Change lifecycle

Change monitoring workflow: detect, triage, close

DiffMon is built for teams that need more than alerts. Move from detection to incident triage, then close the loop by acknowledging expected drift and accepting a new baseline.

Workflow stages

1. Detect

Run scheduled checks on APIs and pages with deterministic diffing, ignore rules, and request-level metadata.

2. Triage

Classify drift (schema, value, mixed), inspect changed paths, and route incidents to the right owner.

3. Acknowledge

Mark expected change so teams stop re-processing known events and keep focus on unresolved risk.

4. Accept baseline

Promote the new state after review so future alerts reflect fresh drift, not already-approved changes.

Implementation notes

  • Prioritize schema_change and mixed events for API monitors.
  • Use ignore rules before muting to reduce alert fatigue without losing signal.
  • Send machine-readable webhook events into your incident workflow.
  • Keep evidence links and request IDs in every incident for fast closure.

Read more in Smart schema validation, Webhooks (HMAC, retries, idempotency), Incident inbox and message log.