scaffold laravel 12 backend

composer create-project laravel/laravel + artisan install:api.
sanctum removed (custom session-cookie auth per ai/backend-context).
personal_access_tokens migration + config/sanctum.php deleted.
default .gitignore excludes vendor/, .env, etc - composer install
recreates vendor at setup time.

backend/app/Models/User.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+// use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
+use Database\Factories\UserFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
+use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
+
+class User extends Authenticatable
+{
+    /** @use HasFactory<UserFactory> */
+    use HasFactory, Notifiable;
+
+    /**
+     * The attributes that are mass assignable.
+     *
+     * @var list<string>
+     */
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'name',
+        'email',
+        'password',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * The attributes that should be hidden for serialization.
+     *
+     * @var list<string>
+     */
+    protected $hidden = [
+        'password',
+        'remember_token',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Get the attributes that should be cast.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, string>
+     */
+    protected function casts(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
+            'password' => 'hashed',
+        ];
+    }
+}