diff --git a/src/actions/hello-world-task.ts b/src/actions/hello-world-task.ts
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+++ b/src/actions/hello-world-task.ts
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+'use server';
+
+import type { helloWorldTask } from '@/trigger/hello-world';
+import { tasks } from '@trigger.dev/sdk/v3';
+
+export async function myTask() {
+  try {
+    const handle = await tasks.trigger<typeof helloWorldTask>(
+      'hello-world',
+      'James'
+    );
+
+    return { handle };
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+    return {
+      error: 'something went wrong',
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/trigger/hello-world.ts b/src/trigger/hello-world.ts
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+++ b/src/trigger/hello-world.ts
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+import { logger, task, wait } from '@trigger.dev/sdk/v3';
+
+export const helloWorldTask = task({
+  id: 'hello-world',
+  run: async (payload: any, { ctx }) => {
+    logger.log('Hello, world!', { payload, ctx });
+
+    await wait.for({ seconds: 5 });
+
+    return {
+      message: 'Hello, world!',
+    };
+  },
+});