# Oct 2024

## Updates to Monitors

We’re taking Monitors to the next level! You can now build your own Monitors, as well as build workflows that automate actions based on any Monitor. Lastly, you can now easily setup webhooks that push in-app notifications directly to Slack!

#### Build your own Monitors!

You can now create your own custom Monitors and save them into the platform.\
[Learn more here](https://docs.groundcover.com/use-groundcover/monitors).

#### Workflows: Automate actions based on Monitors

Easily define when and how a workflow is executed and what tasks should be performed.\
[Learn more here](https://docs.groundcover.com/use-groundcover/workflows).

#### Integrations: Get notified in Slack

Trigger alerts in your chosen channels whenever a groundcover Monitor is activated.\
[Learn more here](https://docs.groundcover.com/integrations/workflow-integrations).

## New Explore section

We’re excited to announce the first phase of our updated and enhanced “Explore” section! Designed to make querying and analyzing your metrics much more intuitive, even for the less technical users, you can use our pre-made query building engine to easily build the most popular and useful queries. Once you build the perfect dashboard, you can now also share the Explore page’s URLs, which will keep your dashboards and help you collaborate seamlessly with your team!

#### Flexible Querying

Use our Query Builder for guided query creation or Advanced Query mode for full PromQL flexibility.

#### Instant Collaboration

Shareable URLs let you quickly share your dashboards with other teammates, with all queries intact.

#### Comprehensive Metrics Access

APM, infrastructure, and custom metrics - all in one place!

[Learn more about the all-new Explore section here](https://docs.groundcover.com/use-groundcover/explore-your-metrics).


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.groundcover.com/product-updates/earlier-updates/2024/oct-2024.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.