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trigger-cost-savings

Analyze Trigger.dev tasks, runs, and schedules to identify cost optimization opportunities.

Updated Sep 11, 2026
Search Tags:#mcp#cost optimization#debounce#retries#task analysis#trigger.dev#machine presets
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npx skills add https://github.com/celeroncoder/skills --skill trigger-cost-savings-celeroncoder
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Skill: trigger-cost-savings
Source: https://github.com/celeroncoder/skills/tree/main/trigger-cost-savings
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/celeroncoder/skills --skill trigger-cost-savings-celeroncoder

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What problem does it solve? Trigger.dev workloads can silently accumulate unnecessary spend through oversized machines, runaway retries, missing timeouts, and over-frequent schedules. This Skill audits your tasks and run history to surface concrete cost reduction opportunities with prioritized recommendations. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Static Source Analysis: Scans task code for oversized machine presets, missing maxDuration, excessive retries, missing debounce, polling loops, and non-batched triggers. - Live Run Analysis via MCP: Uses Trigger.dev MCP tools (list_runs, get_run_details, get_current_worker) to find expensive tasks, failure patterns, and over-provisioned machines from real usage data. - Prioritized Recommendations: Produces a cost optimization report ranked by impact, with code snippets for right-sizing machines, adding debounce, and setting idempotency keys. - Use Case: Your monthly Trigger.dev bill spiked. Run this Skill to discover that an image-processing task on large-2x averages 2-second runs, and get a recommendation to switch to small-2x for roughly 16x savings on that task. ## Quick Start Analyze my Trigger.dev tasks and recent runs to find ways to reduce my monthly spend.

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How do I reduce Trigger.dev costs?▼

Audit tasks for oversized machine presets, missing maxDuration, excessive retries, and missing debounce. Right-sizing machines from large-2x to small-2x can cut a task's cost by up to 16x, and waits over 5 seconds are checkpointed and free.

How to analyze Trigger.dev run history for expensive tasks?▼

Use the Trigger.dev MCP tools list_runs and get_run_details to review runs over 7 or 30 days, sorted by duration. Look for high total compute time, high failure rates wasting retries, and large machines with very short run durations.

What Trigger.dev machine preset should I use for my task?▼

Start with the default small-1x, which suits most tasks, especially I/O-bound work like API calls and database queries. Only scale to medium or large presets for CPU or memory-intensive workloads, and override per-run for variable payloads.

Does this cost analysis work without the Trigger.dev MCP server?▼

Live run analysis requires the Trigger.dev MCP server, installed via npx trigger.dev@latest install-mcp. Without it, the Skill can still perform static source code review for issues like missing maxDuration, polling loops, and absent idempotency keys.

Why are my Trigger.dev retries wasting money?▼

Retries on permanent failures burn compute without succeeding. Set a realistic maxAttempts and throw AbortTaskRunError for known non-retryable errors like NOT_FOUND or UNAUTHORIZED so failed runs stop immediately.

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