Tired of Slow Admin Panels and Blind Debugging?

Filament’s new plugins + Laravel Telescope let you build dashboards 2x faster — with real-time insights baked in

Laravel 12 is all about developer experience — and Filament is leading the charge with a wave of new plugins that make building admin panels faster, smarter, and more customizable than ever.

Whether you’re launching a SaaS dashboard, managing user roles, or monitoring background jobs, Filament’s plugin ecosystem now gives you the tools to build production-ready panels in hours, not days.

And when you combine it with Laravel Telescope, you get real-time insights into your app’s internals — right inside your Filament UI.

Let’s break it down.

🧩 What’s New in Filament Plugins?

Filament’s plugin architecture in Laravel 12 is modular, intuitive, and deeply extensible. Some standout additions include:

Filament Debugger: Seamlessly integrates Laravel Telescope, Horizon, and Pulse into your Filament panel
Filament Notifications: Real-time toast alerts and system messages
Filament Settings: Manage app-wide config from the admin UI
Filament Spatie Roles: Role & permission management with Spatie integration
Filament AI Tools: Add AI-powered text/image generation directly into your admin workflows

🔧 Example: Installing Filament Debugger

composer require stephenjude/filament-debugger

Then register the plugin in your PanelProvider:

use Stephenjude\FilamentDebugger\FilamentDebuggerPlugin;

public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
    return $panel
        ->plugins([
            FilamentDebuggerPlugin::make(),
        ]);
}

Now you’ll see Telescope data directly inside your Filament dashboard.

🛠️ Telescope + Filament = Real-Time Superpowers

Laravel Telescope is a powerful debugging and monitoring tool. With the Filament Debugger plugin, you can now:

View requests, exceptions, jobs, and queries inside your Filament dashboard
Filter Telescope data with saved searches
Monitor queue health, Redis activity, and failed jobs — all in one place

🔍 Example: Viewing Failed Jobs

Inside your Filament panel, navigate to the Telescope tab and filter by JobFailed events. You’ll see:

Job class name
Exception message
Timestamp
Retry options

This lets you debug without leaving your admin panel.

🚀 Build Admin Panels 2x Faster

Filament’s new plugin system dramatically reduces boilerplate:

Drag-and-drop components for forms, tables, filters
Livewire-powered interactivity with zero JS
Pre-built CRUD generators for rapid scaffolding
Custom themes and branding with Tailwind support

⚡ Example: Creating a User Management Panel

php artisan make:filament-resource User

This generates:

A full CRUD interface
Table filters, search, pagination
Form validation and layout

Add the Spatie Roles plugin and you get role assignment baked into the UI.

🧪 Real-World Use Case: SaaS Analytics Dashboard

Imagine you’re building a SaaS analytics dashboard:

Use Filament Tables + Charts to visualize user data
Add Filament Settings for dynamic config
Monitor background jobs with Telescope inside Filament
Trigger AI-generated reports with Filament AI Tools

🧠 Example: AI-Powered Report Generator

TextInput::make('report_summary')
    ->label('Generate Summary')
    ->afterStateUpdated(fn ($state) => $state->generateWithAI());

This lets users generate summaries using OpenAI or Claude directly from the admin panel.

🔮 Final Thoughts

Filament’s plugin ecosystem in Laravel 12 is more than a DX upgrade — it’s a productivity revolution. And when paired with Laravel Telescope, you get real-time observability baked into your admin UI.

If you’re building dashboards, internal tools, or SaaS platforms, this combo is a must-have in 2025.

📚 References

Filament Debugger Plugin (GitHub)
Easily add Telescope, Horizon, and Laravel Pulse to Filament admin panels.
https://github.com/stephenjude/filament-debugger
Filament Laravel Articles & Guides
Explore Filament’s latest plugins, AI tools, and Laravel integration tips.
https://filamentapps.com/blog/categories/laravel
Laravel Telescope Setup for Laravel 12
Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring Telescope in Laravel 12.
https://www.itsolutionstuff.com/post/how-to-install-and-configuration-telescope-in-laravel-12example.html