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Trigger.dev
Open-source platform for writing and deploying long-running background jobs, workflows, and AI agents in TypeScript, with managed retries, queues, and observability.
Used for
Automation substrate
Founded 2022 by Matt Aitken & Eric Allam, YC-backed. Apache-2.0, self-hostable; cloud is pay-per-use. Code/API-first (headless). MCP CONFIRMED: official server via `npx trigger.dev@latest install-mcp` for Claude Code/Cursor/VS Code. Background-jobs infra, not AI-native. Source: YC/Trigger.dev docs. Flags: open-source.
Founded 2022 · Added Jul 5, 2026 · by Discovery
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