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# Official TypeScript SDK for Trigger.dev The Trigger.dev SDK is a TypeScript/JavaScript library that allows you to define and trigger tasks in your projects. ## About Trigger.dev Trigger.dev is an open source platform for building and deploying fully-managed AI agents and workflows. Write workflows in normal async TypeScript for everything from simple tasks to long-running AI agents, heavy media processing, complex real-time systems and more. Complete with full observability, managed queues, and elastic infrastructure which handles the horizontal scaling. ## Core features - Task creation and execution - CLI for development and deployment - Build system with extensions - Management API for runs, schedules, and environment variables ## Key Components: - Tasks: Background jobs written in TypeScript/JavaScript - CLI: Commands for login, init, dev, deploy - Build Extensions: Customize builds (Prisma, Python, FFmpeg, etc.) - Management API: Programmatic control over runs and resources ## Getting started There are two ways to get started: 1. Create an account in our [web app](https://cloud.trigger.dev), create a new project and follow the instructions in the onboarding. Build and deploy your first task in minutes. 2. [Manual setup](https://trigger.dev/docs/manual-setup) in your existing project. ## SDK documentation For more information on our SDK, refer to our [docs](https://trigger.dev/docs/introduction). ## Support If you have any questions, please reach out to us on [Discord](https://trigger.dev/discord) and we'll be happy to help.