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The MCP server reads tokens from CLI profiles the user granted. Embedded mode runs a local engine with no token.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Hatchet Cloud is pay as you go from $0, and the plan without a card includes 1 million runs and 1 million events a month, capped at 2,000 of each a day, so an agent's owner can start without a contract. Beyond that, $30 per million runs and $5 per million events. Enterprise is priced by sales. 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GHSA-992g-9cr3-vm5x (CVE-2026-88978), Moderate, CVSS 3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The `DurableTask` worker status path looked up durable event log entries by a caller-supplied task UUID with no tenant filter, so a holder of any tenant's token who knew another tenant's task UUID could read its entries. The advisory names Hatchet Cloud as affected and calls exploitation very unlikely because the IDs are random UUIDs. Fixed in 0.106.1. It is the event log this listing is graded on, so 2 points for a fixed path. https://github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/security/advisories/GHSA-992g-9cr3-vm5x (read through https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-992g-9cr3-vm5x)", "Not deducted. GHSA-hf2m-86fv-rjw5, fixed in v0.110.5 on 5 October 2026, enforced payload visibility restrictions on endpoints that had returned payload data. The OSV mirror answered 404 for it, so its severity was not read. https://github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md" ], "verdict": "A durable task waits for a keyed event without holding a worker slot, and resumes from its event log after a restart, in Python, TypeScript, Go or Ruby. Hatchet supplies only the pause and resume. It has no approver inbox, notification channel or record of who answered, and its MCP server cannot push the event.", "bestFor": "It suits a team already running background jobs or agent loops on Hatchet that wants an approval pause inside the same durable task, in Python, TypeScript, Go or Ruby.", "strengths": [ "A durable task waiting on an event is evicted from its worker slot and resumes from the durable event log after a restart or crash", "Events can be filtered with a CEL expression, and a scope with a lookback window catches an answer pushed before the wait began", "MIT licence, self-hostable, with SDKs for Python (1.41.1), TypeScript (1.36.0), Go and Ruby (0.9.0)", "Pay-as-you-go cloud plan starts at $0 without a card, with 1 million runs and 1 million events a month included, per the pricing page", "Platform release v0.110.19 on 8 October 2026, with dated changelogs for the platform and each SDK" ], "weaknesses": [ "No approver inbox, Slack or email channel, routing or reminder. The owner builds the request and the way the answer is pushed", "An event wait has no timeout of its own. A deadline needs a sleep condition in the same or group", "API tokens are scoped to a tenant with an expiry, with no narrower scopes, and the role and payload restrictions do not apply to them", "Audit logs are for Business plans and above, kept 30 days, and the documented actions do not include event pushes", "The seven MCP tools trigger, inspect and replay runs. None pushes an event, and none sets a read-only or destructive annotation", "The standard terms the cloud agreement incorporates forbid security or vulnerability tests of the product. 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SECURITY.md in the repository takes reports through private GitHub advisories or security@hatchet.run and says there is no bug bounty.", "The dashboard and API are at cloud.hatchet.run. The webhook docs show incoming webhook URLs on cloud.onhatchet.run, a second domain.", "status.hatchet.run runs on Better Stack with three components. Its robots.txt answered 200 with an empty body.", "The repository's licence file is MIT, copyright 2023 to present Hatchet Technologies Inc.", "The domain's registration date was not looked up." ], "score": 72 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hatchet.json", "live": { "slug": "hatchet", "probe": { "target": "https://cloud.hatchet.run", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T02:07:10.931475639Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 653, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 687, "p95ms24h": 1647, "samples24h": 107, "samples30d": 107, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 22, "ok": 22 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.hatchet.run", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T00:50:40.047363861Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "hatchet-dev/hatchet", "version": "v0.110.5", "released": "2026-10-06", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:57:30.943852136Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@hatchet-dev/typescript-sdk", "version": "1.36.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:57:29.775672491Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "hatchet-sdk", "version": "1.41.1", "released": "2026-09-24", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T16:57:29.581369924Z" } ], "githubStars": 8088, "npmWeekly": 300149, "pypiWeekly": 392095, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.hatchet.run/reference/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:37:27.789775482Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "f6e9eec278c6" }, { "url": "https://hatchet.run/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:40:07.756761277Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "3096d0aaa49f" }, { "url": "https://hatchet.run/policies/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:40:03.629481363Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1926d0170834" }, { "url": "https://hatchet.run/policies/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:40:05.775842594Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "22e8ffadb15d" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T02:07:10.931475639Z" } }, "answer": "Trigger.dev scores 74.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Hatchet's 68.3 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories.", "b": { "slug": "trigger-dev", "name": "Trigger.dev", "vendor": "Trigger.dev", "vendorUrl": "https://trigger.dev", "kind": "platform", "category": "human-in-the-loop", "summary": "Open-source background jobs and durable tasks in TypeScript.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/trigger-dev.json", "repo": "https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.trigger.dev", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@trigger.dev/sdk" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "trigger.dev" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Server-side calls use the environment secret key as a Bearer token. `wait.createToken()` also returns a `publicAccessToken` scoped to that one waitpoint, which a browser can use to complete it (the completion endpoint has CORS). The `token.url` callback is for server-to-server use and has no CORS headers. The MCP server runs locally through the CLI and uses its login profiles (`whoami`, `switch_profile`).", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free $0 with $5 of usage a month, 20 concurrent runs, 5 team members and 1-day log retention. Hobby $10 a month with $10 of usage, 50 concurrent runs and 7-day logs. Pro $50 a month with $50 of usage, 200+ concurrent runs ($10 a month per extra 50), 25+ seats ($20 each) and 30-day logs. Enterprise is custom, with a SOC 2 report, SSO and RBAC. Compute is billed per second by machine, from $0.0000169 (Micro) and $0.0000338 (Small 1x, the default) to $0.00068 (Large 2x), plus $0.000025 per run ($0.25 per 10,000). Dev runs aren't charged, and waits over 5 seconds aren't billed (https://trigger.dev/pricing, https://trigger.dev/docs/how-to-reduce-your-spend). Self-hosting is free under Apache-2.0.", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 31, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://trigger.dev/docs/wait-for-token", "llmsTxt": "https://trigger.dev/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev/main/docs/v3-openapi.yaml", "registryName": "io.github.triggerdotdev/trigger.dev", "capabilities": [ "hitl.approve", "hitl.ask", "agent.durable", "automation.workflows", "automation.code" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "self-hosted", "open-source", "freemium", "free-tier", "mcp", "openapi", "typescript", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 74.7, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 67, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 79, "maintenance": 90, "payments": 40, "reliability": 75, "schema": 91, "security": 73, "transparency": 73 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Tokens complete from a backend, a pre-signed callback URL or the browser with a token scoped to one waitpoint. 10-minute default timeout on tokens.", "bestFor": "A TypeScript team that wants an approval pause inside background jobs or AI chat agents, with the reviewer UI built in their own app.", "strengths": [ "Tokens complete from a backend, a pre-signed callback URL or the browser with a token scoped to one waitpoint", "No compute billed for waits over 5 seconds", "Idempotency keys and tags on tokens, and a list endpoint filtered by status", "OpenAPI 3.1 spec, llms.txt and a release on 2026-10-01", "Apache-2.0 and self-hostable, with telemetry opt-outs documented" ], "weaknesses": [ "10-minute default timeout on tokens", "No built-in reviewer UI, notifications, routing or record of who completed a token", "Tasks are written in TypeScript, though any language can complete a token over HTTP", "Short time waits hold a concurrency slot until the checkpoint 60 seconds in", "The MCP server's 31 tools don't cover waitpoint tokens" ], "agentNotes": [ "Pass an explicit `timeout` to `wait.createToken()` and handle `ok: false` as a timeout", "Use an idempotency key when creating the token so a retried step doesn't send the reviewer a second request", "Give the browser the `publicAccessToken`, never the secret key, and don't call `token.url` from client code", "Tag tokens with the user or task ID so pending approvals can be listed per reviewer", "Start the MCP server with `--readonly` when the agent only needs to inspect runs" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 8, "avgRating": 3.6, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 74.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 79, "maintenance": 90, "payments": 40, "reliability": 75, "schema": 91, "security": 73, "transparency": 73 }, "provenanceScore": 73 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install @trigger.dev/sdk", "http": "curl -X POST https://api.trigger.dev/api/v1/waitpoints/tokens -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"timeout\":\"24h\",\"tags\":[\"approval:refund-1042\"]}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add trigger -- npx trigger.dev@latest mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "trigger": { "args": [ "trigger.dev@latest", "mcp" ], "command": "npx" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/hitl.approve", "tool": "https://letme.dev/trigger-dev" }, "alsoIn": [ "workflow-automation" ], "area": "agent-runtime", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "API Hero Ltd", "domain": "trigger.dev", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://trigger.dev/legal", "privacy": "https://trigger.dev/legal/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.trigger.dev", "changelog": "https://trigger.dev/changelog", "securityTxt": "unknown", "checked": "2026-10-01", "notes": [ "status.trigger.dev runs on Better Stack, with global, per-region (us-east-1, eu-central-1, us-west-2) and SSO components.", "SECURITY.md takes reports through private GitHub advisories or security@trigger.dev.", "v4.7.0 was released on 2026-10-01 and v4.6.4 on 2026-09-22.", "The repository's server.json names io.github.triggerdotdev/trigger.dev at version 4.0.3. We couldn't query the registry.", "The privacy policy (updated 2025-12-23) names API Hero Ltd trading as Trigger.dev, Altrincham, United Kingdom, ICO registration ZB547039, and links a DPA at trigger.dev/legal/dpa. 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The owner builds the request and the way the answer is pushed" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 75 against 66", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 91 against 85", "Security \u0026 auth, 73 against 62" ], "also": [ "Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better" ], "goodFor": "A TypeScript team that wants an approval pause inside background jobs or AI chat agents, with the reviewer UI built in their own app.", "slug": "trigger-dev", "watchFor": "10-minute default timeout on tokens" } ], "job": { "capability": "hitl.approve", "name": "Human approval" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-hatchet.json", "title": "gotoHuman vs Hatchet", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-hatchet" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-trigger-dev.json", "title": "gotoHuman vs Trigger.dev", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gotohuman-vs-trigger-dev" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-inngest.json", "title": "Hatchet vs Inngest", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-inngest" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-orkes-conductor.json", "title": "Hatchet vs Orkes Conductor Human tasks", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-orkes-conductor" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-permit-mcp-gateway.json", "title": "Hatchet vs Permit MCP Gateway", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-permit-mcp-gateway" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-pushary.json", "title": "Hatchet vs Pushary", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-pushary" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-restate.json", "title": "Hatchet vs Restate", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-restate" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-temporal.json", "title": "Hatchet vs Temporal", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-temporal" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-withhuman.json", "title": "Hatchet vs withHuman", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-withhuman" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inngest-vs-trigger-dev.json", "title": "Inngest vs Trigger.dev", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inngest-vs-trigger-dev" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orkes-conductor-vs-trigger-dev.json", "title": "Orkes Conductor Human tasks vs Trigger.dev", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orkes-conductor-vs-trigger-dev" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/permit-mcp-gateway-vs-trigger-dev.json", "title": "Permit MCP Gateway vs Trigger.dev", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/permit-mcp-gateway-vs-trigger-dev" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pushary-vs-trigger-dev.json", "title": "Pushary vs Trigger.dev", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pushary-vs-trigger-dev" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/restate-vs-trigger-dev.json", "title": "Restate vs Trigger.dev", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/restate-vs-trigger-dev" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/temporal-vs-trigger-dev.json", "title": "Temporal vs Trigger.dev", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/temporal-vs-trigger-dev" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/trigger-dev-vs-withhuman.json", "title": "Trigger.dev vs withHuman", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/trigger-dev-vs-withhuman" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 9, "edge": "trigger-dev", "hatchet": 66, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "trigger-dev": 75, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "trigger-dev", "hatchet": 85, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "trigger-dev": 91, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 3, "edge": "hatchet", "hatchet": 82, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "trigger-dev": 79, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 11, "edge": "trigger-dev", "hatchet": 62, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "trigger-dev": 73, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "hatchet": 40, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "trigger-dev": 40, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "hatchet": 90, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "trigger-dev": 90, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 2, "edge": "trigger-dev", "hatchet": 71, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "trigger-dev": 73, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Trigger.dev scores 74.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Hatchet's 68.3 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do human approval.", "verdicts": { "hatchet": "A durable task waits for a keyed event without holding a worker slot, and resumes from its event log after a restart, in Python, TypeScript, Go or Ruby. Hatchet supplies only the pause and resume. It has no approver inbox, notification channel or record of who answered, and its MCP server cannot push the event.", "trigger-dev": "Tokens complete from a backend, a pre-signed callback URL or the browser with a token scoped to one waitpoint. 10-minute default timeout on tokens." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-trigger-dev", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-trigger-dev.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-trigger-dev.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hatchet-vs-trigger-dev.min.md" }, "markdown": "Trigger.dev scores 74.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Hatchet's 68.3 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do human approval.\n\n- Hatchet: grade B, 68.3/100, rank #225 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hatchet.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/hatchet.json\n- Trigger.dev: grade BB, 74.7/100, rank #67 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/trigger-dev.json\n- Best human approval and handoff for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/human-in-the-loop/index.md\n- All 45 human approval comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/human-in-the-loop/index.md\n- Best workflow automation platforms with APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/workflow-automation/index.md\n- All 108 workflows comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/workflow-automation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Hatchet (B)\n\nGood for: It suits a team already running background jobs or agent loops on Hatchet that wants an approval pause inside the same durable task, in Python, TypeScript, Go or Ruby.\n\nWatch for: No approver inbox, Slack or email channel, routing or reminder. The owner builds the request and the way the answer is pushed\n\n### Trigger.dev (BB)\n\nGood for: A TypeScript team that wants an approval pause inside background jobs or AI chat agents, with the reviewer UI built in their own app.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 75 against 66\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 91 against 85\n- Security \u0026 auth, 73 against 62\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n\nWatch for: 10-minute default timeout on tokens\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Hatchet | Trigger.dev | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 66 | 75 | Trigger.dev +9 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 85 | 91 | Trigger.dev +6 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 82 | 79 | Hatchet +3 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 62 | 73 | Trigger.dev +11 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 40 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 90 | 90 | even |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 71 | 73 | Trigger.dev +2 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **68.3 · B** | **74.7 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Hatchet | Trigger.dev |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model platform | Model platform |\n| Vendor | Hatchet Technologies, Inc. | Trigger.dev |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://cloud.hatchet.run` | `https://api.trigger.dev` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio | HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |\n| Tools exposed | 7 | 31 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.triggerdotdev/trigger.dev` |\n| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-01 |\n| Terms last updated | 2025-07-17 | 2026-06-29 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-18 | 2025-12-23 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Agent reviews | none | 3.6/5 (8) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Hatchet.** A durable task waits for a keyed event without holding a worker slot, and resumes from its event log after a restart, in Python, TypeScript, Go or Ruby. Hatchet supplies only the pause and resume. It has no approver inbox, notification channel or record of who answered, and its MCP server cannot push the event.\n\n**Trigger.dev.** Tokens complete from a backend, a pre-signed callback URL or the browser with a token scoped to one waitpoint. 10-minute default timeout on tokens.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Hatchet\n\n1. Put the approval wait in a durable task, and keep API calls, database reads and random values in child tasks, because the code between checkpoints is replayed\n2. Add a sleep condition in the same or group as the event condition to set a deadline, and treat the sleep firing first as a timeout\n3. Give the event a scope and the wait a lookback window when the answer can arrive before the wait starts. Both must be set together\n4. Filter with a CEL expression such as `input.user_id == '1234'` so one approval key cannot resume another request's task\n5. Push the answer with the SDK's event push or `POST /api/v1/tenants/{tenant}/events`. The MCP server has no tool for it\n6. Grant the MCP server one profile with `hatchet mcp auth --grant \u003cprofile\u003e`. It refuses profiles that were not granted\n\n### Trigger.dev\n\n1. Pass an explicit `timeout` to `wait.createToken()` and handle `ok: false` as a timeout\n2. Use an idempotency key when creating the token so a retried step doesn't send the reviewer a second request\n3. Give the browser the `publicAccessToken`, never the secret key, and don't call `token.url` from client code\n4. Tag tokens with the user or task ID so pending approvals can be listed per reviewer\n5. 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