diff --git a/.github/workflows/analyse.yaml b/.github/workflows/analyse.yaml
index d29d2c93a..d1c8b9f17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/analyse.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/analyse.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         experimental:
           - false
 
-    name: PHP${{ matrix.php }} PHPStan & Pint
+    name: PHP:${{ matrix.php }} PHPStan & Pint
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - "ubuntu-latest"
         php:
+          - 8.2
           - 8.3
         dependencies:
           - "highest"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-8.x.md b/CHANGELOG-8.x.md
index 1e94cbf0a..21b2dd9e3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-8.x.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-8.x.md
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 This changelog references the relevant changes (bug and security fixes) done to `orchestra/testbench-core`.
 
+## 8.27.0
+
+Released: 2024-08-26
+
+### Added
+
+* Added `artisan` binary to Laravel skeleton.
+* Added `Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths()` function.
+* Added `Orchestra\Testbench\Attributes\UsesVendor` attribute class.
+* Added `defineStashRoutes()` method to register adhoc route for test.
+
+### Changes
+
+* Improvements to `Orchestra\Testbench\default_skeleton_path()`, `Orchestra\Testbench\package_path()`, and `Orchestra\Testbench\workbench_path()` usage based on new `Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths()` function.
+
 ## 8.26.0
 
 Released: 2024-08-14
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-9.x.md b/CHANGELOG-9.x.md
index 05e8e02f2..7f7d922db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-9.x.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-9.x.md
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 This changelog references the relevant changes (bug and security fixes) done to `orchestra/testbench-core`.
 
+## 9.4.0
+
+Released: 2024-08-26
+
+### Added
+
+* Added `artisan` binary to Laravel skeleton.
+* Added `Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths()` function.
+* Added `Orchestra\Testbench\Attributes\UsesVendor` attribute class.
+* Added `defineStashRoutes()` method to register adhoc route for test.
+
+### Changes
+
+* Improvements to `Orchestra\Testbench\default_skeleton_path()`, `Orchestra\Testbench\package_path()`, and `Orchestra\Testbench\workbench_path()` usage based on new `Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths()` function.
+
 ## 9.3.0
 
 Released: 2024-08-14
diff --git a/bin/sync b/bin/sync
index a2d7510aa..9c0f9e9f4 100755
--- a/bin/sync
+++ b/bin/sync
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Symfony\Component\Process\Process::fromShellCommandline(
 )->mustRun();
 
 Illuminate\Support\Collection::make([
+    'artisan',
     '.env.example',
     'database/.gitignore',
     'database/migrations/0001_01_01_000000_create_users_table.php',
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3f2bef71d..16493330b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     "conflict": {
         "brianium/paratest": "<7.3.0 || >=8.0.0",
         "laravel/framework": "<12.0.0 || >=13.0.0",
+        "laravel/serializable-closure": "<1.3.0 || >=2.0.0",
         "nunomaduro/collision": "<8.0.0 || >=9.0.0",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "<10.5.0 || 11.0.0 || >=11.4.0"
     },
diff --git a/laravel/artisan b/laravel/artisan
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e04b4224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/laravel/artisan
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput;
+
+define('LARAVEL_START', microtime(true));
+
+// Register the Composer autoloader...
+require __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';
+
+// Bootstrap Laravel and handle the command...
+$status = (require_once __DIR__.'/bootstrap/app.php')
+    ->handleCommand(new ArgvInput);
+
+exit($status);
diff --git a/laravel/bootstrap/app.php b/laravel/bootstrap/app.php
index abc488017..309c96471 100644
--- a/laravel/bootstrap/app.php
+++ b/laravel/bootstrap/app.php
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Foundation\Application;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\Foundation\Bootstrap\SyncTestbenchCachedRoutes;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Foundation\Config;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Workbench\Workbench;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 /**
  * Create Laravel application.
@@ -39,12 +40,6 @@
 
 unset($createApp);
 
-/** @var \Illuminate\Routing\Router $router */
-$router = $app->make('router');
-
-collect(glob(join_paths(__DIR__, '..', 'routes', 'testbench-*.php')))
-    ->each(static function ($routeFile) use ($app, $router) {
-        require $routeFile;
-    });
+(new SyncTestbenchCachedRoutes)->bootstrap($app);
 
 return $app;
diff --git a/laravel/composer.json b/laravel/composer.json
index 735f9c08e..7fb39bf56 100644
--- a/laravel/composer.json
+++ b/laravel/composer.json
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "type": "project",
     "autoload": {
-        "classmap": [
-            "database",
-            "tests/TestCase.php"
-        ],
         "psr-4": {
-            "App\\": "app/"
+            "App\\": "app/",
+            "Database\\Factories\\": "database/factories/",
+            "Database\\Seeders\\": "database/seeders/"
+        }
+    },
+    "autoload-dev": {
+        "psr-4": {
+            "Tests\\": "tests/"
         }
     },
     "extra": {
diff --git a/src/Attributes/UsesVendor.php b/src/Attributes/UsesVendor.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea24bc5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Attributes/UsesVendor.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Orchestra\Testbench\Attributes;
+
+use Attribute;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\Contracts\Attributes\AfterEach as AfterEachContract;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\Contracts\Attributes\BeforeEach as BeforeEachContract;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\Foundation\Application;
+
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\package_path;
+
+#[Attribute(Attribute::TARGET_CLASS | Attribute::TARGET_METHOD)]
+final class UsesVendor implements AfterEachContract, BeforeEachContract
+{
+    /**
+     * Determine if vendor symlink was created via this attribute.
+     */
+    public bool $vendorSymlinkCreated = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Handle the attribute.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Foundation\Application  $app
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function beforeEach($app): void
+    {
+        $vendorPath = $app->basePath('vendor');
+
+        $laravel = Application::createVendorSymlink(base_path(), package_path('vendor'));
+
+        $this->vendorSymlinkCreated = $laravel['TESTBENCH_VENDOR_SYMLINK'] ?? false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle the attribute.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Foundation\Application  $app
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function afterEach($app): void
+    {
+        $vendorPath = $app->basePath('vendor');
+
+        if (is_link($vendorPath) && $this->vendorSymlinkCreated === true) {
+            $app['files']->delete($vendorPath);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php b/src/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
index 952e77a2d..f179ceb91 100644
--- a/src/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
+++ b/src/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Exceptions\DeprecatedException;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Foundation\Env;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 /**
  * @internal
diff --git a/src/Bootstrap/LoadConfigurationWithWorkbench.php b/src/Bootstrap/LoadConfigurationWithWorkbench.php
index 10e423027..6305709ff 100644
--- a/src/Bootstrap/LoadConfigurationWithWorkbench.php
+++ b/src/Bootstrap/LoadConfigurationWithWorkbench.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public function __construct()
     #[\Override]
     protected function resolveConfigurationFile(string $path, string $key): string
     {
-        $config = workbench_path(['config', "{$key}.php"]);
+        $config = workbench_path('config', "{$key}.php");
 
         return $this->usesWorkbenchConfigFile === true && is_file($config) ? $config : $path;
     }
diff --git a/src/Bootstrap/LoadEnvironmentVariables.php b/src/Bootstrap/LoadEnvironmentVariables.php
index 5891b4288..3079396ea 100644
--- a/src/Bootstrap/LoadEnvironmentVariables.php
+++ b/src/Bootstrap/LoadEnvironmentVariables.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use Dotenv\Dotenv;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Foundation\Env;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 /**
  * @internal
diff --git a/src/Concerns/HandlesRoutes.php b/src/Concerns/HandlesRoutes.php
index d1e819fd8..96fa6cf20 100644
--- a/src/Concerns/HandlesRoutes.php
+++ b/src/Concerns/HandlesRoutes.php
@@ -2,18 +2,27 @@
 
 namespace Orchestra\Testbench\Concerns;
 
+use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Application as LaravelApplication;
+use Laravel\SerializableClosure\SerializableClosure;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Attributes\DefineRoute;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Features\TestingFeature;
-use Orchestra\Testbench\Foundation\Application;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\Foundation\Bootstrap\SyncTestbenchCachedRoutes;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 use function Orchestra\Testbench\refresh_router_lookups;
 use function Orchestra\Testbench\remote;
 
 trait HandlesRoutes
 {
+    /**
+     * Indicates if we have made it through the requireApplicationCachedRoutes function.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $requireApplicationCachedRoutesHasRun = false;
+
     /**
      * Setup routes requirements.
      *
@@ -79,15 +88,29 @@ protected function defineWebRoutes($router)
         // Define routes.
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Define stash routes setup.
+     *
+     * @api
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure|string  $route
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function defineStashRoutes(Closure|string $route): void
+    {
+        $this->defineCacheRoutes($route, false);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Define cache routes setup.
      *
      * @api
      *
-     * @param  string  $route
+     * @param  \Closure|string  $route
+     * @param  bool  $cached
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function defineCacheRoutes(string $route)
+    protected function defineCacheRoutes(Closure|string $route, bool $cached = true): void
     {
         $files = new Filesystem;
 
@@ -98,21 +121,29 @@ protected function defineCacheRoutes(string $route)
             ? join_paths($basePath, '.laravel')
             : join_paths($basePath, 'bootstrap');
 
+        if ($route instanceof Closure) {
+            $cached = false;
+            /** @var string $serializeRoute */
+            $serializeRoute = serialize(SerializableClosure::unsigned($route));
+            $stub = $files->get(join_paths(__DIR__, 'stubs', 'routes.stub'));
+            $route = str_replace('{{routes}}', var_export($serializeRoute, true), $stub);
+        }
+
         $files->put(
             join_paths($basePath, 'routes', "testbench-{$time}.php"), $route
         );
 
-        remote('route:cache')->mustRun();
+        if ($cached === true) {
+            remote('route:cache')->mustRun();
 
-        $this->assertTrue(
-            $files->exists(join_paths($bootstrapPath, 'cache', 'routes-v7.php'))
-        );
+            \assert($files->exists(join_paths($bootstrapPath, 'cache', 'routes-v7.php')) === true);
+        }
 
         if ($this->app instanceof LaravelApplication) {
             $this->reloadApplication();
         }
 
-        $this->requireApplicationCachedRoutes($files);
+        $this->requireApplicationCachedRoutes($files, $cached);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -123,11 +154,21 @@ protected function defineCacheRoutes(string $route)
      * @param  \Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem  $files
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function requireApplicationCachedRoutes(Filesystem $files): void
+    protected function requireApplicationCachedRoutes(Filesystem $files, bool $cached): void
     {
-        $this->afterApplicationCreated(function () {
-            if ($this->app instanceof LaravelApplication) {
-                require $this->app->getCachedRoutesPath();
+        if ($this->requireApplicationCachedRoutesHasRun === true) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->afterApplicationCreated(function () use ($cached) {
+            $app = $this->app;
+
+            if ($app instanceof LaravelApplication) {
+                if ($cached === true) {
+                    require $app->getCachedRoutesPath();
+                } else {
+                    (new SyncTestbenchCachedRoutes)->bootstrap($app);
+                }
             }
         });
 
@@ -141,5 +182,7 @@ protected function requireApplicationCachedRoutes(Filesystem $files): void
 
             sleep(1);
         });
+
+        $this->requireApplicationCachedRoutesHasRun = true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Concerns/InteractsWithPublishedFiles.php b/src/Concerns/InteractsWithPublishedFiles.php
index 23bc1e132..9ee68b6fa 100644
--- a/src/Concerns/InteractsWithPublishedFiles.php
+++ b/src/Concerns/InteractsWithPublishedFiles.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 /**
  * @internal
diff --git a/src/Concerns/stubs/routes.stub b/src/Concerns/stubs/routes.stub
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b725e524d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Concerns/stubs/routes.stub
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+
+transform(unserialize({{routes}})->getClosure(), function ($serializedClosure) use ($router) {
+    if ($serializedClosure instanceof Closure) {
+        value($serializedClosure, $router);
+    }
+});
diff --git a/src/Console/Commander.php b/src/Console/Commander.php
index 7dfd79b45..d53e3e39e 100644
--- a/src/Console/Commander.php
+++ b/src/Console/Commander.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Console\SignalRegistry\SignalRegistry;
 use Throwable;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 use function Orchestra\Testbench\transform_relative_path;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Application.php b/src/Foundation/Application.php
index 61a0de652..cfe47692c 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Application.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Application.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Contracts\Config as ConfigContract;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Workbench\Workbench;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 /**
  * @api
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Bootstrap/CreateVendorSymlink.php b/src/Foundation/Bootstrap/CreateVendorSymlink.php
index 9d01ab892..7a78a3c48 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Bootstrap/CreateVendorSymlink.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Bootstrap/CreateVendorSymlink.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
 use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 /**
  * @internal
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ public function bootstrap(Application $app): void
 
             try {
                 $filesystem->link($this->workingPath, $appVendorPath);
+
+                $app->instance('TESTBENCH_VENDOR_SYMLINK', true);
             } catch (ErrorException) {
-                //
+                $app->instance('TESTBENCH_VENDOR_SYMLINK', false);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Bootstrap/SyncTestbenchCachedRoutes.php b/src/Foundation/Bootstrap/SyncTestbenchCachedRoutes.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2086c17b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Foundation/Bootstrap/SyncTestbenchCachedRoutes.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Orchestra\Testbench\Foundation\Bootstrap;
+
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
+
+class SyncTestbenchCachedRoutes
+{
+    /**
+     * Bootstrap the given application.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application  $app
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function bootstrap(Application $app): void
+    {
+        /** @var \Illuminate\Routing\Router $router */
+        $router = $app->make('router');
+
+        /** @phpstan-ignore argument.type */
+        Collection::make(glob($app->basePath(join_paths('routes', 'testbench-*.php'))))
+            ->each(static function ($routeFile) use ($app, $router) { // @phpstan-ignore closure.unusedUse, closure.unusedUse
+                require $routeFile;
+            });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Bootstrap/SyncTestbenchConfigurationFiles.php b/src/Foundation/Bootstrap/SyncTestbenchConfigurationFiles.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..135af6ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Foundation/Bootstrap/SyncTestbenchConfigurationFiles.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Orchestra\Testbench\Foundation\Bootstrap;
+
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
+use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\Foundation\Console\Concerns\CopyTestbenchFiles;
+
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\package_path;
+
+class SyncTestbenchConfigurationFiles
+{
+    use CopyTestbenchFiles;
+
+    /**
+     * The environment file name.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $environmentFile = '.env';
+
+    /**
+     * Bootstrap the given application.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application  $app
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function bootstrap(Application $app): void
+    {
+        $filesystem = new Filesystem;
+
+        if (! $filesystem->exists($app->basePath('testbench.yaml'))) {
+            $this->copyTestbenchConfigurationFile($app, $filesystem, package_path());
+        }
+
+        if (! $filesystem->exists($app->basePath('.env'))) {
+            $this->copyTestbenchDotEnvFile($app, $filesystem, package_path());
+        }
+
+        $app->terminating(function () {
+            $this->handleTerminatingConsole();
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Config.php b/src/Foundation/Config.php
index 265fbbc22..00854c017 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Config.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Config.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Contracts\Config as ConfigContract;
 use Symfony\Component\Yaml\Yaml;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 use function Orchestra\Testbench\parse_environment_variables;
 use function Orchestra\Testbench\transform_relative_path;
 
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Console/Actions/EnsureDirectoryExists.php b/src/Foundation/Console/Actions/EnsureDirectoryExists.php
index c5df0bfa9..d0a622877 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Console/Actions/EnsureDirectoryExists.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Console/Actions/EnsureDirectoryExists.php
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 use Illuminate\Support\LazyCollection;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
 use function Laravel\Prompts\confirm;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 class EnsureDirectoryExists extends Action
 {
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Console/Actions/GeneratesFile.php b/src/Foundation/Console/Actions/GeneratesFile.php
index 4025c7900..147c02318 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Console/Actions/GeneratesFile.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Console/Actions/GeneratesFile.php
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 use Illuminate\Console\View\Components\Factory as ComponentsFactory;
 use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
 use function Laravel\Prompts\confirm;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 class GeneratesFile extends Action
 {
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Console/Concerns/CopyTestbenchFiles.php b/src/Foundation/Console/Concerns/CopyTestbenchFiles.php
index de63f1b52..7793c7750 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Console/Concerns/CopyTestbenchFiles.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Console/Concerns/CopyTestbenchFiles.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 use Illuminate\Support\LazyCollection;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 trait CopyTestbenchFiles
 {
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@ protected function copyTestbenchConfigurationFile(Application $app, Filesystem $
             yield 'testbench.yaml';
             yield 'testbench.yaml.example';
             yield 'testbench.yaml.dist';
-        })->map(static function ($file) use ($workingPath) {
-            return "{$workingPath}/{$file}";
-        })->filter(static function ($file) use ($filesystem) {
-            return $filesystem->exists($file);
-        })->first();
+        })->map(static fn ($file) => join_paths($workingPath, $file))
+            ->filter(static fn ($file) => $filesystem->exists($file))
+            ->first();
 
         $testbenchFile = $app->basePath('testbench.yaml');
 
@@ -73,8 +71,8 @@ protected function copyTestbenchDotEnvFile(Application $app, Filesystem $filesys
             yield $this->environmentFile;
             yield "{$this->environmentFile}.example";
             yield "{$this->environmentFile}.dist";
-        })->map(fn ($file) => join_paths($workingPath, $file))
-            ->filter(fn ($file) => $filesystem->exists($file))
+        })->map(static fn ($file) => join_paths($workingPath, $file))
+            ->filter(static fn ($file) => $filesystem->exists($file))
             ->first();
 
         if (\is_null($configurationFile) && $filesystem->exists($app->basePath('.env.example'))) {
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Console/CreateSqliteDbCommand.php b/src/Foundation/Console/CreateSqliteDbCommand.php
index de510631f..3b2578872 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Console/CreateSqliteDbCommand.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Console/CreateSqliteDbCommand.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 #[AsCommand(name: 'package:create-sqlite-db', description: 'Create sqlite database file')]
 class CreateSqliteDbCommand extends Command
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Console/PurgeSkeletonCommand.php b/src/Foundation/Console/PurgeSkeletonCommand.php
index fafdccdef..9263a34ea 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Console/PurgeSkeletonCommand.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Console/PurgeSkeletonCommand.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 use Orchestra\Testbench\Contracts\Config as ConfigContract;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 #[AsCommand(name: 'package:purge-skeleton', description: 'Purge skeleton folder to original state')]
 class PurgeSkeletonCommand extends Command
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Console/TestCommand.php b/src/Foundation/Console/TestCommand.php
index 8127a1c84..bad132d8e 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Console/TestCommand.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Console/TestCommand.php
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ public function phpUnitConfigurationFile()
         $configurationFile = str_replace('./', '', $this->option('configuration') ?? 'phpunit.xml');
 
         return Collection::make([
-            package_path(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$configurationFile),
-            package_path(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$configurationFile.'.dist'),
-        ])->filter(static fn ($path) => file_exists($path))
+            package_path($configurationFile),
+            package_path("{$configurationFile}.dist"),
+        ])->transform(static fn ($path) => DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path)
+            ->filter(static fn ($path) => file_exists($path))
             ->first() ?? './';
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Workbench/Workbench.php b/src/Workbench/Workbench.php
index 6b62f3da4..4c79f0680 100644
--- a/src/Workbench/Workbench.php
+++ b/src/Workbench/Workbench.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public static function discoverRoutes(ApplicationContract $app, ConfigContract $
         $app->booted(static function ($app) use ($discoversConfig, $healthCheckEnabled) {
             tap($app->make('router'), static function (Router $router) use ($discoversConfig, $healthCheckEnabled) {
                 if (($discoversConfig['api'] ?? false) === true) {
-                    if (file_exists($route = workbench_path(['routes', 'api.php']))) {
+                    if (file_exists($route = workbench_path('routes', 'api.php'))) {
                         $router->middleware('api')->group($route);
                     }
                 }
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ public static function discoverRoutes(ApplicationContract $app, ConfigContract $
                         Event::dispatch(new DiagnosingHealth);
 
                         return View::file(
-                            package_path(['vendor', 'laravel', 'framework', 'src', 'Illuminate', 'Foundation', 'resources', 'health-up.blade.php'])
+                            package_path('vendor', 'laravel', 'framework', 'src', 'Illuminate', 'Foundation', 'resources', 'health-up.blade.php')
                         );
                     });
                 }
 
                 if (($discoversConfig['web'] ?? false) === true) {
-                    if (file_exists($route = workbench_path(['routes', 'web.php']))) {
+                    if (file_exists($route = workbench_path('routes', 'web.php'))) {
                         $router->middleware('web')->group($route);
                     }
                 }
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public static function discoverRoutes(ApplicationContract $app, ConfigContract $
             /** @var \Illuminate\Contracts\Translation\Loader $translator */
             $path = Collection::make([
                 workbench_path('lang'),
-                workbench_path(['resources', 'lang']),
+                workbench_path('resources', 'lang'),
             ])->filter(static fn ($path) => is_dir($path))
                 ->first();
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public static function discoverRoutes(ApplicationContract $app, ConfigContract $
 
         after_resolving($app, 'view', static function ($view, $app) use ($discoversConfig) {
             /** @var \Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory|\Illuminate\View\Factory $view */
-            if (! is_dir($path = workbench_path(['resources', 'views']))) {
+            if (! is_dir($path = workbench_path('resources', 'views'))) {
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public static function discoverRoutes(ApplicationContract $app, ConfigContract $
 
         after_resolving($app, 'blade.compiler', static function ($blade) use ($discoversConfig) {
             /** @var \Illuminate\View\Compilers\BladeCompiler $blade */
-            if (($discoversConfig['components'] ?? false) === false && is_dir(workbench_path(['app', 'View', 'Components']))) {
+            if (($discoversConfig['components'] ?? false) === false && is_dir(workbench_path('app', 'View', 'Components'))) {
                 $blade->componentNamespace('Workbench\\App\\View\\Components', 'workbench');
             }
         });
@@ -201,17 +201,17 @@ public static function discoverRoutes(ApplicationContract $app, ConfigContract $
      */
     public static function discoverCommandsRoutes(ApplicationContract $app): void
     {
-        if (file_exists($console = workbench_path(['routes', 'console.php']))) {
+        if (file_exists($console = workbench_path('routes', 'console.php'))) {
             require $console;
         }
 
-        if (! is_dir(workbench_path(['app', 'Console', 'Commands']))) {
+        if (! is_dir(workbench_path('app', 'Console', 'Commands'))) {
             return;
         }
 
         $namespace = 'Workbench\App';
 
-        foreach ((new Finder)->in([workbench_path(['app', 'Console', 'Commands'])])->files() as $command) {
+        foreach ((new Finder)->in([workbench_path('app', 'Console', 'Commands')])->files() as $command) {
             $command = $namespace.str_replace(
                 ['/', '.php'],
                 ['\\', ''],
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public static function configuration(): ConfigContract
     public static function applicationConsoleKernel(): ?string
     {
         if (! isset(static::$cachedCoreBindings['kernel']['console'])) {
-            static::$cachedCoreBindings['kernel']['console'] = file_exists(workbench_path(['app', 'Console', 'Kernel.php']))
+            static::$cachedCoreBindings['kernel']['console'] = file_exists(workbench_path('app', 'Console', 'Kernel.php'))
                 ? 'Workbench\App\Console\Kernel'
                 : null;
         }
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public static function applicationConsoleKernel(): ?string
     public static function applicationHttpKernel(): ?string
     {
         if (! isset(static::$cachedCoreBindings['kernel']['http'])) {
-            static::$cachedCoreBindings['kernel']['http'] = file_exists(workbench_path(['app', 'Http', 'Kernel.php']))
+            static::$cachedCoreBindings['kernel']['http'] = file_exists(workbench_path('app', 'Http', 'Kernel.php'))
                 ? 'Workbench\App\Http\Kernel'
                 : null;
         }
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public static function applicationHttpKernel(): ?string
     public static function applicationExceptionHandler(): ?string
     {
         if (! isset(static::$cachedCoreBindings['handler']['exception'])) {
-            static::$cachedCoreBindings['handler']['exception'] = file_exists(workbench_path(['app', 'Exceptions', 'Handler.php']))
+            static::$cachedCoreBindings['handler']['exception'] = file_exists(workbench_path('app', 'Exceptions', 'Handler.php'))
                 ? 'Workbench\App\Exceptions\Handler'
                 : null;
         }
diff --git a/src/functions.php b/src/functions.php
index e39ce8202..a8dfc7b0a 100644
--- a/src/functions.php
+++ b/src/functions.php
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Process\PhpExecutableFinder;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
-
 /**
  * Create Laravel application instance.
  *
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ function remote(array|string $command, array|string $env = []): Process
 
     $binary = \defined('TESTBENCH_DUSK') ? 'testbench-dusk' : 'testbench';
 
-    $commander = is_file($vendorBin = package_path(['vendor', 'bin', $binary]))
+    $commander = is_file($vendorBin = package_path('vendor', 'bin', $binary))
         ? ProcessUtils::escapeArgument((string) $vendorBin)
         : $binary;
 
@@ -241,7 +239,7 @@ function transform_relative_path(string $path, string $workingPath): string
  */
 function default_skeleton_path(array|string $path = ''): string
 {
-    return (string) realpath(join_paths(__DIR__, '..', 'laravel', ...Arr::wrap($path)));
+    return (string) realpath(join_paths(__DIR__, '..', 'laravel', ...Arr::wrap(\func_num_args() > 1 ? \func_get_args() : $path)));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -254,11 +252,17 @@ function default_skeleton_path(array|string $path = ''): string
  */
 function package_path(array|string $path = ''): string
 {
+    $argumentCount = \func_num_args();
+
     $workingPath = \defined('TESTBENCH_WORKING_PATH')
         ? TESTBENCH_WORKING_PATH
         : Env::get('TESTBENCH_WORKING_PATH', getcwd());
 
-    $path = join_paths(...Arr::wrap($path));
+    if ($argumentCount === 1 && \is_string($path) && str_starts_with($path, './')) {
+        return transform_relative_path($path, $workingPath);
+    }
+
+    $path = join_paths(...Arr::wrap($argumentCount > 1 ? \func_get_args() : $path));
 
     return str_starts_with($path, './')
         ? transform_relative_path($path, $workingPath)
@@ -292,7 +296,7 @@ function workbench(): array
  */
 function workbench_path(array|string $path = ''): string
 {
-    return package_path(join_paths('workbench', ...Arr::wrap($path)));
+    return package_path('workbench', ...Arr::wrap(\func_num_args() > 1 ? \func_get_args() : $path));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -362,3 +366,23 @@ function phpunit_version_compare(string $version, ?string $operator = null): int
 
     return version_compare(Version::id(), $version, $operator);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Join the given paths together.
+ *
+ * @param  string|null  $basePath
+ * @param  string  ...$paths
+ * @return string
+ */
+function join_paths(?string $basePath, string ...$paths): string
+{
+    foreach ($paths as $index => $path) {
+        if (empty($path) && $path !== '0') {
+            unset($paths[$index]);
+        } else {
+            $paths[$index] = DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.ltrim($path, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $basePath.implode('', $paths);
+}
diff --git a/tests/Attributes/UsesVendorTest.php b/tests/Attributes/UsesVendorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a67f947d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Attributes/UsesVendorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Orchestra\Testbench\Tests\Attributes;
+
+use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\Attributes\UsesVendor;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\package_path;
+
+class UsesVendorTest extends TestCase
+{
+    #[Test]
+    #[UsesVendor]
+    public function it_can_uses_vendor_attribute()
+    {
+        $filesystem = new Filesystem;
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            $filesystem->hash(base_path(join_paths('vendor', 'autoload.php'))),
+            $filesystem->hash(package_path('vendor', 'autoload.php'))
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Foundation/Console/Actions/EnsureDirectoryExistsTest.php b/tests/Foundation/Console/Actions/EnsureDirectoryExistsTest.php
index 630336d29..58ca515ae 100644
--- a/tests/Foundation/Console/Actions/EnsureDirectoryExistsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Foundation/Console/Actions/EnsureDirectoryExistsTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
 
-use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\join_paths;
 
 class EnsureDirectoryExistsTest extends TestCase
 {
diff --git a/tests/Helpers/PackagePathTest.php b/tests/Helpers/PackagePathTest.php
index b14cf622b..e7becb6a9 100644
--- a/tests/Helpers/PackagePathTest.php
+++ b/tests/Helpers/PackagePathTest.php
@@ -3,21 +3,27 @@
 namespace Orchestra\Testbench\Tests\Helpers;
 
 use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
 
 use function Illuminate\Filesystem\join_paths;
 use function Orchestra\Testbench\package_path;
 
+#[Group('workbench')]
 class PackagePathTest extends TestCase
 {
     #[Test]
-    #[Group('workbench')]
     public function it_can_use_package_path()
     {
         $this->assertSame(realpath(__DIR__.'/../../'), package_path());
         $this->assertSame(implode('', [realpath(__DIR__.'/../../'), DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR]), package_path(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR));
+    }
 
+    #[Test]
+    #[DataProvider(('pathDataProvider'))]
+    public function it_can_resolve_correct_package_path(string $path)
+    {
         $this->assertSame(
             realpath(join_paths(__DIR__, 'PackagePathTest.php')),
             package_path(join_paths('./tests', 'Helpers', 'PackagePathTest.php'))
@@ -38,4 +44,16 @@ public function it_can_use_package_path()
             package_path(join_paths('tests', 'Helpers', 'PackagePathTest.php'))
         );
     }
+
+    public static function pathDataProvider()
+    {
+        yield [package_path('tests'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'Helpers'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'PackagePathTest.php')];
+        yield [package_path('./tests'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'Helpers'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'PackagePathTest.php')];
+        yield [package_path(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'tests'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'Helpers'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'PackagePathTest.php')];
+
+        yield [package_path('tests', 'Helpers', 'PackagePathTest.php')];
+        yield [package_path(['tests', 'Helpers', 'PackagePathTest.php'])];
+        yield [package_path('./tests', 'Helpers', 'PackagePathTest.php')];
+        yield [package_path(['./tests', 'Helpers', 'PackagePathTest.php'])];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Integrations/ArtisanTest.php b/tests/Integrations/ArtisanTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00af58218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integrations/ArtisanTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Orchestra\Testbench\Tests\Integrations;
+
+use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\PhpExecutableFinder;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
+
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\package_path;
+use function Orchestra\Testbench\remote;
+
+class ArtisanTest extends TestCase
+{
+    #[Test]
+    #[Group('core')]
+    public function it_can_generate_the_same_output()
+    {
+        $phpBinary = \defined('PHP_BINARY') ? PHP_BINARY : (new PhpExecutableFinder)->find();
+
+        $remote = remote('--version --no-ansi')->mustRun();
+
+        $artisan = (new Process(
+            command: [$phpBinary, 'artisan', '--version', '--no-ansi'],
+            cwd: package_path('laravel'),
+        ))->mustRun();
+
+        $this->assertSame(json_decode($artisan->getOutput(), true), json_decode($remote->getOutput(), true));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Integrations/RequestTest.php b/tests/Integrations/RequestTest.php
index 9b929682d..60e6272f1 100644
--- a/tests/Integrations/RequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integrations/RequestTest.php
@@ -10,12 +10,8 @@
 #[WithConfig('app.key', 'AckfSECXIvnK5r28GVIWUAxmbBSjTsmF')]
 class RequestTest extends TestCase
 {
-    /**
-     * Define routes setup.
-     *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Routing\Router  $router
-     * @return void
-     */
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    #[\Override]
     protected function defineRoutes($router)
     {
         $router->get('hello', ['uses' => fn () => 'hello world']);
diff --git a/tests/Integrations/StashRouteTest.php b/tests/Integrations/StashRouteTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76b8cfcf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integrations/StashRouteTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Orchestra\Testbench\Tests\Integrations;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+
+class StashRouteTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    #[\Override]
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->defineStashRoutes(function () {
+            Route::get('stubs-controller', 'Workbench\App\Http\Controllers\ExampleController@index');
+        });
+
+        parent::setUp();
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_can_cache_route()
+    {
+        $this->get('stubs-controller')
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertSee('ExampleController@index');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Workbench/HelpersTest.php b/tests/Workbench/HelpersTest.php
index e239bf540..8704279e2 100644
--- a/tests/Workbench/HelpersTest.php
+++ b/tests/Workbench/HelpersTest.php
@@ -83,9 +83,21 @@ public function it_can_resolve_workbench_without_bound()
     #[Group('workbench')]
     public function it_can_resolve_workbench_path()
     {
+        $expected = realpath(package_path('workbench/database/migrations/2013_07_26_182750_create_testbench_users_table.php'));
+
         $this->assertSame(
             realpath(package_path('workbench/database/migrations/2013_07_26_182750_create_testbench_users_table.php')),
-            workbench_path(join_paths('database', 'migrations', '2013_07_26_182750_create_testbench_users_table.php'))
+            workbench_path(join_paths('database'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'migrations'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'2013_07_26_182750_create_testbench_users_table.php'))
+        );
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            $expected,
+            workbench_path('database', 'migrations', '2013_07_26_182750_create_testbench_users_table.php')
+        );
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            $expected,
+            workbench_path(['database', 'migrations', '2013_07_26_182750_create_testbench_users_table.php'])
         );
     }
 }