---
id: 8-10
title: 8-10 Admin Notification - System Events
status: QA Review
date: 2026-09-27
parent: 8
---

## Description

As an admin, I want to be notified of critical system events, So that I can address issues promptly. - app/Notifications/SystemErrorNotification.php - app/Notifications/QueueFailureNotification.php - app/Contracts/ShouldNotifyAdmin.php (marker interface) - app/Services/AdminNotificationService.php (rate limiting logic). Full implementation history: docs/stories/story-8.10-admin-notification-system-events.md

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Email delivery failures (SMTP errors, bounces)
- [ ] Scheduled job failures (Laravel scheduler)
- [ ] Queue job failures
- [ ] Critical application errors (database, payment, etc.)
- [ ] Event type and description
- [ ] Timestamp (formatted per locale)
- [ ] Relevant details (error message, stack trace summary, job name)
- [ ] Recommended action (if applicable)
- [ ] Environment indicator (production/staging)
- [ ] Sent immediately using sync mail driver (not queued)
- [ ] Clear subject line indicating urgency with event type
- [ ] Rate limited: max 1 notification per error type per 15 minutes
- [ ] Uses base email template from Story 8.1