diff --git a/examples/application_monitoring_with_tenant/src/main.rs b/examples/application_monitoring_with_tenant/src/main.rs
index 35185c1..27bc873 100644
--- a/examples/application_monitoring_with_tenant/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/application_monitoring_with_tenant/src/main.rs
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ async fn main() {
 
     let app = ApplicationScore {
         features: vec![Box::new(Monitoring {
-            application: application.clone(),
             alert_receiver: vec![Box::new(webhook_receiver)],
-            service_monitors: vec![],
-            alert_rules: vec![],
+            application: application.clone(),
         })],
         application,
     };
diff --git a/examples/rust/src/main.rs b/examples/rust/src/main.rs
index 99ee9e6..917dee2 100644
--- a/examples/rust/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/rust/src/main.rs
@@ -43,14 +43,12 @@ async fn main() {
 
     let app = ApplicationScore {
         features: vec![
-            Box::new(ContinuousDelivery {
-                application: application.clone(),
-            }),
+            // Box::new(ContinuousDelivery {
+            //     application: application.clone(),
+            // }),
             Box::new(Monitoring {
                 application: application.clone(),
                 alert_receiver: vec![Box::new(discord_receiver), Box::new(webhook_receiver)],
-                service_monitors: vec![],
-                alert_rules: vec![],
             }),
             // TODO add backups, multisite ha, etc
         ],
diff --git a/harmony/src/domain/topology/k8s.rs b/harmony/src/domain/topology/k8s.rs
index 6ab249a..0bf4ead 100644
--- a/harmony/src/domain/topology/k8s.rs
+++ b/harmony/src/domain/topology/k8s.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use kube::{
     runtime::wait::await_condition,
 };
 use log::{debug, error, trace};
-use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use serde::{Serialize, de::DeserializeOwned};
 use similar::{DiffableStr, TextDiff};
 
 #[derive(new, Clone)]
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ pub struct K8sClient {
     client: Client,
 }
 
+impl Serialize for K8sClient {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, _serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: serde::Serializer,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
 impl std::fmt::Debug for K8sClient {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         // This is a poor man's debug implementation for now as kube::Client does not provide much
diff --git a/harmony/src/domain/topology/k8s_anywhere.rs b/harmony/src/domain/topology/k8s_anywhere.rs
index 90a9e8e..232fa19 100644
--- a/harmony/src/domain/topology/k8s_anywhere.rs
+++ b/harmony/src/domain/topology/k8s_anywhere.rs
@@ -1,28 +1,37 @@
-use std::{fs, process::Command, sync::Arc};
+use std::{process::Command, sync::Arc};
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use inquire::Confirm;
 use log::{debug, info, warn};
 use serde::Serialize;
-use tempfile::tempdir;
 use tokio::sync::OnceCell;
 
 use crate::{
     executors::ExecutorError,
-    interpret::{InterpretError, Outcome},
+    interpret::{InterpretError, InterpretStatus, Outcome},
     inventory::Inventory,
     maestro::Maestro,
     modules::{
+        application::Application,
         k3d::K3DInstallationScore,
-        monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::prometheus_operator::prometheus_operator_helm_chart_score,
+        monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::{
+            crd_alertmanager_config::{CRDAlertManagerReceiver, CRDPrometheus},
+            prometheus_operator::prometheus_operator_helm_chart_score,
+        },
+        prometheus::{
+            k3d_prometheus_alerting_score::K3dPrometheusCRDAlertingScore,
+            k8s_prometheus_alerting_score::K8sPrometheusCRDAlertingScore,
+            prometheus::{PrometheusApplicationMonitoring, PrometheusMonitoring},
+        },
     },
+    score::Score,
     topology::LocalhostTopology,
 };
 
 use super::{
     DeploymentTarget, HelmCommand, K8sclient, MultiTargetTopology, Topology,
     k8s::K8sClient,
-    oberservability::monitoring::PrometheusK8sAnywhere,
+    oberservability::monitoring::{AlertReceiver, AlertSender},
     tenant::{TenantConfig, TenantManager, k8s::K8sTenantManager},
 };
 
@@ -64,48 +73,82 @@ impl K8sclient for K8sAnywhereTopology {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl PrometheusK8sAnywhere for K8sAnywhereTopology {
+impl PrometheusMonitoring<CRDPrometheus> for K8sAnywhereTopology {
     async fn ensure_prometheus_operator(
         &self,
-        namespace: Option<String>,
+        sender: &CRDPrometheus,
     ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
-        if let Some(Some(k8s_state)) = self.k8s_state.get() {
-            match k8s_state.source {
-                K8sSource::LocalK3d => {
-                    debug!("Working on LocalK3d, installing prometheus operator");
-                    let output = Command::new("sh")
-                        .args(["-c", "kubectl get all -A | grep -i kube-prome-operator"])
-                        .output()
-                        .map_err(|e| {
-                            InterpretError::new(format!("could not connect to cluster: {}", e))
-                        })?;
-                    if output.status.success() && !output.stdout.is_empty() {
-                        debug!("Prometheus operator is already present, skipping install");
+        let output = Command::new("sh")
+            .args(["-c", "kubectl get crd -A | grep -i prometheuses"])
+            .output()
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(format!("could not connect to cluster: {}", e)))?;
+        if output.status.success() && output.stdout.is_empty() {
+            if let Some(Some(k8s_state)) = self.k8s_state.get() {
+                match k8s_state.source {
+                    K8sSource::LocalK3d => {
+                        debug!("installing prometheus operator");
+                        let op_score =
+                            prometheus_operator_helm_chart_score(sender.namespace.clone());
+                        op_score
+                            .create_interpret()
+                            .execute(&Inventory::empty(), self)
+                            .await?;
+                        return Ok(Outcome::success(
+                            "installed prometheus operator".to_string(),
+                        ));
+                    }
+                    K8sSource::Kubeconfig => {
+                        debug!("unable to install prometheus operator, contact cluster admin");
                         return Ok(Outcome::noop());
                     }
-
-                    self.install_k3d_prometheus_operator(namespace).await?;
-                    Ok(Outcome::success(format!("prometheus operator available")))
-                }
-                K8sSource::Kubeconfig => {
-                    //TODO this doesnt feel robust enough to ensure that the operator is indeed
-                    //available
-                    debug!(
-                        "Working outside of LocalK3d topology, skipping install of client prometheus operator"
-                    );
-                    Ok(Outcome::success(format!("prometheus operator available")))
                 }
+            } else {
+                warn!("Unable to detect k8s_state. Skipping Prometheus Operator install.");
+                return Ok(Outcome::noop());
             }
-        } else {
-            Err(InterpretError::new(
-                "failed to install prometheus operator".to_string(),
-            ))
         }
+        debug!("Prometheus operator is already present, skipping install");
+        Ok(Outcome::success(
+            "prometheus operator present in cluster".to_string(),
+        ))
+    }
+}
+#[async_trait]
+impl PrometheusApplicationMonitoring<CRDPrometheus> for K8sAnywhereTopology {
+    async fn configure_receivers(
+        &self,
+        receivers: Option<Vec<Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus>>>>,
+    ) -> Option<Vec<Box<dyn CRDAlertManagerReceiver>>> {
+        let Some(receivers) = receivers else {
+            return None;
+        };
+
+        todo!()
+    }
+    async fn install_prometheus(
+        &self,
+        sender: &CRDPrometheus,
+        inventory: &Inventory,
+        receivers: Option<Vec<Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus>>>>,
+    ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        let po_result = self.ensure_prometheus_operator(sender).await?;
+
+        if po_result.status == InterpretStatus::NOOP {
+            debug!("Skipping Prometheus CR installation due to missing operator.");
+            return Ok(Outcome::noop());
+        }
+        self.get_k8s_prometheus_application_score(sender.clone(), receivers)
+            .await
+            .create_interpret()
+            .execute(inventory, self)
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok(Outcome::success(format!("No action, working on cluster  ")))
     }
 }
 
 impl Serialize for K8sAnywhereTopology {
-    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, _serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where
         S: serde::Serializer,
     {
@@ -130,18 +173,20 @@ impl K8sAnywhereTopology {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn install_k3d_prometheus_operator(
+    async fn get_k8s_prometheus_application_score(
         &self,
-        namespace: Option<String>,
-    ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
-        let maestro = Maestro::initialize(Inventory::autoload(), LocalhostTopology::new()).await?;
-        let tenant = self.get_k8s_tenant_manager().unwrap();
-        let namespace_name = tenant.get_tenant_config().await;
-        let namespace = namespace_name
-            .map(|ns| ns.name.clone())
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| namespace.unwrap_or_else(|| "default".to_string()));
-        let score = crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::prometheus_operator::prometheus_operator_helm_chart_score(namespace);
-        maestro.interpret(Box::new(score)).await
+        sender: CRDPrometheus,
+        receivers: Option<Vec<Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus>>>>,
+    ) -> K8sPrometheusCRDAlertingScore {
+        K8sPrometheusCRDAlertingScore {
+            sender,
+            receivers: self
+                .configure_receivers(receivers)
+                .await
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| vec![]),
+            service_monitors: vec![],
+            prometheus_rules: vec![],
+        }
     }
 
     fn is_helm_available(&self) -> Result<(), String> {
diff --git a/harmony/src/domain/topology/oberservability/monitoring.rs b/harmony/src/domain/topology/oberservability/monitoring.rs
index ca02449..7fa6eb4 100644
--- a/harmony/src/domain/topology/oberservability/monitoring.rs
+++ b/harmony/src/domain/topology/oberservability/monitoring.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::any::Any;
+
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use log::debug;
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ pub trait AlertReceiver<S: AlertSender>: std::fmt::Debug + Send + Sync {
     async fn install(&self, sender: &S) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError>;
     fn name(&self) -> String;
     fn clone_box(&self) -> Box<dyn AlertReceiver<S>>;
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -76,11 +79,3 @@ pub trait AlertRule<S: AlertSender>: std::fmt::Debug + Send + Sync {
 pub trait ScrapeTarget<S: AlertSender> {
     async fn install(&self, sender: &S) -> Result<(), InterpretError>;
 }
-
-#[async_trait]
-pub trait PrometheusK8sAnywhere {
-    async fn ensure_prometheus_operator(
-        &self,
-        namespace: Option<String>,
-    ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError>;
-}
diff --git a/harmony/src/modules/application/features/monitoring.rs b/harmony/src/modules/application/features/monitoring.rs
index 29c1695..85b4e27 100644
--- a/harmony/src/modules/application/features/monitoring.rs
+++ b/harmony/src/modules/application/features/monitoring.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use crate::modules::application::{ApplicationFeature, OCICompliant};
-use crate::modules::monitoring::application_monitoring::crd_application_monitoring_alerting::CRDApplicationAlertingScore;
-use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_alertmanager_config::CRDAlertManagerReceiver;
-use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_default_rules::build_default_application_rules;
-use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_prometheus_rules::RuleGroup;
-use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::service_monitor::{
-    ServiceMonitor, ServiceMonitorSpec,
+use crate::modules::application::{Application, ApplicationFeature};
+use crate::modules::monitoring::application_monitoring::application_monitoring_score::ApplicationMonitoringScore;
+use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_alertmanager_config::{
+    AlertmanagerConfig, AlertmanagerConfigSpec, CRDPrometheus,
 };
-use crate::topology::oberservability::monitoring::PrometheusK8sAnywhere;
+
 use crate::{
     inventory::Inventory,
     modules::monitoring::{
@@ -17,17 +14,20 @@ use crate::{
     score::Score,
     topology::{HelmCommand, K8sclient, Topology, Url, tenant::TenantManager},
 };
+use crate::{
+    modules::prometheus::prometheus::PrometheusApplicationMonitoring,
+    topology::oberservability::monitoring::AlertReceiver,
+};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use base64::{Engine as _, engine::general_purpose};
 use kube::api::ObjectMeta;
 use log::{debug, info};
+use serde_json::json;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Monitoring {
-    pub application: Arc<dyn OCICompliant>,
-    pub alert_receiver: Vec<Box<dyn CRDAlertManagerReceiver>>,
-    pub service_monitors: Vec<ServiceMonitor>,
-    pub alert_rules: Vec<RuleGroup>,
+    pub application: Arc<dyn Application>,
+    pub alert_receiver: Vec<Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus>>>,
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -38,25 +38,33 @@ impl<
         + TenantManager
         + K8sclient
         + std::fmt::Debug
-        + PrometheusK8sAnywhere,
+        + PrometheusApplicationMonitoring<CRDPrometheus>,
 > ApplicationFeature<T> for Monitoring
 {
     async fn ensure_installed(&self, topology: &T) -> Result<(), String> {
         info!("Ensuring monitoring is available for application");
-        let namespace = self.application.name().clone();
-        let mut alerting_score = CRDApplicationAlertingScore {
-            namespace: namespace.clone(),
+        let namespace = topology
+            .get_tenant_config()
+            .await
+            .map(|ns| ns.name.clone())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| self.application.name());
+
+        let mut alerting_score = ApplicationMonitoringScore {
+            sender: CRDPrometheus {
+                alertmanager_configs: AlertmanagerConfig {
+                    metadata: ObjectMeta {
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    },
+                    spec: AlertmanagerConfigSpec { data: json! {""} },
+                },
+                namespace: namespace.clone(),
+                client: topology.k8s_client().await.unwrap(),
+            },
+            application: self.application.clone(),
             receivers: self.alert_receiver.clone(),
-            service_monitors: self.service_monitors.clone(),
-            prometheus_rules: self.alert_rules.clone(),
         };
         let ntfy = NtfyScore {
-            // namespace: topology
-            //     .get_tenant_config()
-            //     .await
-            //     .expect("couldn't get tenant config")
-            //     .name,
-            namespace: self.application.name(),
+            namespace: namespace.clone(),
             host: "localhost".to_string(),
         };
         ntfy.create_interpret()
@@ -87,7 +95,7 @@ impl<
                 url::Url::parse(
                     format!(
                         "http://ntfy.{}.svc.cluster.local/rust-web-app?auth={ntfy_default_auth_param}",
-                        self.application.name()
+                        namespace.clone()
                     )
                     .as_str(),
                 )
@@ -96,32 +104,6 @@ impl<
         };
 
         alerting_score.receivers.push(Box::new(ntfy_receiver));
-
-        let service_monitor = ServiceMonitor {
-            metadata: ObjectMeta {
-                name: Some(self.application.name().clone()),
-                labels: Some(std::collections::BTreeMap::from([
-                    ("alertmanagerConfig".to_string(), "enabled".to_string()),
-                    ("client".to_string(), "prometheus".to_string()),
-                    (
-                        "app.kubernetes.io/name".to_string(),
-                        "kube-state-metrics".to_string(),
-                    ),
-                ])),
-                namespace: Some(namespace),
-                ..Default::default()
-            },
-            spec: ServiceMonitorSpec::default(),
-        };
-
-        alerting_score.service_monitors.push(service_monitor);
-
-        let rules_group = RuleGroup {
-            name: format!("{}-rules", self.application.name().clone()),
-            rules: build_default_application_rules(),
-        };
-
-        alerting_score.prometheus_rules.push(rules_group);
         alerting_score
             .create_interpret()
             .execute(&Inventory::empty(), topology)
diff --git a/harmony/src/modules/application/mod.rs b/harmony/src/modules/application/mod.rs
index 3788217..63f3460 100644
--- a/harmony/src/modules/application/mod.rs
+++ b/harmony/src/modules/application/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub use oci::*;
 pub use rust::*;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use serde::Serialize;
 
 use crate::{
     data::{Id, Version},
@@ -78,3 +79,12 @@ impl<A: Application, T: Topology + std::fmt::Debug> Interpret<T> for Application
         todo!()
     }
 }
+
+impl Serialize for dyn Application {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: serde::Serializer,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/alert_channel/discord_alert_channel.rs b/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/alert_channel/discord_alert_channel.rs
index 6173568..37b448d 100644
--- a/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/alert_channel/discord_alert_channel.rs
+++ b/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/alert_channel/discord_alert_channel.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::any::Any;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ use serde_json::json;
 use serde_yaml::{Mapping, Value};
 
 use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_alertmanager_config::{
-    AlertmanagerConfig, AlertmanagerConfigSpec, CRDAlertManager, CRDAlertManagerReceiver,
+    AlertmanagerConfig, AlertmanagerConfigSpec, CRDAlertManagerReceiver, CRDPrometheus,
 };
 use crate::topology::k8s::K8sClient;
 use crate::{
@@ -100,8 +101,8 @@ impl CRDAlertManagerReceiver for DiscordWebhook {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl AlertReceiver<CRDAlertManager> for DiscordWebhook {
-    async fn install(&self, sender: &CRDAlertManager) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+impl AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus> for DiscordWebhook {
+    async fn install(&self, sender: &CRDPrometheus) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
         sender
             .client
             .apply(&sender.alertmanager_configs, Some(&sender.namespace))
@@ -114,9 +115,12 @@ impl AlertReceiver<CRDAlertManager> for DiscordWebhook {
     fn name(&self) -> String {
         "discord-webhook".to_string()
     }
-    fn clone_box(&self) -> Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDAlertManager>> {
+    fn clone_box(&self) -> Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus>> {
         Box::new(self.clone())
     }
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -130,6 +134,9 @@ impl AlertReceiver<Prometheus> for DiscordWebhook {
     fn clone_box(&self) -> Box<dyn AlertReceiver<Prometheus>> {
         Box::new(self.clone())
     }
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -153,6 +160,9 @@ impl AlertReceiver<KubePrometheus> for DiscordWebhook {
     fn name(&self) -> String {
         "discord-webhook".to_string()
     }
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
diff --git a/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/alert_channel/webhook_receiver.rs b/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/alert_channel/webhook_receiver.rs
index 38183ad..a370d8e 100644
--- a/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/alert_channel/webhook_receiver.rs
+++ b/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/alert_channel/webhook_receiver.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::{any::Any, sync::Arc};
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use k8s_openapi::api::core::v1::Secret;
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ use crate::{
     modules::monitoring::{
         kube_prometheus::{
             crd::crd_alertmanager_config::{
-                AlertmanagerConfig, AlertmanagerConfigSpec, CRDAlertManager,
-                CRDAlertManagerReceiver,
+                AlertmanagerConfig, AlertmanagerConfigSpec, CRDAlertManagerReceiver, CRDPrometheus,
             },
             prometheus::{KubePrometheus, KubePrometheusReceiver},
             types::{AlertChannelConfig, AlertManagerChannelConfig},
@@ -77,8 +76,8 @@ impl CRDAlertManagerReceiver for WebhookReceiver {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl AlertReceiver<CRDAlertManager> for WebhookReceiver {
-    async fn install(&self, sender: &CRDAlertManager) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+impl AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus> for WebhookReceiver {
+    async fn install(&self, sender: &CRDPrometheus) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
         sender
             .client
             .apply(&sender.alertmanager_configs, Some(&sender.namespace))
@@ -91,9 +90,12 @@ impl AlertReceiver<CRDAlertManager> for WebhookReceiver {
     fn name(&self) -> String {
         "webhook-receiver".to_string()
     }
-    fn clone_box(&self) -> Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDAlertManager>> {
+    fn clone_box(&self) -> Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus>> {
         Box::new(self.clone())
     }
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -107,6 +109,9 @@ impl AlertReceiver<Prometheus> for WebhookReceiver {
     fn clone_box(&self) -> Box<dyn AlertReceiver<Prometheus>> {
         Box::new(self.clone())
     }
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -129,6 +134,9 @@ impl AlertReceiver<KubePrometheus> for WebhookReceiver {
     fn clone_box(&self) -> Box<dyn AlertReceiver<KubePrometheus>> {
         Box::new(self.clone())
     }
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
diff --git a/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/application_monitoring/application_monitoring_score.rs b/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/application_monitoring/application_monitoring_score.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e416213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/application_monitoring/application_monitoring_score.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+use crate::{
+    data::{Id, Version},
+    interpret::{Interpret, InterpretError, InterpretName, InterpretStatus, Outcome},
+    inventory::Inventory,
+    modules::{
+        application::Application,
+        monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_alertmanager_config::{
+            CRDAlertManagerReceiver, CRDPrometheus,
+        },
+        prometheus::prometheus::{PrometheusApplicationMonitoring, PrometheusMonitoring},
+    },
+    score::Score,
+    topology::{
+        Topology,
+        oberservability::monitoring::{AlertReceiver, AlertSender},
+        tenant::TenantManager,
+    },
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+pub struct ApplicationMonitoringScore {
+    pub sender: CRDPrometheus,
+    pub application: Arc<dyn Application>,
+    pub receivers: Vec<Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus>>>,
+}
+
+impl<T: Topology + PrometheusApplicationMonitoring<CRDPrometheus>> Score<T>
+    for ApplicationMonitoringScore
+{
+    fn create_interpret(&self) -> Box<dyn Interpret<T>> {
+        Box::new(ApplicationMonitoringInterpret {
+            score: self.clone(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn name(&self) -> String {
+        "ApplicationMonitoringScore".to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ApplicationMonitoringInterpret {
+    score: ApplicationMonitoringScore,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<T: Topology + PrometheusApplicationMonitoring<CRDPrometheus>> Interpret<T>
+    for ApplicationMonitoringInterpret
+{
+    async fn execute(
+        &self,
+        inventory: &Inventory,
+        topology: &T,
+    ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        //TODO need to pass the receivers, rules, etc. to the config in a generic way that
+
+        topology
+            .install_prometheus(
+                &self.score.sender,
+                &inventory,
+                Some(self.score.receivers.clone()),
+            )
+            .await
+    }
+
+    fn get_name(&self) -> InterpretName {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn get_version(&self) -> Version {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn get_status(&self) -> InterpretStatus {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn get_children(&self) -> Vec<Id> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/application_monitoring/mod.rs b/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/application_monitoring/mod.rs
index 77364ed..11ff468 100644
--- a/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/application_monitoring/mod.rs
+++ b/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/application_monitoring/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pub mod crd_application_monitoring_alerting;
+pub mod application_monitoring_score;
 pub mod k8s_application_monitoring_score;
diff --git a/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/kube_prometheus/crd/crd_alertmanager_config.rs b/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/kube_prometheus/crd/crd_alertmanager_config.rs
index 260aaf8..3a1ff83 100644
--- a/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/kube_prometheus/crd/crd_alertmanager_config.rs
+++ b/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/kube_prometheus/crd/crd_alertmanager_config.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::topology::{
+    Topology,
+    installable::Installable,
     k8s::K8sClient,
     oberservability::monitoring::{AlertReceiver, AlertSender},
 };
@@ -23,37 +25,28 @@ pub struct AlertmanagerConfigSpec {
     pub data: serde_json::Value,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct CRDAlertManager {
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+pub struct CRDPrometheus {
     pub alertmanager_configs: AlertmanagerConfig,
     pub namespace: String,
     pub client: Arc<K8sClient>,
 }
 
-impl AlertSender for CRDAlertManager {
+impl AlertSender for CRDPrometheus {
     fn name(&self) -> String {
         "CRDAlertManager".to_string()
     }
 }
 
-impl Clone for Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDAlertManager>> {
+impl Clone for Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus>> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         self.clone_box()
     }
 }
 
-impl Serialize for Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDAlertManager>> {
-    fn serialize<S>(&self, _serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
-    where
-        S: serde::Serializer,
-    {
-        todo!()
-    }
-}
-
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait CRDAlertManagerReceiver:
-    AlertReceiver<CRDAlertManager> + Send + Sync + std::fmt::Debug
+    AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus> + Send + Sync + std::fmt::Debug
 {
     fn name(&self) -> String;
     async fn configure_receiver(&self, client: &Arc<K8sClient>, ns: String) -> AlertmanagerConfig;
@@ -68,7 +61,16 @@ impl Clone for Box<dyn CRDAlertManagerReceiver> {
 }
 
 impl Serialize for Box<dyn CRDAlertManagerReceiver> {
-    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, _serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: serde::Serializer,
+    {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Serialize for Box<dyn AlertReceiver<CRDPrometheus>> {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, _serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where
         S: serde::Serializer,
     {
diff --git a/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/application_monitoring/crd_application_monitoring_alerting.rs b/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/k3d_prometheus_alerting_score.rs
similarity index 89%
rename from harmony/src/modules/monitoring/application_monitoring/crd_application_monitoring_alerting.rs
rename to harmony/src/modules/prometheus/k3d_prometheus_alerting_score.rs
index 0fb9afb..4afb2f0 100644
--- a/harmony/src/modules/monitoring/application_monitoring/crd_application_monitoring_alerting.rs
+++ b/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/k3d_prometheus_alerting_score.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 use tokio::process::Command;
 
 use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_alertmanager_config::{
-    AlertmanagerConfig, CRDAlertManager, CRDAlertManagerReceiver,
+    AlertmanagerConfig, CRDAlertManagerReceiver, CRDPrometheus,
 };
+use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_default_rules::build_default_application_rules;
 use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_grafana::{
     Grafana, GrafanaDashboard, GrafanaDashboardSpec, GrafanaDatasource, GrafanaDatasourceConfig,
     GrafanaDatasourceSpec, GrafanaSpec,
@@ -19,8 +20,9 @@ use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_prometheus_rules::{
     PrometheusRule, PrometheusRuleSpec, RuleGroup,
 };
 use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::grafana_default_dashboard::build_default_dashboard;
-use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::service_monitor::ServiceMonitor;
-use crate::topology::oberservability::monitoring::PrometheusK8sAnywhere;
+use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::service_monitor::{
+    ServiceMonitor, ServiceMonitorSpec,
+};
 use crate::topology::{K8sclient, Topology, k8s::K8sClient};
 use crate::{
     data::{Id, Version},
@@ -37,17 +39,21 @@ use crate::{
     score::Score,
 };
 
+use super::prometheus::PrometheusMonitoring;
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
-pub struct CRDApplicationAlertingScore {
+pub struct K3dPrometheusCRDAlertingScore {
     pub namespace: String,
     pub receivers: Vec<Box<dyn CRDAlertManagerReceiver>>,
     pub service_monitors: Vec<ServiceMonitor>,
     pub prometheus_rules: Vec<RuleGroup>,
 }
 
-impl<T: Topology + K8sclient + PrometheusK8sAnywhere> Score<T> for CRDApplicationAlertingScore {
+impl<T: Topology + K8sclient + PrometheusMonitoring<CRDPrometheus>> Score<T>
+    for K3dPrometheusCRDAlertingScore
+{
     fn create_interpret(&self) -> Box<dyn crate::interpret::Interpret<T>> {
-        Box::new(CRDApplicationAlertingInterpret {
+        Box::new(K3dPrometheusCRDAlertingInterpret {
             namespace: self.namespace.clone(),
             receivers: self.receivers.clone(),
             service_monitors: self.service_monitors.clone(),
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ impl<T: Topology + K8sclient + PrometheusK8sAnywhere> Score<T> for CRDApplicatio
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct CRDApplicationAlertingInterpret {
+pub struct K3dPrometheusCRDAlertingInterpret {
     pub namespace: String,
     pub receivers: Vec<Box<dyn CRDAlertManagerReceiver>>,
     pub service_monitors: Vec<ServiceMonitor>,
@@ -69,8 +75,8 @@ pub struct CRDApplicationAlertingInterpret {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl<T: Topology + K8sclient + PrometheusK8sAnywhere> Interpret<T>
-    for CRDApplicationAlertingInterpret
+impl<T: Topology + K8sclient + PrometheusMonitoring<CRDPrometheus>> Interpret<T>
+    for K3dPrometheusCRDAlertingInterpret
 {
     async fn execute(
         &self,
@@ -78,9 +84,7 @@ impl<T: Topology + K8sclient + PrometheusK8sAnywhere> Interpret<T>
         topology: &T,
     ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
         let client = topology.k8s_client().await.unwrap();
-        topology
-            .ensure_prometheus_operator(Some(self.namespace.clone()))
-            .await?;
+        self.ensure_prometheus_operator().await?;
         self.ensure_grafana_operator().await?;
         self.install_prometheus(&client).await?;
         self.install_alert_manager(&client).await?;
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ impl<T: Topology + K8sclient + PrometheusK8sAnywhere> Interpret<T>
     }
 }
 
-impl CRDApplicationAlertingInterpret {
+impl K3dPrometheusCRDAlertingInterpret {
     async fn crd_exists(&self, crd: &str) -> bool {
         let output = Command::new("kubectl")
             .args(["get", "crd", crd])
@@ -190,6 +194,18 @@ impl CRDApplicationAlertingInterpret {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    async fn ensure_prometheus_operator(&self) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        self.install_chart(
+            "oci://hub.nationtech.io/harmony".to_string(),
+            "nt-prometheus-operator".to_string(),
+        )
+        .await?;
+        Ok(Outcome::success(format!(
+            "installed prometheus operator to ns {}",
+            self.namespace.clone()
+        )))
+    }
+
     async fn ensure_grafana_operator(&self) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
         if self.crd_exists("grafanas.grafana.integreatly.org").await {
             debug!("grafana CRDs already exist — skipping install.");
@@ -377,9 +393,26 @@ impl CRDApplicationAlertingInterpret {
     }
     async fn install_monitors(
         &self,
-        monitors: Vec<ServiceMonitor>,
+        mut monitors: Vec<ServiceMonitor>,
         client: &Arc<K8sClient>,
     ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        let default_service_monitor = ServiceMonitor {
+            metadata: ObjectMeta {
+                name: Some(self.namespace.clone()),
+                labels: Some(std::collections::BTreeMap::from([
+                    ("alertmanagerConfig".to_string(), "enabled".to_string()),
+                    ("client".to_string(), "prometheus".to_string()),
+                    (
+                        "app.kubernetes.io/name".to_string(),
+                        "kube-state-metrics".to_string(),
+                    ),
+                ])),
+                namespace: Some(self.namespace.clone()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            spec: ServiceMonitorSpec::default(),
+        };
+        monitors.push(default_service_monitor);
         for monitor in monitors.iter() {
             client
                 .apply(monitor, Some(&self.namespace.clone()))
@@ -396,10 +429,16 @@ impl CRDApplicationAlertingInterpret {
         rules: &Vec<RuleGroup>,
         client: &Arc<K8sClient>,
     ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
-        let prom_rule_spec = PrometheusRuleSpec {
+        let mut prom_rule_spec = PrometheusRuleSpec {
             groups: rules.clone(),
         };
 
+        let default_rules_group = RuleGroup {
+            name: format!("default-rules"),
+            rules: build_default_application_rules(),
+        };
+
+        prom_rule_spec.groups.push(default_rules_group);
         let prom_rules = PrometheusRule {
             metadata: ObjectMeta {
                 name: Some(self.namespace.clone()),
@@ -460,7 +499,7 @@ impl CRDApplicationAlertingInterpret {
                     access: "proxy".to_string(),
                     database: Some("prometheus".to_string()),
                     json_data: Some(json_data),
-                    //this is fragile
+                    //TODO this is fragile
                     name: format!("prometheus-{}-0", self.namespace.clone()),
                     r#type: "prometheus".to_string(),
                     url: format!(
@@ -529,7 +568,7 @@ impl CRDApplicationAlertingInterpret {
             let alertmanager_config: AlertmanagerConfig = receiver
                 .configure_receiver(&client, self.namespace.clone())
                 .await;
-            let sender = CRDAlertManager {
+            let sender = CRDPrometheus {
                 alertmanager_configs: alertmanager_config,
                 namespace: self.namespace.clone(),
                 client: client.clone(),
diff --git a/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/k8s_prometheus_alerting_score.rs b/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/k8s_prometheus_alerting_score.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e136838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/k8s_prometheus_alerting_score.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,580 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::{collections::BTreeMap, sync::Arc};
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use kube::api::ObjectMeta;
+use log::{debug, info};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use tokio::process::Command;
+
+use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_alertmanager_config::{
+    AlertmanagerConfig, CRDAlertManagerReceiver, CRDPrometheus,
+};
+use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_default_rules::build_default_application_rules;
+use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_grafana::{
+    Grafana, GrafanaDashboard, GrafanaDashboardSpec, GrafanaDatasource, GrafanaDatasourceConfig,
+    GrafanaDatasourceSpec, GrafanaSpec,
+};
+use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_prometheus_rules::{
+    PrometheusRule, PrometheusRuleSpec, RuleGroup,
+};
+use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::grafana_default_dashboard::build_default_dashboard;
+use crate::modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::service_monitor::{
+    ServiceMonitor, ServiceMonitorSpec,
+};
+use crate::topology::{K8sclient, Topology, k8s::K8sClient};
+use crate::{
+    data::{Id, Version},
+    interpret::{Interpret, InterpretError, InterpretName, InterpretStatus, Outcome},
+    inventory::Inventory,
+    modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::{
+        crd_alertmanagers::{Alertmanager, AlertmanagerSpec},
+        crd_prometheuses::{
+            AlertmanagerEndpoints, LabelSelector, Prometheus, PrometheusSpec,
+            PrometheusSpecAlerting,
+        },
+        role::{build_prom_role, build_prom_rolebinding, build_prom_service_account},
+    },
+    score::Score,
+};
+
+use super::prometheus::{PrometheusApplicationMonitoring, PrometheusMonitoring};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct K8sPrometheusCRDAlertingScore {
+    pub sender: CRDPrometheus,
+    pub receivers: Vec<Box<dyn CRDAlertManagerReceiver>>,
+    pub service_monitors: Vec<ServiceMonitor>,
+    pub prometheus_rules: Vec<RuleGroup>,
+}
+
+impl<T: Topology + K8sclient + PrometheusApplicationMonitoring<CRDPrometheus>> Score<T>
+    for K8sPrometheusCRDAlertingScore
+{
+    fn create_interpret(&self) -> Box<dyn crate::interpret::Interpret<T>> {
+        Box::new(K8sPrometheusCRDAlertingInterpret {
+            sender: self.sender.clone(),
+            receivers: self.receivers.clone(),
+            service_monitors: self.service_monitors.clone(),
+            prometheus_rules: self.prometheus_rules.clone(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn name(&self) -> String {
+        "CRDApplicationAlertingScore".into()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct K8sPrometheusCRDAlertingInterpret {
+    pub sender: CRDPrometheus,
+    pub receivers: Vec<Box<dyn CRDAlertManagerReceiver>>,
+    pub service_monitors: Vec<ServiceMonitor>,
+    pub prometheus_rules: Vec<RuleGroup>,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<T: Topology + K8sclient + PrometheusApplicationMonitoring<CRDPrometheus>> Interpret<T>
+    for K8sPrometheusCRDAlertingInterpret
+{
+    async fn execute(
+        &self,
+        _inventory: &Inventory,
+        topology: &T,
+    ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        let client = topology.k8s_client().await.unwrap();
+        self.ensure_grafana_operator().await?;
+        self.install_prometheus(&client).await?;
+        self.install_alert_manager(&client).await?;
+        self.install_client_kube_metrics().await?;
+        self.install_grafana(&client).await?;
+        self.install_receivers(&self.receivers, &client).await?;
+        self.install_rules(&self.prometheus_rules, &client).await?;
+        self.install_monitors(self.service_monitors.clone(), &client)
+            .await?;
+        Ok(Outcome::success(format!(
+            "deployed application monitoring composants"
+        )))
+    }
+
+    fn get_name(&self) -> InterpretName {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn get_version(&self) -> Version {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn get_status(&self) -> InterpretStatus {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn get_children(&self) -> Vec<Id> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl K8sPrometheusCRDAlertingInterpret {
+    async fn crd_exists(&self, crd: &str) -> bool {
+        let output = Command::new("kubectl")
+            .args(["get", "crd", crd])
+            .output()
+            .await;
+
+        matches!(output, Ok(o) if o.status.success())
+    }
+
+    async fn install_chart(
+        &self,
+        chart_path: String,
+        chart_name: String,
+    ) -> Result<(), InterpretError> {
+        let temp_dir =
+            tempdir().map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(format!("Tempdir error: {}", e)))?;
+        let temp_path = temp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+        debug!("Using temp directory: {}", temp_path.display());
+        let chart = format!("{}/{}", chart_path, chart_name);
+        let pull_output = Command::new("helm")
+            .args(&["pull", &chart, "--destination", temp_path.to_str().unwrap()])
+            .output()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(format!("Helm pull error: {}", e)))?;
+
+        if !pull_output.status.success() {
+            return Err(InterpretError::new(format!(
+                "Helm pull failed: {}",
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(&pull_output.stderr)
+            )));
+        }
+
+        let tgz_path = fs::read_dir(&temp_path)
+            .unwrap()
+            .filter_map(|entry| {
+                let entry = entry.ok()?;
+                let path = entry.path();
+                if path.extension()? == "tgz" {
+                    Some(path)
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            })
+            .next()
+            .ok_or_else(|| InterpretError::new("Could not find pulled Helm chart".into()))?;
+
+        debug!("Installing chart from: {}", tgz_path.display());
+
+        let install_output = Command::new("helm")
+            .args(&[
+                "install",
+                &chart_name,
+                tgz_path.to_str().unwrap(),
+                "--namespace",
+                &self.sender.namespace.clone(),
+                "--create-namespace",
+                "--wait",
+                "--atomic",
+            ])
+            .output()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(format!("Helm install error: {}", e)))?;
+
+        if !install_output.status.success() {
+            return Err(InterpretError::new(format!(
+                "Helm install failed: {}",
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(&install_output.stderr)
+            )));
+        }
+
+        debug!(
+            "Installed chart {}/{} in namespace: {}",
+            &chart_path,
+            &chart_name,
+            self.sender.namespace.clone()
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn ensure_grafana_operator(&self) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        if self.crd_exists("grafanas.grafana.integreatly.org").await {
+            debug!("grafana CRDs already exist — skipping install.");
+            return Ok(Outcome::success("Grafana CRDs already exist".to_string()));
+        }
+
+        let _ = Command::new("helm")
+            .args(&[
+                "repo",
+                "add",
+                "grafana-operator",
+                "https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts",
+            ])
+            .output()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let _ = Command::new("helm")
+            .args(&["repo", "update"])
+            .output()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let output = Command::new("helm")
+            .args(&[
+                "install",
+                "grafana-operator",
+                "grafana-operator/grafana-operator",
+                "--namespace",
+                &self.sender.namespace.clone(),
+                "--create-namespace",
+                "--set",
+                "namespaceScope=true",
+            ])
+            .output()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        if !output.status.success() {
+            return Err(InterpretError::new(format!(
+                "helm install failed:\nstdout: {}\nstderr: {}",
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+            )));
+        }
+
+        Ok(Outcome::success(format!(
+            "installed grafana operator in ns {}",
+            self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()
+        )))
+    }
+    async fn install_prometheus(&self, client: &Arc<K8sClient>) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        debug!(
+            "installing crd-prometheuses in namespace {}",
+            self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()
+        );
+        debug!("building role/rolebinding/serviceaccount for crd-prometheus");
+        let rolename = format!("{}-prom", self.sender.namespace.clone().clone());
+        let sa_name = format!("{}-prom-sa", self.sender.namespace.clone().clone());
+        let role = build_prom_role(rolename.clone(), self.sender.namespace.clone().clone());
+        let rolebinding = build_prom_rolebinding(
+            rolename.clone(),
+            self.sender.namespace.clone().clone(),
+            sa_name.clone(),
+        );
+        let sa = build_prom_service_account(sa_name.clone(), self.sender.namespace.clone().clone());
+        let prom_spec = PrometheusSpec {
+            alerting: Some(PrometheusSpecAlerting {
+                alertmanagers: Some(vec![AlertmanagerEndpoints {
+                    name: Some(format!("alertmanager-operated")),
+                    namespace: Some(format!("{}", self.sender.namespace.clone().clone())),
+                    port: Some("web".into()),
+                    scheme: Some("http".into()),
+                }]),
+            }),
+            service_account_name: sa_name.clone(),
+            service_monitor_namespace_selector: Some(LabelSelector {
+                match_labels: BTreeMap::from([(
+                    "kubernetes.io/metadata.name".to_string(),
+                    format!("{}", self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                )]),
+                match_expressions: vec![],
+            }),
+            service_monitor_selector: Some(LabelSelector {
+                match_labels: BTreeMap::from([("client".to_string(), "prometheus".to_string())]),
+                ..Default::default()
+            }),
+
+            service_discovery_role: Some("Endpoints".into()),
+
+            pod_monitor_selector: Some(LabelSelector {
+                match_labels: BTreeMap::from([("client".to_string(), "prometheus".to_string())]),
+                ..Default::default()
+            }),
+
+            rule_selector: Some(LabelSelector {
+                match_labels: BTreeMap::from([("role".to_string(), "prometheus-rule".to_string())]),
+                ..Default::default()
+            }),
+
+            rule_namespace_selector: Some(LabelSelector {
+                match_labels: BTreeMap::from([(
+                    "kubernetes.io/metadata.name".to_string(),
+                    format!("{}", self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                )]),
+                match_expressions: vec![],
+            }),
+        };
+        let prom = Prometheus {
+            metadata: ObjectMeta {
+                name: Some(self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                labels: Some(std::collections::BTreeMap::from([
+                    ("alertmanagerConfig".to_string(), "enabled".to_string()),
+                    ("client".to_string(), "prometheus".to_string()),
+                ])),
+                namespace: Some(self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            spec: prom_spec,
+        };
+        client
+            .apply(&role, Some(&self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(e.to_string()))?;
+        info!(
+            "installed prometheus role: {:#?} in ns {:#?}",
+            role.metadata.name.unwrap(),
+            role.metadata.namespace.unwrap()
+        );
+        client
+            .apply(&rolebinding, Some(&self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(e.to_string()))?;
+        info!(
+            "installed prometheus rolebinding: {:#?} in ns {:#?}",
+            rolebinding.metadata.name.unwrap(),
+            rolebinding.metadata.namespace.unwrap()
+        );
+        client
+            .apply(&sa, Some(&self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(e.to_string()))?;
+        info!(
+            "installed prometheus service account: {:#?} in ns {:#?}",
+            sa.metadata.name.unwrap(),
+            sa.metadata.namespace.unwrap()
+        );
+        client
+            .apply(&prom, Some(&self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(e.to_string()))?;
+        info!(
+            "installed prometheus: {:#?} in ns {:#?}",
+            &prom.metadata.name.clone().unwrap(),
+            &prom.metadata.namespace.clone().unwrap()
+        );
+
+        Ok(Outcome::success(format!(
+            "successfully deployed crd-prometheus {:#?}",
+            prom
+        )))
+    }
+
+    async fn install_alert_manager(
+        &self,
+        client: &Arc<K8sClient>,
+    ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        let am = Alertmanager {
+            metadata: ObjectMeta {
+                name: Some(self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                labels: Some(std::collections::BTreeMap::from([(
+                    "alertmanagerConfig".to_string(),
+                    "enabled".to_string(),
+                )])),
+                namespace: Some(self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            spec: AlertmanagerSpec::default(),
+        };
+        client
+            .apply(&am, Some(&self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(Outcome::success(format!(
+            "successfully deployed service monitor {:#?}",
+            am.metadata.name
+        )))
+    }
+    async fn install_monitors(
+        &self,
+        mut monitors: Vec<ServiceMonitor>,
+        client: &Arc<K8sClient>,
+    ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        let default_service_monitor = ServiceMonitor {
+            metadata: ObjectMeta {
+                name: Some(self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                labels: Some(std::collections::BTreeMap::from([
+                    ("alertmanagerConfig".to_string(), "enabled".to_string()),
+                    ("client".to_string(), "prometheus".to_string()),
+                    (
+                        "app.kubernetes.io/name".to_string(),
+                        "kube-state-metrics".to_string(),
+                    ),
+                ])),
+                namespace: Some(self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            spec: ServiceMonitorSpec::default(),
+        };
+        monitors.push(default_service_monitor);
+        for monitor in monitors.iter() {
+            client
+                .apply(monitor, Some(&self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()))
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(e.to_string()))?;
+        }
+        Ok(Outcome::success(
+            "succesfully deployed service monitors".to_string(),
+        ))
+    }
+
+    async fn install_rules(
+        &self,
+        rules: &Vec<RuleGroup>,
+        client: &Arc<K8sClient>,
+    ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        let mut prom_rule_spec = PrometheusRuleSpec {
+            groups: rules.clone(),
+        };
+
+        let default_rules_group = RuleGroup {
+            name: format!("default-rules"),
+            rules: build_default_application_rules(),
+        };
+
+        prom_rule_spec.groups.push(default_rules_group);
+        let prom_rules = PrometheusRule {
+            metadata: ObjectMeta {
+                name: Some(self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                labels: Some(std::collections::BTreeMap::from([
+                    ("alertmanagerConfig".to_string(), "enabled".to_string()),
+                    ("role".to_string(), "prometheus-rule".to_string()),
+                ])),
+                namespace: Some(self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            spec: prom_rule_spec,
+        };
+        client
+            .apply(&prom_rules, Some(&self.sender.namespace.clone()))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(Outcome::success(format!(
+            "successfully deployed rules {:#?}",
+            prom_rules.metadata.name
+        )))
+    }
+
+    async fn install_client_kube_metrics(&self) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        self.install_chart(
+            "oci://hub.nationtech.io/harmony".to_string(),
+            "nt-kube-metrics".to_string(),
+        )
+        .await?;
+        Ok(Outcome::success(format!(
+            "Installed client kube metrics in ns {}",
+            &self.sender.namespace.clone()
+        )))
+    }
+
+    async fn install_grafana(&self, client: &Arc<K8sClient>) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        let mut label = BTreeMap::new();
+        label.insert("dashboards".to_string(), "grafana".to_string());
+        let labels = LabelSelector {
+            match_labels: label.clone(),
+            match_expressions: vec![],
+        };
+        let mut json_data = BTreeMap::new();
+        json_data.insert("timeInterval".to_string(), "5s".to_string());
+        let namespace = self.sender.namespace.clone().clone();
+
+        let json = build_default_dashboard(&namespace);
+
+        let graf_data_source = GrafanaDatasource {
+            metadata: ObjectMeta {
+                name: Some(format!(
+                    "grafana-datasource-{}",
+                    self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()
+                )),
+                namespace: Some(self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            spec: GrafanaDatasourceSpec {
+                instance_selector: labels.clone(),
+                allow_cross_namespace_import: Some(false),
+                datasource: GrafanaDatasourceConfig {
+                    access: "proxy".to_string(),
+                    database: Some("prometheus".to_string()),
+                    json_data: Some(json_data),
+                    //this is fragile
+                    name: format!("prometheus-{}-0", self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                    r#type: "prometheus".to_string(),
+                    url: format!(
+                        "http://prometheus-operated.{}.svc.cluster.local:9090",
+                        self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()
+                    ),
+                },
+            },
+        };
+
+        client
+            .apply(&graf_data_source, Some(&self.sender.namespace.clone()))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(e.to_string()))?;
+
+        let graf_dashboard = GrafanaDashboard {
+            metadata: ObjectMeta {
+                name: Some(format!(
+                    "grafana-dashboard-{}",
+                    self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()
+                )),
+                namespace: Some(self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            spec: GrafanaDashboardSpec {
+                resync_period: Some("30s".to_string()),
+                instance_selector: labels.clone(),
+                json,
+            },
+        };
+
+        client
+            .apply(&graf_dashboard, Some(&self.sender.namespace.clone()))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(e.to_string()))?;
+
+        let grafana = Grafana {
+            metadata: ObjectMeta {
+                name: Some(format!("grafana-{}", self.sender.namespace.clone().clone())),
+                namespace: Some(self.sender.namespace.clone().clone()),
+                labels: Some(label.clone()),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            spec: GrafanaSpec {
+                config: None,
+                admin_user: None,
+                admin_password: None,
+                ingress: None,
+                persistence: None,
+                resources: None,
+            },
+        };
+        client
+            .apply(&grafana, Some(&self.sender.namespace.clone()))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| InterpretError::new(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(Outcome::success(format!(
+            "successfully deployed grafana instance {:#?}",
+            grafana.metadata.name
+        )))
+    }
+
+    async fn install_receivers(
+        &self,
+        receivers: &Vec<Box<dyn CRDAlertManagerReceiver>>,
+        client: &Arc<K8sClient>,
+    ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError> {
+        for receiver in receivers.iter() {
+            let alertmanager_config: AlertmanagerConfig = receiver
+                .configure_receiver(&client, self.sender.namespace.clone().clone())
+                .await;
+            let sender = CRDPrometheus {
+                alertmanager_configs: alertmanager_config,
+                namespace: self.sender.namespace.clone().clone(),
+                client: self.sender.client.clone(),
+            };
+            receiver.install(&sender).await.map_err(|err| {
+                InterpretError::new(format!("failed to install receiver: {}", err))
+            })?;
+        }
+        Ok(Outcome::success(format!("successfully deployed receivers")))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/mod.rs b/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/mod.rs
index 3a0c1d7..781b043 100644
--- a/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/mod.rs
+++ b/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 pub mod alerts;
+pub mod k3d_prometheus_alerting_score;
+pub mod k8s_prometheus_alerting_score;
+pub mod prometheus;
diff --git a/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/prometheus.rs b/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/prometheus.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe26034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/harmony/src/modules/prometheus/prometheus.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+
+use crate::{
+    interpret::{InterpretError, Outcome},
+    inventory::Inventory,
+    modules::monitoring::kube_prometheus::crd::crd_alertmanager_config::CRDAlertManagerReceiver,
+    topology::oberservability::monitoring::{AlertReceiver, AlertSender},
+};
+
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait PrometheusMonitoring<S: AlertSender> {
+    async fn ensure_prometheus_operator(&self, sender: &S) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError>;
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait PrometheusApplicationMonitoring<S: AlertSender>: PrometheusMonitoring<S> {
+    async fn configure_receivers(
+        &self,
+        receivers: Option<Vec<Box<dyn AlertReceiver<S>>>>,
+    ) -> Option<Vec<Box<dyn CRDAlertManagerReceiver>>>;
+    async fn install_prometheus(
+        &self,
+        sender: &S,
+        inventory: &Inventory,
+        receivers: Option<Vec<Box<dyn AlertReceiver<S>>>>,
+    ) -> Result<Outcome, InterpretError>;
+}