# Component actions

Component Actions in StackState offer the ability to act based on various events and inputs provided by StackState monitoring capabilities. This functionality provides users with configurable **Actions** that can be executed from the component context menu or the right panel details tab when a component has been selected - **Component details**.

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Component Actions can be configured within StackState Settings or can be predefined in a StackPack.

## What is a Component Action?

A Component Action is a script that can be executed for components bound to that script with an [STQL query](https://archivedocs.stackstate.com/5.1/develop/reference/stql_reference). A Component Action consists of a unique name (case-sensitive), an STQL bind that selects components, and a script that determines the action's behavior. There are also optional fields for providing a description and an Identifier.

## Component Actions in use

Component Actions allow for a wide range of operations on components, for example:

* Repair actions - restart AWS EC2 instance when StackState reports that instance crashed.
* Navigation actions - Navigate to the AWS Management Console of a component showing erratic behavior.
* Reporting actions - Show a report that predicts the next 24 hours of CPU usage of a Kubernetes pod.

## How to get Component Actions

There are two ways of getting Component Actions in StackState:

1. Import of Actions predefined in a StackPack
2. Configure a new custom Action in the Settings page

Component Actions imported with a StackPack appear as locked items in the StackState UI page **Settings** > **Actions** > **Component Actions**. Editing a locked component action will unlock it, but this may prevent the StackPack from correct upgrades in the future. To restore the locked status of a Component Action, reinstall the StackPack that imported it.

Find out [how to configure Component Actions](https://archivedocs.stackstate.com/5.1/develop/developer-guides/custom-functions/component-actions).