diff --git a/src/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Events/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Events/CMakeLists.txt
index 4eb0aa7a521e..c1303d01eb50 100644
--- a/src/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Events/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Events/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ spectre_target_headers(
   INCLUDE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src
   HEADERS
   Events.hpp
+  ObserveAmrCriteria.hpp
   RefineMesh.hpp
   )
 
diff --git a/src/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Events/ObserveAmrCriteria.hpp b/src/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Events/ObserveAmrCriteria.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f52d3c5fa78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Events/ObserveAmrCriteria.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+// Distributed under the MIT License.
+// See LICENSE.txt for details.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <pup.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "DataStructures/DataBox/ObservationBox.hpp"
+#include "DataStructures/FloatingPointType.hpp"
+#include "DataStructures/Tensor/IndexType.hpp"
+#include "DataStructures/Tensor/Tensor.hpp"
+#include "DataStructures/Tensor/TypeAliases.hpp"
+#include "Domain/Amr/Flag.hpp"
+#include "IO/H5/TensorData.hpp"
+#include "Options/String.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Criteria/Criterion.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Criteria/Tags/Criteria.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/Events/ObserveConstantsPerElement.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/EventsAndTriggers/Event.hpp"
+#include "Utilities/Gsl.hpp"
+#include "Utilities/Serialization/CharmPupable.hpp"
+#include "Utilities/TMPL.hpp"
+
+/// \cond
+template <size_t VolumeDim>
+class Domain;
+template <size_t VolumeDim>
+class ElementId;
+namespace domain {
+namespace FunctionsOfTime {
+class FunctionOfTime;
+}  // namespace FunctionsOfTime
+namespace Tags {
+template <size_t VolumeDim>
+struct Domain;
+struct FunctionsOfTime;
+}  // namespace Tags
+}  // namespace domain
+namespace Parallel {
+template <typename Metavariables>
+class GlobalCache;
+}  // namespace Parallel
+namespace Tags {
+struct Time;
+struct TimeStep;
+}  // namespace Tags
+/// \endcond
+
+namespace amr::Events {
+namespace detail {
+template <typename Criterion>
+struct get_compute_tags {
+  using type = typename Criterion::compute_tags_for_observation_box;
+};
+}  // namespace detail
+
+/// \brief Observe the desired decisions of AMR criteria
+///
+/// \details The event will return a vector of decisions (an independent choice
+/// in each logical dimension) for each of the AMR criteria.  These are the raw
+/// choices made by each AMR critera, not taking into account any AMR policies.
+/// Each element is output as a single cell with two points per dimension and
+/// the observation constant on all those points.  The decisions are converted
+/// to values as follows (in each logical dimension):
+/// - 1.0 is for join with sibling (if possible)
+/// - 2.0 is for decrease number of grid points
+/// - 3.0 is for no change
+/// - 4.0 is for increase number of grid points
+/// - 5.0 is for splitting the element
+template <typename Metavariables>
+class ObserveAmrCriteria
+    : public dg::Events::ObserveConstantsPerElement<Metavariables::volume_dim> {
+ public:
+  static constexpr size_t volume_dim = Metavariables::volume_dim;
+  /// \cond
+  explicit ObserveAmrCriteria(CkMigrateMessage* m)
+      : dg::Events::ObserveConstantsPerElement<volume_dim>(m) {}
+  using PUP::able::register_constructor;
+  WRAPPED_PUPable_decl_template(ObserveAmrCriteria);  // NOLINT
+  /// \endcond
+
+  static constexpr Options::String help =
+      "Observe the desired decisions of AMR criteria in the volume.";
+
+  ObserveAmrCriteria() = default;
+
+  ObserveAmrCriteria(const std::string& subfile_name,
+                     ::FloatingPointType coordinates_floating_point_type,
+                     ::FloatingPointType floating_point_type)
+      : dg::Events::ObserveConstantsPerElement<volume_dim>(
+            subfile_name, coordinates_floating_point_type,
+            floating_point_type) {}
+
+  using compute_tags_for_observation_box =
+      tmpl::remove_duplicates<tmpl::flatten<tmpl::transform<
+          tmpl::at<typename Metavariables::factory_creation::factory_classes,
+                   Criterion>,
+          detail::get_compute_tags<tmpl::_1>>>>;
+
+  using return_tags = tmpl::list<>;
+  using argument_tags = tmpl::list<::Tags::ObservationBox>;
+
+  template <typename DataBoxType, typename ComputeTagsList,
+            typename ParallelComponent>
+  void operator()(const ObservationBox<DataBoxType, ComputeTagsList>& box,
+                  Parallel::GlobalCache<Metavariables>& cache,
+                  const ElementId<Metavariables::volume_dim>& element_id,
+                  const ParallelComponent* const component,
+                  const Event::ObservationValue& observation_value) const {
+    const auto& refinement_criteria = get<amr::Criteria::Tags::Criteria>(box);
+    const double time = get<::Tags::Time>(box);
+    const auto& functions_of_time = get<::domain::Tags::FunctionsOfTime>(box);
+    const Domain<volume_dim>& domain =
+        get<::domain::Tags::Domain<volume_dim>>(box);
+
+    std::vector<TensorComponent> components = this->allocate_and_insert_coords(
+        volume_dim * refinement_criteria.size(), time, functions_of_time,
+        domain, element_id);
+
+    for (const auto& criterion : refinement_criteria) {
+      const auto decision = criterion->evaluate(box, cache, element_id);
+      for (size_t d = 0; d < volume_dim; ++d) {
+        this->add_constant(
+            make_not_null(&components),
+            criterion->observation_name() +
+                tnsr::i<double, volume_dim,
+                        Frame::ElementLogical>::component_suffix(d),
+            static_cast<double>(gsl::at(decision, d)));
+      }
+    }
+
+    this->observe(components, cache, element_id, component, observation_value);
+  }
+
+  bool needs_evolved_variables() const override { return true; }
+
+  void pup(PUP::er& p) override {
+    dg::Events::ObserveConstantsPerElement<volume_dim>::pup(p);
+  }
+};
+
+/// \cond
+template <typename Metavariables>
+PUP::able::PUP_ID ObserveAmrCriteria<Metavariables>::my_PUP_ID = 0;  // NOLINT
+/// \endcond
+}  // namespace amr::Events
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/Unit/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c77b3eab79e..49fc0be6eed9 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/Unit/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ set(LIBRARY_SOURCES
   Criteria/Test_Persson.cpp
   Criteria/Test_Random.cpp
   Criteria/Test_TruncationError.cpp
+  Events/Test_ObserveAmrCriteria.cpp
   Events/Test_RefineMesh.cpp
   Policies/Test_EnforcePolicies.cpp
   Policies/Test_Isotropy.cpp
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Events/Test_ObserveAmrCriteria.cpp b/tests/Unit/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Events/Test_ObserveAmrCriteria.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1d38555bfae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Events/Test_ObserveAmrCriteria.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+// Distributed under the MIT License.
+// See LICENSE.txt for details.
+
+#include "Framework/TestingFramework.hpp"
+
+#include <cstddef>
+
+#include "Domain/CoordinateMaps/CoordinateMap.hpp"
+#include "Domain/CoordinateMaps/CoordinateMap.tpp"
+#include "Domain/CoordinateMaps/Identity.hpp"
+#include "Domain/CoordinateMaps/TimeDependent/Translation.hpp"
+#include "Domain/Creators/Tags/Domain.hpp"
+#include "Domain/Domain.hpp"
+#include "Domain/FunctionsOfTime/FunctionOfTime.hpp"
+#include "Domain/FunctionsOfTime/PiecewisePolynomial.hpp"
+#include "Domain/FunctionsOfTime/Tags.hpp"
+#include "Domain/Structure/ElementId.hpp"
+#include "Domain/Structure/SegmentId.hpp"
+#include "Domain/Tags.hpp"
+#include "Framework/ActionTesting.hpp"
+#include "Framework/TestCreation.hpp"
+#include "Helpers/ParallelAlgorithms/Events/ObserveFields.hpp"
+#include "Options/Protocols/FactoryCreation.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Criteria/DriveToTarget.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Criteria/Tags/Criteria.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Events/ObserveAmrCriteria.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Policies/Isotropy.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Policies/Limits.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Policies/Policies.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/Amr/Policies/Tags.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/EventsAndTriggers/Event.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/EventsAndTriggers/EventsAndTriggers.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/EventsAndTriggers/LogicalTriggers.hpp"
+#include "ParallelAlgorithms/EventsAndTriggers/Trigger.hpp"
+#include "Time/Tags/Time.hpp"
+#include "Utilities/Literals.hpp"
+#include "Utilities/MakeArray.hpp"
+#include "Utilities/MakeVector.hpp"
+#include "Utilities/ProtocolHelpers.hpp"
+#include "Utilities/TMPL.hpp"
+
+namespace {
+namespace LocalTags {
+struct FunctionsOfTime : domain::Tags::FunctionsOfTime, db::SimpleTag {
+  using type = domain::FunctionsOfTimeMap;
+};
+}  // namespace LocalTags
+
+struct Metavariables {
+  static constexpr size_t volume_dim = 1;
+  using component_list = tmpl::list<
+      TestHelpers::dg::Events::ObserveFields::ElementComponent<Metavariables>,
+      TestHelpers::dg::Events::ObserveFields::MockObserverComponent<
+          Metavariables>>;
+
+  struct factory_creation
+      : tt::ConformsTo<Options::protocols::FactoryCreation> {
+    using factory_classes = tmpl::map<
+        tmpl::pair<amr::Criterion, tmpl::list<amr::Criteria::DriveToTarget<1>>>,
+        tmpl::pair<Event,
+                   tmpl::list<amr::Events::ObserveAmrCriteria<Metavariables>>>>;
+  };
+};
+
+void test() {
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<amr::Criterion>> criteria;
+  criteria.emplace_back(std::make_unique<amr::Criteria::DriveToTarget<1>>(
+      std::array{4_st}, std::array{1_st}, std::array{amr::Flag::DoNothing}));
+  criteria.emplace_back(std::make_unique<amr::Criteria::DriveToTarget<1>>(
+      std::array{3_st}, std::array{1_st}, std::array{amr::Flag::DoNothing}));
+  criteria.emplace_back(std::make_unique<amr::Criteria::DriveToTarget<1>>(
+      std::array{5_st}, std::array{1_st}, std::array{amr::Flag::DoNothing}));
+  criteria.emplace_back(std::make_unique<amr::Criteria::DriveToTarget<1>>(
+      std::array{4_st}, std::array{0_st}, std::array{amr::Flag::DoNothing}));
+  criteria.emplace_back(std::make_unique<amr::Criteria::DriveToTarget<1>>(
+      std::array{4_st}, std::array{2_st}, std::array{amr::Flag::DoNothing}));
+  const size_t number_of_criteria = criteria.size();
+  const std::vector<double> expected_values{3.0, 2.0, 4.0, 1.0, 5.0};
+  register_factory_classes_with_charm<Metavariables>();
+  using element_component =
+      TestHelpers::dg::Events::ObserveFields::ElementComponent<Metavariables>;
+  using observer_component =
+      TestHelpers::dg::Events::ObserveFields::MockObserverComponent<
+          Metavariables>;
+  element_component* const element_component_p = nullptr;
+
+  const ElementId<1> element_id(0, make_array<1>(SegmentId(1, 0)));
+  const Mesh<1> mesh{4_st, Spectral::Basis::Legendre,
+                     Spectral::Quadrature::GaussLobatto};
+
+  using MockRuntimeSystem = ActionTesting::MockRuntimeSystem<Metavariables>;
+  MockRuntimeSystem runner{{}};
+  ActionTesting::emplace_component<element_component>(make_not_null(&runner),
+                                                      element_id);
+  ActionTesting::emplace_group_component<observer_component>(&runner);
+  auto& cache = ActionTesting::cache<element_component>(runner, element_id);
+
+  const auto event =
+      TestHelpers::test_creation<std::unique_ptr<Event>, Metavariables>(
+          "ObserveAmrCriteria:\n"
+          "  SubfileName: amr_criteria\n"
+          "  CoordinatesFloatingPointType: Double\n"
+          "  FloatingPointType: Float");
+  const double time = 3.0;
+  Domain domain(make_vector(
+      domain::make_coordinate_map_base<Frame::BlockLogical, Frame::Inertial>(
+          domain::CoordinateMaps::Identity<1>{})));
+  domain.inject_time_dependent_map_for_block(
+      0, domain::make_coordinate_map_base<Frame::Grid, Frame::Inertial>(
+             domain::CoordinateMaps::TimeDependent::Translation<1>(
+                 "translation")));
+
+  domain::FunctionsOfTimeMap functions_of_time{};
+  functions_of_time.emplace(
+      "translation",
+      std::make_unique<domain::FunctionsOfTime::PiecewisePolynomial<1>>(
+          1.0, std::array{DataVector(1, 2.0), DataVector(1, 5.0)}, 4.0));
+  const double expected_offset = 2.0 + (time - 1.0) * 5.0;
+
+  auto box = db::create<
+      db::AddSimpleTags<Parallel::Tags::MetavariablesImpl<Metavariables>,
+                        Tags::Time, LocalTags::FunctionsOfTime,
+                        domain::Tags::Domain<1>, domain::Tags::Mesh<1>,
+                        amr::Criteria::Tags::Criteria, amr::Tags::Policies>>(
+      Metavariables{}, time, std::move(functions_of_time), std::move(domain),
+      mesh, std::move(criteria),
+      amr::Policies{amr::Isotropy::Anisotropic, amr::Limits{}, true});
+
+  const double observation_value = 1.23;
+
+  auto observation_box =
+      make_observation_box<typename amr::Events::ObserveAmrCriteria<
+          Metavariables>::compute_tags_for_observation_box>(
+          make_not_null(&box));
+
+  event->run(make_not_null(&observation_box), cache, element_id,
+             element_component_p, {"value_name", observation_value});
+
+  runner.template invoke_queued_simple_action<observer_component>(0);
+  CHECK(runner.template is_simple_action_queue_empty<observer_component>(0));
+
+  const auto& results =
+      TestHelpers::dg::Events::ObserveFields::MockContributeVolumeData::results;
+  CHECK(results.observation_id.value() == observation_value);
+  CHECK(results.observation_id.observation_key().tag() == "/amr_criteria.vol");
+  CHECK(results.subfile_name == "/amr_criteria");
+  CHECK(results.array_component_id ==
+        Parallel::make_array_component_id<element_component>(element_id));
+  CHECK(results.received_volume_data.element_name == get_output(element_id));
+  CHECK(results.received_volume_data.extents == std::vector<size_t>(1, 2));
+  const auto& components = results.received_volume_data.tensor_components;
+  REQUIRE(components.size() == 1 + number_of_criteria);
+  for (const auto& component : components) {
+    std::visit([](const auto& data) { CHECK(data.size() == 2); },
+               component.data);
+  }
+  CHECK(components[0].name == "InertialCoordinates_x");
+  std::visit(
+      [&](const auto& data) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+          CHECK(data[i] ==
+                (i % 2 < 1 ? -1.0 + expected_offset : expected_offset));
+        }
+      },
+      components[0].data);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < number_of_criteria; ++i) {
+    CHECK(components[i + 1].name == "DriveToTarget_x");
+    std::visit(
+        [&](const auto& data) {
+          for (size_t j = 0; j < data.size(); ++j) {
+            CHECK(data[j] == expected_values[i]);
+          }
+        },
+        components[i + 1].data);
+  }
+}
+
+SPECTRE_TEST_CASE("Unit.ParallelAlgorithms.Amr.Events.ObserveAmrCriteria",
+                  "[Unit][ParallelAlgorithms]") {
+  test();
+}
+}  // namespace