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/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Providers;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+
+class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
+{
+    /**
+     * Register any application services.
+     */
+    public function register(): void
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Bootstrap any application services.
+     */
+    public function boot(): void
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}