# kibana-alerting-rules

Creates and manages Kibana alerting rules via the elastic CLI. Helps configure metric thresholds, entity grouping, and rule lifecycles without manual API calls.

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- Author: elastic
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/kibana/kibana-alerting-rules/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
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## What it does

The skill creates, inspects, and modifies Kibana alerting rules. It selects rule types like `.index-threshold` or `.es-query`, handles thresholds, and sets evaluation schedules. Grouping by fields such as `host.name` prevents global aggregation when monitoring individual hosts. All tasks run through the `elastic` CLI instead of direct HTTP calls.

Compatibility requires Kibana 8.x or 9.x alongside a matching Elasticsearch deployment. You also need the `elastic` CLI at version 0.2 or higher with `stack kb` support. Specific features depend on your version and license tier. For instance, rule-level flapping requires version 9.3.

On self-managed clusters, configure `xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey` in `kibana.yml` prior to adding rules. Missing keys regenerate on node restart, which invalidates stored rule secrets. The agent leaves actions and connectors disconnected unless you explicitly ask for alert routing.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill kibana-alerting-rules -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/kibana-alerting-rules/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/kibana-alerting-rules/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill kibana-alerting-rules -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/kibana-alerting-rules/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill kibana-alerting-rules -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/kibana-alerting-rules/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install elastic/agent-skills kibana-alerting-rules
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/kibana-alerting-rules/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill kibana-alerting-rules -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills --path skills/kibana/kibana-alerting-rules
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/kibana-alerting-rules/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill kibana-alerting-rules -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/elastic/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/kibana/kibana-alerting-rules/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Create metric threshold rules grouped by host or entity
- Search existing alerting rules by tag without altering configurations
- Set evaluation windows and schedules to match metric collection rates
- Add consecutive run delays using alert_delay for transient spikes

## Example prompts
- Create a Kibana alerting rule for CPU usage above 0.9 on any host in the eval-alert-metrics index over 5 minutes.
- Find all alerting rules tagged with production in read-only mode.
- Show details for the alerting rule with id eval-cpu-alert.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: kibana-alerting-rules
description: >
  Create and manage Kibana alerting rules. Use when creating, updating, or managing
  rule lifecycle (enable, disable, mute, snooze), choosing metric threshold rule types
  and params, or read-only find/list with tag filters.
metadata:
  author: elastic
  version: 0.3.0
  universal: true
compatibility: Kibana 8.x or 9.x with matching Elasticsearch, self-managed, Elastic
  Cloud Hosted, or Elastic Cloud Serverless; some rule types and features are version-
  or license-gated (for example, rule-level flapping is GA in 9.3). Requires the `elastic`
  CLI ≥ 0.2 with `stack kb` support.
---

# 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](https://github.com/elastic/cli#configuration) 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](#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.

**On-premises prerequisite:** configure a stable `xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey` in `kibana.yml` before
creating rules — it encrypts rule API keys and connector secrets. If it is unset, each restart regenerates it and breaks
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