A method for monitoring network conditions by receiving a first condition definition describing a first network condition to be monitored in a network and an activation definition, determining a network topology of the network, and compiling the first condition definition to generate a first data plane component, a first control plane component, and an activation component. The method also includes deploying the first data plane component into a data plane of the network, where the data plane component captures and synthesizes a first stream of network events to generate a first modified stream of network events. The method also includes deploying the control plane component into a network operating system for the network. The control plane component receives and correlates the first modified stream of network events. The method also includes deploying an activation component that, upon receiving the correlated stream of events, initiates the activation definition.