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title: "Journey overview | Grafana Labs"
description: "What a watcher is, when to use one, how it differs from an alert rule, and what you need before the hands-on path."
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

# Journey overview

What a watcher is, when to use one, how it differs from an alert rule, and what you need before the hands-on path.

Estimated time: 6 min

[Start this section →](https://grafana.com/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-assistant-watchers/01-intro/01-journey-overview/)