configure-alerting-rules
Configures Prometheus Alertmanager for effective incident alerting, integrating with Slack and PagerDuty for streamlined notifications.
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Security score
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.
Categories Tested
Security Issues
Curl to non-GitHub URL
| 103 | - Verify Prometheus can reach Alertmanager: `curl http://alertmanager:9093/api/v2/status` |
Curl to non-GitHub URL
| 159 | curl -X POST http://localhost:9090/-/reload |
Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration
| 70 | slack_api_url: 'https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/SLACK/WEBHOOK' |
Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration
| 104 | - Test webhook URLs: `curl -X POST <SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL> -d '{"text":"test"}'` |
Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration
| 322 | **Webhook for custom integrations**: |
Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration
| 326 | - name: 'webhook-custom' |
Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration
| 327 | webhook_configs: |
Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration
| 328 | - url: 'https://your-webhook-endpoint.com/alerts' |
Webhook reference - potential data exfiltration
| 337 | - Test webhook endpoints independently with curl |
External URL reference
| 70 | slack_api_url: 'https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/SLACK/WEBHOOK' |
External URL reference
| 99 | **Expected:** Alertmanager UI accessible at `http://localhost:9093`, Prometheus "Status > Alertmanagers" shows UP status. |
External URL reference
| 103 | - Verify Prometheus can reach Alertmanager: `curl http://alertmanager:9093/api/v2/status` |
External URL reference
| 127 | runbook_url: "https://wiki.example.com/runbooks/instance-down" |
External URL reference
| 159 | curl -X POST http://localhost:9090/-/reload |
External URL reference
| 328 | - url: 'https://your-webhook-endpoint.com/alerts' |
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/learn @pjt222/configure-alerting-rules