Set up alerts
Create alert rules by describing them, and get notified in Telegram or Slack when something needs your attention.
emma can watch your infrastructure and tell you when something needs attention — a VM pegged at high CPU, a spend spike, a security finding. You describe the condition, emma creates the rule, and notifications go to Telegram, Slack, or the console.
Before you start, decide where you want to be notified. To use Telegram or Slack, link the channel first — see Connect the Telegram bot or Connect the Slack app. You can skip this if you only want in-console alerts.
1. Describe the alert
Tell the copilot the condition you care about. Describe the outcome — emma works out the metric and threshold.
Try this — Alert me if any VM's CPU stays above 90% for 10 minutes
emma proposes an alert rule and shows you what it will watch and when it will fire.
2. Choose where it's delivered
Pick the channel for this alert. If you've linked Telegram or Slack, route it there; otherwise it appears in the console.
Route the alert to Telegram once the bot is linked:
Try this — Send this alert to my Telegram
See Connect the Telegram bot to link it.
Route the alert to a Slack channel once the app is installed:
Try this — Post this alert to our #ops Slack channel
See Connect the Slack app to set it up.
With no channel linked, alerts show up in the console's notifications — nothing extra to set up.
3. Confirm the rule
What's next
- Connect the Telegram bot — alerts and commands on your phone
- Connect the Slack app — alerts and commands in your workspace
- Optimize your cloud spend — alert on spend, then act on it
Last updated on 17 Jul 2026