MCP server gaining TRQL queries, dashboard tools, and safer AI modes
Trigger.dev's MCP server now lets AI agents query data directly with TRQL, control dev servers, and run in a read-only safety mode that prevents accidental deployments.
The latest Trigger.dev release expands what AI agents can do through the MCP server. Developers can now write TRQL queries to analyze their task runs, execution times, and errors directly — the results come back as text tables instead of JSON, cutting token usage by roughly 50%. Agents can also list and query built-in dashboards to surface metrics without switching tools.
A major addition is the --readonly flag, which hides write operations like deploy, trigger_task, and cancel_run from the AI. This makes the MCP server safer for read-only debugging and monitoring scenarios where accidental deployments would be costly.
The dev server lifecycle moves entirely into MCP: agents can start trigger dev in the background, stream output, check status, and stop it — useful for CI/CD scenarios and automated testing. Profile management also arrives, letting agents switch between configured CLI profiles within a session.
Beyond new capabilities, 14 bugs get fixed. The list_deploys tool no longer crashes on deployments with null runtime fields. The search_docs tool works again after an upstream Mintlify rename. The dev CLI stops leaking build directories on rebuilds by pruning deprecated workers.
This release touches the @trigger.dev/core and trigger.dev packages, alongside the CLI, Python, SDK, and other ecosystem packages.
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Summary
12 new features, 58 improvements, 16 bug fixes.
Highlights
- Add support for setting TTL (time-to-live) defaults at the task level and globally in trigger.config.ts, with per-trigger overrides still taking precedence (#3196)
- Large run outputs can use the new API which allows switching object storage providers. (#3275)
Improvements
- Add platform notifications support to the CLI. The
trigger devandtrigger logincommands now fetch and display platform notifications (info, warn, error, success) from the server. Includes discovery-based filtering to conditionally show notifications based on project file patterns, color markup rendering for styled terminal output, and a non-blocking display flow with a spinner fallback for slow fetches. Use--skip-platform-notificationsflag withtrigger devto disable the notification check. (#3254) - Add
get_span_detailsMCP tool for inspecting individual spans within a run trace. (#3255) - New
get_span_detailstool returns full span attributes, timing, events, and AI enrichment (model, tokens, cost, speed) - Span IDs now shown in
get_run_detailstrace output for easy discovery - New API endpoint
GET /api/v1/runs/:runId/spans/:spanId - New
retrieveSpan()method on the API client get_query_schema— discover available TRQL tables and columnsquery— execute TRQL queries against your datalist_dashboards— list built-in dashboards and their widgetsrun_dashboard_query— execute a single dashboard widget querywhoami— show current profile, user, and API URLlist_profiles— list all configured CLI profilesswitch_profile— switch active profile for the MCP sessionstart_dev_server— starttrigger devin the background and stream outputstop_dev_server— stop the running dev serverdev_server_status— check dev server status and view recent logsGET /api/v1/query/schema— query table schema discoveryGET /api/v1/query/dashboards— list built-in dashboards--readonlyflag hides write tools (deploy,trigger_task,cancel_run) so the AI cannot make changesread:queryJWT scope for query endpoint authorizationget_run_detailstrace output is now paginated with cursor support- MCP tool annotations (
readOnlyHint,destructiveHint) for all tools get_query_schemanow requires a table name and returns only one table's schema (was returning all tables)get_current_workerno longer inlines payload schemas; use newget_task_schematool instead- Query results formatted as text tables instead of JSON (~50% fewer tokens)
cancel_run,list_deploys,list_preview_branchesformatted as text instead of raw JSON- Schema and dashboard API responses cached to avoid redundant fetches
- Adapted the CLI API client to propagate the trigger source via http headers. (#3241)
- Propagate run tags to span attributes so they can be extracted server-side for LLM cost attribution metadata. (#3213)
- New
get_span_detailstool returns full span attributes, timing, events, and AI enrichment (model, tokens, cost, speed) - Span IDs now shown in
get_run_detailstrace output for easy discovery - New API endpoint
GET /api/v1/runs/:runId/spans/:spanId - New
retrieveSpan()method on the API client get_query_schema— discover available TRQL tables and columnsquery— execute TRQL queries against your datalist_dashboards— list built-in dashboards and their widgetsrun_dashboard_query— execute a single dashboard widget querywhoami— show current profile, user, and API URLlist_profiles— list all configured CLI profilesswitch_profile— switch active profile for the MCP sessionstart_dev_server— starttrigger devin the background and stream outputstop_dev_server— stop the running dev serverdev_server_status— check dev server status and view recent logsGET /api/v1/query/schema— query table schema discoveryGET /api/v1/query/dashboards— list built-in dashboards--readonlyflag hides write tools (deploy,trigger_task,cancel_run) so the AI cannot make changesread:queryJWT scope for query endpoint authorizationget_run_detailstrace output is now paginated with cursor support- MCP tool annotations (
readOnlyHint,destructiveHint) for all tools get_query_schemanow requires a table name and returns only one table's schema (was returning all tables)get_current_workerno longer inlines payload schemas; use newget_task_schematool instead- Query results formatted as text tables instead of JSON (~50% fewer tokens)
cancel_run,list_deploys,list_preview_branchesformatted as text instead of raw JSON- Schema and dashboard API responses cached to avoid redundant fetches
- Add optional
hasPrivateLinkfield to the dequeue message organization object for private networking support (#3264) - Define and manage AI prompts with
prompts.define(). Create typesafe prompt templates with variables, resolve them at runtime, and manage versions and overrides from the dashboard without redeploying. (#3244)
Bug fixes
- Fix dev CLI leaking build directories on rebuild, causing disk space accumulation. Deprecated workers are now pruned (capped at 2 retained) when no active runs reference them. The watchdog process also cleans up
.trigger/tmp/when the dev CLI is killed ungracefully (e.g. SIGKILL from pnpm). (#3224) - Fix
--loadflag being silently ignored on local/self-hosted builds. (#3114) - Fixed
search_docstool failing due to renamed upstream Mintlify tool (SearchTriggerDev→search_trigger_dev) - Fixed
list_deploysfailing when deployments have nullruntime/runtimeVersionfields (#3139) - Fixed
list_preview_branchescrashing due to incorrect response shape access - Fixed
metricstable column documented asvalueinstead ofmetric_valuein query docs - Fixed dev CLI leaking build directories on rebuild — deprecated workers now clean up their build dirs when their last run completes
- Fixed
search_docstool failing due to renamed upstream Mintlify tool (SearchTriggerDev→search_trigger_dev) - Fixed
list_deploysfailing when deployments have nullruntime/runtimeVersionfields (#3139) - Fixed
list_preview_branchescrashing due to incorrect response shape access - Fixed
metricstable column documented asvalueinstead ofmetric_valuein query docs - Fixed dev CLI leaking build directories on rebuild — deprecated workers now clean up their build dirs when their last run completes
Server changes
These changes affect the self-hosted Docker image and Trigger.dev Cloud:
-
Add admin UI for viewing and editing feature flags (org-level overrides and global defaults). (#3291)
-
AI prompt management dashboard and enhanced span inspectors.
Prompt management:
- Prompts list page with version status, model, override indicators, and 24h usage sparklines
- Prompt detail page with template viewer, variable preview, version history timeline, and override editor
- Create, edit, and remove overrides to change prompt content or model without redeploying
- Promote any code-deployed version to current
- Generations tab with infinite scroll, live polling, and inline span inspector
- Per-prompt metrics: total generations, avg tokens, avg cost, latency, with version-level breakdowns
AI span inspectors:
- Custom inspectors for
ai.generateText,ai.streamText,ai.generateObject,ai.streamObjectparent spans ai.toolCallinspector showing tool name, call ID, and input argumentsai.embedinspector showing model, provider, and input text- Prompt tab on AI spans linking to prompt version with template and input variables
- Compact timestamp and duration header on all AI span inspectors
AI metrics dashboard:
- Operations, Providers, and Prompts filters on the AI Metrics dashboard
- Cost by prompt widget
- "AI" section in the sidebar with Prompts and AI Metrics links
Other improvements:
- Resizable panel sizes now persist across page refreshes
- Fixed
<div>inside<p>DOM nesting warnings in span titles and chat messages (#3244)
-
Add allowRollbacks query param to the promote deployment API to enable version downgrades (#3214)
-
Pre-warm compute templates on deploy for orgs with compute access. Required for projects using a compute region, background-only for others. (#3114)
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Add automatic LLM cost calculation for spans with GenAI semantic conventions. When a span arrives with
gen_ai.response.modeland token usage data, costs are calculated from an in-memory pricing registry backed by Postgres and dual-written to both span attributes (trigger.llm.*) and a newllm_metrics_v1ClickHouse table that captures usage, cost, performance (TTFC, tokens/sec), and behavioral (finish reason, operation type) metrics. (#3213) -
Add API endpoint
GET /api/v1/runs/:runId/spans/:spanIdthat returns detailed span information including properties, events, AI enrichment (model, tokens, cost), and triggered child runs. (#3255) -
Multi-provider object storage with protocol-based routing for zero-downtime migration (#3275)
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Add IAM role-based auth support for object stores (no access keys required). (#3275)
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Add platform notifications to inform users about new features, changelogs, and platform events directly in the dashboard. (#3254)
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Add private networking support via AWS PrivateLink. Includes BillingClient methods for managing private connections, org settings UI pages for connection management, and supervisor changes to apply
privatelinkpod labels for CiliumNetworkPolicy matching. (#3264) -
Reduce run start latency by skipping the intermediate queue when concurrency is available. This optimization is rolled out per-region and enabled automatically for development environments. (#3299)
-
Extended the search filter on the environment variables page to match on environment type (production, staging, development, preview) and branch name, not just variable name and value. (#3302)
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Concurrency-keyed queues now use a single master queue entry per base queue instead of one entry per key. Prevents high-CK-count tenants from consuming the entire parentQueueLimit window and starving other tenants on the same shard. (#3219)
-
Reduce lock contention when processing large
batchTriggerAndWaitbatches. Previously, each batch item acquired a Redis lock on the parent run to insert aTaskRunWaitpointrow, causingLockAcquisitionTimeoutErrorwith high concurrency (880 errors/24h in prod). SinceblockRunWithCreatedBatchalready transitions the parent toEXECUTING_WITH_WAITPOINTSbefore items are processed, the per-item lock is unnecessary. The newblockRunWithWaitpointLocklessmethod performs only the idempotent CTE insert without acquiring the lock. (#3232) -
Strip
securequery parameter from QUERY_CLICKHOUSE_URL before passing to ClickHouse client. This was already done for the main and logs ClickHouse clients but was missing for the query client, causing a startup crash withError: Unknown URL parameters: secure. (#3204) -
Fix
OrganizationsPresenter.#getEnvironmentmatching the wrong development environment on teams with multiple members. All dev environments share the slug"dev", so the previousfindby slug alone could return another member's environment. Now filters DEVELOPMENT environments byorgMember.userIdto ensure the logged-in user's dev environment is selected. (#3273)
Releases
@trigger.dev/build@4.4.4
Patch Changes
- Updated dependencies:
@trigger.dev/core@4.4.4
trigger.dev@4.4.4
Patch Changes
-
Add platform notifications support to the CLI. The
trigger devandtrigger logincommands now fetch and display platform notifications (info, warn, error, success) from the server. Includes discovery-based filtering to conditionally show notifications based on project file patterns, color markup rendering for styled terminal output, and a non-blocking display flow with a spinner fallback for slow fetches. Use--skip-platform-notificationsflag withtrigger devto disable the notification check. (#3254) -
Fix dev CLI leaking build directories on rebuild, causing disk space accumulation. Deprecated workers are now pruned (capped at 2 retained) when no active runs reference them. The watchdog process also cleans up
.trigger/tmp/when the dev CLI is killed ungracefully (e.g. SIGKILL from pnpm). (#3224) -
Fix
--loadflag being silently ignored on local/self-hosted builds. (#3114) -
Add
get_span_detailsMCP tool for inspecting individual spans within a run trace. (#3255)- New
get_span_detailstool returns full span attributes, timing, events, and AI enrichment (model, tokens, cost, speed) - Span IDs now shown in
get_run_detailstrace output for easy discovery - New API endpoint
GET /api/v1/runs/:runId/spans/:spanId - New
retrieveSpan()method on the API client
- New
-
MCP server improvements: new tools, bug fixes, and new flags. (#3224)
New tools:
get_query_schema— discover available TRQL tables and columnsquery— execute TRQL queries against your datalist_dashboards— list built-in dashboards and their widgetsrun_dashboard_query— execute a single dashboard widget querywhoami— show current profile, user, and API URLlist_profiles— list all configured CLI profilesswitch_profile— switch active profile for the MCP sessionstart_dev_server— starttrigger devin the background and stream outputstop_dev_server— stop the running dev serverdev_server_status— check dev server status and view recent logs
New API endpoints:
GET /api/v1/query/schema— query table schema discoveryGET /api/v1/query/dashboards— list built-in dashboards
New features:
--readonlyflag hides write tools (deploy,trigger_task,cancel_run) so the AI cannot make changesread:queryJWT scope for query endpoint authorizationget_run_detailstrace output is now paginated with cursor support- MCP tool annotations (
readOnlyHint,destructiveHint) for all tools
Bug fixes:
- Fixed
search_docstool failing due to renamed upstream Mintlify tool (SearchTriggerDev→search_trigger_dev) - Fixed
list_deploysfailing when deployments have nullruntime/runtimeVersionfields (#3139) - Fixed
list_preview_branchescrashing due to incorrect response shape access - Fixed
metricstable column documented asvalueinstead ofmetric_valuein query docs - Fixed dev CLI leaking build directories on rebuild — deprecated workers now clean up their build dirs when their last run completes
Context optimizations:
get_query_schemanow requires a table name and returns only one table's schema (was returning all tables)get_current_workerno longer inlines payload schemas; use newget_task_schematool instead- Query results formatted as text tables instead of JSON (~50% fewer tokens)
cancel_run,list_deploys,list_preview_branchesformatted as text instead of raw JSON- Schema and dashboard API responses cached to avoid redundant fetches
-
Add support for setting TTL (time-to-live) defaults at the task level and globally in trigger.config.ts, with per-trigger overrides still taking precedence (#3196)
-
Adapted the CLI API client to propagate the trigger source via http headers. (#3241)
-
Updated dependencies:
@trigger.dev/core@4.4.4@trigger.dev/build@4.4.4@trigger.dev/schema-to-json@4.4.4
@trigger.dev/core@4.4.4
Patch Changes
-
Fix
list_deploysMCP tool failing when deployments have nullruntimeorruntimeVersionfields. (#3224) -
Propagate run tags to span attributes so they can be extracted server-side for LLM cost attribution metadata. (#3213)
-
Add
get_span_detailsMCP tool for inspecting individual spans within a run trace. (#3255)- New
get_span_detailstool returns full span attributes, timing, events, and AI enrichment (model, tokens, cost, speed) - Span IDs now shown in
get_run_detailstrace output for easy discovery - New API endpoint
GET /api/v1/runs/:runId/spans/:spanId - New
retrieveSpan()method on the API client
- New
-
MCP server improvements: new tools, bug fixes, and new flags. (#3224)
New tools:
get_query_schema— discover available TRQL tables and columnsquery— execute TRQL queries against your datalist_dashboards— list built-in dashboards and their widgetsrun_dashboard_query— execute a single dashboard widget querywhoami— show current profile, user, and API URLlist_profiles— list all configured CLI profilesswitch_profile— switch active profile for the MCP sessionstart_dev_server— starttrigger devin the background and stream outputstop_dev_server— stop the running dev serverdev_server_status— check dev server status and view recent logs
New API endpoints:
GET /api/v1/query/schema— query table schema discoveryGET /api/v1/query/dashboards— list built-in dashboards
New features:
--readonlyflag hides write tools (deploy,trigger_task,cancel_run) so the AI cannot make changesread:queryJWT scope for query endpoint authorizationget_run_detailstrace output is now paginated with cursor support- MCP tool annotations (
readOnlyHint,destructiveHint) for all tools
Bug fixes:
- Fixed
search_docstool failing due to renamed upstream Mintlify tool (SearchTriggerDev→search_trigger_dev) - Fixed
list_deploysfailing when deployments have nullruntime/runtimeVersionfields (#3139) - Fixed
list_preview_branchescrashing due to incorrect response shape access - Fixed
metricstable column documented asvalueinstead ofmetric_valuein query docs - Fixed dev CLI leaking build directories on rebuild — deprecated workers now clean up their build dirs when their last run completes
Context optimizations:
get_query_schemanow requires a table name and returns only one table's schema (was returning all tables)get_current_workerno longer inlines payload schemas; use newget_task_schematool instead- Query results formatted as text tables instead of JSON (~50% fewer tokens)
cancel_run,list_deploys,list_preview_branchesformatted as text instead of raw JSON- Schema and dashboard API responses cached to avoid redundant fetches
-
Large run outputs can use the new API which allows switching object storage providers. (#3275)
-
Add optional
hasPrivateLinkfield to the dequeue message organization object for private networking support (#3264) -
Add support for setting TTL (time-to-live) defaults at the task level and globally in trigger.config.ts, with per-trigger overrides still taking precedence (#3196)
-
Adapted the CLI API client to propagate the trigger source via http headers. (#3241)
@trigger.dev/python@4.4.4
Patch Changes
- Updated dependencies:
@trigger.dev/sdk@4.4.4@trigger.dev/core@4.4.4@trigger.dev/build@4.4.4
@trigger.dev/react-hooks@4.4.4
Patch Changes
- Updated dependencies:
@trigger.dev/core@4.4.4
@trigger.dev/redis-worker@4.4.4
Patch Changes
- Adapted the CLI API client to propagate the trigger source via http headers. (#3241)
- Updated dependencies:
@trigger.dev/core@4.4.4
@trigger.dev/rsc@4.4.4
Patch Changes
- Updated dependencies:
@trigger.dev/core@4.4.4
@trigger.dev/schema-to-json@4.4.4
Patch Changes
- Updated dependencies:
@trigger.dev/core@4.4.4
@trigger.dev/sdk@4.4.4
Patch Changes
- Define and manage AI prompts with
prompts.define(). Create typesafe prompt templates with variables, resolve them at runtime, and manage versions and overrides from the dashboard without redeploying. (#3244) - Add support for setting TTL (time-to-live) defaults at the task level and globally in trigger.config.ts, with per-trigger overrides still taking precedence (#3196)
- Adapted the CLI API client to propagate the trigger source via http headers. (#3241)
- Updated dependencies:
@trigger.dev/core@4.4.4