diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 314f6ad..d937e97 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 vendor
 logs
 go.sum
-hummingbird
+#hummingbird
 
 ## MacOS
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/internal/hummingbird/core/interface/alertrule.go b/internal/hummingbird/core/interface/alertrule.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24db0f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/hummingbird/core/interface/alertrule.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2017.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
+ * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
+ * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package interfaces
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/winc-link/hummingbird/internal/dtos"
+)
+
+type AlertRuleApp interface {
+	AddAlertRule(ctx context.Context, req dtos.RuleAddRequest) (string, error)
+	UpdateAlertRule(ctx context.Context, req dtos.RuleUpdateRequest) error
+	UpdateAlertField(ctx context.Context, req dtos.RuleFieldUpdate) error
+	AlertRuleById(ctx context.Context, id string) (dtos.RuleResponse, error)
+	AlertRulesSearch(ctx context.Context, req dtos.AlertRuleSearchQueryRequest) ([]dtos.AlertRuleSearchQueryResponse, uint32, error)
+	AlertRulesDelete(ctx context.Context, id string) error
+	AlertRulesStop(ctx context.Context, id string) error
+	AlertRulesStart(ctx context.Context, id string) error
+	AlertRulesRestart(ctx context.Context, id string) error
+	AlertIgnore(ctx context.Context, id string) error
+	TreatedIgnore(ctx context.Context, id, message string) error
+	AlertPlate(ctx context.Context, beforeTime int64) ([]dtos.AlertPlateQueryResponse, error)
+	AlertSearch(ctx context.Context, req dtos.AlertSearchQueryRequest) ([]dtos.AlertSearchQueryResponse, uint32, error)
+	AddAlert(ctx context.Context, req map[string]interface{}) error
+	CheckRuleByProductId(ctx context.Context, productId string) error
+	CheckRuleByDeviceId(ctx context.Context, deviceId string) error
+}