Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides read-only access to Datadog API for searching logs, querying metrics, listing monitors, searching traces, managing hosts, exploring dashboards, listing events, and handling incidents.

How do I use Datadog MCP Server?

1. Click on "Deploy Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Datadog MCP Server Find errors in the checkout service in the last 30 minutes" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

Datadog MCP Server

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Datadog MCP Server

A read-only Model Context Protocol server that connects to the Datadog API, enabling natural-language investigation workflows through Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any MCP client.

Scan logs for errors, identify problematic services, query metrics, explore monitors/dashboards/traces — all through conversation.

Setup

npm install
npm run build

Requires three environment variables:

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`DD_API_KEY`	Yes	—	API Key — identifies your Datadog organization. Found in Organization Settings → API Keys.
`DD_APP_KEY`	Yes	—	Application Key — tied to a specific user account and grants that user's read permissions. Create one in Organization Settings → Application Keys.
`DD_SITE`	No	`datadoghq.com`	Datadog site (e.g. `datadoghq.eu`, `us5.datadoghq.com`).

Related MCP server: Datadog MCP Server

MCP Client Configuration

Claude Code

claude mcp add datadog -- node /path/to/datadog/build/index.js

Then set DD_API_KEY and DD_APP_KEY in the environment where Claude Code runs.

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/datadog/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "DD_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "DD_APP_KEY": "your-app-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

MCP Inspector (for testing)

DD_API_KEY=xxx DD_APP_KEY=yyy npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector build/index.js

Tools

Logs

Tool	Description
`search_logs`	Search logs with structured filters (`service`, `env`, `status`, `host`) or raw Datadog query syntax. Supports cursor pagination.

Metrics

Tool	Description
`query_metrics`	Query timeseries data (e.g. `avg:system.cpu.user{env:prod} by {host}`). Returns summary stats per series.
`list_metrics`	Search available metric names by prefix.

Monitors

Tool	Description
`list_monitors`	List monitors filtered by name, tags, status, or type.
`get_monitor`	Get full monitor details including query, message, and thresholds.
`search_monitors`	Full-text search across monitor names, queries, and messages.

Traces / APM

Tool	Description
`search_traces`	Search APM spans by service, operation, environment, status, or duration.

Hosts

Tool	Description
`list_hosts`	List infrastructure hosts with CPU, load, and IOWait metrics.
`get_host_totals`	Get counts of active and up hosts.

Dashboards

Tool	Description
`list_dashboards`	List dashboards with optional title search.
`get_dashboard`	Get dashboard details including all widgets and their queries.

Events

Tool	Description
`list_events`	Search events (deploys, alerts, etc.) with cursor pagination.

Incidents

Tool	Description
`list_incidents`	List incidents with optional search.
`get_incident`	Get incident details including severity, status, and timeline.

Time Parameters

All time parameters accept relative strings or ISO 8601:

Format	Example	Meaning
Minutes	`15m`	15 minutes ago
Hours	`4h`	4 hours ago
Days	`7d`	7 days ago
Weeks	`2w`	2 weeks ago
Now	`now`	Current time
ISO 8601	`2025-01-15T10:00:00Z`	Exact timestamp

Example Prompts

"What errors have occurred in the last hour?"
"Show me CPU usage for production hosts over the past day"
"Which monitors are currently alerting?"
"Search for traces with errors in the checkout service"
"List recent deploy events"

Development

npm run dev    # watch mode — recompiles on change
npm run build  # one-time build
npm start      # run the server

This server is read-only — no write or mutate operations are exposed, making it safe for production investigation.

Available Tools

14 tools

get_dashboardA

Get full details of a Datadog dashboard including widgets, queries, and layout.

Inputs: dashboardId (required).

get_host_totalsB

Get total counts of active and up hosts in Datadog.

Inputs: from.

get_incidentA

Get full details of a specific Datadog incident by ID.

Inputs: incidentId (required).

get_monitorA

Get full details for a specific Datadog monitor by ID, including query, message, thresholds, and options.

Inputs: monitorId (required).

list_dashboardsC

List Datadog dashboards with optional search filtering.

Inputs: count, query, start.

list_eventsC

Search Datadog events (deploys, alerts, comments, etc.) with filtering.

Inputs: to, from, tags, limit, +4 more.

list_hostsC

List Datadog infrastructure hosts with status, CPU, load, and IOWait metrics.

Inputs: from, count, start, filter, +2 more.

list_incidentsC

List Datadog incidents with optional search filtering.

Inputs: query, pageSize, pageOffset.

list_metricsA

Search available Datadog metric names. Useful for discovering what metrics exist before querying.

Inputs: query (required).

list_monitorsB

List Datadog monitors with optional filtering by name, tags, status, or type.

Inputs: name, page, tags, type, +2 more.

query_metricsA

Query Datadog timeseries metrics. Returns summary statistics (avg, min, max, latest) per series.

Inputs: query (required), to, from.

search_logsA

Search Datadog logs with structured filters or raw query. Returns log entries with timestamp, service, status, host, and message.

Inputs: to, env, from, host, +8 more.

search_monitorsA

Full-text search across Datadog monitors. Searches name, query, tags, and message.

Inputs: query (required), page, perPage.

search_tracesA

Search Datadog APM traces/spans with structured filters or raw query. Returns span details with service, resource, duration, and status.

Inputs: to, env, from, sort, +6 more.

Tool Schema Changelog

Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

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Deploy Server

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TDQS

B3.4/5.0

Scored 2026-09-13 11:25 across 14 tools

Disambiguation4/5

Tools target distinct Datadog resources (metrics, monitors, traces, logs, hosts, dashboards, events, incidents), so overlap is low. Minor ambiguity between list_monitors and search_monitors, since both can retrieve monitors with filtering.

Naming Consistency4/5

Mostly consistent verb_noun style: list_*, get_*, search_*, query_*. The deviation is get_host_totals, which is noun-first rather than get_host_total/host resource style, but overall naming is readable and predictable.

Tool Count5/5

14 tools is well-scoped for a Datadog observability surface. Each tool covers a distinct Datadog domain and earns its place without excessive redundancy.

Completeness3/5

The server provides strong read/search coverage across metrics, monitors, traces, logs, hosts, dashboards, events, and incidents. However, it is almost entirely read-only: there are no create, update, delete, mute, or incident management operations, leaving notable lifecycle gaps.

Maintenance

ActivityInactive

ResponsivenessNo recent community issues

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Datadog MCP Server

Setup

MCP Client Configuration

Claude Code

Claude Desktop

MCP Inspector (for testing)

Tools

Logs

Metrics

Monitors

Traces / APM

Hosts

Dashboards

Events

Incidents

Time Parameters

Example Prompts

Development

Available Tools

Tool Schema Changelog

TDQS

Maintenance

Resources

Related MCP Connectors

Related MCP Servers

datadog-mcp