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Trigger.dev v4

Trigger.dev v4

Build and deploy fully‑managed AI agents and workflows

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Overview

What it is

Trigger.dev is the platform for building AI workflows in TypeScript. Long-running tasks with retries, queues, observability, and elastic scaling.

Intent

I need it when

Integrate AI coding assistants into the development workflow for faster task creation and deployment

Trigger.dev provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that integrates with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI assistants. This enables AI-assisted setup, task creation, deployment, and monitoring directly within the coding environment.

Stream real-time task status and LLM responses directly to frontend applications

Trigger.dev Realtime API and React hooks allow developers to display task progress, run status, and stream LLM responses directly to users. This enables real-time, contextual information updates as tasks progress without polling.

Process media, execute Python scripts, and run complex data pipelines with custom build extensions

Trigger.dev supports custom build extensions including FFmpeg, Puppeteer, Prisma, Python with pip, apt-get packages, and esbuild plugins. This allows users to build complex workflows for media processing, web automation, and data ETL without managing container infrastructure.

Execute long-running background jobs and scheduled tasks reliably with automatic retries and monitoring

Trigger.dev eliminates timeout constraints and provides durable cron schedules, automatic retries with configurable backoff, concurrency control, and real-time monitoring through a dashboard. Tasks can run indefinitely with full observability and error tracking.

Build and deploy AI agents that can use tool calling and perform complex multi-step tasks without infrastructure management

Trigger.dev provides a fully-managed platform for building AI agents in TypeScript with automatic retries, queues, observability, and elastic scaling. Users can write AI agents with tool calling, prompt chaining, and human-in-the-loop workflows, then deploy them without managing servers or worrying about timeouts.

Drop

Not a fit when

  • You need synchronous task execution with strict timeouts under a few seconds, as Trigger.dev is designed for long-running async tasks
  • You require a fully managed solution without any code changes to your existing codebase, since Trigger.dev requires SDK integration and task definitions
  • You are building in languages other than TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js, as the platform is primarily TypeScript-focused (though Python support exists via extensions)
  • You need real-time request-response patterns with sub-100ms latency, as Trigger.dev is optimized for background job orchestration
  • You want a no-code workflow builder, as Trigger.dev requires writing code to define and manage tasks
  • You are restricted to a specific cloud provider and cannot use Trigger.dev Cloud or self-host, as the platform has specific infrastructure requirements
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