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run long tasks, retries, queues, and schedules durably from TypeScript code
Features and best fit
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Key features
Key characteristics
run long tasks, retries, queues, and schedules durably from TypeScript code
Sources: [1]
Best fit
Good fit for
A comparison candidate for AI & Machine Learning, Automation, Developer Tools, AI agents, Automation, Next.js use cases. Check the official README and installation instructions for exact fit and requirements.
Before adoption
Check before adopting
The registered primary language is TypeScript and the license is Apache-2.0. Verify version-specific runtime requirements, breaking changes, and additional dependencies in the official README and latest release notes.
Sources: [1]
Official sources
- [1]triggerdotdev/trigger.dev — GitHub(2026-09-15)
Supplemental curator note
It fits Next.js applications that move long-running work and AI workflows outside request lifecycles. Review hosted versus self-hosted operation, runtime versions, retry/idempotency, and license boundaries.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Get the source
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev.git - 2
Enter the repository
cd trigger.dev - 3
Check the official steps
Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.
find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
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16,474 Stars
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Development activity
Last 90 days · weekly
- Commits (last 30 days)
- 259
- Open PRs
- 57
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GitHub data
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GitHub Topics
- automation
- orchestration
- scheduler
- background-jobs
- nextjs
- serverless
- ai
- ai-agents
- mcp
- mcp-server
- workflow-automation
- workflows
- Stars
- 16,474
- Forks
- 1,482
- Watchers
- 57
- Open issues
- 295
- Contributors
- 141
- Owner type
- Organization
- Primary language
- TypeScript
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repository last updated
- Oct 5, 2026
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