Datadog MCP Server

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<h1 align="center">Datadog MCP Server</h1>

<p align="center"> <strong>MCP server for Datadog — metrics, logs, APM, monitors, dashboards, incidents, and infrastructure</strong> </p>

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude, etc.) to interact with Datadog's observability platform. Query metrics, search logs, trace APM data, manage monitors/alerts, analyze dashboards, and investigate incidents — all through natural language.

Monorepo Structure

packages/
  datadog-server/          # MCP server (16 tools)
  datadog-vscode-extension/ # VS Code extension

Quick Start

As a standalone MCP server

# Install
npm install -g @fazorboy/datadog-mcp-server

# Set environment variables
export datadog_DD_API_KEY="your-api-key"
export datadog_DD_APP_KEY="your-app-key"

# Run
datadog-mcp-server

As a VS Code extension

Install the VSIX from releases, set your API keys in Settings > Datadog MCP, and the server appears in your MCP Servers panel automatically.

Documentation

• Server Documentation — All 16 tools, configuration, API reference
• VS Code Extension — Installation, configuration, usage

Usage Examples

Once the MCP server is running (standalone or via the VS Code extension), ask your AI assistant:

Prompt	Tool Used
"Show me CPU metrics for host:web-prod-01 over the last 4 hours"	datadog_query_metrics
"Search logs for errors containing 'timeout' in service payment-api from the past hour"	datadog_search_logs
"List all monitors that are currently in alert state"	datadog_list_monitors
"Create a monitor that alerts when avg:system.cpu.user{env:prod} exceeds 90% for 5 minutes"	datadog_create_monitor
"Show me the APM traces for slow requests (>2s) in checkout-service"	datadog_search_traces
"What services depend on postgres-primary? Show me the service map"	datadog_service_map
"List all dashboards matching 'infrastructure'"	datadog_list_dashboards
"Get the widgets and layout for dashboard abc-def-123"	datadog_get_dashboard
"Show me all hosts with the tag env:staging and their load averages"	datadog_list_hosts
"Mute the 'High Error Rate' monitor for 2 hours for a deploy"	datadog_mute_monitor

License

MIT