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configure-alerting-rules

Configures Prometheus Alertmanager for effective incident alerting, integrating with Slack and PagerDuty for streamlined notifications.

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The configure-alerting-rules skill was audited on Mar 3, 2026 and we found 15 security issues across 2 threat categories, including 1 high-severity. Review the findings below before installing.

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Security Issues

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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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103- Verify Prometheus can reach Alertmanager: `curl http://alertmanager:9093/api/v2/status`
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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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159curl -X POST http://localhost:9090/-/reload
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Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration

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70slack_api_url: 'https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/SLACK/WEBHOOK'
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Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration

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104- Test webhook URLs: `curl -X POST <SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL> -d '{"text":"test"}'`
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Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration

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322**Webhook for custom integrations**:
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Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration

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326- name: 'webhook-custom'
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Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration

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327webhook_configs:
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Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration

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328- url: 'https://your-webhook-endpoint.com/alerts'
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Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration

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337- Test webhook endpoints independently with curl
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External URL reference

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70slack_api_url: 'https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/SLACK/WEBHOOK'
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External URL reference

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99**Expected:** Alertmanager UI accessible at `http://localhost:9093`, Prometheus "Status > Alertmanagers" shows UP status.
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External URL reference

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103- Verify Prometheus can reach Alertmanager: `curl http://alertmanager:9093/api/v2/status`
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External URL reference

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127runbook_url: "https://wiki.example.com/runbooks/instance-down"
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External URL reference

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159curl -X POST http://localhost:9090/-/reload
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External URL reference

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328- url: 'https://your-webhook-endpoint.com/alerts'
Scanned on Mar 3, 2026
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