--- title: "triggerdotdev/skills" description: "Best practices for building AI agents and background jobs with Trigger.dev. Use when creating durable tasks, scheduling workflows, or integrating with the Trigger.dev SDK." source: https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills ref: main license: null licenseName: "No licence detected" canonical: https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills base: https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/ chapters: 6 inlined: 0 withheld: 6 words: 1377 updated: 2026-06-15T11:16:43Z generator: "Skills Docs" --- > **triggerdotdev/skills** — every Agent Skill in this repository, inlined verbatim. > > Canonical HTML: https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills > Per-chapter Markdown: https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/.md > Machine manifest: https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json > JSON: https://skillsdocs.com/api/v1/books/triggerdotdev/skills > Install: `npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills` > Upstream: https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills @ `main` > Licence: No licence detected — all rights reserved by its authors > > Content is mirrored from GitHub and © its authors, served unmodified. Takedown: https://github.com/kyleledbetter/skillsdocs/issues/new?labels=takedown&title=Takedown+request # triggerdotdev/skills Best practices for building AI agents and background jobs with Trigger.dev. Use when creating durable tasks, scheduling workflows, or integrating with the Trigger.dev SDK. - **Chapters:** 6 - **Inlined:** 0 (licence detected) - **Words:** 1,377 - **Reading time:** 7 min - **Stars:** 31 ## Table of contents 1. [trigger-agents](https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-agents.md) — Not licensed for republication — link only. 2. [trigger-config](https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-config.md) — Not licensed for republication — link only. 3. [trigger-cost-savings](https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-cost-savings.md) — Not licensed for republication — link only. 4. [trigger-realtime](https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-realtime.md) — Not licensed for republication — link only. 5. [trigger-setup](https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-setup.md) — Not licensed for republication — link only. 6. [trigger-tasks](https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-tasks.md) — Not licensed for republication — link only. ## Licence notice 6 of 6 chapters in this book have no licence that we could detect, at either the repository or the skill level. Their bodies are **not** reproduced here and they are **not** listed in the Agent Skills manifest. Read them upstream: - trigger-agents — https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-agents/SKILL.md - trigger-config — https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-config/SKILL.md - trigger-cost-savings — https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-cost-savings/SKILL.md - trigger-realtime — https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-realtime/SKILL.md - trigger-setup — https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-setup/SKILL.md - trigger-tasks — https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-tasks/SKILL.md ## Front matter _The repository README, verbatim except that relative links are resolved against https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/._ ![Trigger.dev logo](https://content.trigger.dev/github-header-banner.jpg) # Trigger.dev agent skills Agent skills for building AI agents, workflows and durable background tasks with [Trigger.dev](https://trigger.dev). ## Installation ```bash # Install all skills npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills # Or install specific skills npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-setup npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-tasks npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-config npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-agents npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-realtime npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-cost-savings ``` ## Available Skills ### trigger-setup Use when getting started with Trigger.dev: - Installing the SDK - Running `npx trigger init` - Creating trigger.config.ts - Project structure - First task walkthrough - Environment variables ### trigger-tasks Use when creating background jobs, async workflows, or scheduled tasks. Core patterns for building durable tasks: - Basic and schema-validated tasks - Triggering tasks (single, batch, with wait) - Waits and checkpointing - Concurrency and queues - Debouncing and idempotency - Error handling and retries - Scheduled tasks (cron) - Metadata and progress tracking ### trigger-config Use when setting up `trigger.config.ts` or adding build extensions: - Build extensions (Prisma, Playwright, FFmpeg, Python) - System packages and additional files - Environment variable sync - Telemetry integration - Global lifecycle hooks ### trigger-agents Use when building LLM-powered workflows, orchestration, or multi-step AI agents: - Prompt chaining with validation gates - Routing (classify → dispatch) - Parallelization with batch operations - Orchestrator-workers (fan-out/fan-in) - Evaluator-optimizer loops - Human-in-the-loop with waitpoints ### trigger-realtime Use when subscribing to task runs in real-time from frontend or backend: - Progress indicators and live dashboards - React hooks for triggering and monitoring tasks - Streaming AI/LLM responses to UI - Wait tokens for human-in-the-loop workflows ### trigger-cost-savings Use when analyzing tasks and runs for cost optimization. Requires [Trigger.dev MCP tools](https://trigger.dev/docs/mcp-introduction) for run analysis: - Right-sizing machine presets - Identifying excessive retries and missing abort conditions - Finding missing debounce, idempotency, and maxDuration - Detecting polling loops that should use waitpoints - Analyzing run data for high-cost tasks and failure patterns - Schedule frequency review Install MCP tools: `npx trigger.dev@latest install-mcp` ## What is Trigger.dev? Trigger.dev is a durable execution platform for AI agents, workflows and background tasks. Long-running TypeScript functions with automatic retries, queuing, and real-time observability. **Key features:** - **Durable execution** — Tasks survive restarts and scale automatically - **Automatic retries** — Exponential backoff with configurable retry policies - **Concurrency control** — Queues and rate limiting built-in - **Long waits** — Tasks can wait for up to a year - **Real-time** — Subscribe to task progress from anywhere - **Multi-environment** — Dev, staging, and production from one dashboard - **No infrastructure to manage** — our cloud product is fully managed - **Open-source** — The platform can also be self-hosted on your own infrastructure ## Resources - [Documentation](https://trigger.dev/docs) - [GitHub](https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev) - [Discord](https://trigger.dev/discord) --- ## 1. trigger-agents AI agent patterns with Trigger.dev - orchestration, parallelization, routing, evaluator-optimizer, and human-in-the-loop. Use when building LLM-powered tasks that need parallel workers, approval gates, tool calling, or multi-step agent workflows. - **Source:** https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-agents/SKILL.md - **Raw:** https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-agents/SKILL.md - **Markdown:** https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-agents.md - **Licence:** No licence detected — all rights reserved by its authors Bundled files (4), referenced from this skill's directory: - `references/ai-tool.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-agents/references/ai-tool.md - `references/orchestration.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-agents/references/orchestration.md - `references/streaming.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-agents/references/streaming.md - `references/waitpoints.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-agents/references/waitpoints.md _Body withheld: no licence could be detected for this skill. Read it upstream._ --- ## 2. trigger-config Configure Trigger.dev projects with trigger.config.ts. Use when setting up build extensions for Prisma, Playwright, FFmpeg, Python, or customizing deployment settings. - **Source:** https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-config/SKILL.md - **Raw:** https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-config/SKILL.md - **Markdown:** https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-config.md - **Licence:** No licence detected — all rights reserved by its authors Bundled files (1), referenced from this skill's directory: - `references/config.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-config/references/config.md _Body withheld: no licence could be detected for this skill. Read it upstream._ --- ## 3. trigger-cost-savings Analyze Trigger.dev tasks, schedules, and runs for cost optimization opportunities. Use when asked to reduce spend, optimize costs, audit usage, right-size machines, or review task efficiency. Requires Trigger.dev MCP tools for run analysis. - **Source:** https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-cost-savings/SKILL.md - **Raw:** https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-cost-savings/SKILL.md - **Markdown:** https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-cost-savings.md - **Licence:** No licence detected — all rights reserved by its authors Bundled files (1), referenced from this skill's directory: - `references/cost-reduction.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-cost-savings/references/cost-reduction.md _Body withheld: no licence could be detected for this skill. Read it upstream._ --- ## 4. trigger-realtime Subscribe to Trigger.dev task runs in real-time from frontend and backend. Use when building progress indicators, live dashboards, streaming AI/LLM responses, or React components that display task status. - **Source:** https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-realtime/SKILL.md - **Raw:** https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-realtime/SKILL.md - **Markdown:** https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-realtime.md - **Licence:** No licence detected — all rights reserved by its authors Bundled files (1), referenced from this skill's directory: - `references/realtime.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-realtime/references/realtime.md _Body withheld: no licence could be detected for this skill. Read it upstream._ --- ## 5. trigger-setup Set up Trigger.dev in your project. Use when adding Trigger.dev for the first time, creating trigger.config.ts, or initializing the trigger directory. - **Source:** https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-setup/SKILL.md - **Raw:** https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-setup/SKILL.md - **Markdown:** https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-setup.md - **Licence:** No licence detected — all rights reserved by its authors Bundled files (2), referenced from this skill's directory: - `references/environment-setup.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-setup/references/environment-setup.md - `references/project-structure.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-setup/references/project-structure.md _Body withheld: no licence could be detected for this skill. Read it upstream._ --- ## 6. trigger-tasks Build AI agents, workflows and durable background tasks with Trigger.dev. Use when creating tasks, triggering jobs, handling retries, scheduling cron jobs, or implementing queues and concurrency control. - **Source:** https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/main/trigger-tasks/SKILL.md - **Raw:** https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-tasks/SKILL.md - **Markdown:** https://skillsdocs.com/triggerdotdev/skills/trigger-tasks.md - **Licence:** No licence detected — all rights reserved by its authors Bundled files (3), referenced from this skill's directory: - `references/advanced-tasks.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-tasks/references/advanced-tasks.md - `references/basic-tasks.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-tasks/references/basic-tasks.md - `references/scheduled-tasks.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/skills/main/trigger-tasks/references/scheduled-tasks.md _Body withheld: no licence could be detected for this skill. Read it upstream._