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Mago90x faster PHP tooling

Stop waiting. Start shipping. The complete PHP toolchain that analyzes your entire codebase in seconds, not minutes.

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Static Analyzer

Catch type errors, null pointer exceptions, and logic bugs before they hit production. No more runtime surprises.

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Code Formatter

Automatic PER-CS formatting. End style debates forever. One command, consistent code across your entire team.

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Smart Linter

Find code smells, security issues, and anti-patterns. 100+ rules to keep your codebase clean and maintainable.

Get started in seconds

sh
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://carthage.software/mago.sh | bash

Or install via Composer, Homebrew, or Cargo

How fast is "blazing fast"?

Benchmarked on real-world, large-scale PHP codebases

Static Analysis
Mago: 2.13s
PHPStan: 79.6s · Psalm: 21.2s
37x faster
Linting
Mago: 0.55s
PHP-CS-Fixer: 49.6s · Pint: 31.1s
90x faster
Formatting
Mago: 0.36s
Pretty PHP: 31.4s
86x faster

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Up and running in 3 steps

1

Install

One command. No PHP required. Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

2

Initialize

Run mago init in your project. Mago auto-detects your setup.

3

Run

Use mago check to analyze, mago lint to lint, mago fmt to format.

From the creators of Mago

Carthage Software

We're a PHP & Rust consultancy that helps teams build faster, more reliable software.

Performance & Scaling ⚡

Optimize slow applications and prepare for growth

PHP Modernization 🔄

Migrate legacy code to modern PHP 8.x standards

Rust Development 🦀

High-performance tools and PHP extensions in Rust

Code Quality ✨

Audits, reviews, and best practices implementation

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