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title: "Skills"
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description: "Install Trigger.dev skills to teach any AI coding assistant best practices for writing tasks, agents, and workflows."
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sidebarTitle: "Skills"
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---
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## What are agent skills?
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Skills are portable instruction sets that teach AI coding assistants how to use Trigger.dev effectively. Unlike vendor-specific config files (`.cursor/rules`, `CLAUDE.md`), skills use an open standard that works across all major AI assistants. For example, Cursor users and Claude Code users can get the same knowledge from a single install.
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<Note>
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Skills are one of three AI tools we provide. You can also install [Agent Rules](/mcp-agent-rules)
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for client-specific rule sets or the [MCP Server](/mcp-introduction) for live project interaction.
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See the [comparison table](/building-with-ai#skills-vs-agent-rules-vs-mcp) for details.
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</Note>
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Skills are installed as directories containing a `SKILL.md` file. Each `SKILL.md` includes YAML frontmatter (name, description) and markdown instructions with patterns, examples, and best practices that AI assistants automatically discover and follow.
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## Installation
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When you run `npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills`, the CLI detects your installed AI tools and copies the appropriate files to each tool's expected location. For example, `.claude/skills/`, `.cursor/skills/`, `.github/skills/`, etc.
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```bash
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npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills
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```
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<Note>`skills` is an open-source CLI by Vercel. Learn more at [skills.sh](https://skills.sh).</Note>
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The result: your AI assistant understands Trigger.dev's specific patterns for exports, schema validation, error handling, retries, and more.
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## Available skills
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Install all skills at once, or pick the ones relevant to your current work:
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```bash
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# Install all Trigger.dev skills
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npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills
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# Or install individual skills
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npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-tasks
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npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-agents
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npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-config
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npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-realtime
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npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-setup
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npx skills add triggerdotdev/skills --skill trigger-cost-savings
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```
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| Skill | Use for | Covers |
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| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `trigger-setup` | First time setup, new projects | SDK install, `npx trigger init`, project structure |
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| `trigger-tasks` | Writing background tasks, async workflows, scheduled tasks | Triggering, waits, queues, retries, cron, metadata |
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| `trigger-agents` | LLM workflows, orchestration, multi-step AI agents | Prompt chaining, routing, parallelization, human-in-the-loop |
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| `trigger-realtime` | Live updates, progress indicators, streaming | React hooks, progress bars, streaming AI responses |
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| `trigger-config` | Project setup, build configuration | `trigger.config.ts`, extensions (Prisma, FFmpeg, Playwright) |
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| `trigger-cost-savings` | Cost savings, performance optimization, resource management | Cost optimization, performance optimization, resource management |
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Not sure which skill to install? Install `trigger-tasks`; it covers the most common patterns for writing Trigger.dev tasks.
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## Supported AI assistants
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Skills work with any AI coding assistant that supports the [Agent Skills standard](https://agentskills.io), including:
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- [Claude Code](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code)
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- [Cursor](https://cursor.com)
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- [Windsurf](https://codeium.com/windsurf)
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- [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot)
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- [Cline](https://github.com/cline/cline)
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- [Codex CLI](https://github.com/openai/codex)
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- [Gemini CLI](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli)
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- [OpenCode](https://opencode.ai)
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- [View all →](https://skills.sh)
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## Next steps
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<CardGroup cols={2}>
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<Card title="Agent Rules" icon="scroll" href="/mcp-agent-rules">
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Install comprehensive rule sets directly into your AI client.
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</Card>
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<Card title="MCP Server" icon="sparkles" href="/mcp-introduction">
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Give your AI assistant direct access to Trigger.dev tools and APIs.
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</Card>
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<Card title="Writing tasks" icon="code" href="/tasks/overview">
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Learn the task patterns that skills teach your AI assistant.
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</Card>
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<Card title="skills.sh" icon="box" href="https://skills.sh">
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Browse the full Agent Skills ecosystem.
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</Card>
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</CardGroup>
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