Alerts

Alerts connect Tip payments, Test Sends, and rules with visible alert templates in OBS.

Areas

Area	Description
Queue	Shows currently running and waiting alert jobs.
Alert templates	List of your templates and entry point into the Alert Editor.
Active assignments	Rules that decide which template is used for which trigger.

Queue

The queue shows what is currently running in the overlay and what comes next.

Element	Meaning
Current	The alert currently shown in the overlay.
#1, #2, …	Waiting alerts in playback order.
Duration	Template duration of the job.
Refresh	Reloads the queue status.
Trash	Clears the current queue.

When the queue is empty, the OBS overlay shows no content. That is expected.

Alert Templates

The Alert templates area shows your saved alert templates.

Element	Meaning
Create new alert	Opens the Alert Editor for a new template.
Search templates	Filters templates by name or tags.
Template limit	Shows how much template storage is currently used.
Pencil	Opens the template in the Alert Editor.
Trash	Deletes the template. Rules that use this template are removed as well.

Templates define the appearance: layout, position, blocks, tokens, animations, and duration. Rules then decide when a template enters the queue.

Active Assignments

The Active assignments area contains the alert rules.

A rule answers this question: when a certain tip or goal event happens, which template should be played?

Element	Meaning
New rule	Opens the rule modal.
Search rules	Filters rules by name, condition, or template.
Rules limit	Shows how many rules are currently used.
Test Send	Sends a test for this rule to the queue.
Power	Enables or disables the rule.
Pencil	Opens the rule for editing.
Trash	Deletes the rule.

In the rule modal, you define when a rule matches.

Field	Meaning
Name	Internal name of the rule.
Template	Template that should be played.
Type `Amount`	Rule reacts to tip amounts.
Type `Goal`	Rule reacts to a specific goal.
Goal	Selects the goal when type `Goal` is active.
Goal event `Reached`	Rule matches when the goal was reached.
Goal event `Amount`	Rule uses an amount setting for the goal.
Amount mode `No range`	Matches all amounts. This mode has no amount field.
Amount mode `With range`	Range with From/To, for example `>= 5 EUR` to `<= 20 EUR`.
Infinite	Sets the upper limit to infinity.

Amount Operators

Operators determine from which amount or up to which amount a rule matches.

Operator	Meaning	Example
`>`	Greater than the value. The value itself is not included.	`> 5 EUR` matches from `5.01 EUR`.
`>=`	Greater than or equal to the value.	`>= 5 EUR` matches exactly from `5.00 EUR`.
`=`	Exactly this value.	`= 5 EUR` matches only exactly `5.00 EUR`.
`<`	Less than the value. The value itself is not included.	`< 10 EUR` matches up to `9.99 EUR`.
`<=`	Less than or equal to the value.	`<= 10 EUR` matches exactly up to `10.00 EUR`.

Range examples:

Goal	Setting
From exactly 5 EUR	From `>= 5 EUR`, To `infinity`.
More than 5 EUR	From `> 5 EUR`, To `infinity`.
From exactly 5 EUR to exactly 10 EUR	From `>= 5 EUR`, To `<= 10 EUR`.
More than 5 EUR and less than 10 EUR	From `> 5 EUR`, To `< 10 EUR`.
Only exactly 10 EUR	`No range` is not meant for this. Use `With range` and set From `= 10 EUR`.

Rule Conflicts

When enabling a rule, KALYIX checks whether active rules overlap. This prevents multiple active rules from covering the same trigger range, which would make it unclear which template should play.

Conflict examples:

Rule A	Rule B	Conflict
Payment `>= 5 EUR`	Payment `>= 10 EUR`	Yes, both match from 10 EUR.
Payment `>= 5 EUR` to `<= 10 EUR`	Payment `>= 8 EUR` to `<= 20 EUR`	Yes, the range from 8 EUR to 10 EUR overlaps.
Goal reached for Goal A	Goal reached for Goal A	Yes, same goal-reached trigger.
Goal reached for Goal A	Goal reached for Goal B	No, different goal.

If a conflict is found, a modal opens with the affected rules.

Button	Meaning
Enable new & disable conflicts	Enables the new rule and disables overlapping rules.
Cancel	Leaves everything unchanged.

Test Send

The Test Send button on a rule creates a test alert for that rule and places it in the queue. The rule template is rendered with test data.

Example test data:

Field	Test value
Username	`KALYIX`
Message	`Thanks for the stream!`
Goal	`New microphone`
Tip amount	`12.00 EUR`
Interval	`monthly`

This lets you check whether rule, template, queue, and OBS overlay work together.

Flow

Create a template in the Alert Editor.
Create a rule under Alerts.
Enable the rule.
If there is a conflict, decide which rule should stay active.
Check with Test Send.
Watch the OBS overlay. Details: OBS Overlays and OBS Setup.