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Trigger.dev: Automate AI Workflows

Name: Trigger.dev: Automate AI Workflows
Author: triggerdotdev

Deploy AI agents with trigger.dev, a tool.

intermediate⏱ 1-2 hours💵 Free + LLM API costs

16,241 stars1,444 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10Updated 9/9/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Deploy and manage AI agents on your platform with triggers and workflows.

Real use case example

"A founder, Alex, wants to automate the process of welcoming new customers. She sets up a trigger in Trigger.dev that listens for new Stripe customers, adds them to her Notion database, and then sends a welcome email via Resend. With this automation, Alex saves time and ensures a seamless customer experience."

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When to use it

•When you need to automate repetitive tasks using AI
•When you want to integrate machine learning models into your workflow
•When you need to deploy AI-powered workflows without managing infrastructure

Ready-to-paste prompt

npx trigger new my-agent --workflow 'github webhook -> send slack notification'

Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js 16 or later installed, as Trigger.dev requires it to run

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/trigger-dev && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/trigger-dev/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/trigger-dev/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Trigger.dev: Automate AI Workflows works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Trigger.dev: Automate AI Workflows is a very large TypeScript project (~656k lines across 4188 code files, plus 700 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~656k lines · 4188 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Node.js · Docker

Needs API keys (.env)

TypeScript 99%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
4
.env.example
The API keys and settings you must provide

What's in each folder

rules/Prompts, skills & agent definitions11 files

apps/Sub-packages / plugins2659 files

packages/Sub-packages / plugins744 files

docs/Documentation532 files

internal-packages/Folder1778 files

hosting/Folder45 files

docker/Deployment / infrastructure25 files

scripts/Helper scripts16 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/trigger-dev && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/trigger-dev/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/trigger-dev/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

triggerdotdev

Language

TypeScript