Datadog MCP Guide

Name: Datadog MCP
Author: Datadog

Query Datadog metrics, logs, and traces. Create monitors and dashboards programmatically.

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Quick Start

Install

npx @mcp/datadog

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@mcp/datadog"
      ]
    }
  }
}

query_metrics

Query time-series metrics

search_logs

Search and filter logs

manage_monitors

Create and manage monitors

Datadog MCP requires the following permissions. Review the risk levels before granting access.

Permission	Description	Risk
`datadog.read`	Read Datadog data	low
`datadog.write`	Create monitors and dashboards	medium