# Trigger Setup

> Bootstrap Trigger.dev into an existing project from scratch: authenticate the CLI, install @trigg…

Bootstrap Trigger.dev into an existing project from scratch: authenticate the CLI, install @trigger.dev/sdk and @trigger.dev/build, write trigger.config.ts with the project ref and task dirs, scaffold a /trigger directory with a first task, wire tsconfig and .gitignore, set TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY, and run the dev server. Load this when a project has no trigger.config.ts yet and the user asks to "add Trigger.dev", "set up Trigger.dev", "initialize Trigger.dev", or get a first task running, including in a monorepo. Once the project is set up and you are writing task code, switch to the trigger-tasks skill.

- Page: https://ss33.ai/skills/triggerdotdev/trigger-setup-71373684522
- Publisher: triggerdotdev
- Category: [Software Development](https://ss33.ai/skills/category/software-development-t44z8z) › [APIs & backend](https://ss33.ai/skills/category/software-development-t44z8z/apis-and-backend-t0x840)
- Source: https://github.com/triggerdotdev/skills/blob/e0f9f87153d1502fd9f6298e2eb1d58cfd7f9871/trigger-setup/SKILL.md

## Skill

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