Kibana Alerting Rules

Create, inspect, update, and manage Kibana alerting rules: choose the right rule type, encode threshold and grouping semantics, attach actions only when requested, and list or filter rules read-only when the user asks to discover existing coverage.

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Environment Configuration

This skill executes Elasticsearch operations through the elastic CLI. If the elastic CLI is not installed, tell the user what it is needed for. Do not guess credentials, call the HTTP API directly, or attempt other workarounds.

This skill references operations in HTTP-shorthand form (e.g., GET /, GET /_cat/indices, GET /{index}/_mapping, GET /{index}/_settings/index.mode, POST /_query). The Operations table at the end of this document maps each shorthand to the equivalent elastic CLI command, always use the CLI rather than calling the HTTP API directly.

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Core concepts

A rule has three parts: conditions (params + rule_type_id), schedule (how often conditions are checked), and actions (optional connectors run when alerts fire). When conditions are met, the rule creates alerts; actions deliver notifications through connectors. Do not create connectors or actions unless the user explicitly asks for notification wiring, many tasks require only the rule definition.

Required privileges: all on the owning Kibana feature (Stack Rules, Observability, Security, etc.) and all on Rules Settings. Managing connectors needs all on Actions and Connectors; read is sufficient to attach existing connectors as rule actions.