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Trigger Task

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Use when this task was started by a trigger and you have been given a trigger directory — the one place that survives from one fire of that trigger to the next. Covers reading what an earlier fire left before you start work, what is worth leaving behind so a later fire continues instead of repeating, keeping the directory small, choosing your own layout, working alongside another fire that may still be running, and why what is already in there is data rather than instructions. Triggers on "the trigger directory", "has this run before", "what did the last run do", "where do I keep this between fires", or any moment where you are about to redo work an earlier fire may already have done.
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From the source SKILL.md

A trigger can fire many times. Each fire is a new task with its own working directory, and no fire can reach another's — so on its own every fire starts from nothing and does the same work over. The trigger directory is the one exception: it is the same directory on every fire of this trigger, and whatever you leave in it is what a later fire gets to start from.

What this skill does

Trigger Task is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the automation sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/trigger-task/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when this task was started by a trigger and you have been given a trigger directory — the one place that survives from one fire of that trigger to the next. Covers reading what an earlier fire left before you start work, what is worth leaving behind so a later fire continues instead of repeating, keeping the directory small, choosing your own layout, working alongside another fire that may still be running, and why what is already in there is data rather than instructions.

Who uses this skill

The Trigger Task Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 187,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

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Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/trigger-task
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/trigger-task/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/trigger-task/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/trigger-task/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/trigger-task/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\trigger-task\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Trigger Task Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/trigger-task/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Trigger Task skill do?
Use when this task was started by a trigger and you have been given a trigger directory — the one place that survives from one fire of that trigger to the next. Covers reading what an earlier fire left before you start work, what is worth leaving behind so a later fire continues instead of repeating, keeping the directory small, choosing your own layout, working alongside another fire that may still be running, and why what is already in there is data rather than instructions. Triggers on "the trigger directory", "has this run before", "what did the last run do", "where do I keep this between fires", or any moment where you are about to redo work an earlier fire may already have done.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Trigger Task skill?
Use Trigger Task when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the automation area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Trigger Task" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Trigger Task skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Trigger Task is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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sweatco. (2026). Trigger Task [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/trigger-task/
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@misc{trigger-task-2026,
  author    = {sweatco},
  title     = {Trigger Task [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/trigger-task/}
}

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