---
title: "Gate integration — Connections for Laravel | Roundly"
description: "Opt in to a Gate::before hook so $user->can('publish', $team) and Laravel’s other authorization checks resolve through connections."
url: https://roundly-consulting.com/open-source/docs/connections-for-laravel/gate
language: en
---

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# Gate integration

Set register\_gate to true to register a Gate::before check, so a host app can authorize through connections:

```bash
CONNECTIONS_REGISTER_GATE=true
```

```php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;

$user->can('publish', $team);                    // true when $user has 'publish' on $team
Gate::forUser($user)->allows('publish', $team);  // the same check
Gate::authorize('publish', $team);               // throws AuthorizationException when nothing grants it
```

- The ability name is the permission string; the check runs hasPermissionThroughConnection(), so wildcards, the cache and enforce\_active\_on\_check all apply.
- The hook answers only when the user and the first argument are both Eloquent models implementing Connectable.
- It returns true when the connection grants the ability and null otherwise — it never denies, so your policies and Gate definitions still decide every other case.
- Blade’s @can and the can: route middleware go through the same Gate.
- It is off by default so installing the package never surprises a host’s own authorization.

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