diff --git a/dev-infrastructure/modules/metrics/rules/generatedRPPrometheusAlertingRules.bicep b/dev-infrastructure/modules/metrics/rules/generatedRPPrometheusAlertingRules.bicep
index 57dd23e379d..88b9d8fc2c6 100644
--- a/dev-infrastructure/modules/metrics/rules/generatedRPPrometheusAlertingRules.bicep
+++ b/dev-infrastructure/modules/metrics/rules/generatedRPPrometheusAlertingRules.bicep
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ resource arohcpNodepoolSloErrorAlerts 'Microsoft.AlertsManagement/prometheusRule
           correlationId: 'UJNodePoolErrors1h5m/{{ $labels.cluster }}'
           description: 'More than 72% of node pool operations are in failed state, indicating a fast error budget burn (14.4x) that would exhaust the 95% SLO budget in ~12 hours.'
           info: 'More than 72% of node pool operations are in failed state, indicating a fast error budget burn (14.4x) that would exhaust the 95% SLO budget in ~12 hours.'
-          runbook_url: 'aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
+          runbook_url: 'https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
           summary: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation error rate critically high (>72%)'
           title: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation error rate critically high (>72%)'
         }
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ resource arohcpNodepoolSloErrorAlerts 'Microsoft.AlertsManagement/prometheusRule
           correlationId: 'UJNodePoolErrors6h30m/{{ $labels.cluster }}'
           description: 'More than 30% of node pool operations are in failed state sustained over 30 minutes, indicating a medium error budget burn (6x) that would exhaust the 95% SLO budget in ~28 hours.'
           info: 'More than 30% of node pool operations are in failed state sustained over 30 minutes, indicating a medium error budget burn (6x) that would exhaust the 95% SLO budget in ~28 hours.'
-          runbook_url: 'aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
+          runbook_url: 'https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
           summary: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation error rate elevated (>30%) for 30+ minutes'
           title: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation error rate elevated (>30%) for 30+ minutes'
         }
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ resource arohcpNodepoolSloErrorAlerts 'Microsoft.AlertsManagement/prometheusRule
           correlationId: 'UJNodePoolErrors3d/{{ $labels.cluster }}'
           description: 'More than 5% of node pool operations are in failed state sustained over 6 hours, indicating persistent degradation at the 95% SLO boundary that would exhaust the error budget in ~7 days.'
           info: 'More than 5% of node pool operations are in failed state sustained over 6 hours, indicating persistent degradation at the 95% SLO boundary that would exhaust the error budget in ~7 days.'
-          runbook_url: 'aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
+          runbook_url: 'https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
           summary: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation error rate exceeds SLO target (>5%) for 6+ hours'
           title: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation error rate exceeds SLO target (>5%) for 6+ hours'
         }
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ resource arohcpNodepoolSloErrorAlerts 'Microsoft.AlertsManagement/prometheusRule
           correlationId: 'UJNodePoolErrorsDegradation/{{ $labels.cluster }}'
           description: 'The node pool operation failure rate has been above 15% for 30 minutes. This provides early warning of degradation before SLO-based burn rate alerts fire.'
           info: 'The node pool operation failure rate has been above 15% for 30 minutes. This provides early warning of degradation before SLO-based burn rate alerts fire.'
-          runbook_url: 'aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
+          runbook_url: 'https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
           summary: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation failure rate exceeds 15% for 30 minutes'
           title: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation failure rate exceeds 15% for 30 minutes'
         }
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ resource arohcpNodepoolSloErrorAlerts 'Microsoft.AlertsManagement/prometheusRule
           correlationId: 'UJNodePoolStuckOperation/{{ $labels.cluster }}/{{ $labels.resource_id }}/{{ $labels.phase }}'
           description: 'Node pool operation for {{ $labels.resource_id }} has been in {{ $labels.phase }} phase for over 2 hours. Stuck operations are invisible to success/failure SLIs and require investigation.'
           info: 'Node pool operation for {{ $labels.resource_id }} has been in {{ $labels.phase }} phase for over 2 hours. Stuck operations are invisible to success/failure SLIs and require investigation.'
-          runbook_url: 'aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
+          runbook_url: 'https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
           summary: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation stuck in {{ $labels.phase }} for over 2 hours'
           title: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation stuck in {{ $labels.phase }} for over 2 hours resource_id:{{ $labels.resource_id }}'
         }
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ resource arohcpNodepoolSaturationAlerts 'Microsoft.AlertsManagement/prometheusRu
           correlationId: 'UJNodePoolSaturationQueueDepth/{{ $labels.cluster }}/{{ $labels.name }}'
           description: 'Node pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} has had a depth > 10 for more than 5 minutes, indicating work is accumulating faster than it can be processed.'
           info: 'Node pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} has had a depth > 10 for more than 5 minutes, indicating work is accumulating faster than it can be processed.'
-          runbook_url: 'aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
+          runbook_url: 'https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
           summary: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} depth is high'
           title: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} depth is high'
         }
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ resource arohcpNodepoolSaturationAlerts 'Microsoft.AlertsManagement/prometheusRu
           correlationId: 'UJNodePoolSaturationRetryHotLoop/{{ $labels.cluster }}/{{ $labels.name }}'
           description: 'Node pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} has a retry ratio > 50% sustained over 10 minutes, indicating most queue activity is failed retries rather than fresh work.'
           info: 'Node pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} has a retry ratio > 50% sustained over 10 minutes, indicating most queue activity is failed retries rather than fresh work.'
-          runbook_url: 'aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
+          runbook_url: 'https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool'
           summary: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} retry hot loop'
           title: '{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} retry hot loop'
         }
diff --git a/observability/alerts/nodepool-slo-prometheusRule.yaml b/observability/alerts/nodepool-slo-prometheusRule.yaml
index eaa8d81baf8..0fa3e1fe25f 100644
--- a/observability/alerts/nodepool-slo-prometheusRule.yaml
+++ b/observability/alerts/nodepool-slo-prometheusRule.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         summary: "{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation error rate critically high (>72%)"
         description: "More than 72% of node pool operations are in failed state, indicating a fast error budget burn (14.4x) that would exhaust the 95% SLO budget in ~12 hours."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
     # ----------------------------------------
     # Medium Burn Alert (non-paging for now per approver request)
     # ----------------------------------------
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         summary: "{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation error rate elevated (>30%) for 30+ minutes"
         description: "More than 30% of node pool operations are in failed state sustained over 30 minutes, indicating a medium error budget burn (6x) that would exhaust the 95% SLO budget in ~28 hours."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
     # ----------------------------------------
     # Slow Burn Alert (Sev 4 — ticket)
     # ----------------------------------------
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         summary: "{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation error rate exceeds SLO target (>5%) for 6+ hours"
         description: "More than 5% of node pool operations are in failed state sustained over 6 hours, indicating persistent degradation at the 95% SLO boundary that would exhaust the error budget in ~7 days."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
     # ----------------------------------------
     # Degradation Alert (Sev 4 — ticket)
     # ----------------------------------------
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         summary: "{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation failure rate exceeds 15% for 30 minutes"
         description: "The node pool operation failure rate has been above 15% for 30 minutes. This provides early warning of degradation before SLO-based burn rate alerts fire."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
     # ----------------------------------------
     # Stuck Operations Alert (non-paging for now per approver request)
     # ----------------------------------------
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         summary: "{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool operation stuck in {{ $labels.phase }} for over 2 hours"
         description: "Node pool operation for {{ $labels.resource_id }} has been in {{ $labels.phase }} phase for over 2 hours. Stuck operations are invisible to success/failure SLIs and require investigation."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
   # ========================================
   # Node Pool User Journey Alerts — Saturation
   # ========================================
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         summary: "{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} depth is high"
         description: "Node pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} has had a depth > 10 for more than 5 minutes, indicating work is accumulating faster than it can be processed."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
     # Retry hot loop: high retry ratio on node pool workqueue
     - alert: UJNodePoolSaturationRetryHotLoop
       expr: |
@@ -222,4 +222,4 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         summary: "{{ $labels.cluster }}: Node Pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} retry hot loop"
         description: "Node pool controller workqueue {{ $labels.name }} has a retry ratio > 50% sustained over 10 minutes, indicating most queue activity is failed retries rather than fresh work."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
diff --git a/observability/alerts/nodepool-slo-prometheusRule_test.yaml b/observability/alerts/nodepool-slo-prometheusRule_test.yaml
index 4f672c849b2..0c4bd3afb33 100644
--- a/observability/alerts/nodepool-slo-prometheusRule_test.yaml
+++ b/observability/alerts/nodepool-slo-prometheusRule_test.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ tests:
       exp_annotations:
         summary: "mgmt-1: Node Pool operation error rate critically high (>72%)"
         description: "More than 72% of node pool operations are in failed state, indicating a fast error budget burn (14.4x) that would exhaust the 95% SLO budget in ~12 hours."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
   # Degradation also fires (15% threshold met at 80%)
   - eval_time: 35m
     alertname: UJNodePoolErrorsDegradation
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ tests:
       exp_annotations:
         summary: "mgmt-1: Node Pool operation failure rate exceeds 15% for 30 minutes"
         description: "The node pool operation failure rate has been above 15% for 30 minutes. This provides early warning of degradation before SLO-based burn rate alerts fire."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
 # ========================================
 # Test 3: Degradation — 20% failure rate, only degradation alert fires
 # ========================================
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ tests:
       exp_annotations:
         summary: "mgmt-1: Node Pool operation failure rate exceeds 15% for 30 minutes"
         description: "The node pool operation failure rate has been above 15% for 30 minutes. This provides early warning of degradation before SLO-based burn rate alerts fire."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
 # ========================================
 # Test 4: Stuck operation — operation in "updating" for > 2 hours
 # ========================================
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ tests:
       exp_annotations:
         summary: "mgmt-1: Node Pool operation stuck in updating for over 2 hours"
         description: "Node pool operation for /sub/3/np/stuck has been in updating phase for over 2 hours. Stuck operations are invisible to success/failure SLIs and require investigation."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
 # ========================================
 # Test 5: No stuck operation — operation in "updating" for < 2 hours
 # ========================================
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ tests:
       exp_annotations:
         summary: "mgmt-1: Node Pool controller workqueue OperationNodePoolUpdate depth is high"
         description: "Node pool controller workqueue OperationNodePoolUpdate has had a depth > 10 for more than 5 minutes, indicating work is accumulating faster than it can be processed."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
 # ========================================
 # Test 8: Queue depth normal — below threshold, no alert
 # ========================================
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ tests:
       exp_annotations:
         summary: "mgmt-1: Node Pool controller workqueue OperationNodePoolUpdate retry hot loop"
         description: "Node pool controller workqueue OperationNodePoolUpdate has a retry ratio > 50% sustained over 10 minutes, indicating most queue activity is failed retries rather than fresh work."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
 # ========================================
 # Test 10: Retry hot loop — low retry ratio, no alert
 # ========================================
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ tests:
       exp_annotations:
         summary: "mgmt-1: Node Pool operation error rate elevated (>30%) for 30+ minutes"
         description: "More than 30% of node pool operations are in failed state sustained over 30 minutes, indicating a medium error budget burn (6x) that would exhaust the 95% SLO budget in ~28 hours."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
   # 50% < 72% → fast burn should NOT fire
   - eval_time: 35m
     alertname: UJNodePoolErrors1h5m
@@ -388,4 +388,4 @@ tests:
       exp_annotations:
         summary: "mgmt-1: Node Pool operation stuck in deleting for over 2 hours"
         description: "Node pool operation for /sub/7/np/stuck-del has been in deleting phase for over 2 hours. Stuck operations are invisible to success/failure SLIs and require investigation."
-        runbook_url: "aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"
+        runbook_url: "https://aka.ms/arohcp-runbook-nodepool"