Datadog MCP Server
DevOpsstdiov0.8.1
Connects AI agents to Datadog for monitoring, observability, and incident management. Enables querying metrics, viewing traces, searching logs, and managing monitors programmatically. Supports dashboard creation, alert configuration, and SLO tracking through the Model Context Protocol.
Connect
Add this configuration to .claude/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"datadog": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@datadog/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DD_API_KEY": "<YOUR_DD_API_KEY>",
"DD_APP_KEY": "<YOUR_DD_APP_KEY>",
"DD_SITE": "<YOUR_DD_SITE>"
}
}
}
}Tools (4)
query_metrics
Query Datadog metrics using the metrics query language. Returns time series data for visualization or analysis.
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"query",
"from",
"to"
],
"properties": {
"to": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "End time as UNIX timestamp"
},
"from": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Start time as UNIX timestamp"
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Datadog metrics query (e.g., avg:system.cpu.user{env:production})"
}
}
}search_logs
Search and retrieve log entries from Datadog Log Management.
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"to": {
"type": "string",
"description": "End time (ISO 8601)"
},
"from": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Start time (ISO 8601)"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of logs to return"
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Log search query"
}
}
}list_monitors
List all active monitors and their current status.
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter monitors by name"
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Filter by tags"
}
}
}create_monitor
Create a new Datadog monitor with alerting thresholds and notification targets.
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"name",
"type",
"query",
"message"
],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Monitor name"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Monitor type (metric, query, service, etc.)"
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Monitor query"
},
"message": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Notification message with @mentions"
},
"thresholds": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Alert thresholds (critical, warning, ok)"
}
}
}Resources
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Prompts
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Server Information
- Author
- Datadog (@DataDog)
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Version
- 0.8.1
- Stars
- 2,840
- Last Updated
- May 28, 2026