> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Alerts  -  Setup Guide

> How alerts are generated and how to manage alert notifications

## How Alerts Work

<Info>
  No separate setup is required. Alerts are generated automatically by monitoring agents.
</Info>

Alerts are generated when a monitoring agent detects a change that matches its configured rules. They appear automatically once you have at least one monitoring agent configured and active.

## Accessing Alerts

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to Monitor">
    Navigate to **Monitor** in the PG:AI sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Alerts">
    Click **Alerts** (or the alert feed will be prominent in the Monitor dashboard).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review alerts">
    You'll see all alerts generated by your monitoring agents, newest first.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Alert Notifications

By default, alerts appear in the Monitor dashboard. Additional notification channels may be available:

* **In-app notifications**  -  alert badge in the PG:AI interface
* **Email digest**  -  periodic email summary of new alerts (if configured by your admin)
* **Webhooks**  -  push alerts to external systems via the API & Integrations webhooks

<Tip>
  To start receiving alerts, set up at least one [Monitoring Agent](/setup/monitoring-agents). Alerts flow automatically once an agent is active and detects matching changes.
</Tip>