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Statistical

Silence Detection

Updated May 31, 2026 · today

Catches services that stop logging when they normally log every N seconds. The most dangerous failure mode: no errors, just absence.

Example alert

auth-service silent for 5 minutes (typical baseline 30 logs/min)

Exact wording varies — the detector generates titles from the anomaly it finds. This is representative of what an alert looks like when it fires.

How it works

Tracks the expected inter-log gap per service. When a service that normally logs every N seconds goes silent for significantly longer, an alert fires. No baseline needed — activates within the first hour of log data.

Availability

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