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trigger-dev — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install

Q: How to install trigger-dev in Claude Code?

Run `npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill workflow-automation/trigger-dev` in your terminal.

Guides the agent in building background jobs, cron triggers, and async AI workflows using Trigger.dev in TypeScript projects.

Install into Claude Code · claude-code-templates All methods and platforms ↓

npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill workflow-automation/trigger-dev

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What trigger-dev does

This skill provides guidance for orchestrating asynchronous jobs with Trigger.dev in TypeScript and Next.js applications. It directs the assistant to split monolithic tasks into manageable units, attach cron triggers, and handle batch workloads. For AI flows, it shows how to use OpenAI integrations with automatic retry support.

The instructions prevent typical deployment pitfalls. The configuration file trigger.config.ts must stay at the root of the package. Payloads require plain serializable objects, because complex instances trigger silent failures. The instructions also set queue concurrency limits and require idempotency keys to protect downstream services during retries.

What it helps with

configure background tasks for Next.js applications
run multi-minute AI generation workflows with retry mechanisms
schedule recurring maintenance jobs via cron
protect downstream endpoints using queue concurrency caps

Example prompts for the agent

Create a scheduled cron task using Trigger.dev in my Next.js project
Write a background job that calls OpenAI and handles retries with idempotency
Set up queue concurrency limits for our data import workflow

How to install trigger-dev

1claude-code-templates

npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill workflow-automation/trigger-dev

2Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill trigger-dev -a claude-code

3Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/trigger-dev/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/trigger-dev/

Manually: put the files in place

.agents/skills/trigger-dev/SKILL.md

For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

Manually: put the files in place

.cursor/skills/trigger-dev/SKILL.md

Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

1GitHub CLI

gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates trigger-dev

2Manually: put the files in place

.github/skills/trigger-dev/SKILL.md

Platform CLI

gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates --path cli-tool/components/skills/workflow-automation/trigger-dev

Manually: put the files in place

.devin/skills/trigger-dev/SKILL.md

The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about trigger-dev

How to install trigger-dev in Claude Code?

Run npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill workflow-automation/trigger-dev in your terminal.

What does the trigger-dev skill do?

It instructs the assistant on implementing background tasks, scheduled triggers, and AI pipelines within TypeScript codebases.

What causes silent failures in Trigger.dev tasks?

Passing non-serializable data in the payload leads to silent execution failures, so you must pass only plain objects.

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