feat(deployments): add build server meta and trigger source info

.changeset/fluffy-weeks-sleep.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"trigger.dev": patch
+"@trigger.dev/core": patch
+---
+
+The new `triggeredVia` field is now populated in deployments via the CLI.

apps/webapp/app/presenters/v3/DeploymentPresenter.server.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  BuildServerMetadata,
   DeploymentErrorData,
   ExternalBuildData,
   prepareDeploymentError,
@@ -154,17 +155,23 @@ export class DeploymentPresenter {
             avatarUrl: true,
           },
         },
+        buildServerMetadata: true,
       },
     });
 
     const gitMetadata = processGitMetadata(deployment.git);
-
     const externalBuildData = deployment.externalBuildData
       ? ExternalBuildData.safeParse(deployment.externalBuildData)
       : undefined;
+    const buildServerMetadata = deployment.buildServerMetadata
+      ? BuildServerMetadata.safeParse(deployment.buildServerMetadata)
+      : undefined;
 
     let eventStream = undefined;
-    if (env.S2_ENABLED === "1" && gitMetadata?.source === "trigger_github_app") {
+    if (
+      env.S2_ENABLED === "1" &&
+      (buildServerMetadata || gitMetadata?.source === "trigger_github_app")
+    ) {
       const [error, accessToken] = await tryCatch(this.getS2AccessToken(project.externalRef));
 
       if (error) {

apps/webapp/app/v3/services/initializeDeployment.server.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { type InitializeDeploymentRequestBody } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3";
+import { BuildServerMetadata, type InitializeDeploymentRequestBody } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3";
 import { customAlphabet } from "nanoid";
 import { env } from "~/env.server";
 import { type AuthenticatedEnvironment } from "~/services/apiAuth.server";
@@ -190,6 +190,21 @@ export class InitializeDeploymentService extends BaseService {
         isNativeBuild: payload.isNativeBuild,
       });
 
+      const buildServerMetadata: BuildServerMetadata | undefined =
+        payload.isNativeBuild || payload.buildId
+          ? {
+              buildId: payload.buildId,
+              ...(payload.isNativeBuild
+                ? {
+                    isNativeBuild: payload.isNativeBuild,
+                    artifactKey: payload.artifactKey,
+                    skipPromotion: payload.skipPromotion,
+                    configFilePath: payload.configFilePath,
+                  }
+                : {}),
+            }
+          : undefined;
+
       const deployment = await this._prisma.workerDeployment.create({
         data: {
           friendlyId: generateFriendlyId("deployment"),
@@ -200,12 +215,14 @@ export class InitializeDeploymentService extends BaseService {
           environmentId: environment.id,
           projectId: environment.projectId,
           externalBuildData,
+          buildServerMetadata,
           triggeredById: triggeredBy?.id,
           type: payload.type,
           imageReference: imageRef,
           imagePlatform: env.DEPLOY_IMAGE_PLATFORM,
           git: payload.gitMeta ?? undefined,
           runtime: payload.runtime ?? undefined,
+          triggeredVia: payload.triggeredVia ?? undefined,
           startedAt: initialStatus === "BUILDING" ? new Date() : undefined,
         },
       });

internal-packages/database/prisma/migrations/20251208112409_add_build_server_meta_to_deployments/migration.sql

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE "public"."WorkerDeployment" ADD COLUMN     "buildServerMetadata" JSONB;

internal-packages/database/prisma/migrations/20251208144643_add_triggered_via_to_deployments/migration.sql

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE "public"."WorkerDeployment" ADD COLUMN     "triggeredVia" TEXT;

internal-packages/database/prisma/schema.prisma

@@ -1749,6 +1749,7 @@ model WorkerDeployment {
   imagePlatform  String  @default("linux/amd64")
 
   externalBuildData   Json?
+  buildServerMetadata Json?
 
   status WorkerDeploymentStatus @default(PENDING)
   type   WorkerDeploymentType   @default(V1)
@@ -1764,6 +1765,7 @@ model WorkerDeployment {
 
   triggeredBy   User?   @relation(fields: [triggeredById], references: [id], onDelete: SetNull, onUpdate: Cascade)
   triggeredById String?
+  triggeredVia  String?
 
   startedAt   DateTime?
   installedAt DateTime?

packages/cli-v3/src/commands/deploy.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   GitMeta,
   DeploymentFinalizedEvent,
   DeploymentEventFromString,
+  DeploymentTriggeredVia,
 } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3/schemas";
 import { Command, Option as CommandOption } from "commander";
 import { join, relative, resolve } from "node:path";
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ import {
 import { loadDotEnvVars } from "../utilities/dotEnv.js";
 import { isDirectory } from "../utilities/fileSystem.js";
 import { setGithubActionsOutputAndEnvVars } from "../utilities/githubActions.js";
-import { createGitMeta } from "../utilities/gitMeta.js";
+import { createGitMeta, isGitHubActions } from "../utilities/gitMeta.js";
 import { printStandloneInitialBanner } from "../utilities/initialBanner.js";
 import { resolveLocalEnvVars } from "../utilities/localEnvVars.js";
 import { logger } from "../utilities/logger.js";
@@ -382,6 +383,7 @@ async function _deployCommand(dir: string, options: DeployCommandOptions) {
       type: features.run_engine_v2 ? "MANAGED" : "V1",
       runtime: buildManifest.runtime,
       isNativeBuild: false,
+      triggeredVia: getTriggeredVia(),
     },
     envVars.TRIGGER_EXISTING_DEPLOYMENT_ID
   );
@@ -893,6 +895,40 @@ async function initializeOrAttachDeployment(
   return newDeploymentOrError.data;
 }
 
+function getTriggeredVia(): DeploymentTriggeredVia {
+  // Check specific CI providers first (most specific to least specific)
+  if (isGitHubActions()) {
+    return "cli:github_actions";
+  }
+  if (process.env.GITLAB_CI === "true") {
+    return "cli:gitlab_ci";
+  }
+  if (process.env.CIRCLECI === "true") {
+    return "cli:circleci";
+  }
+  if (process.env.JENKINS_URL) {
+    return "cli:jenkins";
+  }
+  if (process.env.TF_BUILD === "True") {
+    return "cli:azure_pipelines";
+  }
+  if (process.env.BITBUCKET_BUILD_NUMBER) {
+    return "cli:bitbucket_pipelines";
+  }
+  if (process.env.TRAVIS === "true") {
+    return "cli:travis_ci";
+  }
+  if (process.env.BUILDKITE === "true") {
+    return "cli:buildkite";
+  }
+  // Fallback for other/unknown CI environments
+  if (isCI) {
+    return "cli:ci_other";
+  }
+
+  return "cli:manual";
+}
+
 async function handleNativeBuildServerDeploy({
   apiClient,
   options,
@@ -998,6 +1034,7 @@ async function handleNativeBuildServerDeploy({
     artifactKey,
     skipPromotion: options.skipPromotion,
     configFilePath,
+    triggeredVia: getTriggeredVia(),
   });
 
   if (!initializeDeploymentResult.success) {

packages/cli-v3/src/utilities/gitMeta.ts

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function errorToString(err: unknown): string {
   return err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
 }
 
-function isGitHubActions() {
+export function isGitHubActions() {
   // GH Actions CI sets these env variables
   return (
     process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS === "true" &&

packages/core/src/v3/schemas/api.ts

@@ -400,6 +400,37 @@ export const ExternalBuildData = z.object({
 
 export type ExternalBuildData = z.infer<typeof ExternalBuildData>;
 
+const anyString = z.custom<string & {}>((v) => typeof v === "string");
+
+export const DeploymentTriggeredVia = z
+  .enum([
+    "cli:manual",
+    "cli:ci_other",
+    "cli:github_actions",
+    "cli:gitlab_ci",
+    "cli:circleci",
+    "cli:jenkins",
+    "cli:azure_pipelines",
+    "cli:bitbucket_pipelines",
+    "cli:travis_ci",
+    "cli:buildkite",
+    "git_integration:github",
+    "dashboard",
+  ])
+  .or(anyString);
+
+export type DeploymentTriggeredVia = z.infer<typeof DeploymentTriggeredVia>;
+
+export const BuildServerMetadata = z.object({
+  buildId: z.string().optional(),
+  isNativeBuild: z.boolean().optional(),
+  artifactKey: z.string().optional(),
+  skipPromotion: z.boolean().optional(),
+  configFilePath: z.string().optional(),
+});
+
+export type BuildServerMetadata = z.infer<typeof BuildServerMetadata>;
+
 export const UpsertBranchRequestBody = z.object({
   git: GitMeta.optional(),
   env: z.enum(["preview"]),
@@ -462,6 +493,8 @@ export const InitializeDeploymentRequestBody = z
     type: z.enum(["MANAGED", "UNMANAGED", "V1"]).optional(),
     runtime: z.string().optional(),
     initialStatus: z.enum(["PENDING", "BUILDING"]).optional(),
+    triggeredVia: DeploymentTriggeredVia.optional(),
+    buildId: z.string().optional(),
   })
   .and(
     z.preprocess(
@@ -587,8 +620,6 @@ export const DeploymentLogEvent = z.object({
   }),
 });
 
-const anyString = z.custom<string & {}>((v) => typeof v === "string");
-
 export const DeploymentFinalizedEvent = z.object({
   type: z.literal("finalized"),
   data: z.object({