# Inngest Event-Driven Durable Workflow Orchestration Platform

> Inngest is an open-source workflow orchestration platform that replaces queues, state management, and scheduling with durable step functions. It enables developers to write reliable event-driven workflows triggered by events, cron schedules, or webhooks, with built-in retries, concurrency control, and flow control.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/inngest-event-driven-durable-workflow-orchestration-platform` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/inngest-event-driven-durable-workflow-orchestration-platform`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/inngest-event-driven-durable-workflow-orchestration-platform/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/inngest-event-driven-durable-workflow-orchestration-platform

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# Inngest Event-Driven Durable Workflow Orchestration Platform

Inngest is an open-source workflow orchestration platform that replaces queues, state management, and scheduling with durable step functions. It enables developers to write reliable event-driven workflows triggered by events, cron schedules, or webhooks, with built-in retries, concurrency control, and flow control.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npx inngest-cli@latest dev

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Follow our [Next.js](https://www.inngest.com/docs/getting-started/nextjs-quick-start?ref=github-inngest-readme), [Node.js](https://www.inngest.com/docs/getting-started/nodejs-quick-start?ref=github-inngest-readme) or...
- **Python** ([inngest-py](https://github.com/inngest/inngest-py)) - [Reference](https://www.inngest.com/docs/reference/python?ref=github-inngest-readme)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Run the [**Inngest Dev Server**](#getting-started) for a complete local development experience, with production parity.
- ### An example durable function
- Inngest Functions enable developers to run reliable background logic, from background jobs to complex workflows. An Inngest Function is composed of three key parts that provide robust support for retrying, scheduling,...

- Source: https://github.com/inngest/inngest
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inngest/inngest/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/inngest-event-driven-durable-workflow-orchestration/)