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@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Output plugins READMEs are less structured,
 but any information you can provide on how the data will look is appreciated.
 See the [OpenTSDB output](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/outputs/opentsdb)
 for a good example.
+1. **Optional:** Write a [tickscript](https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1.0/tick/syntax/) for your plugin and add it to [Kapacitor](https://github.com/influxdata/kapacitor/tree/master/examples/telegraf). Or mention @jackzampolin in a PR comment with some common queries that you would want to alert on and he will write one for you.
 
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