diff --git a/monitoring/rules/hermes.yml b/monitoring/rules/hermes.yml
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+groups:
+  - name: hermes-self-monitoring
+    rules:
+      - alert: HermesAgentSilent
+        expr: absent(hermes_alive) or hermes_alive == 0
+        for: 2m
+        labels:
+          severity: critical
+        annotations:
+          summary: "Hermes agent not responding"
+      - alert: WebhookReceiverDown
+        expr: absent(webhook_receiver_up) or webhook_receiver_up == 0
+        for: 30s
+        labels:
+          severity: critical
+        annotations:
+          summary: "Alertmanager webhook receiver is down"
diff --git a/runbooks/client_crash.yaml b/runbooks/client_crash.yaml
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+id: client_crash
+description: Ethereum client container has crashed or exited unexpectedly.
+triggers:
+  - alert_type: client_crash
+    min_severity: low
+diagnostics:
+  - id: check_container_status
+    cmd: "docker inspect --format='{{.State.Status}}' execution"
+    description: "Verify current container state"
+    timeout: 5s
+  - id: check_container_logs
+    cmd: "docker logs execution --tail 100"
+    description: "Inspect last 100 lines of container logs"
+    timeout: 10s
+suggested_actions:
+  - id: restart_client
+    description: "Restart the crashed client container"
+    cmd: "docker restart execution"
+    risk: low
+    reversible: true
+    requires_approval: true
+    approval_timeout: 10m
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diff --git a/runbooks/validator_duty_misses.yaml b/runbooks/validator_duty_misses.yaml
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+id: validator_duty_misses
+description: Validator is missing attestation or proposal duties.
+triggers:
+  - alert_type: validator_duty_misses
+    min_severity: low
+diagnostics:
+  - id: check_validator_status
+    cmd: "curl -s http://validator:5062/eth/v1/validator/status"
+    description: "Check validator client status"
+    timeout: 5s
+suggested_actions:
+  - id: restart_validator
+    description: "Restart the validator client"
+    cmd: "docker restart validator"
+    risk: low
+    reversible: true
+    requires_approval: true
+    approval_timeout: 15m
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