I've Tried Filament Blueprint with Claude Code (real Upwork project)

Summary

The video evaluates Filament Blueprint, a paid add-on built on Laravel Boost. Blueprint aims to help AI coding agents create more detailed plans that follow Filament conventions and best practices.

The presenter tests it on a small admin-panel task based on a real Upwork project, using Laravel 12, Filament 4, and Claude Code.

Plan Comparison and Setup

A plan created without Blueprint covered the main Filament resources and fields. The presenter initially asked Claude Code to use Blueprint, but Claude later confirmed it had not actually done so. This illustrates that mentioning a tool in a prompt does not guarantee an agent will use it.

After being asked to regenerate the plan with Blueprint, Claude produced a more detailed plan that included:

• Suggested Artisan commands
• Field configuration and enum details
• Documentation references
• Specific testing steps

The Blueprint plan was not flawless. For example, it suggested a generic class-making command where Laravel has a dedicated enum command, and some Filament types needed correction.

Implementation Results

The presenter generated the admin panel once from each plan and compared the results:

Plan Implementation time Context used Tests produced Without Blueprint About 9½ minutes Around 70% About 22 With Blueprint About 6 minutes 49 seconds Around 49% 44

When run, 46 tests passed for the Blueprint implementation.

Both versions produced functional CRUD features. The Blueprint-generated version included more specific checks, such as sorting and filtering, and some UI details that aligned with Filament conventions.

An image initially failed to display because the presenter had the wrong local domain configured. Refreshing with the correct domain resolved the issue, which the presenter attributed to their setup rather than Blueprint.

Overall, Blueprint made the plan more detailed and appeared to speed up implementation and improve test coverage. However, it did not eliminate errors or guarantee perfect code.

Verdict

The presenter considers Blueprint useful for people building multiple Filament projects, particularly for creating more granular plans and test coverage. At the time of the video, it cost $49 as a one-time purchase, and the presenter had seen a 20% discount.

Blueprint is optional: the presenter notes that capable AI models can already generate decent Filament projects without it.

Guide and Tutorial Notes

The video demonstrates preparing and implementing plans with and without Blueprint, then comparing the results. As part of the evaluation, the presenter runs the database seeder and checks the generated tests.

A Claude Code tip from the video: enter ! in the prompt input to run a shell command.

Main speaker/source: The Filament Daily presenter. The video also discusses Dan Harrin’s Filament Blueprint package and shows plans and code generated by Claude Code.