TL;DR — Hatchet is a task and workflow engine for durable background jobs with retries, schedules, and visibility.
What it is
It helps run long-lived, failure-prone AI tasks reliably outside request/response paths.
Why it exists
Agent systems often need robust async execution and compensation logic. Hatchet covers that.
Install
pip install hatchet-sdkBasic usage
# define workflow tasks
# run worker
# enqueue workflow jobWhen to use, when to skip
Use it when this category is a bottleneck in your agent stack and you want faster delivery with fewer custom components.
Skip it when your workload is tiny, requirements are fixed, or a plain provider SDK plus a few local functions is enough.
Alternatives
Compare with adjacent tools in the same AI Native category and choose based on interface style, deployment model (hosted vs self-hosted), and team familiarity.
Verified against project documentation, June 2026.