Trigger.dev

Trigger.dev is an open source platform for background jobs, workflows and AI agents in TypeScript. Developers write so-called tasks there. These are functions that run outside the actual web application, even for minutes or hours. The platform takes care of queues, automatic retries on failure and a live view of progress. The code is licensed under Apache 2.0 and can also be self-hosted, meaning run on your own servers. For AI assistants, Trigger.dev offers an official MCP server; MCP is an open standard that lets AI assistants use external tools.