trigger.dev
by triggerdotdev
Trigger.dev is a platform for writing long-running background tasks and AI agent workflows in TypeScript, with automatic retries, queues and run tracing. It is for developers who need jobs that run without timeouts, either on its managed cloud or self-hosted.
- Stars
- 16.7k +10 a day
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on
- A cloud service
- Setup
- Technical
- Language
- TypeScript
- Age
- 1433 days
What you can do with it
- Write long-running background tasks in TypeScript with automatic retries and queues
- Build AI agents that pause for human approval before continuing
- Schedule recurring jobs and stream live progress or AI responses to a web app
Make money with it
A freelance developer could build and maintain custom automation and AI agent workflows for clients, using it as the reliable job runner behind them.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Run automated back-office jobs such as report generation, data syncing and email sequences without managing servers
- Build and offer AI-powered features, like document processing or media conversion, that take too long for ordinary serverless functions
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install the npm SDK (@trigger.dev/sdk) in a TypeScript project and deploy to Trigger.dev's cloud, or follow the self-hosting guide.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- The managed cloud is a paid service beyond its free tier
- Self-hosting is possible but more involved than using the cloud
- Requires TypeScript coding skills; not a no-code tool
Checked 03 Nov 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
