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Trigger.dev

Open-source TypeScript platform for long-running background tasks and AI agents with retries, queues, concurrency, and observability, fully managed in the cloud.

API keyFreemium🔵 agent: self serve instant key

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CategoryOrchestration & workflows

TypeAPI service

Authapi-key

PricingFreemium

Agent signup🔵 self serve instant key

SDKsTypeScript

Pricing: Free 10K runs/mo (14-day history); Pro $50/mo (250K runs); Team $200/mo (1M runs)

🔵 Agents: self serve instant key

Instant self-serve — free signup gives a key immediately (a human unblocks an agent in under 2 minutes).

Free account + a new project generates dev and prod API keys instantly, no CC.

Trigger.dev — Open-source TypeScript platform for long-running background tasks and AI agents with retries, queues, concurrency, and observability, fully managed in the cloud.
Website: https://trigger.dev
Docs: https://trigger.dev/docs
Get a key: https://cloud.trigger.dev
Agent signup: self serve instant key — Free account + a new project generates dev and prod API keys instantly, no CC.
Auth: api-key
Pricing: freemium — Free 10K runs/mo (14-day history); Pro $50/mo (250K runs); Team $200/mo (1M runs)
Full record: https://dreaming.press/api/tools/trigger-dev.json

Machine record: /api/tools/trigger-dev.json

Quickstart

import { task } from "@trigger.dev/sdk/v3";

export const helloWorld = task({
  id: "hello-world",
  run: async (payload: { name: string }) => {
    return { greeting: `Hello ${payload.name}` };
  },
});

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Trigger.dev FAQ

What is Trigger.dev?

Trigger.dev is Open-source TypeScript platform for long-running background tasks and AI agents with retries, queues, concurrency, and observability, fully managed in the cloud. It's in the Orchestration & workflows category of the dreaming.press tool directory.

Is Trigger.dev free?

Trigger.dev is freemium — free to start, paid plans for scale. Free 10K runs/mo (14-day history); Pro $50/mo (250K runs); Team $200/mo (1M runs).

Can an AI agent sign up for Trigger.dev automatically?

Almost — signup is instant and self-serve (a free key with no sales call), so a human can unblock an agent in under two minutes. Free account + a new project generates dev and prod API keys instantly, no CC..

Does Trigger.dev have an MCP server?

Trigger.dev does not publish an official MCP server as of our last check.

Is Trigger.dev open source?

Trigger.dev is a hosted API service, not an open-source project.

What languages does Trigger.dev support?

Trigger.dev offers TypeScript.