When an alert fires, who gets notified and when shouldn’t be a guessing game. But in complex on-call setups with multiple rules, escalations, and changing schedules, it often is.

That’s why we built Alert Visualization, a powerful new tool in Signals that gives you a crystal-clear preview of exactly how an alert will behave before it ever fires. No more mystery or misconfigurations. Just total clarity.

Watch a quick demo:

See Your Alert’s Journey, Step by Step#see-your-alerts-journey-step-by-step

With a single click, you can now simulate an alert payload and see how it flows through your entire system. You’ll see:

• Which rules get triggered
• Which escalation policies activate
• Who gets notified, on what channels, and when

Whether you’re alerting a single Slack channel or escalating across multiple paths, you’ll get a complete view of the notification flow in real time.

Time Travel for Your Alerts#time-travel-for-your-alerts

Schedules change. Teams rotate. What happens if this alert comes in next week instead of today?

No problem. Just change the visualization timestamp. Signals will automatically update the routing to reflect who’s on-call at that future time. You’ll see the correct targets, down to the person, for any point in time.

Scrub Through Complex Escalations#scrub-through-complex-escalations

For advanced use cases (like escalations that trigger after delays, or policies with multiple handoffs), we’ve added a time scrubber. Move the scrubber forward in time to see exactly when each step fires and who gets notified.

Trying to debug an escalation policy with multiple layers? The scrubber lets you walk through each step in sequence so you can catch configuration issues before they impact your response time.

Why It Matters#why-it-matters

You wouldn’t deploy code without testing it. So why risk firing an alert into the void?

Alert Visualization helps you:

• Prevent alert fatigue by validating your routing before you go live
• Avoid misrouted or dropped alerts due to broken policies
• Ensure the right people get paged at the right time
• Empower teams to build and manage their own rules with confidence

Available Now#available-now

Alert Visualization is available today for all Signals customers. You’ll find it under Signals > Alert Visualization. Just drop in a payload or use an existing one and watch the magic.

We built this because we know how painful it can be to troubleshoot on-call setups. With this update, you don’t have to page someone to find out what might happen. Now, you can see it with your own eyes.

Give it a whirl, and let us know what you think.