diff --git a/docs/settings/task-manager-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/task-manager-settings.asciidoc
index 507e54349276b..52878279ff061 100644
--- a/docs/settings/task-manager-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/task-manager-settings.asciidoc
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ Task Manager runs background tasks by polling for work on an interval.  You can
 
   | `xpack.task_manager.max_workers`
   | The maximum number of tasks that this Kibana instance will run simultaneously.  Defaults to 10.
-  
+    Starting in 8.0, it will not be possible to set the value greater than 100.
 
 |===
diff --git a/docs/user/alerting/defining-alerts.asciidoc b/docs/user/alerting/defining-alerts.asciidoc
index 27f3a6c7309cb..8f1a0f06f75ae 100644
--- a/docs/user/alerting/defining-alerts.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/user/alerting/defining-alerts.asciidoc
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ Some cases exist where the variable values will be "escaped", when used in a con
 
 Mustache also supports "triple braces" of the form `{{{variable name}}}`, which indicates no escaping should be done at all.  Care should be used when using this form, as it could end up rendering the variable content in such a way as to make the resulting parameter invalid or formatted incorrectly.
 
+Each alert type defines additional variables as properties of the variable `context`.  For example, if an alert type defines a variable `value`, it can be used in an action parameter as `{{context.value}}`.  
+
+For diagnostic or exploratory purposes, action variables whose values are objects, such as `context`, can be referenced directly as variables.  The resulting value will be a JSON representation of the object.  For example, if an action parameter includes `{{context}}`, it will expand to the JSON representation of all the variables and values provided by the alert type.
+
 You can attach more than one action. Clicking the "Add action" button will prompt you to select another alert type and repeat the above steps again.
 
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