Define a Trigger.dev v4 task with task() and deploy it to production with the CLI
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Documented steps
Run `npx trigger.dev@latest init` to install packages, create the /trigger directory, generate an example task and create trigger.config.ts (https://trigger.dev/docs/quick-start).
Confirm trigger.config.ts uses `defineConfig` from `@trigger.dev/sdk` with a `project` ref and `dirs: ["./trigger"]` pointing at your task folder(s) (https://trigger.dev/docs/config/config-file).
Define the task: `import { task } from "@trigger.dev/sdk"; export const myTask = task({ id: "unique-task-id", run: async (payload) => { /* logic */ } });` — `id` must be unique per project (https://trigger.dev/docs/tasks/overview).
Import from `@trigger.dev/sdk`, NOT `@trigger.dev/sdk/v3`: the /v3 path is deprecated in v4 (https://trigger.dev/docs/upgrade-to-v4).
Run `npx trigger.dev@latest dev` to start a local dev server that watches /trigger, registers tasks with the platform and runs each task in its own process (https://trigger.dev/docs/cli-dev-commands).
Deploy with `npx trigger.dev@latest deploy`; it bundles the code, deploys it and registers the tasks as a new version (https://trigger.dev/docs/cli-deploy-commands).
Target another environment with `-e staging` / `-e preview`, override the project with `--project-ref`, and use `--dry-run` to build without deploying; in CI set `TRIGGER_ACCESS_TOKEN` for non-interactive auth.
Known gotchas
`@trigger.dev/sdk/v3` still resolves but is deprecated in v4 — new code should import from `@trigger.dev/sdk`.
Deploy defaults to the `prod` environment; you must pass `-e staging`/`-e preview` explicitly.
CI deploys have no interactive login — without `TRIGGER_ACCESS_TOKEN` the deploy fails.
Deploy fails in CI when CLI/SDK version mismatches are detected; pin the CLI and SDK to the same version.
`dirs` is an array, so multiple task directories are supported — tasks outside those dirs are never registered.
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