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Detection Rules Catalog

LENS ships with a curated set of 25 active detection rules that run on your account. Each rule has a stable internal ID (used in the API and in alerts), belongs to one of LENS's categories, and follows one of two execution models:

  • Reactive — analyzes historical data in daily/weekly/monthly batches.
  • Proactive — near real-time checks that surface changes happening right now.
Why only these rules?

LENS includes a much larger internal library of rules, but most require data many accounts don't have (e-commerce product properties, microconversion funnels, content groups, multi-site portfolios, or year-over-year history). To keep alerts accurate and noise-free, only the 25 rules below are active. The rest stay disabled until the required data is available.

Categories

LENS organizes rules into these categories:

Category IDLabelFocus
critical_alertsCritical AlertsIssues requiring immediate attention
business_monitoringBusiness MonitoringGeneral business health tracking
risk_managementRisk ManagementStructural business risks
autopilot_checksAutopilot ChecksAutomated monitoring tasks
instant_winsInstant WinsImmediate value from day 1
forecastingForecasting & PredictionAI-powered predictions
growth_upsideGrowth & Revenue UpsideDirect growth opportunities
ecommerceE-commerce PerformanceProduct & catalog insights
user_experienceUser Experience & FunnelUX frictions & behavior
multisiteMulti-site & PortfolioMulti-web management
reportingReportingExecutive summaries

The active rules below fall into critical_alerts, autopilot_checks, growth_upside, risk_management, user_experience, and instant_wins. The remaining categories exist for rules that activate once your account has the data they need.


Critical Alerts

Detect when something breaks or changes meaningfully.

Rule IDTypeWhat it detects
traffic_dropReactiveTraffic decreases significantly vs baseline (auto-drills into sources)
traffic_spikeReactiveTraffic increases significantly vs baseline
conversion_dropReactiveConversions decrease significantly vs baseline

Autopilot Checks

Automated data-quality and tracking-health monitoring.

Rule IDTypeWhat it detects
tracking_brokenReactiveTracking events stop firing unexpectedly
tracking_statusReactiveWhether tracking is working correctly (no recent events)
data_healthReactiveOverall data collection issues and quality score

Optimization & Growth

Find where you're leaving money on the table.

Rule IDCategoryTypeWhat it detects
device_gapuser_experienceReactiveMobile converts significantly worse than desktop
landing_page_bounceuser_experienceReactiveLanding pages with bounce rates well above average
top_landing_opportunitygrowth_upsideReactiveHigh-traffic landing pages that could convert better
channel_opportunitygrowth_upsideReactiveChannels with high conversion rate but low traffic share
channel_conversion_efficiencygrowth_upsideReactiveChannels with high efficiency that deserve more investment
concentration_riskrisk_managementReactiveOver-dependence on a single traffic source/campaign
traffic_mixrisk_managementReactivePaid vs organic balance and organic-traffic trends
country_conversion_gapgrowth_upsideReactiveCountries with significant traffic but below-average conversions
browser_compatibility_issueuser_experienceReactiveBrowsers with bounce rates suggesting compatibility issues
high_traffic_low_conversionuser_experienceReactiveHigh-traffic pages/sources with below-average conversion rate

Instant Wins (Quick Wins)

Designed to surface value from day 1, including for new and trial accounts.

Rule IDTypeWhat it detects
quickwin_high_bounce_landingReactiveLanding pages losing visitors immediately (high bounce)
quickwin_mobile_gapReactiveWhether mobile users convert significantly worse than desktop
quickwin_country_opportunityReactiveCountries where you're losing potential customers
quickwin_source_distributionReactiveTraffic sources that could perform better
quickwin_conversion_rateReactiveYour conversion rate compared to benchmarks
quickwin_best_performersReactiveWhat's working well, so you can scale it up

Proactive Alerts

Near real-time checks that catch sudden changes during the day.

Rule IDCategoryTypeWhat it detects
intraday_conversion_dropcritical_alertsProactiveToday's conversions significantly below the same day last week
source_sudden_dropcritical_alertsProactiveA significant traffic source drops dramatically
landing_page_failurecritical_alertsProactiveA landing page shows an abnormally high bounce rate

Rule structure

Every rule shares a common structure:

ComponentDescription
ID (name)Stable identifier used in alerts and the API (e.g. traffic_drop)
CategoryGrouping for organization and display
Typereactive (batch) or proactive (near real-time)
ThresholdThe change that triggers detection — dynamically adjusted by sample size and seasonality (see Configuring Thresholds)
Confidencehigh / medium / low, derived from sample size and the data window

Plan availability

All categories — and all active rules — are available on every v2 plan. There are no rule-level or category-level locks by tier; plans differ by data volume, not by which rules run.

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