Integrations / Developer Tools
Connect Trigger.dev to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann turns Trigger.dev into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in Trigger.dev for you. Small businesses often rely on one developer or an IT contractor who is busy elsewhere. Flann does not replace them. It gives you a way to check Trigger.dev yourself, understand what they are telling you and pass them the right details when something needs attention.
10 actions in Trigger.dev. 8 only look things up, and 2 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Trigger.dev
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into Trigger.dev actions.
“Look up the run in Trigger.dev.”
“Look up the error in Trigger.dev.”
“Look up the run result in Trigger.dev.”
What Flann can work with in Trigger.dev
Trigger.dev gives Flann 10 actions across 2 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Errors | look up | 2 |
| Runs | look up | 2 |
How the same job compares, in Trigger.dev directly and through Flann.
| Compare | Trigger.dev on its ownEvery step is yours | With FlannThe work comes to your chat |
|---|---|---|
| How you ask | Log in and click through the screens | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up | By hand, screen by screen | 8 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 2 changes, made from a message |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Trigger.dev API key, once |
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Step by step: Trigger.dev jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real Trigger.dev actions, one step at a time.
Get answers about your errors
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our errors in Trigger.dev?”
- Flann runs
List ErrorsandGet Errorin Trigger.dev and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Trigger.dev is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Check your runs from WhatsApp
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Show me where our runs in Trigger.dev stand.”
- Flann runs
List RunsandGet Runin Trigger.dev and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Trigger.dev is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Where Flann saves you time in Trigger.dev
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once Trigger.dev is connected.
Passing a fault to the right person
Today
When something breaks, you forward a screenshot to your developer with a vague description. They then ask the questions you could not answer.
With Flann
“Send Dan the details of this error so he can look at it.”
Flann gathers what Dan will need from Trigger.dev: when the error started, how often it happens and which part of the system is affected. It drafts a clear message to him with those facts.
What you stop doing: Your role as messenger between customers and developer comes to an end.
Security warnings explained
Today
Late at night, a suspicious sign-in report lands in your inbox. Without context you cannot tell a real threat from a member of staff on holiday.
With Flann
“Got a suspicious sign-in warning. Is it real?”
Flann checks the sign-in details in Trigger.dev: where it came from, which account, and whether that person has signed in from there before. It gives you its reading and the reasons behind it.
What you stop doing: Warnings you could not interpret stop costing you sleep.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Trigger.dev
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Trigger.dev.
- Paste your Trigger.dev API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Trigger.dev account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Trigger.dev whenever a request needs it.
Of the 10 Trigger.dev actions, 8 only read. The other 2 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect Trigger.dev in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use Trigger.dev with Flann
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Trigger.dev and brings it into the chat.
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Trigger.dev and explains it without the jargon.
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Everything Flann can do in Trigger.dev
Every Trigger.dev action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 8
- Execute TRQL Query
- Get Batch
- Get Batch Results
- Get Error
- Get Run
- Get Run Result
- List Errors
- List Runs
Changes 2
- Batch Trigger Task
- Trigger Task
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What can Flann do with errors in Trigger.dev?
Flann can look up errors in Trigger.dev, using 2 actions (Get Error, List Errors). All of them only look things up, so they run straight away.
What can Flann do with runs in Trigger.dev?
Flann can look up runs in Trigger.dev, using 2 actions (Get Run, List Runs). All of them only look things up, so they run straight away.
How does Flann connect to Trigger.dev?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Trigger.dev and paste your Trigger.dev API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Trigger.dev account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 10 actions in Trigger.dev.
Do I need to open Trigger.dev to use it with Flann?
No. Once Trigger.dev is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in Trigger.dev.
Which Flann plan do I need for Trigger.dev?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Trigger.dev and every other app.