> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mirador.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Automations

> Set up automated alerts and notifications for your traces

## What are Automations?

Automations let you define **rules** that monitor your traces in real time and trigger **notifications** when conditions are met. Instead of manually watching your dashboard, you can be alerted the moment something important happens — a failed transaction, an anomalous bridge event, or any pattern you care about.

An automation consists of three parts:

1. **Integrations** — where notifications are sent (Slack, Webhook, or Email)
2. **Rules** — conditions that determine when to fire, written as visual conditions or CEL expressions
3. **Activity** — a live feed of every rule match, so you can see what fired and why

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/miradorlabsinc/chxHYhVLRLfO2dGb/images/overview.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=chxHYhVLRLfO2dGb&q=85&s=ae59069f79a1b2e91d8a349a45f56be6" alt="Automations overview" width="1330" height="380" data-path="images/overview.png" />

## How It Works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add an Integration">
    Connect a notification channel — a Slack workspace, a webhook URL, or a list of email recipients. Integrations are shared across all projects in your organization.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a Rule">
    Define conditions that match against your trace data. Use the visual condition builder for common cases, or write a CEL expression for full flexibility. Link one or more integrations to the rule.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get Notified">
    When a trace matches your rule, Mirador sends a notification to every linked integration. You can also monitor matches in real time from the Activity tab.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Navigating Automations

Automations live under **your project's sidebar** at `Automations`. The page has two tabs:

* **Rules** — create, edit, enable/disable, and delete rules
* **Activity** — live stream of rule matches with links to the triggering traces

Integrations are managed from the **Integrations** section within the rule creation flow or from your organization settings, since they are shared across projects.

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Integrations" icon="plug" href="/automations/integrations">
    Connect Slack, Webhooks, or Email
  </Card>

  <Card title="Rules" icon="filter" href="/automations/rules">
    Define conditions and link integrations
  </Card>

  <Card title="Activity" icon="bell" href="/automations/activity">
    Monitor rule matches in real time
  </Card>
</CardGroup>