# npx (recommended — always latest)
npx inngest-cli@latest dev

# yarn
yarn dlx inngest-cli@latest dev

# pnpm
pnpm dlx inngest-cli@latest dev

# Global install
npm install -g inngest-cli

# Docker
docker pull inngest/inngest

# Auto-discover apps on common ports/endpoints
npx inngest-cli@latest dev

# Specify your app URL
npx inngest-cli@latest dev -u http://localhost:3000/api/inngest

# Custom port
npx inngest-cli@latest dev -p 9999

# Multiple apps
npx inngest-cli@latest dev \
  -u http://localhost:3000/api/inngest \
  -u http://localhost:4000/api/inngest

# Disable auto-discovery (use with -u)
npx inngest-cli@latest dev --no-discovery -u http://localhost:3000/api/inngest

{
  "sdk-url": [
    "http://localhost:3000/api/inngest",
    "http://localhost:3030/api/inngest"
  ],
  "no-discovery": true
}

# inngest.yaml
sdk-url:
  - "http://localhost:3000/api/inngest"
  - "http://localhost:3030/api/inngest"
no-discovery: true

curl -s http://localhost:3000/api/inngest | jq

{
  "message": "Inngest endpoint configured correctly.",
  "hasEventKey": false,
  "hasSigningKey": false,
  "functionsFound": 3
}

import { Inngest } from "inngest";

const inngest = new Inngest({ id: "my-app" });

await inngest.send({
  name: "user/signup.completed",
  data: {
    userId: "user_123",
    email: "user@example.com",
  },
});

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8288/e/test" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "user/signup.completed",
    "data": {
      "userId": "user_123",
      "email": "user@example.com"
    }
  }'

npm install -D @inngest/test

import { InngestTestEngine } from "@inngest/test";
import { helloWorld } from "./functions";

// Execute full function
const t = new InngestTestEngine({ function: helloWorld });
const { result } = await t.execute();
expect(result).toEqual("Hello World!");

// Test a single step
const { result: stepResult } = await t.executeStep("calculate-price");
expect(stepResult).toEqual(123);

// Assert step state
const { state } = await t.execute();
await expect(state["my-step"]).resolves.toEqual("output");
await expect(state["risky-step"]).rejects.toThrowError("failed");

// Mock events
const { result: eventResult } = await t.execute({
  events: [{ name: "demo/event.sent", data: { message: "Hi!" } }],
});

// Mock step responses
const { result: mockResult } = await t.execute({
  steps: [{ id: "external-api-call", handler() { return { status: "ok" }; } }],
});

// Mock sleep/waitForEvent (pause-inducing steps require mocking)
await t.execute({
  steps: [{ id: "wait-one-day", handler() {} }],
});

docker run -p 8288:8288 -p 8289:8289 \
  inngest/inngest \
  inngest dev -u http://host.docker.internal:3000/api/inngest

services:
  app:
    build: ./app
    environment:
      - INNGEST_DEV=1
      - INNGEST_BASE_URL=http://inngest:8288
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
  inngest:
    image: inngest/inngest
    command: "inngest dev -u http://app:3000/api/inngest"
    ports:
      - "8288:8288"
      - "8289:8289"

# Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http inngest-dev http://127.0.0.1:8288/mcp

// .cursor/mcp.json or another MCP-capable client config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inngest-dev": {
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8288/mcp"
    }
  }
}

inngest start --event-key <key> --signing-key <key>

# Option 1: Curl from CI/CD
curl -X PUT https://your-app.com/api/inngest --fail-with-body

# Option 2: Vercel/Netlify integrations (automatic on deploy)

# Option 3: Manual sync via Inngest Cloud dashboard

INNGEST_EVENT_KEY=<your-event-key>
INNGEST_SIGNING_KEY=<your-signing-key>

# Start dev server with auto-discovery
npx inngest-cli@latest dev

# Start with explicit app URL
npx inngest-cli@latest dev -u http://localhost:3000/api/inngest

# Check serve endpoint health
curl -s http://localhost:3000/api/inngest | jq

# Send test event via curl
curl -X POST http://localhost:8288/e/test -d '{"name": "test/event", "data": {}}'

# Sync after deploy (CI/CD)
curl -X PUT https://your-app.com/api/inngest --fail-with-body

# Self-hosted production
inngest start --event-key <key> --signing-key <key>