Brokers ======= .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :hidden: create_broker ../api/tom_alerts/brokers ../api/tom_alerts/views What is an Alert Broker Module? ------------------------------- A TOM Toolkit Alert Broker Module is an object which contains the logic for querying a remote broker (e.g `MARS `_), and transforming the returned data into TOM Toolkit Targets. :doc:`Creating an Alert Broker ` - Learn how to add a custom broker module to query for targets from your favorite broker. :doc:`Broker Modules <../api/tom_alerts/brokers>` - Take a look at the supported brokers. :doc:`Broker Views <../api/tom_alerts/views>` - Familiarize yourself with the available Broker Views.