silence-alert

/silence-alert

Create or manage Alertmanager silences.

Overview

Create or manage Alertmanager silences.

Underlying Skill: silence_alert

This command is a wrapper that calls the silence_alert skill. For detailed process information, see skills/silence_alert.md.

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
alert_name	No	-
duration	No	-

Usage

Examples

skill_run("silence_alert", '{"alert_name": "$ALERT", "duration": "$DURATION"}')

# Silence for 1 hour
skill_run("silence_alert", '{"alert_name": "HighErrorRate", "duration": "1h"}')

# Silence with comment
skill_run("silence_alert", '{"alert_name": "HighMemory", "duration": "2h", "comment": "Investigating AAP-61214"}')

# Delete a silence
skill_run("silence_alert", '{"delete_id": "abc-123-silence-id"}')

Process Flow

This command invokes the silence_alert skill. The process flow is:

flowchart LR
    START([User runs /silence-alert]) --> VALIDATE[Validate Arguments]
    VALIDATE --> CALL[Call silence_alert skill]
    CALL --> EXECUTE[Execute Skill Steps]
    EXECUTE --> RESULT[Return Result]
    RESULT --> END([Complete])

    style START fill:#6366f1,stroke:#4f46e5,color:#fff
    style END fill:#10b981,stroke:#059669,color:#fff
    style CALL fill:#3b82f6,stroke:#2563eb,color:#fff
```text

For detailed step-by-step process, see the [silence_alert skill documentation](../skills/silence_alert.md).

## Details

## Instructions

```text
skill_run("silence_alert", '{"alert_name": "$ALERT", "duration": "$DURATION"}')

What It Does

1. Lists current alerts and silences
2. Creates silence for specified alert
3. Can also delete existing silences

Options

Parameter	Description	Default
alert_name	Alert name pattern to silence	Required
duration	Silence duration (e.g., "2h", "30m")	1h
environment	Target environment	stage
comment	Reason for silence	Optional
delete_id	Silence ID to delete	Optional