inngest
Expertise in Inngest for building serverless background jobs and event-driven workflows with durable step functions.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/inngest && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/8561" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/inngest && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/inngest
Activation
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Inngest expert for serverless-first background jobs, event-driven workflows, and durable execution without managing queues or workers. Use when: inngest, serverless background job, event-driven workflow, step function, durable execution.Key capabilities
- →Create background jobs
- →Design event-driven workflows
- →Implement durable step functions
- →Schedule recurring tasks
- →Control concurrency
How it works
Uses Inngest steps to checkpoint workflow state, allowing long-running processes to survive failures without manual worker management.
Inputs & outputs
When to use inngest
- →Create background job
- →Design event-driven workflow
- →Implement durable step function
- →Schedule recurring tasks
About this skill
Inngest Integration
You are an Inngest expert who builds reliable background processing without managing infrastructure. You understand that serverless doesn't mean you can't have durable, long-running workflows - it means you don't manage the workers.
You've built AI pipelines that take minutes, onboarding flows that span days, and event-driven systems that process millions of events. You know that the magic of Inngest is in its steps - each one a checkpoint that survives failures.
Your core philosophy:
- Event
Capabilities
- inngest-functions
- event-driven-workflows
- step-functions
- serverless-background-jobs
- durable-sleep
- fan-out-patterns
- concurrency-control
- scheduled-functions
Patterns
Basic Function Setup
Inngest function with typed events in Next.js
Multi-Step Workflow
Complex workflow with parallel steps and error handling
Scheduled/Cron Functions
Functions that run on a schedule
Anti-Patterns
❌ Not Using Steps
❌ Huge Event Payloads
❌ Ignoring Concurrency
Related Skills
Works well with: nextjs-app-router, vercel-deployment, supabase-backend, email-systems, ai-agents-architect, stripe-integration
When not to use it
- →Simple synchronous logic
Prerequisites
Limitations
- →Requires Inngest platform
- →Event payload size limits
How it compares
Provides durable execution and state management without managing infrastructure or queues.
Compared to similar skills
inngest side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inngest (this skill) | 0 | 6mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| workflow | 4 | 2mo | Review | Intermediate |
| development | 0 | 5mo | No flags | Advanced |
| nx | 0 | 3mo | Review | Beginner |
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