Datadog

Connect to Datadog to manage monitoring, logs, metrics, APM traces, RUM events, and more.

Key Features

Dashboard viewing and management
Log search and analysis
Metric queries and time series data retrieval
Monitoring configuration management
Host management and alert control
Incident management
APM trace analysis
RUM event monitoring
Downtime scheduling

Basic Information

Authentication Method

Uses API Key and Application Key for authentication.

Input Parameters

Datadog API Key (Required): Key for Datadog API authentication
Datadog Application Key (Required): Application key for read operations
Datadog Site (Optional): Datadog site (e.g., datadoghq.com, datadoghq.eu)

Supported MCP Tools

Dashboard Management Tools

get_dashboards

Retrieves a list of all available dashboards in Datadog.

get_dashboard

Gets a specific dashboard by ID.

Log Management Tools

get_logs

Searches and retrieves logs from Datadog.

get_all_services

Gets all services from Datadog logs.

Metric Management Tools

query_metrics

Queries metric data from Datadog.

query_timeseries_data

Queries time series data from Datadog.

Monitoring Tools

get_monitors

Gets all monitors from Datadog.

Host Management Tools

list_hosts

Gets all hosts reporting to Datadog.

get_active_hosts_count

Gets the total number of active hosts.

mute_host

Mutes a host to suppress alerts.

unmute_host

Unmutes a previously muted host.

Incident Management Tools

list_incidents

Lists all incidents from Datadog.

get_incident

Gets a specific incident by ID.

APM Trace Tools

list_traces

Lists traces from Datadog APM.

get_trace_details

Gets detailed information about a specific trace.

RUM Monitoring Tools

get_rum_events

Gets RUM (Real User Monitoring) events from Datadog.

get_rum_page_performance

Gets RUM page performance metrics.

get_rum_page_waterfall

Gets RUM page waterfall data.

Downtime Management Tools

list_downtimes

Lists all scheduled downtimes.

schedule_downtime

Schedules a new downtime.

cancel_downtime

Cancels an existing downtime.

Usage Examples

For example,

When you input “Retrieve error logs from the last hour” as a prompt,
The LLM calls the get_logs tool through MCP to search for logs.
Then, it responds in the chat based on the tool call results.

API Key and Application Key Generation Method

Log in to your Datadog account.
Go to Organization Settings > API Keys to create a new API key.
In the Application Keys section, create a new application key.
Set the necessary permissions.

Precautions

Keep your generated API Key and Application Key secure.
It is recommended to grant only the minimum necessary permissions.
Set appropriate time ranges for log queries to optimize performance.
Use pagination when retrieving large amounts of data.
Use appropriate filters when retrieving RUM events to get only relevant data.