# Thresholds

> Configured boundary values that trigger an alert or action when a measured metric crosses them.

Record: `lexicon:thresholds`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-thresholds

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Stable Contracts](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/stable-contracts.md) and before [Time Budget](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/time-budget.md).

## Category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## Required by

- [Monitoring](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/monitoring.md)
- [Alerting](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/alerting.md)

## Linked from

- [Observability / Auditability / Traceability](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-observability-auditability-traceability.md)