How does a monitor actually run?
When a monitor’s schedule is due, SentryDock checks the attached sources for material that was not already processed. It extracts the available public content, compares it with the saved instruction, and drops items that look like duplicates or off-topic mentions.
Items that pass can be translated, summarized and analysed. The original URL stays attached. If nothing relevant appeared, the run can finish without sending an alert. That is expected, not a failure.
What a run needs
- A saved brief that still describes the topic you care about.
- At least one reachable public source.
- A schedule your plan allows (realtime slots are limited; hourly and daily are not).
- An enabled destination if you want the result delivered off-site.
Source coverage
Use reachable public news, social posts and official reporting. Keep the source list focused on the topic you care about.