Project Title

trigger.dev — Build and Deploy Fully-Managed AI Agents and Workflows in TypeScript

Overview

Trigger.dev is an open-source platform designed for building AI workflows in TypeScript, offering long-running tasks with retries, queues, observability, and elastic scaling. It stands out for its ability to execute tasks without timeouts, unlike other serverless platforms, and provides durable, long-running tasks with built-in features like retries, queues, and idempotency.

Key Features

JavaScript and TypeScript SDK for building background tasks
Long-running tasks without timeouts
Durable cron schedules for recurring tasks
Realtime updates and streaming AI responses
Build extensions for customizing the build process
React hooks for frontend interaction with the API
Batch triggering for initiating multiple task runs
Structured inputs/outputs with runtime payload validation
Waits and human-in-the-loop capabilities

Use Cases

AI developers looking to deploy durable, long-running AI agents
Teams needing to build robust AI applications with retries and queues
Enterprises requiring observability and monitoring for AI workflows
Developers of real-time applications needing streaming AI responses

Advantages

No timeouts for long-running tasks, providing more flexibility
Built-in durability and error handling with retries and queues
Customization of deployed tasks with system packages for broader use cases
Real-time capabilities for interactive AI applications
Observability and monitoring to quickly catch and address issues

Limitations / Considerations

The platform may have a learning curve for developers not familiar with TypeScript
Customization and extension may require deeper understanding of the platform's architecture
As an open-source project, community support and documentation are crucial for success

AWS Lambda: A serverless computing platform that differs in its timeout limitations and less customization compared to Trigger.dev.
Vercel: A platform for deploying serverless functions, but with the same timeout limitations as AWS Lambda.
Google Cloud Functions: A serverless execution environment that also has timeout constraints, differing from Trigger.dev's approach.

Basic Information

GitHub: https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev
Stars: 12,256
License: Unknown
Last Commit: 2025-09-12

📊 Project Information

Project Name: trigger.dev
GitHub URL: https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev
Programming Language: TypeScript
⭐ Stars: 12,256
🍴 Forks: 812
📅 Created: 2022-11-30
🔄 Last Updated: 2025-09-12

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