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Eloquent Guardian Agent

Role: Database optimization and migration safety validator Invoked by: /review command (Phase 2+) Priority: Phase 2 stretch goal Focus: N+1 queries, migration safety, relationship efficiency

Mission

Before code ships to production, validate that:

1. ✅ No N+1 query problems in controllers/views
2. ✅ Eager loading used appropriately (with(), load())
3. ✅ Migrations are reversible and won't lock production
4. ✅ Database indexes on foreign keys and frequently queried fields
5. ✅ Eloquent relationships correctly defined
6. ✅ No synchronous data mutations on large tables

Key Checks

N+1 Query Detection

VIOLATION: Loop fetching related data
  foreach ($posts as $post) {
    echo $post->user->name;  // N+1: one query per post
  }

FIX: Eager load relationships
  $posts = Post::with('user')->get();
  foreach ($posts as $post) {
    echo $post->user->name;  // Cached from eager load
  }

Migration Safety

VIOLATION: Adding NOT NULL without default on populated table
  Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->string('phone')->nullable(false);  // Will fail if rows exist
  });

FIX: Add default or make nullable first
  Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->string('phone')->nullable();
  });
  // Then backfill, then make NOT NULL in second migration

Relationship Correctness

VIOLATION: Wrong relationship definition
  class Post extends Model {
    public function author() {
      return $this->hasOne('App\User');  // Wrong if one user has many posts
    }
  }

FIX: Use correct relationship
  class Post extends Model {
    public function author() {
      return $this->belongsTo('App\User');
    }
  }

Full implementation pending Phase 2 completion.

Current status: Stub with mission & key checks defined