diff --git a/rally-jobs/self-rally.yaml b/rally-jobs/self-rally.yaml
index 2b445ed483..d84de4047e 100644
--- a/rally-jobs/self-rally.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/self-rally.yaml
@@ -253,28 +253,25 @@
               times: 20
               concurrency: 2
           hooks:
-            - name: sys_call
-              description: Run script
-              args: sh rally-jobs/extra/hook_example_script.sh
+            - description: Run script
+              action:
+                sys_call: sh rally-jobs/extra/hook_example_script.sh
               trigger:
-                name: event
-                args:
+                event:
                   unit: iteration
                   at: [2, 5, 8, 13, 17]
-            - name: sys_call
-              description: Show time
-              args: date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S
+            - description: Show time
+              action:
+                sys_call: date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S
               trigger:
-                name: event
-                args:
+                event:
                   unit: time
                   at: [0, 2, 5, 6, 9]
-            - name: sys_call
-              description: Show system name
-              args: uname -a
+            - description: Show system name
+              action:
+                sys_call: uname -a
               trigger:
-                name: event
-                args:
+                event:
                   unit: iteration
                   at: [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18]
           sla:
@@ -290,12 +287,11 @@
               times: 10
               concurrency: 2
           hooks:
-            - name: sys_call
-              description: test hook
-              args: /bin/true
+            - description: test hook
+              action:
+                sys_call: /bin/true
               trigger:
-                name: periodic
-                args:
+                periodic:
                   unit: iteration
                   step: 2
                   start: 4
@@ -312,12 +308,11 @@
             serial:
               times: 10
           hooks:
-            - name: sys_call
-              description: Get system name
-              args: uname -a
+            - description: Show system name
+              action:
+                sys_call: uname -a
               trigger:
-                name: event
-                args:
+                event:
                   unit: time
                   at: [0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10]
           sla:
@@ -332,12 +327,11 @@
             serial:
               times: 10
           hooks:
-            - name: sys_call
-              description: test hook
-              args: /bin/true
+            - description: test hook
+              action:
+                sys_call: /bin/true
               trigger:
-                name: periodic
-                args:
+                periodic:
                   unit: time
                   step: 2
                   start: 0
diff --git a/rally/plugins/common/hook/sys_call.py b/rally/plugins/common/hook/sys_call.py
index fa023635b5..a7f5f5f89d 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/common/hook/sys_call.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/common/hook/sys_call.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 @hook.configure(name="sys_call")
-class SysCallHook(hook.Hook):
+class SysCallHook(hook.HookAction):
     """Performs system call."""
 
     CONFIG_SCHEMA = {
diff --git a/rally/plugins/common/trigger/__init__.py b/rally/plugins/common/hook/triggers/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from rally/plugins/common/trigger/__init__.py
rename to rally/plugins/common/hook/triggers/__init__.py
diff --git a/rally/plugins/common/trigger/event.py b/rally/plugins/common/hook/triggers/event.py
similarity index 96%
rename from rally/plugins/common/trigger/event.py
rename to rally/plugins/common/hook/triggers/event.py
index dc5471bf89..a6b49e2d65 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/common/trigger/event.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/common/hook/triggers/event.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from rally import consts
-from rally.task import trigger
+from rally.task import hook
 
 
-@trigger.configure(name="event")
-class EventTrigger(trigger.Trigger):
+@hook.configure(name="event")
+class EventTrigger(hook.HookTrigger):
     """Triggers hook on specified event and list of values."""
 
     CONFIG_SCHEMA = {
diff --git a/rally/plugins/common/trigger/periodic.py b/rally/plugins/common/hook/triggers/periodic.py
similarity index 96%
rename from rally/plugins/common/trigger/periodic.py
rename to rally/plugins/common/hook/triggers/periodic.py
index 01135fec64..c590830042 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/common/trigger/periodic.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/common/hook/triggers/periodic.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from rally import consts
-from rally.task import trigger
+from rally.task import hook
 
 
-@trigger.configure(name="periodic")
-class PeriodicTrigger(trigger.Trigger):
+@hook.configure(name="periodic")
+class PeriodicTrigger(hook.HookTrigger):
     """Periodically triggers hook with specified range and step."""
 
     CONFIG_SCHEMA = {
diff --git a/rally/task/engine.py b/rally/task/engine.py
index b2211821e4..6e632ea553 100644
--- a/rally/task/engine.py
+++ b/rally/task/engine.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ from rally.task import hook
 from rally.task import runner
 from rally.task import scenario
 from rally.task import sla
-from rally.task import trigger
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -312,19 +311,22 @@ class TaskEngine(object):
                 vtype=vtype))
 
         for hook_conf in workload["hooks"]:
-            results.extend(hook.Hook.validate(
-                name=hook_conf["config"]["name"],
+            action_name, action_cfg = list(
+                hook_conf["config"]["action"].items())[0]
+            results.extend(hook.HookAction.validate(
+                name=action_name,
                 context=vcontext,
                 config=None,
-                plugin_cfg=hook_conf["config"]["args"],
+                plugin_cfg=action_cfg,
                 vtype=vtype))
 
-            trigger_conf = hook_conf["config"]["trigger"]
-            results.extend(trigger.Trigger.validate(
-                name=trigger_conf["name"],
+            trigger_name, trigger_cfg = list(
+                hook_conf["config"]["trigger"].items())[0]
+            results.extend(hook.HookTrigger.validate(
+                name=trigger_name,
                 context=vcontext,
                 config=None,
-                plugin_cfg=trigger_conf["args"],
+                plugin_cfg=trigger_cfg,
                 vtype=vtype))
 
         if results:
@@ -495,26 +497,6 @@ class TaskConfig(object):
 
     """
 
-    HOOK_CONFIG = {
-        "type": "object",
-        "properties": {
-            "name": {"type": "string"},
-            "description": {"type": "string"},
-            "args": {},
-            "trigger": {
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                    "name": {"type": "string"},
-                    "args": {},
-                },
-                "required": ["name", "args"],
-                "additionalProperties": False,
-            }
-        },
-        "required": ["name", "args", "trigger"],
-        "additionalProperties": False,
-    }
-
     CONFIG_SCHEMA_V1 = {
         "type": "object",
         "$schema": consts.JSON_SCHEMA,
@@ -537,12 +519,33 @@ class TaskConfig(object):
                         "sla": {"type": "object"},
                         "hooks": {
                             "type": "array",
-                            "items": HOOK_CONFIG,
+                            "items": {"$ref": "#/definitions/hook"},
                         }
                     },
                     "additionalProperties": False
                 }
             }
+        },
+        "definitions": {
+            "hook": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "name": {"type": "string"},
+                    "description": {"type": "string"},
+                    "args": {},
+                    "trigger": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {
+                            "name": {"type": "string"},
+                            "args": {},
+                        },
+                        "required": ["name", "args"],
+                        "additionalProperties": False,
+                    }
+                },
+                "required": ["name", "args", "trigger"],
+                "additionalProperties": False,
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -595,7 +598,7 @@ class TaskConfig(object):
                     "sla": {"type": "object"},
                     "hooks": {
                         "type": "array",
-                        "items": HOOK_CONFIG,
+                        "items": {"$ref": "#/definitions/hook"},
                     },
                     "contexts": {"type": "object"}
                 },
@@ -627,7 +630,7 @@ class TaskConfig(object):
                                 "sla": {"type": "object"},
                                 "hooks": {
                                     "type": "array",
-                                    "items": HOOK_CONFIG,
+                                    "items": {"$ref": "#/definitions/hook"},
                                 },
                                 "contexts": {"type": "object"}
                             },
@@ -638,6 +641,43 @@ class TaskConfig(object):
                 },
                 "additionalProperties": False,
                 "required": ["title", "workloads"]
+            },
+            "hook": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "oneOf": [
+                    {
+                        "properties": {
+                            "name": {"type": "string"},
+                            "description": {"type": "string"},
+                            "args": {},
+                            "trigger": {
+                                "type": "object",
+                                "properties": {
+                                    "name": {"type": "string"},
+                                    "args": {},
+                                },
+                                "required": ["name", "args"],
+                                "additionalProperties": False,
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "required": ["name", "args", "trigger"],
+                        "additionalProperties": False
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "properties": {
+                            "action": {
+                                "type": "object",
+                                "minProperties": 1,
+                                "maxProperties": 1,
+                                "patternProperties": {".*": {}}
+                            },
+                            "trigger": {"$ref": "#/definitions/singleEntity"},
+                            "description": {"type": "string"},
+                        },
+                        "required": ["action", "trigger"],
+                        "additionalProperties": False
+                    },
+                ]
             }
         }
     }
@@ -718,8 +758,23 @@ class TaskConfig(object):
                 else:
                     wconf["runner"] = {"serial": {}}
                 wconf.setdefault("sla", {"failure_rate": {"max": 0}})
-                wconf.setdefault("hooks", [])
-                wconf["hooks"] = [{"config": h} for h in wconf["hooks"]]
+
+                hooks = wconf.get("hooks", [])
+                wconf["hooks"] = []
+                for hook_cfg in hooks:
+                    if "name" in hook_cfg:
+                        LOG.warning("The deprecated format of hook is found. "
+                                    "Check task format documentation for more "
+                                    "details.")
+                        trigger_cfg = hook_cfg["trigger"]
+                        wconf["hooks"].append({"config": {
+                            "description": hook_cfg["description"],
+                            "action": {hook_cfg["name"]: hook_cfg["args"]},
+                            "trigger": {
+                                trigger_cfg["name"]: trigger_cfg["args"]}}
+                        })
+                    else:
+                        wconf["hooks"].append({"config": hook_cfg})
 
                 workloads.append(wconf)
             sconf["workloads"] = workloads
@@ -757,6 +812,18 @@ class TaskConfig(object):
                 if "runner" in subtask:
                     runner_type = subtask["runner"].pop("type")
                     subtask["runner"] = {runner_type: subtask["runner"]}
+                if "hooks" in subtask:
+                    hooks = subtask["hooks"]
+                    subtask["hooks"] = []
+                    for hook_cfg in hooks:
+                        trigger_cfg = hook_cfg["trigger"]
+                        subtask["hooks"].append(
+                            {"description": hook_cfg["description"],
+                             "action": {
+                                 hook_cfg["name"]: hook_cfg["args"]},
+                             "trigger": {
+                                 trigger_cfg["name"]: trigger_cfg["args"]}}
+                        )
                 subtasks.append(subtask)
         return {"title": "Task (adopted from task format v1)",
                 "subtasks": subtasks}
diff --git a/rally/task/hook.py b/rally/task/hook.py
index 0340136ee5..029e28410a 100644
--- a/rally/task/hook.py
+++ b/rally/task/hook.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from rally.common import validation
 from rally import consts
 from rally import exceptions
 from rally.task.processing import charts
-from rally.task import trigger
 from rally.task import utils
 
 
@@ -47,9 +46,11 @@ class HookExecutor(object):
         self.triggers = collections.defaultdict(list)
         for hook in config.get("hooks", []):
             hook_cfg = hook["config"]
-            hook_cls = Hook.get(hook_cfg["name"])
-            trigger_obj = trigger.Trigger.get(
-                hook_cfg["trigger"]["name"])(hook_cfg, self.task, hook_cls)
+            action_name = list(hook_cfg["action"].keys())[0]
+            trigger_name = list(hook_cfg["trigger"].keys())[0]
+            action_cls = HookAction.get(action_name)
+            trigger_obj = HookTrigger.get(
+                trigger_name)(hook_cfg, self.task, action_cls)
             event_type = trigger_obj.get_listening_event()
             self.triggers[event_type].append(trigger_obj)
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ class HookExecutor(object):
 @validation.add_default("jsonschema")
 @plugin.base()
 @six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
-class Hook(plugin.Plugin, validation.ValidatablePluginMixin):
+class HookAction(plugin.Plugin, validation.ValidatablePluginMixin):
     """Factory for hook classes."""
 
     CONFIG_SCHEMA = {"type": "null"}
@@ -205,3 +206,56 @@ class Hook(plugin.Plugin, validation.ValidatablePluginMixin):
             # hook is still running, wait for result
             self._thread.join()
         return self._result
+
+
+@validation.add_default("jsonschema")
+@plugin.base()
+@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
+class HookTrigger(plugin.Plugin, validation.ValidatablePluginMixin):
+    """Factory for hook trigger classes."""
+
+    CONFIG_SCHEMA = {"type": "null"}
+
+    def __init__(self, hook_cfg, task, hook_cls):
+        self.hook_cfg = hook_cfg
+        self.config = self.hook_cfg["trigger"][self.get_name()]
+        self.task = task
+        self.hook_cls = hook_cls
+        self._runs = []
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def get_listening_event(self):
+        """Returns event type to listen."""
+
+    def on_event(self, event_type, value=None):
+        """Launch hook on specified event."""
+        LOG.info(_("Hook action %s is triggered for Task %s by %s=%s")
+                 % (self.hook_cls.get_name(), self.task["uuid"],
+                    event_type, value))
+        action_cfg = list(self.hook_cfg["action"].values())[0]
+        action = self.hook_cls(self.task, action_cfg,
+                               {"event_type": event_type, "value": value})
+        action.run_async()
+        self._runs.append(action)
+
+    def get_results(self):
+        results = {"config": self.hook_cfg,
+                   "results": [],
+                   "summary": {}}
+        for action in self._runs:
+            action_result = action.result()
+            results["results"].append(action_result)
+            results["summary"].setdefault(action_result["status"], 0)
+            results["summary"][action_result["status"]] += 1
+        return results
+
+
+class Hook(HookAction):
+    """DEPRECATED! USE `rally.task.hook.HookAction` instead."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(Hook, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        LOG.warning("Please contact Rally plugin maintainer. The plugin '%s' "
+                    "inherits the deprecated base class(Hook), "
+                    "`rally.task.hook.HookAction` should be used instead."
+                    % self.get_name())
diff --git a/rally/task/processing/plot.py b/rally/task/processing/plot.py
index 8079fcdb32..08ae80ec9f 100644
--- a/rally/task/processing/plot.py
+++ b/rally/task/processing/plot.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def _process_hooks(hooks):
     """Prepare hooks data for report."""
     hooks_ctx = []
     for hook in hooks:
-        hook_ctx = {"name": hook["config"]["name"],
+        hook_ctx = {"name": list(hook["config"]["action"].keys())[0],
                     "desc": hook["config"].get("description", ""),
                     "additive": [], "complete": []}
 
diff --git a/rally/task/trigger.py b/rally/task/trigger.py
index 80fec655da..afe93fc978 100644
--- a/rally/task/trigger.py
+++ b/rally/task/trigger.py
@@ -13,56 +13,28 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import abc
-
-import six
-
-from rally.common.i18n import _
 from rally.common import logging
-from rally.common.plugin import plugin
-from rally.common import validation
-
-configure = plugin.configure
+from rally.task import hook
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-@validation.add_default("jsonschema")
-@plugin.base()
-@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
-class Trigger(plugin.Plugin, validation.ValidatablePluginMixin):
-    """Factory for trigger classes."""
+class Trigger(hook.HookTrigger):
+    """DEPRECATED!!! USE `rally.task.hook.HookTrigger` instead."""
 
-    CONFIG_SCHEMA = {"type": "null"}
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(Trigger, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        LOG.warning("Please contact Rally plugin maintainer. The plugin '%s' "
+                    "inherits the deprecated base class(Trigger), "
+                    "`rally.task.hook.HookTrigger` should be used instead."
+                    % self.get_name())
 
-    def __init__(self, context, task, hook_cls):
-        self.context = context
-        self.config = self.context["trigger"]["args"]
-        self.task = task
-        self.hook_cls = hook_cls
-        self._runs = []
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def get_listening_event(self):
-        """Returns event type to listen."""
-
-    def on_event(self, event_type, value=None):
-        """Launch hook on specified event."""
-        LOG.info(_("Hook %s is triggered for Task %s by %s=%s")
-                 % (self.hook_cls.__name__, self.task["uuid"],
-                    event_type, value))
-        hook = self.hook_cls(self.task, self.context.get("args", {}),
-                             {"event_type": event_type, "value": value})
-        hook.run_async()
-        self._runs.append(hook)
-
-    def get_results(self):
-        results = {"config": self.context,
-                   "results": [],
-                   "summary": {}}
-        for hook in self._runs:
-            hook_result = hook.result()
-            results["results"].append(hook_result)
-            results["summary"].setdefault(hook_result["status"], 0)
-            results["summary"][hook_result["status"]] += 1
-        return results
+    @property
+    def context(self):
+        action_name, action_cfg = list(self.hook_cfg["action"].items())[0]
+        trigger_name, trigger_cfg = list(self.hook_cfg["trigger"].items())[0]
+        return {"description": self.hook_cfg["description"],
+                "name": action_name,
+                "args": action_cfg,
+                "trigger": {"name": trigger_name,
+                            "args": trigger_cfg}}
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/test_sys_call.py b/tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/test_sys_call.py
index 14b9cf36b9..0c4600dfe5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/test_sys_call.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/test_sys_call.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class SysCallHookTestCase(test.TestCase):
     @ddt.data(("ls", True), (50, False))
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_validate(self, config, valid):
-        results = hook.Hook.validate(
+        results = hook.HookAction.validate(
             "sys_call", None, None, config)
         if valid:
             self.assertEqual([], results)
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/common/trigger/__init__.py b/tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/triggers/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/unit/plugins/common/trigger/__init__.py
rename to tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/triggers/__init__.py
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/common/trigger/test_event.py b/tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/triggers/test_event.py
similarity index 90%
rename from tests/unit/plugins/common/trigger/test_event.py
rename to tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/triggers/test_event.py
index 7cffbc9044..0c25eade61 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/common/trigger/test_event.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/triggers/test_event.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 import ddt
 import mock
 
-from rally.plugins.common.trigger import event
-from rally.task import trigger
+from rally.plugins.common.hook.triggers import event
+from rally.task import hook
 from tests.unit import test
 
 
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class EventTriggerTestCase(test.TestCase):
         super(EventTriggerTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.hook_cls = mock.MagicMock(__name__="name")
         self.trigger = event.EventTrigger(
-            {"trigger": {"name": "event",
-                         "args": {"unit": "iteration", "at": [1, 4, 5]}}},
+            {"trigger": {"event": {"unit": "iteration", "at": [1, 4, 5]}},
+             "action": {"foo": {}}},
             mock.MagicMock(), self.hook_cls)
 
     @ddt.data((dict(unit="time", at=[0, 3, 5]), True),
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class EventTriggerTestCase(test.TestCase):
               (dict(at=[1, 2, 3]), False))
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_validate(self, config, valid):
-        results = trigger.Trigger.validate("event", None, None, config)
+        results = hook.HookTrigger.validate("event", None, None, config)
         if valid:
             self.assertEqual([], results)
         else:
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/common/trigger/test_periodic.py b/tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/triggers/test_periodic.py
similarity index 87%
rename from tests/unit/plugins/common/trigger/test_periodic.py
rename to tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/triggers/test_periodic.py
index ffe58b2084..7bd55375cb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/common/trigger/test_periodic.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/common/hook/triggers/test_periodic.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 import ddt
 import mock
 
-from rally.plugins.common.trigger import periodic
-from rally.task import trigger
+from rally.plugins.common.hook.triggers import periodic
+from rally.task import hook
 from tests.unit import test
 
 
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class PeriodicTriggerTestCase(test.TestCase):
         super(PeriodicTriggerTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.hook_cls = mock.MagicMock(__name__="name")
         self.trigger = periodic.PeriodicTrigger(
-            {"trigger": {"name": "periodic",
-                         "args": {"unit": "iteration", "step": 2}}},
+            {"trigger": {"periodic": {"unit": "iteration", "step": 2}},
+             "action": {"foo": {}}},
             mock.MagicMock(), self.hook_cls)
 
     @ddt.data((dict(unit="time", step=1), True),
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class PeriodicTriggerTestCase(test.TestCase):
               (dict(step=1), False))
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_validate(self, config, valid):
-        results = trigger.Trigger.validate("periodic", None, None, config)
+        results = hook.HookTrigger.validate("periodic", None, None, config)
         if valid:
             self.assertEqual([], results)
         else:
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ class PeriodicTriggerTestCase(test.TestCase):
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_on_event_start_end(self, value, should_call):
         trigger = periodic.PeriodicTrigger(
-            {"trigger": {"name": "periodic",
-                         "args": {"unit": "time",
-                                  "step": 3, "start": 2, "end": 9}}},
+            {"trigger": {"periodic": {"unit": "time",
+                                      "step": 3, "start": 2, "end": 9}},
+             "action": {"foo": {}}},
             mock.MagicMock(), self.hook_cls)
         trigger.on_event("time", value)
         self.assertEqual(should_call, self.hook_cls.called)
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/hook/test_fault_injection.py b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/hook/test_fault_injection.py
index 0dbd021589..a53d7ed63d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/hook/test_fault_injection.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/hook/test_fault_injection.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class FaultInjectionHookTestCase(test.TestCase):
               (dict(), False))
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_config_schema(self, config, valid):
-        results = hook.Hook.validate("fault_injection", None, None, config)
+        results = hook.HookAction.validate("fault_injection", None, None,
+                                           config)
         if valid:
             self.assertEqual([], results)
         else:
diff --git a/tests/unit/task/processing/test_plot.py b/tests/unit/task/processing/test_plot.py
index 1e57c038eb..3a144a8cd9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/task/processing/test_plot.py
+++ b/tests/unit/task/processing/test_plot.py
@@ -87,48 +87,65 @@ class PlotTestCase(test.TestCase):
     @ddt.data(
         {"hooks": [], "expected": []},
         {"hooks": [
-            {"config": {
-                "trigger": {"args": {"at": [2, 5], "unit": "iteration"},
-                            "name": "event"},
-                "args": "foo cmd", "description": "Foo", "name": "sys_call"},
-             "results": [
-                 {"status": "success", "finished_at": 1475589987.525735,
-                  "triggered_by": {"event_type": "iteration", "value": 2},
-                  "started_at": 1475589987.433399,
-                  "output": {
-                      "additive": [
-                          {"chart_plugin": "StatsTable", "title": "Foo table",
-                           "data": [["A", 158], ["B", 177]]}],
-                      "complete": []}},
-                 {"status": "success", "finished_at": 1475589993.457818,
-                  "triggered_by": {"event_type": "iteration", "value": 5},
-                  "started_at": 1475589993.432734,
-                  "output": {
-                      "additive": [
-                          {"chart_plugin": "StatsTable", "title": "Foo table",
-                           "data": [["A", 243], ["B", 179]]}],
-                      "complete": []}}],
-             "summary": {"success": 2}},
-            {"config": {"trigger": {"args": {"at": [1, 2, 4], "unit": "time"},
-                                    "name": "event"},
-                        "args": "bar cmd", "name": "sys_call"},
-             "results": [
-                 {"status": "success", "finished_at": 1475589988.437791,
-                  "triggered_by": {"event_type": "time", "value": 1},
-                  "started_at": 1475589988.434244,
-                  "output": {"additive": [],
-                             "complete": [
-                                 {"chart_plugin": "Pie", "title": "Bar Pie",
-                                  "data": [["F", 4], ["G", 2]]}]}},
-                 {"status": "success",
-                  "finished_at": 1475589989.437589,
-                  "triggered_by": {"event_type": "time", "value": 2},
-                  "started_at": 1475589989.433964,
-                  "output": {"additive": [],
-                             "complete": [
-                                 {"chart_plugin": "Pie", "title": "Bar Pie",
-                                  "data": [["F", 42], ["G", 24]]}]}}],
-             "summary": {"success": 2}}],
+            {
+                "config": {
+                    "description": "Foo",
+                    "action": {"sys_call": "foo cmd"},
+                    "trigger": {"event": {"at": [2, 5], "unit": "iteration"}}},
+                "results": [
+                    {
+                        "status": "success",
+                        "started_at": 1475589987.433399,
+                        "finished_at": 1475589987.525735,
+                        "triggered_by": {"event_type": "iteration",
+                                         "value": 2},
+                        "output": {
+                            "additive": [
+                                {"chart_plugin": "StatsTable",
+                                 "title": "Foo table",
+                                 "data": [["A", 158], ["B", 177]]}],
+                            "complete": []}},
+                    {
+                        "status": "success",
+                        "started_at": 1475589993.432734,
+                        "finished_at": 1475589993.457818,
+                        "triggered_by": {"event_type": "iteration",
+                                         "value": 5},
+                        "output": {
+                            "additive": [
+                                {"chart_plugin": "StatsTable",
+                                 "title": "Foo table",
+                                 "data": [["A", 243], ["B", 179]]}],
+                            "complete": []}}],
+                "summary": {"success": 2}},
+            {
+                "config": {
+                    "action": {"sys_call": "bar cmd"},
+                    "trigger": {"event": {"at": [1, 2, 4], "unit": "time"}}},
+                "results": [
+                    {
+                        "status": "success",
+                        "started_at": 1475589988.434244,
+                        "finished_at": 1475589988.437791,
+                        "triggered_by": {"event_type": "time", "value": 1},
+                        "output": {
+                            "additive": [],
+                            "complete": [
+                                {"chart_plugin": "Pie",
+                                 "title": "Bar Pie",
+                                 "data": [["F", 4], ["G", 2]]}]}},
+                    {
+                        "status": "success",
+                        "started_at": 1475589989.433964,
+                        "finished_at": 1475589989.437589,
+                        "triggered_by": {"event_type": "time", "value": 2},
+                        "output": {
+                            "additive": [],
+                            "complete": [
+                                {"chart_plugin": "Pie",
+                                 "title": "Bar Pie",
+                                 "data": [["F", 42], ["G", 24]]}]}}],
+                "summary": {"success": 2}}],
          "expected": [
              {"additive": [
                  {"data": {"cols": ["Action", "Min (sec)", "Median (sec)",
diff --git a/tests/unit/task/test_engine.py b/tests/unit/task/test_engine.py
index 3be484b375..ec05a22cfb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/task/test_engine.py
+++ b/tests/unit/task/test_engine.py
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ class TaskEngineTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch("rally.task.engine.scenario.Scenario.get")
     @mock.patch("rally.task.sla.SLA.validate")
-    @mock.patch("rally.task.trigger.Trigger.validate")
-    @mock.patch("rally.task.hook.Hook.validate")
+    @mock.patch("rally.task.hook.HookTrigger.validate")
+    @mock.patch("rally.task.hook.HookAction.validate")
     @mock.patch("rally.task.engine.TaskConfig")
     @mock.patch("rally.task.engine.runner.ScenarioRunner.validate")
     @mock.patch("rally.task.engine.context.Context.validate")
@@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ class TaskEngineTestCase(test.TestCase):
             self, mock_context_validate,
             mock_scenario_runner_validate,
             mock_task_config,
-            mock_hook_validate,
-            mock_trigger_validate,
+            mock_hook_action_validate,
+            mock_hook_trigger_validate,
             mock_sla_validate,
             mock_scenario_get):
 
         mock_context_validate.return_value = []
         mock_sla_validate.return_value = []
-        mock_hook_validate.return_value = []
-        mock_trigger_validate.return_value = []
+        mock_hook_action_validate.return_value = []
+        mock_hook_trigger_validate.return_value = []
         default_context = {"foo": "foo_conf"}
         scenario_cls = mock_scenario_get.return_value
         scenario_cls.get_platform.return_value = "default"
@@ -153,9 +153,8 @@ class TaskEngineTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
         scenario_name = "Foo.bar"
         runner_type = "MegaRunner"
-        hook_conf = {"name": "c",
-                     "args": "c_args",
-                     "trigger": {"name": "d", "args": "d_args"}}
+        hook_conf = {"action": {"c": "c_args"},
+                     "trigger": {"d": "d_args"}}
         workload = {"name": scenario_name,
                     "runner": {"type": runner_type},
                     "context": {"a": "a_conf"},
@@ -186,10 +185,10 @@ class TaskEngineTestCase(test.TestCase):
         mock_sla_validate.assert_called_once_with(
             config=None, context=None,
             name="foo_sla", plugin_cfg="sla_conf", vtype=None)
-        mock_hook_validate.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock_hook_action_validate.assert_called_once_with(
             config=None, context=None, name="c", plugin_cfg="c_args",
             vtype=None)
-        mock_trigger_validate.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock_hook_trigger_validate.assert_called_once_with(
             config=None, context=None, name="d", plugin_cfg="d_args",
             vtype=None)
 
@@ -270,21 +269,21 @@ class TaskEngineTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch("rally.task.engine.json.dumps")
     @mock.patch("rally.task.engine.scenario.Scenario.get")
-    @mock.patch("rally.task.hook.Hook.validate")
-    @mock.patch("rally.task.trigger.Trigger.validate")
+    @mock.patch("rally.task.hook.HookAction.validate")
+    @mock.patch("rally.task.hook.HookTrigger.validate")
     @mock.patch("rally.task.engine.TaskConfig")
     def test__validate_config_syntax__wrong_hook(
-            self, mock_task_config, mock_trigger_validate, mock_hook_validate,
+            self, mock_task_config, mock_hook_trigger_validate,
+            mock_hook_action_validate,
             mock_scenario_get, mock_dumps):
         mock_dumps.return_value = "<JSON>"
-        mock_trigger_validate.return_value = []
-        mock_hook_validate.return_value = ["hook_error"]
+        mock_hook_trigger_validate.return_value = []
+        mock_hook_action_validate.return_value = ["hook_error"]
         scenario_cls = mock_scenario_get.return_value
         scenario_cls.get_default_context.return_value = {}
         mock_task_instance = mock.MagicMock()
-        hook_conf = {"name": "c",
-                     "args": "c_args",
-                     "trigger": {"name": "d", "args": "d_args"}}
+        hook_conf = {"action": {"c": "c_args"},
+                     "trigger": {"d": "d_args"}}
         mock_task_instance.subtasks = [{"workloads": [
             self._make_workload(name="sca"),
             self._make_workload(name="sca", position=1,
@@ -303,21 +302,21 @@ class TaskEngineTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch("rally.task.engine.json.dumps")
     @mock.patch("rally.task.engine.scenario.Scenario.get")
-    @mock.patch("rally.task.trigger.Trigger.validate")
-    @mock.patch("rally.task.hook.Hook.validate")
+    @mock.patch("rally.task.hook.HookTrigger.validate")
+    @mock.patch("rally.task.hook.HookAction.validate")
     @mock.patch("rally.task.engine.TaskConfig")
     def test__validate_config_syntax__wrong_trigger(
-            self, mock_task_config, mock_hook_validate, mock_trigger_validate,
+            self, mock_task_config, mock_hook_action_validate,
+            mock_hook_trigger_validate,
             mock_scenario_get, mock_dumps):
         mock_dumps.return_value = "<JSON>"
-        mock_trigger_validate.return_value = ["trigger_error"]
-        mock_hook_validate.return_value = []
+        mock_hook_trigger_validate.return_value = ["trigger_error"]
+        mock_hook_action_validate.return_value = []
         scenario_cls = mock_scenario_get.return_value
         scenario_cls.get_default_context.return_value = {}
         mock_task_instance = mock.MagicMock()
-        hook_conf = {"name": "c",
-                     "args": "c_args",
-                     "trigger": {"name": "d", "args": "d_args"}}
+        hook_conf = {"action": {"c": "c_args"},
+                     "trigger": {"d": "d_args"}}
         mock_task_instance.subtasks = [{"workloads": [
             self._make_workload(name="sca"),
             self._make_workload(name="sca", position=1,
@@ -954,7 +953,7 @@ class ResultConsumerTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(4, mock_task_get_status.call_count)
 
 
-class TaskTestCase(test.TestCase):
+class TaskConfigTestCase(test.TestCase):
     @mock.patch("jsonschema.validate")
     def test_validate_json(self, mock_validate):
         config = {}
@@ -996,19 +995,75 @@ class TaskTestCase(test.TestCase):
         config = collections.OrderedDict()
         config["a.task"] = [{"s": 1, "context": {"foo": "bar"}}, {"s": 2}]
         config["b.task"] = [{"s": 3, "sla": {"key": "value"}}]
+        config["c.task"] = [{"s": 5,
+                             "hooks": [{"name": "foo",
+                                        "args": "bar",
+                                        "description": "DESCR!!!",
+                                        "trigger": {
+                                            "name": "mega-trigger",
+                                            "args": {"some": "thing"}
+                                        }}]
+                             }]
         self.assertEqual(
             {"title": "Task (adopted from task format v1)",
-             "subtasks": [{"title": "a.task",
-                           "scenario": {"a.task": {}},
-                           "s": 1,
-                           "contexts": {"foo": "bar"}},
-                          {"title": "a.task",
-                           "s": 2,
-                           "scenario": {"a.task": {}},
-                           "contexts": {}},
-                          {"title": "b.task",
-                           "s": 3,
-                           "scenario": {"b.task": {}},
-                           "sla": {"key": "value"},
-                           "contexts": {}}]},
+             "subtasks": [
+                 {
+                     "title": "a.task",
+                     "scenario": {"a.task": {}},
+                     "s": 1,
+                     "contexts": {"foo": "bar"}
+                 },
+                 {
+                     "title": "a.task",
+                     "s": 2,
+                     "scenario": {"a.task": {}},
+                     "contexts": {}
+                 },
+                 {
+                     "title": "b.task",
+                     "s": 3,
+                     "scenario": {"b.task": {}},
+                     "sla": {"key": "value"},
+                     "contexts": {}
+                 },
+                 {
+                     "title": "c.task",
+                     "s": 5,
+                     "scenario": {"c.task": {}},
+                     "contexts": {},
+                     "hooks": [
+                         {"description": "DESCR!!!",
+                          "action": {"foo": "bar"},
+                          "trigger": {"mega-trigger": {"some": "thing"}}}
+                     ]
+                 }]},
             TaskConfig._adopt_task_format_v1(config))
+
+    def test_hook_config_compatibility(self):
+        cfg = {
+            "title": "foo",
+            "version": 2,
+            "subtasks": [
+                {
+                    "title": "foo",
+                    "scenario": {"xxx": {}},
+                    "runner": {"yyy": {}},
+                    "hooks": [
+                        {"description": "descr",
+                         "name": "hook_action",
+                         "args": {"k1": "v1"},
+                         "trigger": {
+                             "name": "hook_trigger",
+                             "args": {"k2": "v2"}
+                         }}
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+        task = engine.TaskConfig(cfg)
+        workload = task.subtasks[0]["workloads"][0]
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {"description": "descr",
+             "action": {"hook_action": {"k1": "v1"}},
+             "trigger": {"hook_trigger": {"k2": "v2"}}},
+            workload["hooks"][0]["config"])
diff --git a/tests/unit/task/test_hook.py b/tests/unit/task/test_hook.py
index 3992cdfb7e..314f80dcff 100644
--- a/tests/unit/task/test_hook.py
+++ b/tests/unit/task/test_hook.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from tests.unit import test
 
 
 @hook.configure(name="dummy_hook")
-class DummyHook(hook.Hook):
+class DummyHookAction(hook.HookAction):
     CONFIG_SCHEMA = {
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
@@ -56,14 +56,12 @@ class HookExecutorTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.conf = {
             "hooks": [
                 {"config": {
-                    "name": "dummy_hook",
                     "description": "dummy_action",
-                    "args": {
-                        "status": consts.HookStatus.SUCCESS,
+                    "action": {
+                        "dummy_hook": {"status": consts.HookStatus.SUCCESS}
                     },
                     "trigger": {
-                        "name": "event",
-                        "args": {
+                        "event": {
                             "unit": "iteration",
                             "at": [1],
                         }
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ class HookExecutorTestCase(test.TestCase):
     @mock.patch("rally.task.hook.HookExecutor._timer_method")
     @mock.patch("rally.common.utils.Timer", side_effect=fakes.FakeTimer)
     def test_result_optional(self, mock_timer, mock__timer_method):
-        hook_args = self.conf["hooks"][0]["config"]["args"]
+        hook_args = list(self.conf["hooks"][0]["config"]["action"].values())[0]
         hook_args["error"] = ["Exception", "Description", "Traceback"]
         hook_args["output"] = {"additive": None, "complete": None}
 
@@ -120,9 +118,10 @@ class HookExecutorTestCase(test.TestCase):
                          hook_executor.results())
 
     @mock.patch("rally.task.hook.HookExecutor._timer_method")
-    @mock.patch.object(DummyHook, "run", side_effect=Exception("My err msg"))
+    @mock.patch.object(DummyHookAction, "run",
+                       side_effect=Exception("My err msg"))
     @mock.patch("rally.common.utils.Timer", side_effect=fakes.FakeTimer)
-    def test_failed_result(self, mock_timer, mock_dummy_hook_run,
+    def test_failed_result(self, mock_timer, mock_dummy_hook_action_run,
                            mock__timer_method):
         hook_executor = hook.HookExecutor(self.conf, self.task)
         hook_executor.on_event(event_type="iteration", value=1)
@@ -141,7 +140,8 @@ class HookExecutorTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch("rally.common.utils.Timer", side_effect=fakes.FakeTimer)
     def test_time_event(self, mock_timer):
-        trigger_args = self.conf["hooks"][0]["config"]["trigger"]["args"]
+        trigger_args = list(
+            self.conf["hooks"][0]["config"]["trigger"].values())[0]
         trigger_args["unit"] = "time"
 
         hook_executor = hook.HookExecutor(self.conf, self.task)
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class HookExecutorTestCase(test.TestCase):
     @mock.patch("rally.common.utils.Timer", side_effect=fakes.FakeTimer)
     def test_time_periodic(self, mock_timer):
         self.conf["hooks"][0]["config"]["trigger"] = {
-            "name": "periodic", "args": {"unit": "time", "step": 2}}
+            "periodic": {"unit": "time", "step": 2}}
         hook_executor = hook.HookExecutor(self.conf, self.task)
 
         for i in range(1, 7):
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ class HookExecutorTestCase(test.TestCase):
     @mock.patch("rally.common.utils.Stopwatch", autospec=True)
     @mock.patch("rally.common.utils.Timer", side_effect=fakes.FakeTimer)
     def test_timer_thread(self, mock_timer, mock_stopwatch):
-        trigger_args = self.conf["hooks"][0]["config"]["trigger"]["args"]
+        trigger_args = list(
+            self.conf["hooks"][0]["config"]["trigger"].values())[0]
         trigger_args["unit"] = "time"
         hook_executor = hook.HookExecutor(self.conf, self.task)
 
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ class HookTestCase(test.TestCase):
     @ddt.data(({"status": "foo"}, True), (3, False))
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_validate(self, config, valid):
-        results = hook.Hook.validate(
+        results = hook.HookAction.validate(
             "dummy_hook", None, None, config)
         if valid:
             self.assertEqual([], results)
@@ -246,8 +247,8 @@ class HookTestCase(test.TestCase):
     def test_result(self, mock_timer):
         task = mock.MagicMock()
         triggered_by = {"event_type": "iteration", "value": 1}
-        dummy_hook = DummyHook(task, {"status": consts.HookStatus.SUCCESS},
-                               triggered_by)
+        dummy_hook = DummyHookAction(
+            task, {"status": consts.HookStatus.SUCCESS}, triggered_by)
         dummy_hook.run_sync()
 
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -259,11 +260,80 @@ class HookTestCase(test.TestCase):
     def test_result_not_started(self):
         task = mock.MagicMock()
         triggered_by = {"event_type": "iteration", "value": 1}
-        dummy_hook = DummyHook(task, {"status": consts.HookStatus.SUCCESS},
-                               triggered_by)
+        dummy_hook = DummyHookAction(task,
+                                     {"status": consts.HookStatus.SUCCESS},
+                                     triggered_by)
 
         self.assertEqual(
             {"started_at": 0.0,
              "finished_at": 0.0,
              "triggered_by": triggered_by,
              "status": consts.HookStatus.SUCCESS}, dummy_hook.result())
+
+
+@ddt.ddt
+class TriggerTestCase(test.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TriggerTestCase, self).setUp()
+
+        @hook.configure(name="dummy_trigger")
+        class DummyTrigger(hook.HookTrigger):
+            CONFIG_SCHEMA = {"type": "array",
+                             "minItems": 1,
+                             "uniqueItems": True,
+                             "items": {
+                                 "type": "integer",
+                                 "minimum": 0,
+                             }}
+
+            def get_listening_event(self):
+                return "dummy"
+
+            def on_event(self, event_type, value=None):
+                if value not in self.config:
+                    return
+                super(DummyTrigger, self).on_event(event_type, value)
+
+        self.DummyTrigger = DummyTrigger
+
+        self.addCleanup(DummyTrigger.unregister)
+
+    @ddt.data(([5], True), ("str", False))
+    @ddt.unpack
+    def test_validate(self, config, valid):
+        results = hook.HookTrigger.validate(
+            "dummy_trigger", None, None, config)
+        if valid:
+            self.assertEqual([], results)
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(results))
+
+    def test_on_event_and_get_results(self):
+
+        # get_results requires launched hooks, so if we want to test it, we
+        # need to duplicate all calls on_event. It is redundant, so let's merge
+        # test_on_event and test_get_results in one test.
+        right_values = [5, 7, 12, 13]
+
+        cfg = {"trigger": {self.DummyTrigger.get_name(): right_values},
+               "action": {"fake": {}}}
+        task = mock.MagicMock()
+        hook_cls = mock.MagicMock(__name__="fake")
+        dummy_trigger = self.DummyTrigger(cfg, task, hook_cls)
+        for i in range(0, 20):
+            dummy_trigger.on_event("fake", i)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [mock.call(task, {}, {"event_type": "fake", "value": i})
+             for i in right_values],
+            hook_cls.call_args_list)
+        self.assertEqual(len(right_values),
+                         hook_cls.return_value.run_async.call_count)
+        hook_status = hook_cls.return_value.result.return_value["status"]
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {"config": cfg,
+             "results": [hook_cls.return_value.result.return_value] *
+                len(right_values),
+             "summary": {hook_status: len(right_values)}},
+            dummy_trigger.get_results())
diff --git a/tests/unit/task/test_trigger.py b/tests/unit/task/test_trigger.py
index 8e2ca14276..137eda5b7f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/task/test_trigger.py
+++ b/tests/unit/task/test_trigger.py
@@ -15,68 +15,50 @@
 
 """Tests for Trigger base class."""
 
-import ddt
 import mock
 
 from rally.task import trigger
 from tests.unit import test
 
 
-@trigger.configure(name="dummy_trigger")
-class DummyTrigger(trigger.Trigger):
-    CONFIG_SCHEMA = {"type": "array",
-                     "minItems": 1,
-                     "uniqueItems": True,
-                     "items": {
-                         "type": "integer",
-                         "minimum": 0,
-                     }}
-
-    def get_listening_event(self):
-        return "dummy"
-
-    def on_event(self, event_type, value=None):
-        if value not in self.config:
-            return
-        super(DummyTrigger, self).on_event(event_type, value)
-
-
-@ddt.ddt
 class TriggerTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
-    @ddt.data(([5], True), ("str", False))
-    @ddt.unpack
-    def test_validate(self, config, valid):
-        results = trigger.Trigger.validate(
-            "dummy_trigger", None, None, config)
-        if valid:
-            self.assertEqual([], results)
-        else:
-            self.assertEqual(1, len(results))
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TriggerTestCase, self).setUp()
 
-    def test_on_event_and_get_results(self):
-        # get_results requires launched hooks, so if we want to test it, we
-        # need to duplicate all calls on_event. It is redundant, so let's merge
-        # test_on_event and test_get_results in one test.
-        right_values = [5, 7, 12, 13]
+        @trigger.hook.configure(self.id())
+        class DummyTrigger(trigger.Trigger):
+            def get_listening_event(self):
+                return "dummy"
 
-        cfg = {"trigger": {"args": right_values}}
-        task = mock.MagicMock()
-        hook_cls = mock.MagicMock(__name__="fake")
-        dummy_trigger = DummyTrigger(cfg, task, hook_cls)
-        for i in range(0, 20):
-            dummy_trigger.on_event("fake", i)
+        self.addCleanup(DummyTrigger.unregister)
+        self.DummyTrigger = DummyTrigger
+
+    @mock.patch("rally.task.trigger.LOG.warning")
+    def test_warning(self, mock_log_warning):
+        self.DummyTrigger({"trigger": {self.id(): {}}}, None, None)
+
+        mock_log_warning.assert_called_once_with(
+            "Please contact Rally plugin maintainer. The plugin '%s'"
+            " inherits the deprecated base class(Trigger), "
+            "`rally.task.hook.HookTrigger` should be used instead." %
+            self.id())
+
+    def test_context(self):
+        action_name = "mega_action"
+        action_cfg = {"action_arg": "action_value"}
+        trigger_name = self.id()
+        trigger_cfg = {"trigger_arg": "trigger_value"}
+        descr = "descr"
+
+        trigger_obj = self.DummyTrigger({
+            "trigger": {trigger_name: trigger_cfg},
+            "action": {action_name: action_cfg},
+            "description": descr}, None, None)
 
         self.assertEqual(
-            [mock.call(task, {}, {"event_type": "fake", "value": i})
-             for i in right_values],
-            hook_cls.call_args_list)
-        self.assertEqual(len(right_values),
-                         hook_cls.return_value.run_async.call_count)
-        hook_status = hook_cls.return_value.result.return_value["status"]
-        self.assertEqual(
-            {"config": cfg,
-             "results": [hook_cls.return_value.result.return_value] *
-                len(right_values),
-             "summary": {hook_status: len(right_values)}},
-            dummy_trigger.get_results())
+            {"name": action_name,
+             "args": action_cfg,
+             "trigger": {"name": trigger_name,
+                         "args": trigger_cfg},
+             "description": descr}, trigger_obj.context)