# Trigger Authoring Chat Agent

> CLI stub. Loud vs Vercel useChat / tanstack-ai-chat-experience

**Subcategory:** Trigger.dev  
**License:** Apache-2.0  
**Source:** https://github.com/triggerdotdev/trigger.dev/blob/main/packages/cli-v3/skills/trigger-authoring-chat-agent/SKILL.md

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## When it is useful

Build durable AI chat agents with Trigger.dev chat.agent / toStreamTextOptions. CLI stub until SDK installed. Loud vs Vercel useChat and tanstack-ai-chat-experience. Forgetting ...chat.toStreamTextOptions() silently no-ops compaction/steering. Distinct from inngest-agents.

## The Catch

CLI stub. Loud vs Vercel useChat / tanstack-ai-chat-experience. Forgetting ...chat.toStreamTextOptions() silently no-ops compaction/steering. Distinct from inngest-agents. Free still 5 USD credits/mo.