diff --git a/src/alert/alert.controller.ts b/src/alert/alert.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7eeada5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/alert/alert.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { FastifyReply, FastifyRequest } from "fastify";
+import { PageQueryParams } from "../pagination";
+import { getUnreadCount, getUserAlerts, markAsRead } from "./alert.service";
+
+export async function listAlertsHandler(
+  req: FastifyRequest,
+  res: FastifyReply
+) {
+  const params = req.query as PageQueryParams;
+
+  try {
+    const alerts = await getUserAlerts(req.user, params);
+    return res.code(200).send(alerts);
+  } catch (err) {
+    return err;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function markReadHandler(req: FastifyRequest, res: FastifyReply) {
+  const { alertId } = req.params as { alertId: string };
+
+  try {
+    const updatedAlert = await markAsRead(alertId, req.user);
+    if (updatedAlert == null)
+      return res.code(404).send({ error: "resource not found" });
+    return res.code(200).send(updatedAlert);
+  } catch (err) {
+    return err;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function getUnreadCountHandler(
+  req: FastifyRequest,
+  res: FastifyReply
+) {
+  try {
+    const unreadCount = await getUnreadCount(req.user);
+    return res.code(200).send({ unreadCount });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return err;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/alert/alert.route.ts b/src/alert/alert.route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae725b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/alert/alert.route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { FastifyInstance } from "fastify";
+import {
+  getUnreadCountHandler,
+  listAlertsHandler,
+  markReadHandler,
+} from "./alert.controller";
+import { $alert } from "./alert.schema";
+
+export async function alertRoutes(fastify: FastifyInstance) {
+  fastify.get(
+    "",
+    {
+      schema: {
+        response: { 200: $alert("listAlertResponse") },
+      },
+      config: { requiredClaims: ["alert:read"] },
+      preHandler: [fastify.authorize],
+    },
+    listAlertsHandler
+  );
+
+  fastify.post(
+    "/:alertId/read",
+    {
+      schema: {
+        params: {
+          type: "object",
+          properties: { alertId: { type: "string" } },
+        },
+        response: { 200: $alert("alertResponse") },
+      },
+      config: { requiredClaims: ["alert:write"] },
+      preHandler: [fastify.authorize],
+    },
+    markReadHandler
+  );
+
+  fastify.get(
+    "/count",
+    {
+      config: { requiredClaims: ["alert:read"] },
+      preHandler: [fastify.authorize],
+    },
+    getUnreadCountHandler
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/alert/alert.schema.ts b/src/alert/alert.schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e87bbb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/alert/alert.schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+import { buildJsonSchemas } from "fastify-zod";
+import { pageQueryParams } from "../pagination";
+
+export const alertsModel = mongoose.model(
+  "alert",
+  new mongoose.Schema({
+    tenantId: String,
+    pid: { type: String, unique: true },
+    title: { type: String, required: true },
+    referenceId: String,
+    referenceCollection: String,
+    recipientType: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true,
+      enum: ["user", "team"],
+    },
+    recipientId: { type: mongoose.Types.ObjectId, required: true },
+    createdAt: { type: Date, default: Date.now },
+    readBy: {
+      type: [String],
+      default: [],
+    },
+  })
+);
+
+const alertResponse = z.object({
+  pid: z.string(),
+  title: z.string(),
+  read: z.boolean(),
+  referenceId: z.string().optional(),
+  referenceCollection: z.string().optional(),
+  recipientType: z.enum(["user", "team"]),
+  createdAt: z.date(),
+});
+
+const listAlertResponse = z.object({
+  alerts: z.array(alertResponse),
+  metadata: z.object({
+    count: z.number(),
+    page: z.number(),
+    pageSize: z.number(),
+  }),
+});
+
+export const { schemas: alertSchemas, $ref: $alert } = buildJsonSchemas(
+  {
+    alertResponse,
+    listAlertResponse,
+    pageQueryParams,
+  },
+  { $id: "alert" }
+);
diff --git a/src/alert/alert.service.ts b/src/alert/alert.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02cfcb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/alert/alert.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import { AuthenticatedUser } from "../auth";
+import { PageQueryParams } from "../pagination";
+import { dbEvents } from "../realtime";
+import { generateId } from "../utils/id";
+import { alertsModel } from "./alert.schema";
+
+export async function createAlert(
+  tenantId: string,
+  title: string,
+  recipientType: "user" | "team",
+  recipientId: string,
+  referenceId?: string,
+  referenceCollection?: string
+) {
+  const newAlert = await alertsModel.create({
+    tenantId,
+    pid: generateId(),
+    title,
+    recipientType,
+    recipientId,
+    referenceId,
+    referenceCollection,
+  });
+
+  dbEvents.emit(
+    "alert",
+    {
+      type: "insert",
+      collection: "alerts",
+      document: {
+        pid: newAlert.pid,
+        title,
+        recipientType,
+        recipientId,
+        referenceId,
+        referenceCollection,
+        createdAt: new Date(),
+      },
+    },
+    ["alert:read"]
+  );
+}
+
+export async function getUserAlerts(
+  user: AuthenticatedUser,
+  params: PageQueryParams
+) {
+  const page = params.page || 1;
+  const pageSize = params.pageSize || 10;
+
+  const filters: Array<object> = [
+    { recipientType: "user", recipientId: user.userId },
+  ];
+
+  if (user.role == "client")
+    filters.push({ recipientType: "team", recipientId: user.orgId });
+  else filters.push({ recipientType: "team" });
+
+  const alerts = await alertsModel
+    .find({
+      $or: filters,
+    })
+    .sort({ createdAt: -1 })
+    .limit(pageSize)
+    .skip((page - 1) * pageSize);
+
+  const modifiedAlerts = alerts.map((alert) => {
+    return {
+      ...alert.toObject(),
+      read: alert.readBy.includes(user.userId) ? true : false,
+    };
+  });
+
+  const count = await alertsModel.countDocuments({ $or: filters });
+
+  return { alerts: modifiedAlerts, metadata: { count, page, pageSize } };
+}
+
+export async function markAsRead(alertId: string, user: AuthenticatedUser) {
+  const updatedAlert = await alertsModel.findOneAndUpdate(
+    { tenantId: user.tenantId, pid: alertId },
+    { $addToSet: { readBy: user.userId } },
+    { new: true }
+  );
+
+  if (!updatedAlert) return null;
+
+  updatedAlert["read"] = updatedAlert.readBy.includes(user.userId)
+    ? true
+    : false;
+
+  return updatedAlert;
+}
+
+export async function getUnreadCount(user: AuthenticatedUser) {
+  const filters: Array<object> = [
+    { recipientType: "user", recipientId: user.userId },
+  ];
+
+  if (user.role == "client")
+    filters.push({ recipientType: "team", recipientId: user.orgId });
+  else filters.push({ recipientType: "team" });
+
+  const alerts = await alertsModel.find({
+    $or: filters,
+    readBy: { $ne: user.userId },
+  });
+
+  return alerts.length;
+}
diff --git a/src/realtime.ts b/src/realtime.ts
index cf7b4b5..0a1892d 100644
--- a/src/realtime.ts
+++ b/src/realtime.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from "stream";
-import { Claim } from "./utils/claims";
 
 export type ChangeEvent = {
   type: "insert" | "update" | "delete";
@@ -7,4 +6,18 @@ export type ChangeEvent = {
   document?: Object;
 };
 
+export type AlertEvent = {
+  type: "insert";
+  collection: "alerts";
+  document: {
+    pid: string;
+    title: string;
+    recipientType: "user" | "team";
+    recipientId: string;
+    referenceId?: string;
+    referenceCollection?: string;
+    createdAt: Date;
+  };
+};
+
 export const dbEvents = new EventEmitter();
diff --git a/src/realtime/realtime.route.ts b/src/realtime/realtime.route.ts
index 211e2c1..0aa6939 100644
--- a/src/realtime/realtime.route.ts
+++ b/src/realtime/realtime.route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FastifyInstance, FastifyReply, FastifyRequest } from "fastify";
-import { ChangeEvent, dbEvents } from "../realtime";
+import { AlertEvent, ChangeEvent, dbEvents } from "../realtime";
 import { hasValidClaims } from "../auth";
 import { Claim } from "../utils/claims";
 
@@ -20,6 +20,34 @@ export async function realTimeRoutes(fastify: FastifyInstance) {
       }
     });
 
+    dbEvents.on("alert", (event: AlertEvent, requiredClaims: Claim[]) => {
+      console.log(event);
+
+      if (hasValidClaims(req.user, requiredClaims)) {
+        let alertFlag = false;
+
+        if (
+          event.document.recipientType == "user" &&
+          event.document.recipientId == req.user.userId
+        )
+          alertFlag = true;
+
+        if (event.document.recipientType == "team") {
+          if (req.user.role != "client") alertFlag = true;
+
+          if (
+            req.user.role == "client" &&
+            event.document.recipientId == req.user.orgId
+          )
+            alertFlag = true;
+        }
+
+        if (alertFlag) {
+          res.raw.write(JSON.stringify(event));
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
     req.raw.on("close", () => {
       res.raw.end();
     });
diff --git a/src/routes.ts b/src/routes.ts
index 079e10e..d3eea02 100644
--- a/src/routes.ts
+++ b/src/routes.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { viewRoutes } from "./view/view.route";
 import { processedRoutes } from "./processed/processed.route";
 import { ctaskRoutes } from "./ctask/ctask.route";
 import { paymentRoutes } from "./payments/payment.route";
+import { alertRoutes } from "./alert/alert.route";
 
 export default async function routes(fastify: FastifyInstance) {
   fastify.addHook("preHandler", authHandler);
@@ -32,5 +33,6 @@ export default async function routes(fastify: FastifyInstance) {
   fastify.register(viewRoutes, { prefix: "/views" });
   fastify.register(processedRoutes, { prefix: "/processed" });
   fastify.register(paymentRoutes, { prefix: "/payments" });
+  fastify.register(alertRoutes, { prefix: "/alerts" });
   fastify.register(realTimeRoutes);
 }
diff --git a/src/rts/rts.controller.ts b/src/rts/rts.controller.ts
index 911310b..d8a7438 100644
--- a/src/rts/rts.controller.ts
+++ b/src/rts/rts.controller.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export async function updateRtsHandler(req: FastifyRequest, res: FastifyReply) {
   const { rtsId } = req.params as { rtsId: string };
 
   try {
-    const updatedRts = await updateRts(rtsId, input, req.user.tenantId);
+    const updatedRts = await updateRts(rtsId, input, req.user);
     if (!updatedRts) return res.code(404).send({ error: "resource not found" });
 
     return res.code(200).send(updatedRts);
diff --git a/src/rts/rts.service.ts b/src/rts/rts.service.ts
index 2bdedc0..82c2227 100644
--- a/src/rts/rts.service.ts
+++ b/src/rts/rts.service.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { getFilterObject, getSortObject, PageQueryParams } from "../pagination";
 import { getUserWithoutPopulate } from "../user/user.service";
 import mongoose from "mongoose";
 import { rtsPipeline } from "../utils/pipeline";
+import { createAlert } from "../alert/alert.service";
 
 export async function createRts(
   input: CreateRtsInput,
@@ -38,6 +39,15 @@ export async function createRts(
     createdBy: user.userId ?? null,
   });
 
+  await createAlert(
+    user.tenantId,
+    `New Ready to Submit added`,
+    "team",
+    newRts.client?.toString(),
+    newRts.pid,
+    "rts"
+  );
+
   return rtsModel
     .findById(newRts.id)
     .populate({ path: "county", select: "pid name avatar" })
@@ -192,15 +202,28 @@ export async function listRts(
 export async function updateRts(
   id: string,
   input: UpdateRtsInput,
-  tenantId: string
+  user: AuthenticatedUser
 ) {
   const updatedRts = await rtsModel
-    .findOneAndUpdate({ pid: id, tenantId: tenantId }, input, { new: true })
+    .findOneAndUpdate({ pid: id, tenantId: user.tenantId }, input, {
+      new: true,
+    })
     .populate({ path: "createdBy", select: "pid name avatar" })
     .populate({ path: "county", select: "pid name avatar" })
     .populate({ path: "client", select: "pid name avatar" })
     .populate({ path: "assignedTo", select: "pid name avatar" });
 
+  if (input.assignedTo) {
+    await createAlert(
+      user.tenantId,
+      `You are assigned to RTS`,
+      "user",
+      user.userId,
+      updatedRts.pid,
+      "rts"
+    );
+  }
+
   return updatedRts;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 326879b..ffa58ca 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { viewSchemas } from "./view/view.schema";
 import { processedSchemas } from "./processed/processed.schema";
 import { cTaskSchemas } from "./ctask/ctask.schema";
 import { paymentSchemas } from "./payments/payment.schema";
+import { alertSchemas } from "./alert/alert.schema";
 
 const app = fastify({ logger: true, trustProxy: true });
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ for (const schema of [
   ...viewSchemas,
   ...processedSchemas,
   ...paymentSchemas,
+  ...alertSchemas,
 ]) {
   app.addSchema(schema);
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/claims.ts b/src/utils/claims.ts
index 9e417d9..3184eab 100644
--- a/src/utils/claims.ts
+++ b/src/utils/claims.ts
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ export type Claim =
   | "note:read"
   | "note:write"
   | "note:delete"
-  | "payment:read";
+  | "payment:read"
+  | "alert:read"
+  | "alert:write";
diff --git a/src/utils/roles.ts b/src/utils/roles.ts
index 8514b87..eadbe7a 100644
--- a/src/utils/roles.ts
+++ b/src/utils/roles.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export const rules: Record<
       "note:write",
       "note:delete",
       "payment:read",
+      "alert:read",
+      "alert:write",
     ],
     hiddenFields: {
       orgs: ["__v"],
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ export const rules: Record<
       "note:write",
       "note:delete",
       "payment:read",
+      "alert:read",
+      "alert:write",
     ],
     hiddenFields: {
       orgs: ["__v"],
@@ -105,6 +109,8 @@ export const rules: Record<
       "note:read",
       "note:write",
       "note:delete",
+      "alert:read",
+      "alert:write",
     ],
     hiddenFields: {
       orgs: ["__v"],
@@ -134,6 +140,8 @@ export const rules: Record<
       "ctask:delete",
       "note:read",
       "note:write",
+      "alert:read",
+      "alert:write",
     ],
     hiddenFields: {
       orgs: ["__v"],