What's New in Laravel 13.16.0: artisan dev & More | Mohamed Said [ ![Mohamed Said](https://cdn.msaied.com/01KT78WE565VEMM3PSNQAAB0MH.png) Mohamed Said Laravel Backend Engineer ](https://msaied.com) [ Home ](https://msaied.com) [ Projects ](https://msaied.com/projects) [ Articles ](https://msaied.com/articles) [ Certificates ](https://msaied.com/certificates) [ Contact ](https://msaied.com#contact-section) [ ](https://github.com/EG-Mohamed) [ Home ](https://msaied.com) [ Projects ](https://msaied.com/projects) [ Articles ](https://msaied.com/articles) [ Certificates ](https://msaied.com/certificates) [ Contact ](https://msaied.com#contact-section) [ home ](https://msaied.com) [ articles ](https://msaied.com/articles) The artisan dev Command and What's New in Laravel 13.16.0 On this page 1. [ What's New in Laravel 13.16.0 ](#whats-new-in-laravel-13160) 2. [ The php artisan dev Command ](#the-codephp-artisan-devcode-command) 3. [ whenFilledEnum() on Requests ](#codewhenfilledenumcode-on-requests) 4. [ withCookies() on All Responses ](#codewithcookiescode-on-all-responses) 5. [ Array Maintenance Mode Driver ](#array-maintenance-mode-driver) 6. [ Other Notable Changes ](#other-notable-changes) 7. [ Key Takeaways ](#key-takeaways) ![The artisan dev Command and What's New in Laravel 13.16.0](https://cdn.msaied.com/227/38e77a6a8617f14f9445b7b9e1de8cc4.png) [ Laravel ](https://msaied.com/articles?category=laravel) #Laravel #Laravel 13 #Artisan #PHP #Release The artisan dev Command and What's New in Laravel 13.16.0 =========================================================== 17 Jun 2026 3 min read ![Mohamed Said](https://cdn.msaied.com/01KT78WE565VEMM3PSNQAAB0MJ.jpg) Mohamed Said Table of contents 1. [ 01 What's New in Laravel 13.16.0 ](#whats-new-in-laravel-13160) 2. [ 02 The php artisan dev Command ](#the-codephp-artisan-devcode-command) 3. [ 03 whenFilledEnum() on Requests ](#codewhenfilledenumcode-on-requests) 4. [ 04 withCookies() on All Responses ](#codewithcookiescode-on-all-responses) 5. [ 05 Array Maintenance Mode Driver ](#array-maintenance-mode-driver) 6. [ 06 Other Notable Changes ](#other-notable-changes) 7. [ 07 Key Takeaways ](#key-takeaways) What's New in Laravel 13.16.0 ----------------------------- Laravel 13.16.0 landed on June 17, 2026 with a handful of developer-experience improvements. Here is a breakdown of every notable addition. ### The `php artisan dev` Command The headline feature is a new `php artisan dev` command that starts your development processes—server, queue worker, log tailing, and Vite—concurrently in a single terminal. Its default behavior mirrors the existing `composer dev` script, but configuration now lives in your application code rather than `composer.json`. Register commands through the `DevCommands` class, typically inside a service provider: ```php use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\DevCommands; DevCommands::artisan('reverb:start'); DevCommands::register('stripe listen --forward-to ' . config('app.url')); ``` You can name a process explicitly and assign a terminal color: ```php DevCommands::artisan('reverb:start', 'reverb')->orange(); DevCommands::register('stripe listen --forward-to ' . config('app.url'))->green(); ``` Packages inside `vendor` cannot register commands automatically, keeping the list under your control. A companion `NodePackageManager` helper detects the correct package manager (npm, yarn, pnpm, or bun) from the lockfiles present, so generic commands resolve to the right runner. > **Note:** Upgrade to v13.16.1, which contains a bug fix for registering the `artisan dev` command. ### `whenFilledEnum()` on Requests The `InteractsWithData` trait gains a `whenFilledEnum()` method that converts a request value to a backed enum before invoking a callback. It replaces the manual `whenFilled()` → `tryFrom()` → null-check pattern: ```php $request->whenFilledEnum('status', Status::class, function (Status $status) use ($query): void { $query->where('status', $status); }); ``` The callback fires only when the key is present, the class is a backed enum, and `tryFrom()` returns a valid case. Invalid values are silently skipped. An optional second callback runs as a fallback: ```php $request->whenFilledEnum( 'status', Status::class, fn (Status $status) => $query->where('status', $status), fn () => $query->where('status', Status::Active) ); ``` ### `withCookies()` on All Responses `withCookies()` has been promoted from `RedirectResponse` to `ResponseTrait`, making it available on every response type including `JsonResponse`: ```php return response()->json($data)->withCookies([$cookieA, $cookieB, $cookieC]); ``` The change is fully additive and non-breaking. ### Array Maintenance Mode Driver A new `array` driver joins the existing `file` and `cache` drivers for maintenance mode. It targets parallel testing scenarios where the file driver or `Cache` facade mocking can interfere with `php artisan up` and `down` calls. ### Other Notable Changes - **Enums in `broadcastAs()`** — broadcast events can now return an enum for the event name, keeping names consistent across sender and receiver. - **JSON Schema `anyOf` support** — plus a guard against unbounded `$ref` expansion to prevent runaway recursion in the deserializer. - Fixed shell quoting when scheduled commands run as another user. - Added support for queue attributes on traits. - Improved return types across model scopes, connection callbacks, and callback-passthrough helpers. Key Takeaways ------------- - `php artisan dev` centralizes concurrent dev-process management inside your app code. - `whenFilledEnum()` removes boilerplate when filtering requests by backed enum values. - `withCookies()` is now available on any response, not just redirects. - The `array` maintenance mode driver makes parallel test suites more reliable. - Upgrade to **v13.16.1** to pick up the `artisan dev` registration fix. --- *Source: [Laravel News — The artisan dev Command in Laravel 13.16.0](https://laravel-news.com/laravel-13-16-0)* Found this useful? [ ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmsaied.com%2Farticles%2Fthe-artisan-dev-command-and-whats-new-in-laravel-13160&text=The+artisan+dev+Command+and+What%27s+New+in+Laravel+13.16.0) [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmsaied.com%2Farticles%2Fthe-artisan-dev-command-and-whats-new-in-laravel-13160) Frequently Asked Questions ---------------------------- 3 questions Q01 What does `php artisan dev` do in Laravel 13.16.0? It starts your development processes—local server, queue worker, log tailing, and Vite—concurrently in one terminal. You configure which processes run by registering them via the `DevCommands` class in a service provider, keeping that configuration inside your application rather than in `composer.json`. Q02 How is `whenFilledEnum()` different from `whenFilled()` on a Laravel request? `whenFilledEnum()` automatically calls `tryFrom()` on the raw input value and passes a fully typed backed-enum instance to your callback. It silently skips invalid values and accepts an optional fallback callback, eliminating the manual `tryFrom()` and null-check steps you would need with plain `whenFilled()`. Q03 Why was an `array` maintenance mode driver added? The file-based driver and `Cache` facade mocking can conflict in parallel test runs when tests call `php artisan up` or `down`. The new `array` driver keeps maintenance state in memory for the duration of the test process, avoiding those conflicts. Continue reading More Articles --------------- [ View all ](https://msaied.com/articles) [ ![Cursor Pagination, Lazy Collections, and Chunked Iteration at Scale in Laravel](https://cdn.msaied.com/226/0fcac108846a1b5039ff28cfc7c9281d.png) laravel eloquent performance ### Cursor Pagination, Lazy Collections, and Chunked Iteration at Scale in Laravel Offset pagination breaks under large datasets. 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