Labeler: Perfect Skeeties Labeler (did:plc:mkj5rmeswytaiaqdd4bmdnfy)

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Labeler

Perfect Skeeties Labeler
did:plc:mkj5rmeswytaiaqdd4bmdnfy

Classification

Declared declared

Reachability

accessible

Auditability

high

Class

third_party

First seen

24 Feb 2026, 9:08 PM UTC

Last seen

28 May 2026, 9:17 PM UTC

Events (24h)

Events (7d)

4 Low volume

Targets (7d)

Subjects (7d)

Alerts

141

Coverage

100% coverage

Links

Open on Bluesky · PLC directory

Derived scores as of 29 May 2026, 5:48 PM UTC

Why classified this way

Reason: declared+did_service+did_label_key+probe_accessible+observed_src

Classifier version: v1

Classified at: 2026-05-28T21:17:01.090192Z

Evidence surfaces

declared_record: true (2026-05-28T21:17:01.090192Z)

did_doc_label_key: true (2026-05-28T21:17:01.090192Z)

did_doc_labeler_service: https://ozone.handytechs.com (2026-05-28T21:17:01.090192Z)

probe_result: accessible (2026-05-28T21:17:01.090192Z)

observed_label_src: true (2026-05-27T21:30:40.517224Z)

declared_record: true (2026-05-27T21:08:05.609043Z)

did_doc_label_key: true (2026-05-27T21:08:05.609043Z)

did_doc_labeler_service: https://ozone.handytechs.com (2026-05-27T21:08:05.609043Z)

probe_result: accessible (2026-05-27T21:08:05.609043Z)

declared_record: true (2026-05-26T20:42:08.208854Z)

did_doc_label_key: true (2026-05-26T20:42:08.208854Z)

did_doc_labeler_service: https://ozone.handytechs.com (2026-05-26T20:42:08.208854Z)

probe_result: accessible (2026-05-26T20:42:08.208854Z)

observed_label_src: true (2026-05-26T13:59:48.056274Z)

declared_record: true (2026-05-25T20:42:04.683893Z)

did_doc_label_key: true (2026-05-25T20:42:04.683893Z)

did_doc_labeler_service: https://ozone.handytechs.com (2026-05-25T20:42:04.683893Z)

probe_result: accessible (2026-05-25T20:42:04.683893Z)

declared_record: true (2026-05-24T20:26:36.622124Z)

did_doc_label_key: true (2026-05-24T20:26:36.622124Z)

Top targets (7d)

uri	count
did:plc:teejnhudp247teadhpfobfng	3
did:plc:6bpup643vlaeldluy6vogcl7	1

uri

count

did:plc:teejnhudp247teadhpfobfng

did:plc:6bpup643vlaeldluy6vogcl7

Probe history

ts	status	http	latency
28 May 2026, 9:17 PM UTC	accessible	200	225ms
27 May 2026, 9:08 PM UTC	accessible	200	217ms
26 May 2026, 8:42 PM UTC	accessible	200	220ms
25 May 2026, 8:42 PM UTC	accessible	200	218ms
24 May 2026, 8:26 PM UTC	accessible	200	220ms
23 May 2026, 8:02 PM UTC	accessible	200	225ms
22 May 2026, 7:59 PM UTC	accessible	200	220ms
21 May 2026, 7:56 PM UTC	accessible	200	225ms
21 May 2026, 5:03 PM UTC	accessible	200	227ms
20 May 2026, 8:29 PM UTC	accessible	200	218ms

Alerts timeline

id	rule_id	ts
71575	label_rate_spike	16 May 2026, 5:31 PM UTC
71162	label_rate_spike	15 May 2026, 7:15 PM UTC
70800	label_rate_spike	14 May 2026, 10:06 PM UTC
70690	label_rate_spike	14 May 2026, 3:24 PM UTC
69738	label_rate_spike	12 May 2026, 8:34 AM UTC
69675	label_rate_spike	12 May 2026, 5:15 AM UTC
69174	label_rate_spike	10 May 2026, 5:54 PM UTC
68051	label_rate_spike	7 May 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
68040	label_rate_spike	7 May 2026, 9:54 PM UTC
68036	label_rate_spike	7 May 2026, 8:46 PM UTC
67736	label_rate_spike	7 May 2026, 12:18 AM UTC
67701	label_rate_spike	6 May 2026, 10:04 PM UTC
65774	label_rate_spike	1 May 2026, 9:17 PM UTC
64556	label_rate_spike	28 Apr 2026, 5:43 PM UTC
64519	label_rate_spike	28 Apr 2026, 1:19 PM UTC
63029	label_rate_spike	24 Apr 2026, 8:40 PM UTC
62184	label_rate_spike	22 Apr 2026, 7:24 PM UTC
59644	label_rate_spike	15 Apr 2026, 9:50 PM UTC
54172	target_concentration	2 Apr 2026, 3:57 AM UTC
54163	target_concentration	2 Apr 2026, 3:51 AM UTC
54133	target_concentration	2 Apr 2026, 3:22 AM UTC
54124	target_concentration	2 Apr 2026, 3:16 AM UTC
54097	target_concentration	2 Apr 2026, 2:46 AM UTC
54088	target_concentration	2 Apr 2026, 2:40 AM UTC
54080	target_concentration	2 Apr 2026, 2:11 AM UTC
54070	target_concentration	2 Apr 2026, 2:08 AM UTC
54061	target_concentration	2 Apr 2026, 1:39 AM UTC
54052	label_rate_spike	2 Apr 2026, 1:09 AM UTC
54054	target_concentration	2 Apr 2026, 1:09 AM UTC
53893	label_rate_spike	1 Apr 2026, 6:03 PM UTC
53889	label_rate_spike	1 Apr 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
53849	label_rate_spike	1 Apr 2026, 12:10 PM UTC
53846	label_rate_spike	1 Apr 2026, 12:06 PM UTC
53684	label_rate_spike	1 Apr 2026, 4:27 AM UTC
53683	label_rate_spike	1 Apr 2026, 4:23 AM UTC
53566	label_rate_spike	1 Apr 2026, 12:08 AM UTC
53560	label_rate_spike	1 Apr 2026, 12:05 AM UTC
53558	label_rate_spike	31 Mar 2026, 11:33 PM UTC
53451	label_rate_spike	31 Mar 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
53447	label_rate_spike	31 Mar 2026, 4:56 PM UTC
53432	label_rate_spike	31 Mar 2026, 2:17 PM UTC
51081	label_rate_spike	26 Mar 2026, 2:58 PM UTC
51077	label_rate_spike	26 Mar 2026, 2:25 PM UTC
48294	flip_flop	19 Mar 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
48290	flip_flop	19 Mar 2026, 5:55 PM UTC
48286	flip_flop	19 Mar 2026, 5:52 PM UTC
48280	label_rate_spike	19 Mar 2026, 5:27 PM UTC
48283	flip_flop	19 Mar 2026, 5:27 PM UTC
48276	label_rate_spike	19 Mar 2026, 5:22 PM UTC
48278	flip_flop	19 Mar 2026, 5:22 PM UTC
48270	label_rate_spike	19 Mar 2026, 5:18 PM UTC
48225	label_rate_spike	19 Mar 2026, 1:11 PM UTC
48222	label_rate_spike	19 Mar 2026, 1:07 PM UTC
47869	label_rate_spike	18 Mar 2026, 6:07 PM UTC
47862	label_rate_spike	18 Mar 2026, 6:03 PM UTC
47429	label_rate_spike	17 Mar 2026, 3:56 PM UTC
47377	label_rate_spike	17 Mar 2026, 12:22 PM UTC
47374	label_rate_spike	17 Mar 2026, 12:18 PM UTC
45969	label_rate_spike	14 Mar 2026, 2:38 AM UTC
45944	label_rate_spike	14 Mar 2026, 2:34 AM UTC
45671	label_rate_spike	13 Mar 2026, 6:06 PM UTC
45670	label_rate_spike	13 Mar 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
45667	label_rate_spike	13 Mar 2026, 5:55 PM UTC
28189	label_rate_spike	6 Mar 2026, 2:27 AM UTC
28153	label_rate_spike	6 Mar 2026, 2:19 AM UTC
28117	label_rate_spike	6 Mar 2026, 2:13 AM UTC
27322	label_rate_spike	6 Mar 2026, 12:12 AM UTC
27285	label_rate_spike	6 Mar 2026, 12:05 AM UTC
25976	label_rate_spike	5 Mar 2026, 6:56 PM UTC
25916	label_rate_spike	5 Mar 2026, 6:52 PM UTC
25513	label_rate_spike	5 Mar 2026, 7:41 AM UTC
25480	label_rate_spike	5 Mar 2026, 7:31 AM UTC
23273	label_rate_spike	4 Mar 2026, 6:12 PM UTC
23239	label_rate_spike	4 Mar 2026, 6:02 PM UTC
19790	label_rate_spike	3 Mar 2026, 7:31 PM UTC
17302	label_rate_spike	2 Mar 2026, 10:01 PM UTC
11123	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 9:46 AM UTC
11084	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 9:43 AM UTC
11047	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 8:58 AM UTC
11012	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 8:29 AM UTC
10976	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 7:57 AM UTC
10931	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 7:51 AM UTC
10887	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 5:49 AM UTC
10855	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 5:24 AM UTC
10824	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 5:03 AM UTC
10795	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 4:57 AM UTC
10766	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 4:51 AM UTC
10737	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 4:46 AM UTC
10709	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 4:40 AM UTC
10682	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 4:34 AM UTC
10654	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 4:28 AM UTC
10627	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 4:22 AM UTC
10600	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 4:15 AM UTC
10573	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 4:09 AM UTC
10546	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 4:03 AM UTC
10519	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 3:57 AM UTC
10491	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 3:50 AM UTC
10462	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 3:43 AM UTC
10433	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 3:37 AM UTC
10404	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 3:30 AM UTC
10373	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 3:24 AM UTC
10342	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 3:16 AM UTC
10310	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 3:10 AM UTC
10278	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 3:02 AM UTC
10247	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 2:55 AM UTC
10218	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 2:48 AM UTC
10189	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 2:42 AM UTC
10159	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 2:35 AM UTC
10129	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 2:29 AM UTC
10098	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 2:22 AM UTC
10067	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 2:15 AM UTC
10035	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 2:08 AM UTC
10003	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 2:02 AM UTC
9971	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 1:55 AM UTC
9920	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 1:49 AM UTC
9869	churn_index	1 Mar 2026, 1:43 AM UTC
9820	churn_index	28 Feb 2026, 4:57 PM UTC
9782	churn_index	28 Feb 2026, 4:52 PM UTC
9743	churn_index	28 Feb 2026, 4:47 PM UTC
9693	label_rate_spike	28 Feb 2026, 2:24 PM UTC
9708	churn_index	28 Feb 2026, 2:24 PM UTC
2170	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 10:45 PM UTC
2052	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 10:39 PM UTC
1934	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 10:34 PM UTC
1816	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 10:28 PM UTC
1697	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 10:23 PM UTC
1577	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 10:18 PM UTC
1455	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 10:12 PM UTC
1333	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 10:07 PM UTC
1206	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 10:02 PM UTC
1080	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 9:55 PM UTC
954	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 9:49 PM UTC
824	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 9:43 PM UTC
601	label_rate_spike	24 Feb 2026, 9:37 PM UTC
695	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 9:37 PM UTC
429	label_rate_spike	24 Feb 2026, 9:32 PM UTC
529	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 9:32 PM UTC
248	label_rate_spike	24 Feb 2026, 9:26 PM UTC
348	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 9:26 PM UTC
67	label_rate_spike	24 Feb 2026, 9:24 PM UTC
168	churn_index	24 Feb 2026, 9:24 PM UTC

rule_id

71575

label_rate_spike

16 May 2026, 5:31 PM UTC

71162

label_rate_spike

15 May 2026, 7:15 PM UTC

70800

label_rate_spike

14 May 2026, 10:06 PM UTC

70690

label_rate_spike

14 May 2026, 3:24 PM UTC

69738

label_rate_spike

12 May 2026, 8:34 AM UTC

69675

label_rate_spike

12 May 2026, 5:15 AM UTC

69174

label_rate_spike

10 May 2026, 5:54 PM UTC

68051

label_rate_spike

7 May 2026, 11:00 PM UTC

68040

label_rate_spike

7 May 2026, 9:54 PM UTC

68036

label_rate_spike

7 May 2026, 8:46 PM UTC

67736

label_rate_spike

7 May 2026, 12:18 AM UTC

67701

label_rate_spike

6 May 2026, 10:04 PM UTC

65774

label_rate_spike

1 May 2026, 9:17 PM UTC

64556

label_rate_spike

28 Apr 2026, 5:43 PM UTC

64519

label_rate_spike

28 Apr 2026, 1:19 PM UTC

63029

label_rate_spike

24 Apr 2026, 8:40 PM UTC

62184

label_rate_spike

22 Apr 2026, 7:24 PM UTC

59644

label_rate_spike

15 Apr 2026, 9:50 PM UTC

54172

target_concentration

2 Apr 2026, 3:57 AM UTC

54163

target_concentration

2 Apr 2026, 3:51 AM UTC

54133

target_concentration

2 Apr 2026, 3:22 AM UTC

54124

target_concentration

2 Apr 2026, 3:16 AM UTC

54097

target_concentration

2 Apr 2026, 2:46 AM UTC

54088

target_concentration

2 Apr 2026, 2:40 AM UTC

54080

target_concentration

2 Apr 2026, 2:11 AM UTC

54070

target_concentration

2 Apr 2026, 2:08 AM UTC

54061

target_concentration

2 Apr 2026, 1:39 AM UTC

54052

label_rate_spike

2 Apr 2026, 1:09 AM UTC

54054

target_concentration

2 Apr 2026, 1:09 AM UTC

53893

label_rate_spike

1 Apr 2026, 6:03 PM UTC

53889

label_rate_spike

1 Apr 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

53849

label_rate_spike

1 Apr 2026, 12:10 PM UTC

53846

label_rate_spike

1 Apr 2026, 12:06 PM UTC

53684

label_rate_spike

1 Apr 2026, 4:27 AM UTC

53683

label_rate_spike

1 Apr 2026, 4:23 AM UTC

53566

label_rate_spike

1 Apr 2026, 12:08 AM UTC

53560

label_rate_spike

1 Apr 2026, 12:05 AM UTC

53558

label_rate_spike

31 Mar 2026, 11:33 PM UTC

53451

label_rate_spike

31 Mar 2026, 5:00 PM UTC

53447

label_rate_spike

31 Mar 2026, 4:56 PM UTC

53432

label_rate_spike

31 Mar 2026, 2:17 PM UTC

51081

label_rate_spike

26 Mar 2026, 2:58 PM UTC

51077

label_rate_spike

26 Mar 2026, 2:25 PM UTC

48294

flip_flop

19 Mar 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

48290

flip_flop

19 Mar 2026, 5:55 PM UTC

48286

flip_flop

19 Mar 2026, 5:52 PM UTC

48280

label_rate_spike

19 Mar 2026, 5:27 PM UTC

48283

flip_flop

19 Mar 2026, 5:27 PM UTC

48276

label_rate_spike

19 Mar 2026, 5:22 PM UTC

48278

flip_flop

19 Mar 2026, 5:22 PM UTC

48270

label_rate_spike

19 Mar 2026, 5:18 PM UTC

48225

label_rate_spike

19 Mar 2026, 1:11 PM UTC

48222

label_rate_spike

19 Mar 2026, 1:07 PM UTC

47869

label_rate_spike

18 Mar 2026, 6:07 PM UTC

47862

label_rate_spike

18 Mar 2026, 6:03 PM UTC

47429

label_rate_spike

17 Mar 2026, 3:56 PM UTC

47377

label_rate_spike

17 Mar 2026, 12:22 PM UTC

47374

label_rate_spike

17 Mar 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

45969

label_rate_spike

14 Mar 2026, 2:38 AM UTC

45944

label_rate_spike

14 Mar 2026, 2:34 AM UTC

45671

label_rate_spike

13 Mar 2026, 6:06 PM UTC

45670

label_rate_spike

13 Mar 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

45667

label_rate_spike

13 Mar 2026, 5:55 PM UTC

28189

label_rate_spike

6 Mar 2026, 2:27 AM UTC

28153

label_rate_spike

6 Mar 2026, 2:19 AM UTC

28117

label_rate_spike

6 Mar 2026, 2:13 AM UTC

27322

label_rate_spike

6 Mar 2026, 12:12 AM UTC

27285

label_rate_spike

6 Mar 2026, 12:05 AM UTC

25976

label_rate_spike

5 Mar 2026, 6:56 PM UTC

25916

label_rate_spike

5 Mar 2026, 6:52 PM UTC

25513

label_rate_spike

5 Mar 2026, 7:41 AM UTC

25480

label_rate_spike

5 Mar 2026, 7:31 AM UTC

23273

label_rate_spike

4 Mar 2026, 6:12 PM UTC

23239

label_rate_spike

4 Mar 2026, 6:02 PM UTC

19790

label_rate_spike

3 Mar 2026, 7:31 PM UTC

17302

label_rate_spike

2 Mar 2026, 10:01 PM UTC

11123

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 9:46 AM UTC

11084

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 9:43 AM UTC

11047

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 8:58 AM UTC

11012

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 8:29 AM UTC

10976

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 7:57 AM UTC

10931

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 7:51 AM UTC

10887

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 5:49 AM UTC

10855

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 5:24 AM UTC

10824

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 5:03 AM UTC

10795

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 4:57 AM UTC

10766

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 4:51 AM UTC

10737

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 4:46 AM UTC

10709

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 4:40 AM UTC

10682

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 4:34 AM UTC

10654

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 4:28 AM UTC

10627

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 4:22 AM UTC

10600

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 4:15 AM UTC

10573

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 4:09 AM UTC

10546

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 4:03 AM UTC

10519

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 3:57 AM UTC

10491

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 3:50 AM UTC

10462

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 3:43 AM UTC

10433

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 3:37 AM UTC

10404

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 3:30 AM UTC

10373

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 3:24 AM UTC

10342

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 3:16 AM UTC

10310

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 3:10 AM UTC

10278

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 3:02 AM UTC

10247

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 2:55 AM UTC

10218

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 2:48 AM UTC

10189

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 2:42 AM UTC

10159

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 2:35 AM UTC

10129

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 2:29 AM UTC

10098

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 2:22 AM UTC

10067

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 2:15 AM UTC

10035

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 2:08 AM UTC

10003

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 2:02 AM UTC

9971

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 1:55 AM UTC

9920

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 1:49 AM UTC

9869

churn_index

1 Mar 2026, 1:43 AM UTC

9820

churn_index

28 Feb 2026, 4:57 PM UTC

9782

churn_index

28 Feb 2026, 4:52 PM UTC

9743

churn_index

28 Feb 2026, 4:47 PM UTC

9693

label_rate_spike

28 Feb 2026, 2:24 PM UTC

9708

churn_index

28 Feb 2026, 2:24 PM UTC

2170

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 10:45 PM UTC

2052

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 10:39 PM UTC

1934

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 10:34 PM UTC

1816

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 10:28 PM UTC

1697

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 10:23 PM UTC

1577

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 10:18 PM UTC

1455

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 10:12 PM UTC

1333

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 10:07 PM UTC

1206

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 10:02 PM UTC

1080

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 9:55 PM UTC

954

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 9:49 PM UTC

824

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 9:43 PM UTC

601

label_rate_spike

24 Feb 2026, 9:37 PM UTC

695

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 9:37 PM UTC

429

label_rate_spike

24 Feb 2026, 9:32 PM UTC

529

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 9:32 PM UTC

248

label_rate_spike

24 Feb 2026, 9:26 PM UTC

348

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 9:26 PM UTC

label_rate_spike

24 Feb 2026, 9:24 PM UTC

168

churn_index

24 Feb 2026, 9:24 PM UTC

Methods and caveats

What is a labeler? A third-party service that publishes tags (labels) about Bluesky posts or accounts. Clients choose which labelers to subscribe to and how to interpret labels (ignore / warn / hide).
This site observes labeler behavior only. No content analysis, no user profiling, no moderation actions.
Rules detect geometric patterns (rate anomalies, target distribution, churn). Thresholds are configurable.
Every alert includes a receipted hash over rule_id, config, inputs, and evidence for reproducibility.
Sparklines show hourly event counts over 7 days. Badges summarize which rules fired in the period.
Observation surface: label events from com.atproto.label.queryLabels and labeler declarations from com.atproto.sync.listReposByCollection. Does not observe content, profiles, or social graph.
Classification is based on structured evidence from multiple surfaces (registry declaration, DID document, endpoint probing, observed label activity). Each labeler page includes a "Why classified this way" expander with full evidence.

Labeler: Perfect Skeeties Labeler (did:plc:mkj5rmeswytaiaqdd4bmdnfy)

Labeler

Classification

Reachability

Auditability

Class

First seen

Last seen

Events (24h)

Events (7d)

Targets (7d)

Subjects (7d)

Alerts

Coverage

Links

Derived scores as of 29 May 2026, 5:48 PM UTC

Regime

Auditability risk

Inference risk

Temporal coherence

Evidence surfaces

Top targets (7d)

Probe history

Alerts timeline

Methods and caveats