Trigger.Dev
VerifiedBuild and deploy durable AI agents and workflows in TypeScript.
What is the Trigger.Dev MCP server?
Trigger.dev enables developers to build background tasks and AI agents using a familiar JavaScript/TypeScript SDK. It handles scheduling, batch triggering, concurrency controls, and automatic checkpointing for reliability across DEV, PREVIEW, STAGING, and PROD environments.
The platform supports custom build extensions for running browsers, Python, or FFmpeg, plus React hooks for frontend integration and structured schemas for validated inputs and outputs.
Install & connect
Set up this server, then add it to your MCP client.
Full setup instructions are in the GitHub repository.
Example prompts
Once connected, try asking your AI client:
Security & permissions
Runs via stdio on the local machine and requires an API key from Trigger.dev for authentication. It can access local system packages and environment variables during task execution.
What you can do with Trigger.Dev
Long-running AI agents
Deploy agents that execute without timeouts, using retries, queues, and full tracing for complex multi-step LLM workflows.
Human-in-the-loop approvals
Pause tasks at waitpoints until a human reviews, approves, or provides feedback before resuming execution.
Scheduled data pipelines
Attach durable cron schedules up to a year long to recurring tasks with automatic retries and environment isolation.
How to use Trigger.Dev
- 1Install the @trigger.dev/sdk package via npm in your project.
- 2Define tasks using the SDK with schemas, schedules, or batch triggers.
- 3Run the Trigger.dev dev CLI to connect your local tasks to the platform.
- 4Deploy tasks to Trigger.dev cloud or self-hosted infrastructure.
- 5Monitor runs, set alerts, and integrate React hooks in your frontend.
Trigger.Dev: pros & cons
Pros
- +True long-running execution without serverless timeouts
- +Built-in durability, retries, and observability for AI workloads
- +Flexible extensions for custom runtimes like browsers or Python
- +Preview branches and multiple environments for safe testing
Cons
- –Requires learning the Trigger.dev task model and CLI
- –Self-hosting adds operational overhead for on-premise use
- –Primarily TypeScript-focused with limited native support for other languages
Frequently asked questions
Yes, tasks execute with no timeouts and use checkpointing for durability.
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