfony-tdd-coach	TDD workflow with strict RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycles	Inherit	Read/Write
doctrine-architect	Entity design, relationship modeling, and migration planning	Inherit	Read-only (proposes)
api-platform-builder	API resource scaffolding with DTOs, providers, and security	Inherit	Read/Write

Claude invokes agents automatically based on your task. You can also reference them explicitly:

@agent-symfony-reviewer look at my recent changes
@agent-symfony-tdd-coach help me write tests for UserService
@agent-doctrine-architect design entities for an e-commerce app
@agent-api-platform-builder create a Product API resource

Supported Versions

Framework	Version	Status
Symfony	8.1 (stable)	Supported
Symfony	8.0	Supported
Symfony	7.4 LTS	Supported (current LTS)
Symfony	6.4 LTS	Supported (legacy, EOL bugfix 11/2026)
API Platform	4.x	Supported
API Platform	3.x	Supported (legacy)

Docker Support

The plugin automatically detects your Docker setup at session start:

Setup	Detection
Symfony Docker (FrankenPHP)	compose.yaml with frankenphp/caddy
DDEV	.ddev/ directory
Docker Compose	compose.yaml / docker-compose.yml
Host	Fallback when no Docker detected

Commands (bin/console, composer, tests) are automatically prefixed with the correct Docker exec wrapper.

Project Structure

superpowers-symfony/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   ├── marketplace.json      # Marketplace catalog
│   └── plugin.json           # Plugin manifest
├── agents/                   # 7 specialized subagents
│   ├── symfony-reviewer.md
│   ├── symfony-tdd-coach.md
│   ├── symfony-engineer.md
│   ├── symfony-security-auditor.md
│   ├── doctrine-architect.md
│   ├── doctrine-performance-optimizer.md
│   └── api-platform-builder.md
├── skills/                   # 44 skill definitions
│   ├── tdd-with-pest/
│   │   └── SKILL.md
│   ├── doctrine-relations/
│   │   ├── SKILL.md
│   │   └── reference.md
│   └── ...
├── commands/                 # 13 slash commands
│   ├── brainstorm.md
│   ├── write-plan.md
│   └── ...
├── hooks/
│   ├── hooks.json            # SessionStart hook config
│   └── session-start.sh      # Auto-detection script
├── docs/                     # Additional documentation
├── scripts/                  # Validation scripts
├── LICENSE
└── README.md

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Add/modify skills in skills/ directory
4. Validate: claude plugin validate .
5. Submit a pull request

Skill format

Each skill is a directory with a SKILL.md file:

---
name: symfony:skill-name
description: Brief description of the skill
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Write
  - Edit
  - Bash
  - Glob
  - Grep
---

# Skill content with code examples, best practices, etc.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Acknowledgments

Inspired by superpowers-laravel by JP Caparas.

Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions

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