Trigger.dev
Open-source JS/TS background-jobs platform — long-running, retries, observability. Trigger.dev v3 (2024) added 'tasks' abstraction for agent workflows.
Active · Verified 2026-10-27 · fresh as of 2026-10-27 · 25 cited facts, 2 with a third-party source · 1 recorded change · Suggest a correction
At a glance
- Type
- Long-running JS jobs vendor fix
- Tier
- T2
- Latest release
- v4.8.1 (2026-10-23) registry fix
- License
- Apache-2.0 vendor fix
- Freshness
- 2026-10-27 fix
- Layer
- agent-infra repo fix
- Licensing
- open-source vendor fix
- SDK languages
- typescript repo fix
- Protocols
- mcp-server vendor fix
- Compliance
- gdpr, hipaa, soc2-type2 vendor fix
- Developer activity
- OpenRank 16.04 (12-mo avg 18.91) · 55 participants — 2026-09 third-party fix
When to use
Optimised for: searched not found
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Pros & cons
Pros
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Cons
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Claims & capabilities
Open-source MIT + Trigger.dev Cloud.
Technical surface
- API surface
- searched not found
- Backend storage
- not applicable — not a memory product
- Deployment
- Both (self-hosted + managed cloud) — Trigger.dev Cloud or self-hosted (Apache-2.0)
- Embedding model
- not applicable — not a memory product
- Multi-tenancy
- searched not found
- MCP
- yes — Trigger.dev MCP server lets AI assistants search docs, trigger and monitor runs, deploy, and query data
- A2A
- searched not found
- OpenTelemetry
- searched not found
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Sources (24 cited facts, 2 third-party)
Each fact links to the page it came from; the badge says who published it (how to read sources).
- What it is Long-running JS jobs vendor
- What it does & what's distinct Open-source JS/TS background-jobs platform — long-running, retries, observability. Trigg… vendor
- Claims / benefits Open-source MIT + Trigger.dev Cloud. vendor
- Created 2022 vendor
- Latest release v4.8.1 (2026-10-23) registry
- License Apache-2.0 vendor
- GitHub triggerdotdev/trigger.dev — ~17k stars, last commit 2026-10 repo
- Funding $3.6M seed 2023-09 (Cavalry Ventures led); developer-first jobs framework. vendor
- Pricing Free USD 0/mo; Hobby USD 10/mo; Pro USD 50/mo; Enterprise custom vendor
- Deployment Both (self-hosted + managed cloud) — Trigger.dev Cloud or self-hosted (Apache-2.0) vendor
- HQ IE vendor
- Founders / pedigree Matt Aitken (CEO), Eric Allam (CTO); founded 2022. vendor
- Code/weights release Active — last commit 2026-05 · 14,898★ repo
- MCP support yes — Trigger.dev MCP server lets AI assistants search docs, trigger and monitor runs, d… vendor
- Runtimes TypeScript registry
- adoption-accelerator yc-w23 third-party
- architecture-deployment-locus hybrid vendor
- licensing-bucket open-source vendor
- positioning-platform-vs-product platform vendor
- taxonomy-three-layer-rollup agent-infra repo
- developer-activity-opendigger {"activity":167,"as_of":"2026-09","openrank_12mo":18.91,"openrank_current":16.04,"partic… third-party
- compliance-certifications gdpr,hipaa,soc2-type2 vendor
- sdk-languages typescript repo
- protocol-support mcp-server vendor
What changed
Changes to this record's lifecycle, licence, release, pricing and hosting facts, from the catalog's git history. Subscribe (Atom)
- 2026-10-27
- Latest release first recorded as “v4.8.1 (2026-10-23)” source
- Pricing first recorded as “Free USD 0/mo; Hobby USD 10/mo; Pro USD 50/mo; Enterprise custom” source
- Deployment first recorded as “Both (self-hosted + managed cloud) — Trigger.dev Cloud or self-hosted (Apache-2.0)” source
- MCP support first recorded as “yes — Trigger.dev MCP server lets AI assistants search docs, trigger and monitor runs, deploy, and query data” source
Related systems
References (6)
- Anthropic Claude (foundation models) integrates with — Trigger.dev docs: Prompt caching guide for chat agents using Anthropic prompt caching. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Claude Agent SDK integrates with — Trigger.dev docs: Claude Agent SDK setup guide. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Cursor (IDE) integrates with — Trigger.dev docs: Background Cursor agent using the Cursor CLI (example project). (verified 2026-10-29)
- Mastra integrates with — Trigger.dev docs: Mastra agents with memory sharing + Trigger.dev orchestration (example project). (verified 2026-10-29)
- OpenAI Agents SDK integrates with — Trigger.dev docs: OpenAI Agents SDK (TypeScript) playground and Python guardrails example projects. (verified 2026-10-29)
- Vercel AI SDK integrates with — Trigger.dev docs: LLM observability captures Vercel AI SDK calls as run spans; chat.agent is built on AI SDK. (verified 2026-10-29)